Soup is key, in my opinion. You can use an entire bunch of celery and two medium potatoes, and a litre and a half of vegetable stock, an onion, garlic, small chilli, throw in a bunch of kale at the end. Boil it up and blend it. Its obviously better in winter, but will keep you full like nothing else and tastes great every single time.
I wasn't losing weight either with the 50-50 plate, even with no overt fats/eating whole plant foods. I've got about 25 pounds to lose. I read your book, and decided to temporarily weigh my veggies just to make sure I was getting at least 2 pounds/get a good eye for it (I actually do 2 pounds of veg in the morning, then my starch if I'm still hungry, and then I'll do about a pound of veg in addition to my starch for lunch and dinner) and I'm finally losing about a pound a week! I realized I wasn't eating as many veggies as I thought I was! 🤯
Yes me too ! I've actually put on weight, so I'm feeling super deflated. I've cut out everything and only eating veggies plus potatoes. I'm wondering if I'm eating too many potatoes 🥔 and not enough veggies....
@@TheTetheredButterfly80 i used to eat 2 lbs of vegetables, 5 lbs of starch, and 5 serving of fruit everyday, which is more than 2200 calories, i swaped everything and now i eat 5-7lbs of vegetables and 1-2.lbs of starch, with no fruit everyday, its less than 1300 calories, see the different? Its 1000 calorie different!
"Do the least restrictive program that you can do that will give you the results you seek." I've heard you say this many times before, and it resonates every time! Thank you Chef AJ! ❤️
What if the program i can stick to IS weighing and measuring. Honestly, I can have been doing it daily since I was 23 years old. I'm 56 now. I guess I'm the outlier and clearly not normal lol. But it works for me. .
@@kov9331 I say do what works for you! Just out of curiosity have you tried not weighing and measuring to see what would happen? 🤔 If you're happy with weighing and measuring and it works for you, then that's great! You do you!
I had tried counting macros in order to continue losing weight while being able to eat vegan junk food in order to indulge my addictions however it failed miserably and Chef AJ is the Queen of overcoming Food Addiction and she can be trusted!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is super helpful. I am coming up 41 and I'm overweight for my small 5ft1 frame. I've cut out everything, coffee, wheat, gluten, you name it, I've cut it out. I've been on the 50 50 plate about 3 weeks and I've gained weight!!! Unbelievably deflated until I watched this. I have been having way too much starch....I watch plantiful Kiki and she is wonderful but not in my age bracket, I think this was a fantastic point ! I'm going to focus on non starchy veggies and raw salads with smaller portions of starch. Thank you, this has been a fantastic resource!
I have Kiki's cookbooks to and have been gaining weight this really help me a lot I'm going to weigh my salads and make sure I'm really doing 50% of each
In this video, I finally understood how 50/50 chainring works. My mind has been cleared and I now fully understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you Chef AJ Hugs from Argentina
I am so grateful you mentioned white rice being acceptable. I wouldn't allow anything but brown rice over the past year and I now realize rice is not the problem. My kids are so happy!
This makes total sense! I’m following maximum weight loss program but I always err on more veggies than starch. And I eat veggies with my oatmeal 😋. I’m over 50 and am documenting my progress on my TH-cam channel.
I loved the way you explained the 50/50 plate! I’m 53 years old and I’m trying to apply the principles of the plant based diet so I can reach my goal, little by little! I haven’t eliminated animal products completely but that’s my goal and lose weigh as well!
Thank you for this video. I just started the starch solution. Lost a lot of weight the first two weeks and I could figure out why I didn't lose the last two weeks. It is because I have left out veggies at breakfast most days of the week and I also salt the hell out of my starches :)
Just, wow. I'm in my 50s, and I couldn't understand why beans consistently caused my weight to increase. I'm going to greatly increase my greens, and eschew fats for 3 weeks. This is super helpful information. Thank you so much!
@@lisetteem588 Hi! What you're doing sounds great! For me, fruit is the easiest thing, as it's filling and satiating (particularly when I have it as mono-meal). I do have nuts several times a week before I really can't keep them in the house because I'll eat them all at once!
Yes these are THE key for weight loss and management! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge chef AJ. I absolutely loved this sit down chat style with you, where you can share all of your amazing tips!
Thank you for bringing up the impact that age (20's and 30's vs. 50's and 60's) has on how our body reacts to certain dietary intake. Also- making sure every meal includes one pound of non starchy vegetables!
"The Easy Way To Switch To A Plant-based Diet" by Michael Klapper posted on TH-cam by 'The Real Truth About Health' is where the 4 hour span between starch and fat is mentioned. Wonderful video with life-saving information. Thank you for mentioning it Chef Aj 😊
Love this chef aj it has helped me so much I could cry. I am slightly over weight and been stuck not quite understanding why. On a 50 50 plate. This makes so much sense thank you xxxx
Suzanne somers had a popular diet book years ago that was food combining. Eat fruit alone wait couple hours. No fats with starch wait 3 hours before switching to a protein/fat/veg meal. It worked for lots of people.
According to my numbers I don't have pre-diabetes but I am pretty sure I am insulin resistant. I have always found eating oats for breakfast leaves me ravenously hungry two hours later. I'd rather eat nothing first thing. I have even found oat groats to be a problem, though not as bad as rolled oats/porridge. Vegetables leave blood sugar a lot more stable.
Now u getting it! Just skip breakfast like Chef A.J. does & only eat when hungry, not when the clock says to. By doing Intermittent fasting & only eating a late aft. snack, then dinner & fruit dessert, I lost the last stubborn 25 lbs . Check Dr. Jason Fung videos on Intermittent fasting!
Thank you so much for doing this today as I needed a refresh. By you showing your plate, I realized I am not eating enough veggies at my evening meal. I do at have plenty at lunch with my huge salad, which is why I want more later in the evening. I know you must get tired of saying these things but YOU say it the best of anyone! Keep preaching/teaching us please. Your into was really cute. ❤️
Love this information. I am newly vegan and just found you. Thank you for your kind help! (Age 66, female looking to lose 30 pounds and reduce joint inflammation. Thank you!
I just adore you, Chef AJ-- it feels like you are my friend, supporter--I have learned so much from you & all the amazing guests you have introduced us to.I buy their books,follow their advice, read all the research studies & now I have the privelege to share my gained knowledge with others Coaching in WFPB Nutrition Lifestyle--Thank You for all you do for us...You are my HERO
My weight is STUCK at 149-150lb. I felt much better when I was 136 a few years ago. I have mainly been eating oatmeal with berries and brown sugar, some beans, potatoes, brown rice, and a little vegetables like cabbage and asparagus. I’ll try to greatly increase the veggies and see what happens.
Thank you, thank you for this honest reminder not to compare ourselves and our results with women forty younger than us (or men!). I wish McDougall, Forks over knives, etc in their marketing materials would rely less on the miracle stories (I lost 80 pounds in 6 months!) when the average person does not get such rapid results. It sets up unrealistic expectations (even when they have a disclaimer that not everyone will experience such dramatic results). Acknowledging our differences and accepting that it really is harder for some people to lose weight (As in they must be more strict in adherence to get any results) can be so healing to hear. It is not that we are lazy or that we must be cheating....some people really do need to strictly avoid SOS, nuts, healthy oils, trigger foods, if they are going to make any progress. We also need to be held accountable, and if adding in some healthy fat or some salt here or there or overemphasizing the starches then we need to own up to that and make changes.
Yes... I heard Dr. Lisle say once that we should do this as an experiment. "Let's see what would happen if..." I counted backwards 120 days from my birthday and decided to do WFPB, no SOS or processed foods for the whole 120 days. I'm 56 so I thought it would still be hard to lose weight, but I actually lost 40+ lbs in 4 months. I did this 100 % with no cheating, even on a vacation. I had never been able to do this before, but the experiment aspect of it with a certain amount of days made it doable. No arguments in my head about whether I should go off plan "just this once" because my experiment was seeing what would happen if I did this 100%. It also allowed me an explanation when people would ask why I couldn't have something. I just said I was choosing to do an experiment.
It seems that so many people refuse to through the fat withdrawal! They are addicted to having these daily fatty foods. As long as u keep eating them, u will crave & see them show up in the magic mirror!
Really great episode! I gained 5 pounds over my summer vaccation in July and they have not wanted to let go in August so I have been a bit concerned about what is going on. This has reminded of a few good points that had somehow managed to fall to the back of my mind. Now they are back in my conscious thinking again :-)
Thank you for saying the "fat starch combo", issue. I had to learn this through experimentation. I heard this from Dr. M Klapper youtube video about diabetes management and making it work for you. So, it does actually make a difference. Thank you. 😊
@@lizziedripping71 I will look up that video. I remember him telling Chef AJ at the end of her presentation that he could tell her how to enjoy nuts, but we didn’t get to hear his explanation. Finally, the answer, both here and in the vid you referenced. Great info!
I do often say that the real Starch Solution is to eat less starches. :) I do have better results when I stick to mostly veggies and end my meals with maybe 300-400 grams of potatoes.
I thought I knew this topic well but learned a lot here. The big takeaway for me is that the plate isn’t really 50% starch, it is 50% non-starchy veggies. Fruit, nuts, and everything that is not a non-starchy veg goes into the “starch” half of the plate.
"Do the least restrictive program that you can do that will get you the results you seek." And I'd add, an A+ diet can be different for different people. For example, some people can look amazing on starches with little vegetables, others need far more vegetables, some people need avocado and nuts. Each of these variations can give different individuals their perfect lean physique. It's why we have to experiment. Start with a less restrictive diet, try it for a long time, reevaluate, and then adjust your diet little by little. Often going from 0 to 100 can lead to accidentally undereating by so much that they find themselves binge eating and in a bad cycle. For so many coming from SAD, id recommend a fully starch diet and forget vegetables unless you want them. Adjust in a month if needed. Repeat.
I agree with this . Some people can do well on all starches . But for most people no. But what about different starches with varied fat content ? Example oats has more fat than sweet potatoes or squash.
Chef AJ... I watch all your videos and love your TTAWL Summits! I just want to say that the Potatoes Only 🥔 diet is not a diet that is meant for someone to stay on long term, it's only meant to help people get off of the highly caloric, processed, SAD diet which has everyone enslaved in the food addiction/Pleasure Trap. I did Andrew's SpudFit Challenge and eating Potatoes Only 🥔 helped me cut out all my food addictions and reset my taste buds palet so that I would be able to successfully follow a WFPBNO diet thereafter. If I didn't do that prior to incorporating the WFPBNO diet (which I now follow), I never would hv stuck with it. It's easier to move up to eating tasty vegetables after a Potatoes Only diet than it is to move down to a -600 calorie dense diet if you're use to eating cake, ice cream, fast food etc. The Potatoes Only 🥔 idea is not meant to cut out vegetables forever as they can be reintroduced after we've given ourselves some time (1 month take or give) to get rid of our food addiction cravings, work on our relationship with food and clear our taste buds palet so that vegetables and starches taste good again (in contrast). Potatoes Only is not even about weight loss because it's not meant to be a long term thing. It's really only about changing our relationship with food and it's about cutting out our food addiction. I see it in the same light as water fasting at The True North facility. Both are just allowing people to take a time out from the food they've grown used to eating prior to the fast, so they can incorporate a new diet that is healthier after the month/week is over. Think of the Potatoes Only as nothing more than a bridge to get people from the SAD diet to the WFPBNO diet by using the abstinence model. I'm just mentioning all this because I don't think everyone really gets how food addiction is a real thing and why we need a way to get past it. Both water fasting or the Potatoes Only diet can be used successfully to break that food addiction cycle before making the transition from SAD to WFPBNO
Love this chef AJ , I was one of those people eating to much starch , your demo made good sense to me eating to many calories especially with lots of rice , silly me , you explained all this very well with the 50/50 plate , love it . 👍
I'm 20 minutes in and have to pause to comment so I don't miss anything. First, I can't thank you enough for this video. Last August, I was hit by a car while crossing the Street and broke 3 bones in my foot. While laid up, I came across the 50/50 plate method and decided I would go that route. Now, prior to my accident, I had released just over 175lbs from my 4'11" frame and had about 30lbs or so left to get to a healthy state. I'm 54 and this 50/50 method, along with me allowing appetite stimulating condiments back in has resulted in adding 30lbs back to my 4'11" frame. I've been feeling like I'm flopping around trying to find my footing (so-to-speak) and I need to step back, go back to what TRULY worked for me and trust the process. Saying 'thank you' doesn't seem like enough, but I hope my gratitude comes through. Now, back to the video 😁
@ChefAj Can you tell which video you were talking about in relation to eating salads? Something like 7 salad secrets?? I tried searching your channel for it and nothing came up. I know this is an area that I need to improve on. Thank you for all of the information that you have freely shared with all of us.
Awwww makes so much sense. I have about 5 pounds left to lose and I’m struggling. I will try your tip!! I am 50! Yes the struggle is real. Bring on the veggies 😄 thanks again.
I’m 32 (13 years vegan and three years vegetarian before that) and also a vegan, sober chef/pastry chef! I started weight and strength training a year ago and fell absolutely in love with running, too! Still trying to lose those last 10-15lbs that’s I’ve held onto since I was a teenager and, while I’ve been familiar with all the veg doctors for years and have read all the books, it still hasn’t stuck until recently. The scale is moving slightly (I’m also putting on a lot of muscle to compete in bodybuilding in a year) but I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos for us. Your passion and energy is very much appreciated! Hope you have a lovely holiday!
I do like to snack though. However, I do not start my eating window until noon. I also try to be in bed early. But a medium sized sweet potato and a little less than a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower is plenty for lunch for me. Too much food at once and I bloat. I am 5'5 and 115 lbs.
Thank-you AJ! Your work, nutrition and cooking ideas are exactly what I was looking for. 👀 Looking forward to join your Wednesday group.☺️ Have a Blessed day! 💚
Great video Chef AJ! Excellent reinforcement of the program and clarifying confusions and misunderstandings when people say "Why isn't the program working?"
I just ate a pound of broccoli I don’t think I want to do it again Thank you for pointing out the young beautiful girl you tubers, and how it’s not the same for older women.I’ve been pretty discouraged. The rice example was great. We do need measurements for guidance
@Karen L when people say they don’t like a certain vegetable, there’s the possibility that the source could have issues. We are so separated from how our food is grown to know all about how they are grown, etc. Organic, broccoli available in southern Florida vs that in Illinois, water issues (some water has sodium, iron, lead or arsenic in it, etc.). Eventually a grower may dig a deeper well to get better water. In Chef AJ’s monthly video with Dr McDougall (210906) he reminded us that crucifers have among the most high uptakes of whatever is in their growing environment.
Great episode! I didn’t realize that I shouldn’t be having fat with Starch, thank you! I sometimes added walnuts with brown rice or adding avocado to noodle soup!
The hat I wear is in my Amazon favorites. Here is the link:www.amazon.com/shop/chefaj. It's the pink hat about half way down the page, but comes in different colors,
I have just recently bought the Starch Solution book and found you on TH-cam. I think i was understanding the 50/50 plate wrong after listening to you. So, to truly get a 50/50, would it be a pound of non starchy veggies and 1 pound of starches, eating veggies first?
Wait….. I don’t know where you get your tops but I would love to know!!!!! You always look so pretty in all your outfits! Thank you AJ! Love all your work!
I want Chef AJ for Director of Public Health. Shit. Could you imagine? I want her glowing face on a screen in every school around the WORLD, every single classroom, for the first 10mins of every period. I’m going to have kids soon. My children will learn how to eat from Chef AJ. I’m smart enough to know what good is. I’m here to perform. Chef AJ. Top Gangster 👊🏼
Oh Chef AJ I need ammo. I just became vegan about two months ago and I live in Texas and came home to Indiana for my grand baby twins one year bday. I told my family I am vegan and boy oh boy I thought I had done the research to back up my new exciting way of eating and living. I was wrong. I heard them say I wasn’t getting enough protein and the protein I was getting was not good. I shot back with what I learned from you and Drs mcdougal and Barnard and others. I was told I was becoming orthoanorexic 🤨 I heard so much crap and Going out to eat was awful. I asked for no cheese in my food and I got cheese! I was tired of sending my food back but I was being watched like a hawk. 🤦🏻♀️ will it get better ? I am coming back home in October and I wanna be lean mean and healthy. I need more ammo. I’m binge watching everything I can !
Hi Pam, maybe they need to read one of the books. I have been vegan for ten years and am 67 years old with no meds. My bloodwork always indicates perfect protein levels every time. My trainer at the gym tells me my muscle strength is better than any of her other clients my age. My blood pressure is also excellent, as is my husband’s who eats this way also, as well as my daughter and son-in-law. Dr. McDougall has many of these examples on his website. They should start investigating instead of telling you something that they actually don’t really understand. Keep up the good effort!
This was so informative. I realize that my plate does not have enough non starches, especially breakfast. Thanks, Chef AJ. I do have your book for Maximum Weightloss and Unprocessed.
Chef A.J. You are a gem. This is a riveting video. You are such a wealth of knowledge. You really hit the nail in its head regarding the 50/50 without losing weight. I appreciate it. ♾🎆💚💎
Have you tried Jicama it has a ton of fiber. It's a vegetable. Not sure how the 50/50 plate would work? I do my oat groats with fruit. I mix it up. I want to try salsa with oat groats, but my mental block about veggies and savory oats is on. Thank you for doing this video though.
Wait, where do you get your shirts? You said we all know that so I’m guessing you’ve addressed this before, but I missed it. You always have such great tops!
Soup is key, in my opinion. You can use an entire bunch of celery and two medium potatoes, and a litre and a half of vegetable stock, an onion, garlic, small chilli, throw in a bunch of kale at the end. Boil it up and blend it. Its obviously better in winter, but will keep you full like nothing else and tastes great every single time.
What do you eat for breakfast
I’m a nicu nurse and I just wanna say thank you for donating your CMV negative blood to our sweet baby patients!
I wasn't losing weight either with the 50-50 plate, even with no overt fats/eating whole plant foods. I've got about 25 pounds to lose. I read your book, and decided to temporarily weigh my veggies just to make sure I was getting at least 2 pounds/get a good eye for it (I actually do 2 pounds of veg in the morning, then my starch if I'm still hungry, and then I'll do about a pound of veg in addition to my starch for lunch and dinner) and I'm finally losing about a pound a week! I realized I wasn't eating as many veggies as I thought I was! 🤯
WOW! I am also suffering from the same problem, reading your comment is very encouraging, thanks for sharing !!
Fantastic!
Yes me too ! I've actually put on weight, so I'm feeling super deflated.
I've cut out everything and only eating veggies plus potatoes. I'm wondering if I'm eating too many potatoes 🥔 and not enough veggies....
@@TheTetheredButterfly80 i used to eat 2 lbs of vegetables, 5 lbs of starch, and 5 serving of fruit everyday, which is more than 2200 calories, i swaped everything and now i eat 5-7lbs of vegetables and 1-2.lbs of starch, with no fruit everyday, its less than 1300 calories, see the different?
Its 1000 calorie different!
@@purpleblue1233 are losing weight now?
Amazing! Something that worked for me is having a huge salad and only then eating my 50/50 plate! Salad 🥗 is key
Soup is great, too!
"Do the least restrictive program that you can do that will give you the results you seek." I've heard you say this many times before, and it resonates every time! Thank you Chef AJ! ❤️
It’s the truth!
@@CHEFAJ Absolutely! 🙌
What if the program i can stick to IS weighing and measuring. Honestly, I can have been doing it daily since I was 23 years old. I'm 56 now. I guess I'm the outlier and clearly not normal lol. But it works for me. .
And I'm WFPB SOS. 5'6 128LBS
@@kov9331 I say do what works for you! Just out of curiosity have you tried not weighing and measuring to see what would happen? 🤔 If you're happy with weighing and measuring and it works for you, then that's great! You do you!
You crack me up Chef AJ…I love that you introduced yourself (as both host and guest).
That’s what she does best: educate and entertain
I had tried counting macros in order to continue losing weight while being able to eat vegan junk food in order to indulge my addictions however it failed miserably and Chef AJ is the Queen of overcoming Food Addiction and she can be trusted!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
This is super helpful. I am coming up 41 and I'm overweight for my small 5ft1 frame. I've cut out everything, coffee, wheat, gluten, you name it, I've cut it out. I've been on the 50 50 plate about 3 weeks and I've gained weight!!! Unbelievably deflated until I watched this. I have been having way too much starch....I watch plantiful Kiki and she is wonderful but not in my age bracket, I think this was a fantastic point !
I'm going to focus on non starchy veggies and raw salads with smaller portions of starch.
Thank you, this has been a fantastic resource!
Fantastic!
How many times a day are u eating & snacking?
I have Kiki's cookbooks to and have been gaining weight this really help me a lot I'm going to weigh my salads and make sure I'm really doing 50% of each
This will work for u! Im 42 and what i do is mostly salads and i top my salads with the starches and that has helped me ❤
In this video, I finally understood how 50/50 chainring works. My mind has been cleared and I now fully understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you Chef AJ
Hugs from Argentina
OMG - my FAVORITE guest today!! 😊
I am so grateful you mentioned white rice being acceptable. I wouldn't allow anything but brown rice over the past year and I now realize rice is not the problem. My kids are so happy!
You're right, rice is not the problem!
This makes total sense! I’m following maximum weight loss program but I always err on more veggies than starch. And I eat veggies with my oatmeal 😋. I’m over 50 and am documenting my progress on my TH-cam channel.
I loved the way you explained the 50/50 plate! I’m 53 years old and I’m trying to apply the principles of the plant based diet so I can reach my goal, little by little! I haven’t eliminated animal products completely but that’s my goal and lose weigh as well!
Thank you for this video. I just started the starch solution. Lost a lot of weight the first two weeks and I could figure out why I didn't lose the last two weeks. It is because I have left out veggies at breakfast most days of the week and I also salt the hell out of my starches :)
I’m addicted to your channel too! I learn so much and feel understood about how food addiction is Real. Your work in the world is wonderful!💖
Just, wow. I'm in my 50s, and I couldn't understand why beans consistently caused my weight to increase. I'm going to greatly increase my greens, and eschew fats for 3 weeks. This is super helpful information. Thank you so much!
@@lisetteem588 Hi! What you're doing sounds great! For me, fruit is the easiest thing, as it's filling and satiating (particularly when I have it as mono-meal). I do have nuts several times a week before I really can't keep them in the house because I'll eat them all at once!
Yes these are THE key for weight loss and management! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge chef AJ. I absolutely loved this sit down chat style with you, where you can share all of your amazing tips!
Thank you Kate! You are a wonderful teacher of a starch based diet 💜
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Thank you for bringing up the impact that age (20's and 30's vs. 50's and 60's) has on how our body reacts to certain dietary intake. Also- making sure every meal includes one pound of non starchy vegetables!
What a fabulous guest! Witty, informative and no nonsense. You are such a joy!
I've been doing the 50 50 plate for 6 weeks and I feel it's working!
What kind of skin products do I use? Vegetables! Totally loves that!
"The Easy Way To Switch To A Plant-based Diet" by Michael Klapper posted on TH-cam by 'The Real Truth About Health' is where the 4 hour span between starch and fat is mentioned. Wonderful video with life-saving information. Thank you for mentioning it Chef Aj 😊
Love this chef aj it has helped me so much I could cry. I am slightly over weight and been stuck not quite understanding why. On a 50 50 plate. This makes so much sense thank you xxxx
Sometimes all it takes are little tweaks
Suzanne somers had a popular diet book years ago that was food combining. Eat fruit alone wait couple hours. No fats with starch wait 3 hours before switching to a protein/fat/veg meal. It worked for lots of people.
According to my numbers I don't have pre-diabetes but I am pretty sure I am insulin resistant. I have always found eating oats for breakfast leaves me ravenously hungry two hours later. I'd rather eat nothing first thing. I have even found oat groats to be a problem, though not as bad as rolled oats/porridge. Vegetables leave blood sugar a lot more stable.
Now u getting it! Just skip breakfast like Chef A.J. does & only eat when hungry, not when the clock says to.
By doing Intermittent fasting & only eating a late aft. snack, then dinner & fruit dessert, I lost the last stubborn 25 lbs .
Check Dr. Jason Fung videos on Intermittent fasting!
@@jgrysiak6566 Thank you for the recommendation.
Thank you so much for doing this today as I needed a refresh. By you showing your plate, I realized I am not eating enough veggies at my evening meal. I do at have plenty at lunch with my huge salad, which is why I want more later in the evening. I know you must get tired of saying these things but YOU say it the best of anyone! Keep preaching/teaching us please. Your into was really cute. ❤️
Love this information. I am newly vegan and just found you. Thank you for your kind help! (Age 66, female looking to lose 30 pounds and reduce joint inflammation. Thank you!
I just adore you, Chef AJ-- it feels like you are my friend, supporter--I have learned so much from you & all the amazing guests you have introduced us to.I buy their books,follow their advice, read all the research studies & now I have the privelege to share my gained knowledge with others Coaching in WFPB Nutrition Lifestyle--Thank You for all you do for us...You are my HERO
Awww-thank you so much!
YOUR BEST INTERVIEW EVER! :) LOVE YOU SO MUCH CHEF AJ. YOU ARE THE BEST!!
Wow thanks and it was off the cuff
I so agree. The best one. Or, maybe I was just ready to hear it…
My weight is STUCK at 149-150lb. I felt much better when I was 136 a few years ago. I have mainly been eating oatmeal with berries and brown sugar, some beans, potatoes, brown rice, and a little vegetables like cabbage and asparagus. I’ll try to greatly increase the veggies and see what happens.
Same here but I do eat lots of veggies.
This was an excellent program. I just keep learning from you. Thank you so much Chef AJ.
Thanks for this. Late 50s and looking for women my age who have had success. I have the salt starch fat issue. It's tough.
Thank you, thank you for this honest reminder not to compare ourselves and our results with women forty younger than us (or men!). I wish McDougall, Forks over knives, etc in their marketing materials would rely less on the miracle stories (I lost 80 pounds in 6 months!) when the average person does not get such rapid results. It sets up unrealistic expectations (even when they have a disclaimer that not everyone will experience such dramatic results).
Acknowledging our differences and accepting that it really is harder for some people to lose weight (As in they must be more strict in adherence to get any results) can be so healing to hear. It is not that we are lazy or that we must be cheating....some people really do need to strictly avoid SOS, nuts, healthy oils, trigger foods, if they are going to make any progress. We also need to be held accountable, and if adding in some healthy fat or some salt here or there or overemphasizing the starches then we need to own up to that and make changes.
Yes... I heard Dr. Lisle say once that we should do this as an experiment. "Let's see what would happen if..."
I counted backwards 120 days from my birthday and decided to do WFPB, no SOS or processed foods for the whole 120 days. I'm 56 so I thought it would still be hard to lose weight, but I actually lost 40+ lbs in 4 months. I did this 100 % with no cheating, even on a vacation. I had never been able to do this before, but the experiment aspect of it with a certain amount of days made it doable. No arguments in my head about whether I should go off plan "just this once" because my experiment was seeing what would happen if I did this 100%.
It also allowed me an explanation when people would ask why I couldn't have something. I just said I was choosing to do an experiment.
It seems that so many people refuse to through the fat withdrawal! They are addicted to having these daily fatty foods. As long as u keep eating them, u will crave & see them show up in the magic mirror!
AWWWW learning a lot from thanks lost 8 pounds on the 50/50 plate . 68 years old and 115 pounds Chef AJ you're amazing.....
Fantastic!
Really great episode! I gained 5 pounds over my summer vaccation in July and they have not wanted to let go in August so I have been a bit concerned about what is going on. This has reminded of a few good points that had somehow managed to fall to the back of my mind. Now they are back in my conscious thinking again :-)
I quit salting my food & now losing weight again. Almost @ goal
How do you get motivated? I listen to Chef AJ every day to remind myself to stay on course. 😊😊😊
Thank you for saying the "fat starch combo", issue. I had to learn this through experimentation. I heard this from Dr. M Klapper youtube video about diabetes management and making it work for you. So, it does actually make a difference. Thank you. 😊
This is new to me fat starch combo. I didn't know this I'll start doing it now, maybe getting some results. Thank you
Dr Klaper explained the fat/starch issue very clearly in his video “Using food to heal”. It was a revelation to me.
@@lizziedripping71 I will look up that video. I remember him telling Chef AJ at the end of her presentation that he could tell her how to enjoy nuts, but we didn’t get to hear his explanation. Finally, the answer, both here and in the vid you referenced. Great info!
I do often say that the real Starch Solution is to eat less starches. :) I do have better results when I stick to mostly veggies and end my meals with maybe 300-400 grams of potatoes.
My blood sugar gets a hit from too much starch. I’ve got to keep it to 1/4-1/2 cup and the rest plants
I thought I knew this topic well but learned a lot here. The big takeaway for me is that the plate isn’t really 50% starch, it is 50% non-starchy veggies. Fruit, nuts, and everything that is not a non-starchy veg goes into the “starch” half of the plate.
"Do the least restrictive program that you can do that will get you the results you seek."
And I'd add, an A+ diet can be different for different people. For example, some people can look amazing on starches with little vegetables, others need far more vegetables, some people need avocado and nuts. Each of these variations can give different individuals their perfect lean physique. It's why we have to experiment.
Start with a less restrictive diet, try it for a long time, reevaluate, and then adjust your diet little by little. Often going from 0 to 100 can lead to accidentally undereating by so much that they find themselves binge eating and in a bad cycle. For so many coming from SAD, id recommend a fully starch diet and forget vegetables unless you want them. Adjust in a month if needed. Repeat.
AJ, my daughter loves seeing you on screen. She always remembers meeting you on the cruise and is happily watching you talk about starch. 😊
Well said my friend. The problem is when folks do a C or D diet abs want the results one gets from an A or B😂
I agree with this . Some people can do well on all starches . But for most people no. But what about different starches with varied fat content ? Example oats has more fat than sweet potatoes or squash.
Chef AJ... I watch all your videos and love your TTAWL Summits! I just want to say that the Potatoes Only 🥔 diet is not a diet that is meant for someone to stay on long term, it's only meant to help people get off of the highly caloric, processed, SAD diet which has everyone enslaved in the food addiction/Pleasure Trap. I did Andrew's SpudFit Challenge and eating Potatoes Only 🥔 helped me cut out all my food addictions and reset my taste buds palet so that I would be able to successfully follow a WFPBNO diet thereafter. If I didn't do that prior to incorporating the WFPBNO diet (which I now follow), I never would hv stuck with it. It's easier to move up to eating tasty vegetables after a Potatoes Only diet than it is to move down to a -600 calorie dense diet if you're use to eating cake, ice cream, fast food etc. The Potatoes Only 🥔 idea is not meant to cut out vegetables forever as they can be reintroduced after we've given ourselves some time (1 month take or give) to get rid of our food addiction cravings, work on our relationship with food and clear our taste buds palet so that vegetables and starches taste good again (in contrast). Potatoes Only is not even about weight loss because it's not meant to be a long term thing. It's really only about changing our relationship with food and it's about cutting out our food addiction. I see it in the same light as water fasting at The True North facility. Both are just allowing people to take a time out from the food they've grown used to eating prior to the fast, so they can incorporate a new diet that is healthier after the month/week is over. Think of the Potatoes Only as nothing more than a bridge to get people from the SAD diet to the WFPBNO diet by using the abstinence model. I'm just mentioning all this because I don't think everyone really gets how food addiction is a real thing and why we need a way to get past it. Both water fasting or the Potatoes Only diet can be used successfully to break that food addiction cycle before making the transition from SAD to WFPBNO
But I’m not if the all potatoes only will work for a female who has a few pounds to lose .
Love this chef AJ , I was one of those people eating to much starch , your demo made good sense to me eating to many calories especially with lots of rice , silly me , you explained all this very well with the 50/50 plate , love it . 👍
I'm 20 minutes in and have to pause to comment so I don't miss anything. First, I can't thank you enough for this video. Last August, I was hit by a car while crossing the Street and broke 3 bones in my foot. While laid up, I came across the 50/50 plate method and decided I would go that route. Now, prior to my accident, I had released just over 175lbs from my 4'11" frame and had about 30lbs or so left to get to a healthy state. I'm 54 and this 50/50 method, along with me allowing appetite stimulating condiments back in has resulted in adding 30lbs back to my 4'11" frame. I've been feeling like I'm flopping around trying to find my footing (so-to-speak) and I need to step back, go back to what TRULY worked for me and trust the process. Saying 'thank you' doesn't seem like enough, but I hope my gratitude comes through. Now, back to the video 😁
Thank you so much for explaining this.
@ChefAj Can you tell which video you were talking about in relation to eating salads? Something like 7 salad secrets?? I tried searching your channel for it and nothing came up. I know this is an area that I need to improve on. Thank you for all of the information that you have freely shared with all of us.
Thank you for sharing Chef AJ
You are so right.when I add sos my weight loss freezes. As soon as I get back to 50/50 I start losing immediately. Thank you.
Ha ha. Loved your introduction!! It was so cute. I am so thankful for you and everything you share. It's making a difference in this world!
Awwww makes so much sense. I have about 5 pounds left to lose and I’m struggling. I will try your tip!! I am 50! Yes the struggle is real. Bring on the veggies 😄 thanks again.
Try some intermittent fasting, u will see the last few pounds just simply roll off. Even Chef A.J. doesn't eat breakfast!
This was amazing! Thank you chef AJ! I really learned so much from your great tips! 🙂👍🏻
I’m 32 (13 years vegan and three years vegetarian before that) and also a vegan, sober chef/pastry chef! I started weight and strength training a year ago and fell absolutely in love with running, too! Still trying to lose those last 10-15lbs that’s I’ve held onto since I was a teenager and, while I’ve been familiar with all the veg doctors for years and have read all the books, it still hasn’t stuck until recently. The scale is moving slightly (I’m also putting on a lot of muscle to compete in bodybuilding in a year) but I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos for us. Your passion and energy is very much appreciated! Hope you have a lovely holiday!
I do like to snack though. However, I do not start my eating window until noon. I also try to be in bed early. But a medium sized sweet potato and a little less than a bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower is plenty for lunch for me. Too much food at once and I bloat. I am 5'5 and 115 lbs.
Thank-you AJ!
Your work, nutrition and cooking ideas are exactly what I was looking for. 👀
Looking forward to join your Wednesday group.☺️
Have a Blessed day! 💚
Great video Chef AJ! Excellent reinforcement of the program and clarifying confusions and misunderstandings when people say "Why isn't the program working?"
Miss you!
This was an amazing show! Excellent guest today!
There are a few things here that are incomplete . I would also go back to original videos from doctor and review.
I have a family and a small fridge, how are people storing so many pounds of vegetables, or are you going to the grocery store 3x/week?
Yes, I do go more often
What are the doctors recommended for loss hair consultation?
Thank you for ALL you do, Chef AJ.
Chef AJ, You never disappoint!
You look particularly great today! Thanks for all the great tips today.
Yes, makes sense!
This was super helpful, I’m going to implement these strategies and see what happens 😄
What a dose of reality, thank you!!
I just ate a pound of broccoli I don’t think I want to do it again
Thank you for pointing out the young beautiful girl you tubers, and how it’s not the same for older women.I’ve been pretty discouraged.
The rice example was great. We do need measurements for guidance
There are lots of other vegetables! :)
@Karen L when people say they don’t like a certain vegetable, there’s the possibility that the source could have issues. We are so separated from how our food is grown to know all about how they are grown, etc. Organic, broccoli available in southern Florida vs that in Illinois, water issues (some water has sodium, iron, lead or arsenic in it, etc.). Eventually a grower may dig a deeper well to get better water. In Chef AJ’s monthly video with Dr McDougall (210906) he reminded us that crucifers have among the most high uptakes of whatever is in their growing environment.
@@CHEFAJ I love broccoli I measured out a pound and ate it. It was too much in my stomach
@@lubc8953 there wasn’t anything wrong with it. It was just too much. Thank you for all the great information
@@lothrop53 , I like the 12 oz frozen bags better! 16 oz is too much!
Chef AJ. Is weight loss more effective without sos I take little salt and sugar but no oil. What vinegar do you use
Makes perfect sense! Thank you!
You are so amazing Chef AJ. On your monologue, you are inspired. Thank you for this video
Great episode! I didn’t realize that I shouldn’t be having fat with Starch, thank you! I sometimes added walnuts with brown rice or adding avocado to noodle soup!
Yes, starch by itself does not cause weight gain.
Hello Chef AJ. You are wearing the earring you made. They look beautiful. Thank you for this show.
Yes pair number two!
Would you consider dates sugar? Or would you consider dates fruit.
Dates may have antioxidants and fiber like fruit, but pretty sure they are concentrated sugar.
Can you please share a link as to the hat you wear to protect your face from the sun? I have been looking for a good one. Thanks Chef AJ!❤️❤️
The hat I wear is in my Amazon favorites. Here is the link:www.amazon.com/shop/chefaj. It's the pink hat about half way down the page, but comes in different colors,
Excellent information! Thank you so much!
This information is JUST what I have been wanting!!! Thank you so much!!♥️
You are just the BEST and so sweet!!!!
Legumes are indeed a starch
Thank you for this video. It is very helpful.
You are welcome!
What kind of veggies would you eat with steel cut oats??
whatever appeals to you!
I love putting Cauliflower rice in my oatmeal..Can't taste the Cauliflower..I like it better than Brocolli..Thank you Chef Aj for everything.
You are so welcome
You are soooo grounded now!
Thank you so much Chef AJ you have clarified a lot for me….thank - you
What about soy milk in my oats? Is that fat with starch? Also, can I eat my oats and then an hour later eat my veggies?
I have just recently bought the Starch Solution book and found you on TH-cam. I think i was understanding the 50/50 plate wrong after listening to you. So, to truly get a 50/50, would it be a pound of non starchy veggies and 1 pound of starches, eating veggies first?
It doesn't necessarily have to be a pound of each, but equal parts (visually) of non-starchy vegetables and minimally processed starches
Wait….. I don’t know where you get your tops but I would love to know!!!!! You always look so pretty in all your outfits! Thank you AJ! Love all your work!
Thank you! I get them mostly from Venus.com, shein.com and Boston Proper
@@CHEFAJ thank you!!
Love this way of life💜💜💜
I want Chef AJ for Director of Public Health.
Shit. Could you imagine? I want her glowing face on a screen in every school around the WORLD, every single classroom, for the first 10mins of every period.
I’m going to have kids soon. My children will learn how to eat from Chef AJ. I’m smart enough to know what good is. I’m here to perform.
Chef AJ. Top Gangster 👊🏼
Oh Chef AJ I need ammo. I just became vegan about two months ago and I live in Texas and came home to Indiana for my grand baby twins one year bday. I told my family I am vegan and boy oh boy I thought I had done the research to back up my new exciting way of eating and living. I was wrong. I heard them say I wasn’t getting enough protein and the protein I was getting was not good. I shot back with what I learned from you and Drs mcdougal and Barnard and others. I was told I was becoming orthoanorexic 🤨 I heard so much crap and Going out to eat was awful. I asked for no cheese in my food and I got cheese! I was tired of sending my food back but I was being watched like a hawk. 🤦🏻♀️ will it get better ? I am coming back home in October and I wanna be lean mean and healthy. I need more ammo. I’m binge watching everything I can !
Hi Pam, maybe they need to read one of the books. I have been vegan for ten years and am 67 years old with no meds. My bloodwork always indicates perfect protein levels every time. My trainer at the gym tells me my muscle strength is better than any of her other clients my age. My blood pressure is also excellent, as is my husband’s who eats this way also, as well as my daughter and son-in-law. Dr. McDougall has many of these examples on his website. They should start investigating instead of telling you something that they actually don’t really understand. Keep up the good effort!
People never change unfortunately and restaurant eating is always a challenge for me
AJ, your skin is beautiful and glowing! You are stunning!
Thanks! The secret is lots of greens, no sugar or alcohol and no sun on the face
Yes the sun damages our skin, I wear caps or hats most of the time.
Well done another great podcast, as the guest and the host😊😊
@@CHEFAJ , no salt either!
Do green beans count as a non-starchy vegetable?
This was so informative. I realize that my plate does not have enough non starches, especially breakfast. Thanks, Chef AJ. I do have your book for Maximum Weightloss and Unprocessed.
Just skip breakfast like Chef A.J. does! Lose more weight!
Wow, what an on the spot great video. Learned so much.
Great to hear!
@Chef AJ How do you eat 1 lb of veggies for breakfast? Do you eat 3 lb of non starchy veggies a day?
At least 2 - th-cam.com/video/fe_MkbIZp6A/w-d-xo.html
Chef A.J. You are a gem. This is a riveting video. You are such a wealth of knowledge. You really hit the nail in its head regarding the 50/50 without losing weight. I appreciate it. ♾🎆💚💎
You are very welcome
Have you tried Jicama it has a ton of fiber. It's a vegetable. Not sure how the 50/50 plate would work? I do my oat groats with fruit. I mix it up. I want to try salsa with oat groats, but my mental block about veggies and savory oats is on. Thank you for doing this video though.
Yes, Jicama is great!
Very valuable info. Thank you!🍃
Your show is great and you explained everything so great
Thank you kindly
Wait, where do you get your shirts? You said we all know that so I’m guessing you’ve addressed this before, but I missed it. You always have such great tops!
Venus, Boston Proper, Shein, Patty or Amelie Boutik, and even Walmart!
Very helpful
Looking forward to you having Dr. Klapper on.
Yes, thank you 😊