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December 2, 2013 was the day I changed my life. I found Protective Diet the night before after someone in another plant based group mentioned the name. After going to the website and reading the details, I just knew it was for me! My highest weight, 371 here and my current weight Mid August, 2016. I had lost 92 lbs before adopting a vegan diet nearly a year prior to finding PD. My motivation for eating plant based is to prevent Alzheimer's since many in my family have it. I truly believe this way of eating is for optimal health. By following a Protective Diet I have reversed and eliminated: Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, anxiety, psoriasis (I was on meds for all of these - no meds at all now) as well as plantar fasciitis, oily skin and blackheads, gum disease (I had to have multiple rounds of antibiotics) sleep apnea (no CPAP machine needed anymore) and have now lost a total of 219 lbs. I haven't had a cold or flu in over 3 years. I have great energy, and I've learned that I enjoy cooking because I'd never cooked before PD! I'm 2 lbs from my goal weight but it doesn't matter. My body will get where it needs to be naturally. I love the food. It nourishes my body and my soul and tastes great! My mother had me on my 1st diet when I was in 5th grade and chubby, then I was overweight and then obese for many years. I'm so glad there will never be another "diet" for me. I thank you Julie Marie and Jerry for all you do! I love and appreciate the support we give each other. It's a wonderful life, PD style!

After having 2 babies in 1 year, I was at my heaviest. I discovered when my daughter was 2 weeks old that I have chronic mononucleosis syndrome (chronic mono). By the time she was a year and a half, I had mono twice. It was incredibly difficult trying to take care of 2 little ones when I was so sick and tired all the time. My dear friend Julie introduced me to Protective Diet and told me that if I stick with it 100%, I should never get sick with mono again. Protective Diet is a whole food plant based diet that eliminates oil, sugar and nuts. There are no preservatives or additives in any of our food. I was nervous when i first started because I had to make everything from scratch and feared I wouldn't like this new food. I found 7 great recipes immediately that I loved. Buffalo potato wedges with ranch (tofu based), Mexican pizza, breakfast brownies, Asian Kale with rice and hot sauce, Tuna free tuna salad (taste like tuna salad i grew up eating! ), not yo cheeze sauce with baked chips and spicy bird seed. Between these recipes, I didn't miss anything that i was used to eating on a standard American diet, I was excited and looking forward to each new recipe I could try. I stayed fully committed and in 5 months i dropped 50 pounds! In the summer time, I went off plan and started to allow oils and sugars back into my diet. It was the worst thing i could of done! In 1 month, I gained back almost 20 lbs. I couldn't believe how much oil and sugar affected me. I have been back on plan, and I have never felt better! I'm celebrating my 1 year anniversary this week. In 1 year i have kept off 41 pounds, learned more than i could have ever imagined about nutrition and made some wonderful new friends through the online support group (and real life! ). My kids are now 2 and 3 and they eat this way with me :-) I offer them everything that I make, and make note of what they enjoy. I make sure I keep what they will eat in a constant rotation. Thank you Julie for introducing me to Protective Diet, and for bringing me samples almost everyday during the 2 years we lived next to each other! I'm glad I gave it a try, best decision I've ever made:-)