From Fat Vegan to Skinny Success Story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- The REAL reason behind Chef AJ's extraordinary weight loss success
BOOKS:
Get a signed copy of Chef AJ's Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally with Fruit
www.aseatatthetablebooks.org/...
The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry by Chef AJ
www.amazon.com/Secrets-Ultima...
The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness by Dr. Doug Lisle and Dr. Alan Goldhamer - read by Chef AJ
www.amazon.com/Pleasure-Trap-...
WEBSITES:
Chef AJ’s Website:
www.chefaj.com/
Michelle Cen's Website:
www.michellecen.com/
VIDEOS:
Chef AJ on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!
• Chef AJ on the Tonight...
Chef AJ: From Fat Vegan to Skinny Bitch
• Chef AJ: From Fat Vega...
Ultimate Weight Loss Secrets With Chef AJ
• Ultimate Weight Loss S...
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0:00 Who is Chef AJ?
2:28 Chef AJ Kitchen tour & Studio tour
7:38 Chef AJ's Weight loss story
20:17 What Chef AJ cooks & eats
34:56 Responding to criticism
39:37 Chef AJ’s comedy career & motivation
42:47 Future goals - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
you know your Sunday will not be waster when new video from Plant Chompers drops.
Hey Chris- CONGRATS ON OVER 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS. Great interview Michelle with Chef AJ.
Thank you!!
Chef AJ is an inspiration, and Michelle is a natural interviewer. I really enjoyed this episode! 👏👏👏
Thank you! Agreed, Chef AJ is an inspiration 💖
Thank you ❤
AJ is so inspirational. I found Chef AJ in 2017 and finally grasped calorie density. I finally and totally heard the message about whole Food plant exclusive, no SOFAS [Sugar, Oil, Flour, Alcohol and Salt]. Calorie density made sense to me! Whole plant exclusive eating made sense to me! Living the whole plant foods nutrition style has transformed my life. I will always be grateful to AJ!
Thank you
No salt? The body needs salt.
@@jackschitt6235 No added salt. There's salt in most natural foods. Added salt overwhelms your ability to stop eating when you are full. Compare salted vs unsalted peanuts.
Thank you Plant Chompers. Two of my favorite people teaching and sharing the truth about health. I really enjoyed this interview. Great job!
Thank you Jennifer 💖 Love you so much! YOU are another plant-based educator and living inspiration!
@@michelle_cen You are way to kind. 🤗I love you and all you stand for. The world is a better place because of people like you, Chef AJ and so many more. I hope to inspire even just a tad of what you do.
Thank you Chris for having Chef AJ! This interview helps me out tremendously! It’s helped me see her in a whole new light . Knowing her story like this in her home like this I love! I think so many vegans think they’re doing the right thing and are still eating salt, oil and sugar and processed foods that are vegan and it really impacts our bodies adversely.
Thanks Kathi. 😁 I'm personally fascinated with the person behind the show and I think Chef AJ's story is amazing.
Chef A.J,
You are saving animals from being born into an existence of suffering and death. My hat to you. I love what you do and stand for. I wish I could invite you to France.
I really needed to see this today, thank you!❤ I went WFPB SOS free on my birthday over a year ago and lost a lot of weight while getting healthier. Recently I've been slipping into my past junk food vegan ways. I think I'll put this on a loop 😉 A great reminder that I am not failure, I am human and processed foods are like drugs to me. Real food makes me feel real good 👍. Thanks for reinforcing what I know to be true.❤
It's a journey, Kimberley and you're doing so well based on what you said. I try to listen or watch something nutrition or health-related everyday to keep me focused. As she says, you almost have to be super human to resist all the processed food in our faces all day everyday so I find regularly engaging with healthy people essential (and there's not many in my real life so thank goodness for online humans!). All the best, Jess
Michelle is an excellent interviewer
Awww thank you so much 🙏
Agreed!
She is! This interview revealed so many wonderful things about Chef AJ.
She’s just the loveliest human being! And so youthful looking and acting. ❤
Such a great Sunday morning video to watch and help re-energize my optimism. So glad to hear more of Chef AJ's story. Bless her for her work. Thanks to Plant Chompers for doing this interview !!!
Thank you
What a treat to wake up to on a Sunday morning! Can’t wait to watch it!
I didn’t realize she’d been vegan since age 17! ❤️
She has way more energy than me that is 30 years younger HAHA I love her!!
Omg, chef AJ is amazing. "Gotta get off the SOFAS!" Are you kidding me? I love her. What a total inspo.
That's awesome that you did an interview with Chef AJ! I've been on her livestreams a couple of times. She's great!
I used to watch AJ when she had her cooking show on tv. Got a pressure cooker 6 years ago because of her!
Love my Instant Pots! 🥰 You've followed her work for a long time, that's just incredible 🤩
Thank you. I recently did another pilot: th-cam.com/video/UyoOv3jZN4c/w-d-xo.html
AJ is a superstar and my legendary mentor. BIG KISS FOR AJ!!!!!!!!!
😘😘😘 She has helped so many people. All the kisses!!!
Thank you
Congrats on 100K subs, Chris!! This vid is gonna go viral because of these two absolutely charming ladies! Any PC vid with Michelle is bound to do very well, and adding AJ's indomitable spirit, kindness and humor is a winning recipe.
Oh my gosh, I wish I could give you an award for most friendly & supportive comment. Thank you so so much. Chef AJ is a delight to interview.
@@michelle_cen Just your response is enough reward, Michelle!! I'm honored to have given you props. :D
@@michelle_cenJax is a long-time friend and plant advocate from my motorcycle forum, not an easy place to advocate plants. 😅
Michelle is the Barbara Walters of the plant based movement!
@@CHEFAJ Walters' prowess would have been unrealized without excellent guests.... :D See what I did there? 🏳🌈
Love chef AJ! Thank you both
We love her too! Thank you for viewing 😍
Thank you :)
@@CHEFAJ The Johnny Carson clip surprised me! I was sure you were Victoria Jackson, until you stood up. I had no idea about your other life as a comedian. Fascinating!
@@michelle_cen You're terrific on camera with everything you do. Like Chris and Chef A.J., you're a natural.
@@karlhungus5554 Thank you so much ♥ Means a lot to me. I was extremely socially anxious & unable to look at a camera, growing up!
I loved this interview, Michelle's intro and engagement during the interview, Chris and Mrs Plant Chompers' feigned alarm at being made to eat desserts, all of it! I have admired Chef AJ for years for her indefatigable stamina for healthy eating advocacy and animal advocacy. Thanks so much for posting 🙂
Feigned alarm? 😂Hahaha! Thank you so much for your kind comments 🥰
They stayed for dinner! :)
@@CHEFAJ And it was DIVINE 😍😋🤤
@CHEFAJ And I had a little (okay, moderate) slice (okay, slices) of that AMAZING chocolate pie every day. HEAVEN! ♥️😍😋
I admire her and am so thankful for what I have learned from her !
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Sometimes I wonder if I should be going viral. I most likely would if my FT job didn't consume my life. I lost 120lbs 31 years ago by dropping all meat and dairy , at that time I didn't even know it was called vegan until many years later. I have never gained back any of the weight, I have remained a healthy, thriving vegan well into my 50s. No health issue, exercise is part of my daily life. Not many long term vegans so like to share my story when I can. People always think I'm much younger than I am and in my 50s I don't even have gray hair (the rest of my family went gray in their late 20s). Anyways, enjoyed listening to Chef AJ's journey.
Wow! I think you should be going viral, you definitely know how to "workhardplayharder" 💚 Thank you for sharing your incredible success.
That's incredible! I didn't lose at all when dropping animal products in 1977, only when I gave up processed foods. Is your story available anywhere?
@@CHEFAJ I've really never shared it other than people that have known me all my life. Back in the day the people I worked with watched my transformation. I kept track of my weight each week as I was losing and I kept that notepad :) Over the years I have ate very little processed foods, only when nothing else is an option. And, I've always be "low fat" ever since the Susan Powers (remember her?) she was all about "Fat makes you Fat". haha So, when I lost my weight I dropped animal products, dairy and ate a lot of fruits, veggies, rice, beans, potatoes and just over the last 10 years I've incorporated a little soy products (tempeh / tofu) I also include a little greens with most all my meals.
Ha! I replied from my Chris MacAskill TH-cam account and TH-cam deleted it as spam. What I was asking is can you email me? plantchompers at gmail
This was a very different perspective of Chef AJ and I really appreciate the interview of someone I thought I had come to know already. Good job, Michelle. Fan of yours as well!
Thanks so much Chris! ♥
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Thanks Michelle and Plant Chompers! I've been on Chef AJ twice and learned some new interesting facts about her! Keep up the good work. p.s. I watched this while at the True North Health Center, so it was fun to hear it mentioned.
You're very welcome!!
Haha, Chris was not shy about taking the cake home! I would have too!
And I had a small slice (okay, maybe moderate) every day (okay, maybe twice a day) and it was gone before I knew it. 😛
You know what ... Chef AJ , you are an example of soneone who makes excuses for other people's bad behaviour. You are kind. You are kind of who i wish to be.
Chef Aj is such a joy ❤ Love her bubbly positive nature and humour. Her experiences are inspirational. Thanks for a wonderful interview and the privilege to be in her house 🥰
Thank you!!! Her generosity is unparalleled
I admire Chris and he's a role model of mine in many ways. I like that he has Michelle do so many of the videos on his channel to give a younger person's perspective, though. I'm about the same age as Michelle and I think it's on us to do our part in spreading veganism to our generation, but it's not easy. It feels like there's a bit of a backslide as low-carb / keto / carnivore becomes more popular. I suspect just how popular those diets are, and the implications on our generation, will not be well understood for decades.
It takes a lot of empathy, confidence and curiosity to make space for younger people. It takes a true leader to know when to step aside. Another reason I love Chris.
Agree, especially Steak and Butter gal. Her message is absolutely terrifying and she influences SO many people to eat sticks of butter and gorge on fatty meat. Oof
@@jenbidding4544 I don't know who that is but I'm going to avoid looking it up for my own mental health.
Thank you for such a kind comment. It uplifts me because as you know, there are few people our age who care about long-term health. High five! 💚
I can totally relate with Chef AJ. I went vegan purely for ethical reasons. I happened to go healthy vegan because growing up on Australia of Indian ancestry we ate WFPB mostly with meat only on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Every other day is a religious day in the Hindu culture so we are NOT permitted to hurt living beings therefore, lacto-vegetarianism is permitted. The bonus side effect was that my health rapidly improved on so many medical levels.
I've just finished one of Chef AJs programs so great timing! I've transformed my health using calorie density concept and follow Goldhammer/Lisle over the past 3 or so years. Thank you for the interview. I didn't know much about her and this was really interesting.
Thank you
Hilarious quote from Chef AJ: "...the first three letters of funeral is fun." Thanks for sharing another amazing interview!
Michelle you are a great interviewer.
I never new Chef AJ's story. So informative & interesting.
Thanks Chris & congrats on 101k subs.
Thank you so much ♥
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Thank you Plant Chompers. I will definitely have to check out Chef AJ. Although my vegan health improvement has slowly over ten years inspired members of my family to investigate eating vegan for health, I'm still significantly overweight. Unicycling for 60-90 minutes when I was in my 60's daily did help me get my weight down after several months, but winter happened and the weight came back. ...more fruits, more vegetables and avoiding my own local health food co-op, might help... Chef AJ might be the extra boost needed.
My WFPB vegan friend, nurse Juliana Bianes, unicycles on hiking trails while spinning a rope 🤯 Next time I'm at her house I'm going to learn unicycling. Hugs to you. I'm glad Chef AJ has been helpful 💜
It's never too late!
Nice to see the interviewer interviewed for a change! Thank you AJ, Chris, Michelle and Toni (and everyone else we might not ever see).
What a start! 😆
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It would be cool to see Chef AJ do a show where she comes into someone's house and makes a meal with whatever they have on hand. So many times I look at my produce, dry goods, etc and think "there's nothing to eat!". I bet she could make a great meal out of anything.
I don't miss salt at all because I substitute it for lemon pepper. It's my very favorite seasoning!
What a cool idea! I agree
That is a great idea how can I implement that?
@@CHEFAJ maybe start with picking some friends who would enjoy participating? Kind of a test run? I know I tend to overthink meals or get bogged down by not having all the ingredients in a recipe, but there’s a healthy meal somewhere in my fridge and pantry 😀.
Your first seconds are insane! What an opening. I never would have imagined!
Chef AJ is a woman of many talents!
35:18 This is very useful information. It is so easy to judge, but very hard to search for information that proves yourself wrong.
I would have never searched for her accident if it was not mentioned.
Thanks! Yes, I really wanted to share how she was in an accident that broke her back and left it rounded. It's not really known.
Thank you for pointing that out. On the anti-vegan channels they say it’s because I’m vegan. I had a horrible accident on 8/6/82 that I’m still having problems from and lost a whole inch of height when it occurred.
@@CHEFAJThere's a beautiful therapy from Australia that I have found quite useful for resetting the nervous system and helping posture and balance through gentle touch and medicinal waits. It's called Bowenwork in the US and Bowtech around the world. The founder Tom Bowen was famous for reversing Asthma in his wife and many others by telling them to cut out all caffeine, even chocolate, and adopt an antiinflammatory diet along with his gentle therapy. I've seen spine problems overcome even years after an injury. And concussion protocol is brilliant stuff. I'm sure there are practitioners in your area.
@@CHEFAJ Anti-vegan will now probably start claiming that your accident was somehow caused by your veganism or something.
One would be tempted to not share any personal information, because it does not seem to matter for anti-vegan arguments, but I am still glad you did.✌️
This is a really good interview with AJ. I wasn't aware of everything she's been through.
Great success, My life story is very similar, since going vegan, 4 years ago and following a health plant based diet, My health has massively improved and lost 12 stone in that time. I would never go back. The answer is simple, eat less, move more and go vegan, save yourself and mother earth. I always look forward to the vids, cheers plant chompers
Great interview Michelle! I love Chef AJ--she is such an inspiration.
Thank you, that she is 🥹
“Never let the sun set without a bowel movement” - Charlotte Gerson
Moral of the story: Eat whole vegan foods! ❤
that was so fun, so relaxed. Probably the best interview with Chef AJ I have seen and will see in a while!
Chef Aj is so nice I love this interview💚
Thank you!! Yes she's a gem!
Thank you for your kindness ❤
Chef AJ is amazing!!! Love her so much. Thanks for the interview with such an amazing person.
this video is so informational and moving. i'm not a broken record, but i must say that chris is a treasure. thank you so much~
I love Chef AJ!!! She is the first person I ever saw on TH-cam!
Wow thank you ❤
some of my favorite people in one video
Thank you ❤❤
Mine too. 😁👏
I am from France and we don't have food at concerts, soccer games, conferences, lectures, visits....
Americans are not as civilized as we think we are. Anyone should be able to sit through a 3 hour game without food. 5:02
Thanks, Michelle, for doing such a great interview! I miss all of you at TrueNorth. This move to FL has taken me away from y'all!
Thank you Susan! Visit anytime, California is amazing - it has Chef AJ after all! I hope you’re enjoying Florida too anyway 🥰☀️
This is such a beautiful interview!! thank you for taking us into your beautiful home♥
Chef AJ's desserts are AWESOME. Can't wait for her new booook!
Thank you! IF you get it, PLEASE save your receipt for the bonuses which will be offered when the book is released.
@@CHEFAJ SWEET!
I see you have a lot of art from my favorite artist! I also love those bold, splashy colors! Great interview.
Nice to meet another Afremov fan! I was heartbroken when he past. Did you know they offer Leonid Afremov paint by numbers and art lessons?
@@CHEFAJ I did not know until now that he'd passed at 64 of a heart attack. How tragic, especially because we know those are largely preventable. I've also admired his work for years 🌈
@@CHEFAJ No, I didn't! I will have to look into that! That would be fun! I don't have any of his original art, just a couple of knockoffs from Amazon, because the originals were too large for my space. I also have some puzzles. I adore his colors!
I never had any idea chef A.J. had such a fantastic testimony.
very interesting her info about weight loss and polyps in her colon due to lack of fibre.
fantastic interview - many thanks
I had a blast watching this! Love you both to bits Chris and Chef AJ! 🩵
Yes, snacking is so bad for us. I feel best when I stop eating about 7pm and doing ear again until 4pm - ish. So much more energy. Sustained weight. Plus then when I am truly hungry I enjoy healthy food, salads full of all kinds of produce and some nuts and seeds, and cooked grains, potatoes etc.
Yay! 😊
Thanks for this video which was excellent by the way. Michelle touched on sensitive topics with prescient tact. And why are we spending billions to build a nuclear fusion reactor when there is already a Chef AJ who could literally power and save the world?
Hahaha! It's true! 😅
I’m on day 9 of 12 and really enjoying the whole experience, thanks Michelle!
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Chef AJ Culinary School, Yes Please!!
What an absolutely lovely interview ❤ just so authentic
You are too kind
Thank you Sandy!! 😘🤗 Always appreciate your support!!
Her grandmother called her dad a SOB!? My mother called me a SOB to my face one time. “You said it, not me”, was my response. We both had a good chuckle. 🤭
I guess I should make some vegan cakes for my mother 😅
purple sweet potato based deserts?
They already taste like deserts! I'm not a fan. They remind me of marshmallows.
Great vid! Loved hearing more about Chef AJ's story! The opening shot on Carson was hilarious! What a journey! Happy to have found your channel!
Glad you're here! 🥰
Love this Chef AJ's energy!
I loved this entire interview. Thank you so much....I got a lot of inspiration!
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Great interview! Love Chef AJ and truly appreciate all that she does to help people, animals and the planet. Such an important person in the vegan community. ❤
Thank you! Dr. Neal Barnard of PCRM is awarding me the voice of compassion award on Thursday.
@@CHEFAJ congratulations 🎊 👏 👏👏
OMG THIS woman is totally for of amazing quotes: eat plants fit into your pants! i love it!
Just ran into your channel! Great content! Love your vibrant vibe 🫶💚
Thank you for this! Always enjoy Michelle's interviews and this one with Chef AJ is excellent. So much good information and realistic, uplifting messages.
Chef AJ noting the importance of humor is a key life lesson. ❤
I also don't get how dog owners aren't all vegan. I mean you see every day how animals are such individuals. They have their own likes/dislikes/quirks, etc... dog owners know this but seem to fall short of applying this to other species.
I don't know how all veterinarians aren't vegan.
@WFPB_4_Life very true. Most vets say they go into that profession because they wanna help animals yet they hurt other animals. It doesn't make any sense at all. We have such ingrained cognitive dissonance in our society.
Would love to meet Chef AJ. Would you ever be coming to the UK?
I haven't yet but would love to soeday
Chef AJ is great, and she works so hard ! 💟💯
Thank you ❤
@@CHEFAJ - you're welcome.
That was such a nice interview. It's rare to see chef `AJ on the other side of the interview seat.
Right?? I'm so grateful she gave us the opportunity to interview her, in her home!
Another fantastic video! 👏🏾
Great interview. 5 stars !! Thanks to Chef AJ and Plant Chompers.
Eat the rainbow ❤
Yes its great to hear from people with real world experience.
In summary the secret to weight loss is caloric density and a plant based diet.
no junk/processed food. No caffeine or sugar
whole foods/no oil - SOS free. Less nuts, seeds and Avo
cook your own food and batch cooking
stick to the food plan
Fasting. sleep 7-8 hrs
and food addiction - bad/tasty food everywhere. All tips aside, this is this is the greatest issue we face on its own. To be clear it takes lifetime to overcome this hurdle.
Since our true goal is to be happy we can laugh more and surround ourselves in bright colours.
My only concern is how healthy is low fat vegan in the long term. Maybe in the short term to drop the pounds. But does the brain need more fat in the long run?
outstanding interview.kudos!
Thank you!!
Loved the interview and chef 🧑🍳 AJ looks amazing!
Thank you :)
Lovely interview. Thank you.
Good job Michelle!!!
Thank you so much ♥
Chef AJ is wonderful!! Inspiring and encouraging!! Love!!!❤️
Amazing interview. Love Chef AJ and all she does, she is truly an inspiration!
Thank you
Love the get off your SOFAS, Sugar, Oils, Fats, Alcohol and Salt, which also works literally by moving more!
Thanks Chris!
Nice one Chris and Michele! …and AJ! Very interesting xxxm👍💋❤️🌈🍒
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Fabulous conversation! Thank you Michelle and amazing Chef AJ!💚🌱🙏
You're very welcome!
AJ is really cool, so articulate. Michelle did a great interview! :)
Thank you!
I was so thrilled to watch this! Love you both!! 🎉❤😊
Thank you
Paintings by Leonid Afremov?
Yes! 🌈 They are delightful, aren't they?
Chef AJ is lovely! Wow, that's a lot of candy!
No matter what a person eats... A person could have a food addition. Even if it is whole food... We can be unhealthy with any way of eating. And just to add cardio is important but not as important as not doing weight bearing exercise. we really need to be putting a load on our body.
For some people If they have one slip up then it sets a spiral and eating unhealthy may start again. This has happened to me many times. Just got to stay on track then I'm good. Once I get off track I lose it. Whole food plant-based for the win!
Excellent Video! Thank you
Chef AJ is such a beautiful soul... I love everything about her🥰
Thanks for this ! Love this woman ❤
Chef AJ coming in with all the truth bombs 💣 amazing! Thanks for a great interview.
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Lovely interview ❤Really enjoyed it 😊❤
Just Brilliant, thank you.