That's true Chef AJ, because everyone I have personally told about the calorie density way of eating the first thing they say is omg, I'm not eating that much starch you have to cut down not eat more. So now I say nothing unless someone ask about it.
My husband does eat, cheese, eggs, meat but I don’t want this. I prep his and my own every day. Week 3 feeling amazing😃😃😃 love to cook. Thank you.. love potato, beans and huge salad. Losing weight daily but it’s about health for me so monitoring my weight weekly. Getting great food ideas. Xx😄 Thank you AJ and Mellisa. Xx
Listen to Chef Aj and Melissa is like hearing sister from another mister..Love the talk... J am a chef by trade and after going plant based j am down 120 pounds..And j eat super simply..
Yes! Melissa represents those of us that have learned from Chef and the Dr's, and have been able to get a basic understanding of density and expanded on it to make something personal that works! I have now lost 33 pounds in 3 months and I have enjoyed it so much. Of course I have not been perfect and failed and that's part of learning. But I keep on going back to what I really love...nutritious, healthy delicious and satisfying foodage! Thank you ladies for more awesome info. Headed to Melissa's channel after this!
Yes but sparingly and spurraticly. On both the nuts and excersize lol. I have a tsp. Of peanut butter now and then with an apple. And in try to stay moving in some way every day. My energy level is no problem anymore so that's easy to do and it's helping to maintain and lose. 😁
I have to make meals ahead of time. Not just individual ingredients like grains, legumes and potatoes for the week. I look in the fridge, see those things and say, hm....no idea what to do to them! So for example, I made a list of favorite meals. Soup, chili, lentil sloppy joes, refried beans for quick Mexican bowls, broccoli rice casserole, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, scalloped potatoes (with Jaroudi's amazing squash cheese sauce), some compliant desserts, Chef AJ's jam bars for breakfast! Then I make those meals at the beginning of the week! It was a light bulb moment when I realized this for my personality! Sauces and dressings really help too!
I agree after 60 days is when I started to see and feel the changes, not huge weight loss, but lots of energy!! I have been a food prepper for years having super busy kids, they need to eat well. I just do it low fat now!!
I've learned about calorie density (and thought I was practicing it for years to be honest). Until I found this video. This really hits home. I've been an 100+ lbs overweight vegan for 4 years and hardly ANYTHING works but starvation to lose weight. I have been trying to "moderate' my junk vegan food and thought like Melissa everyone successful just was better at it than me. This actually feels very freeing knowing that other people just can't dabble at all In those foods. I really thought there was just something wrong with Me... I'm going to seriously rethink the way I eat after this...
How is it going? Did u go through the fat withdrawal? I was a fat vegan also until I got all the nuts, nut butters, avocados, olives, tofu, tempeh, oil, Fake meat out!
Belated happy birthday Chef AJ. I am SO GLAD you have Melissa on your show. Melissa is responsible for my journey on this diet. I have had one on one with her and she led me to you Chef AJ and many others. She is beautiful, gracious and I connect with her in so many ways. Not only do I relate to her teaching but as animal lovers too. This is one of my favourite shows. Thank you so much ...🥰🤗
If yall pray, please pray for me. I've been trying to lose weight for what seems like eons and this calorie density thing seems like the piece to the puzzle I've been missing. Pray church!!!
I am so happy I tuned in for this show!! Thank you, Chef AJ for introducing me to Melissa .. I can’t wait to check out her channel! You also said a couple of things that resonated .. in particular trying to live diff lifestyles but getting the results you all have achieved .. I am guilty on that one .. thank you!
Thank you so much for encouraging people to eat well and not focus on the weight! Chef AJ I am learning so much from watching your videos and I'm excited to watch Melissa's videos now too. I was Paleo for a while and love how much weight I lost but became disturbed by the amount of meat I was eating. I'm still learning how to set myself up for success as a busy mom and the only PBWF member of the household. Watching these videos continues to motivate me to take care of myself and lean into this eating style.
Omg I relate to the moderation and portion control thing 😂 kills me when I see other ppl taking a few, slow bites. Like I could never. Thankfully, it’s true you can make lighter versions of pretty much anything - even poutine! The local plant-based restaurant bakes no-oil potato fries and tops it with light mushroom gravy, and the plant-based cheese is the only heavy thing. (Yet even cheese can be made light and plant based - white beans, anyone?)
This was really good! I must thank you Chef AJ for your gift of sharing your platform and your journey to help others. My favorite guest so far was Dr. Brooke Goldner. Your interview style is awesome.
Just listened today! Wow! Melissa you need to write a book/guide. Love all your suggestions and the comment about just learn to eat this way and take the focus off weight loss. Thank you Chef AJ- love your show too!
It's 1am and there you are on America Says!!!!!! Yay! with Caleb, Caesar, and Kurt. I think I'll stay up a bit longer and watch the rest of this. Your team is Cooking Club. What a nice surprise! I enjoyed your show today with Melissa, and especially enjoyed your birthday show with the McDougalls, Happy birthday, again. I'm amazed at your energy and dedication to producing these broadcasts. Your energy must come from all that kale and potatoes.
Omigosh! Melissa and I are food twins..I pretty much prep and eat everything she does.: right down to buy the big container of greens and chop it with kitchen scissors and mix it with what ever I eat, even a baked potato. I too love jasmin rice, I also love mixing beans rice, add some corn in there cilantro lime. In fact baking potatoes to have on hand right now I always make oatmeal at the beginning of the week and press into a pan for easy servings. I also make Esther Loveridge instant pot rice and beans... I follow Esthers nutritional Journey and get a lot of simple ideas from her (rice and beans) so in fact Esthers way is quite similar to Melissa as well! Thank you for the red lentil idea too Unfortunately for me, I eat all this healthy low calorie, nutritionally dense foods but potato chips sometimes make their way back in, still working on that! Also thank you Chef AJ for all the interviews you orchestrate with the most interesting people! I look forward to your vids!💞
I have to tell you both how much this video inspired me. I hate salads too, Melissa. I’d recently plateaued after doing a potato fast and IF ala Penn Jillette’s/Ray Cronise. I’ve been ok during the week because I’m on my feet all day at work, but at home on the weekends, I’ve been eating junk. (dropped 40, but soon gave back 10) I’ve seriously been contemplating moving more towards Dr Fuhrman’s plan, but it looks like so much salad. Bleach! I knew about AJs loss from eating several lbs of greens, and recently discovered Melissa putting a fistful of greens in whatever she can. Yesterday, I did just that. Smoothie with a ton of greens, burrito bowl with greens and my fave commercial salsa (mango & habanero), and steamed broccoli. The thing about eating lots of greens, for me, is it makes me urinate… a lot! Woke up this morning down 2.8 lbs!! Water loss or fat loss, I don’t care. Feeling AMAZING! And can’t wait to find new and fun ways to make this work! Thanks to both of you!
I don't know if Chef A.J., or Melissa read the comments, but, I'm gaining a world of info. I lost a lot of weight many years ago, but, the last few years I've put some back on. This will help me a lot
I already shined up with you Melissa. And you AJ you both are my new hero. I need all the help you can give me. AJ I just bought you’re book .I should be getting it Tuesday .I can’t wait. The ultimate weight loss book.
Great tips! I can totally relate to overindulgence! I just literally can't have certain foods in my diet at all! I am Whole Foods Plant Based and a Vegan. I absolutely love her !!! What a great interview! Thanks Chef AJ! U r awesome!! Such a huge hope for so many!!
What I don't get (and have mentioned this on other videos people have posted) is that our bodies are not stupid. If you are only eating a meal of 300 calories that is bulky, your body will know you ate a low calorie meal and make you starving soon after. You can't trick it into thinking that it ate more calories than it actually ate. I have personally experienced this when I've eaten very low fat. Water and fiber doesn't cut it for me.
This way of eating works for me. I find potatoes/sweet potato keeps me full with my salad or veges and legumes. Potatoes have a high satiety index. I'm not as strict as Chef AJ - I love avacado and eat nuts now and than. When I eat at friends homes/get togethers I accept the food may have some oil or sugar in it, the food isn't going to be like what I make at home/prepare myself. So I give myself that flexibility.
I think you have to add more starches - I’ve tried sticking to mostly veg and ran into the same issues as you, which would result in binging. Now I’ve upped the starches I’m a lot more satisfied; I believe Jeff Novick speaks about this in his video about calorie density
I feel like I hear different things about being able to gain weight eating potatoes or rice. For example, another WFPB person I follow on UA-cam said they had to just eat plain boiled potatoes, because if they added something that made them taste better (not like a fatty sauce, but for example just a little salt, or potato chez sauce made of potatoes, carrots, beans and nutritional yeast) they would end up over eating potatoes and gain weight. I heard you talk about how you can't gain weight eating foods under 600 cal/lb. Is that true if you're making those foods taste extra good with salt, a favorite vinegar, or potato cheez sauce, or something that makes you eat way more than you might without that in top (and therefore sort of miss your natural hunger cues)?
Sorry this reply is so late, but from what i've learned from Dr. McDougall its the salt that make us feel not as satisfied and keep eating. Salt won't cause fat gain, but it will cause water weight gain. So limiting salt a bit, you might get full and not feel the need to keep eating as much. Other seasonings, vinegar, shouldn't do this though. Hence why processed/fast foods are loaded with salt. So people will keep eating them, in turn making them more money. Hope this helped.
If u are still craving cheese sauce, that tells me u never completed the fat withdrawal. One u do a 21 day withdrawal, u won't crave fake cheese, fat & grease anymore
I agree. Harder to have strong cravings when you're fully satisfied with real food. Those are the two areas where I slip up is when I don't prep enough food and don't eat enough overall.
Thank you both I/we are trying to do this, but with my husband(and he said he wants to do this with me to get healthy, and lose weight) But the problem i'm having is finding things (foods) that I can make and send with him for lunch (11 hour days) that will fill him up, but also he will enjoy and not get board with? Any and all help would be great Oh and in mid 50's and have been doing Vegan, but as you said "junk vegan" (peanut butter, vegan meats and cheeses and also vegan frozen dinners) Sorry, but I guess in the start it was a way to get away from real meats and dairy's But now I want to move on in the right way
When I sauté with water or broth, the food often sticks to the pan. Do you recommend a certain type of pan? Stainless steel, ceramic, marble.. to make it less likely to stick? Any other advice to make food not stick to pan?
The secret is to keep moving the food don’t let it sit there because you are not using oil it will stick and burn 😅I am new at this type of cooking as well 😆 it work for me hope it does for you as well 🙋🏻♀️
One of my coworkers went keto last year. She's severely overweight and has diabetes. She lost a little bit, but is stuck again, and now is trying to eat keto on only 1,200 calories a day. She's afraid of carbs and starving herself. I feel bad for her and people like her who have been lied to and are suffering to lose weight.
I know , u can't tell these keto mongers anything! They keep telling me eating starch turns to sugar in the body! LMAO .The sad thing is nobody lasts on a beef & broccoli diet. Lol
I was on the doing keto for 5 year’s.my wife and family kept telling me that diet wasn’t healthy. I didn’t listen. Until I got tired seeing my belly fat from eating all that high fat.I just started my new journey on the plant based this mouth. Yes I gave up the keto and went right into vegan. My wife doesn’t think I should give up everything.she thinks I should still eat chicken or my eggs.and salmon. I said maybe one egg. What do you think I should do?
Great that you're off keto, however, If you're eating chicken, eggs and salmon, you're not going vegan. Read my book or watch my UA-cams on the best way to eat for weight loss and health.
@@CHEFAJ I have a question for you then. I lost more belly fat plus we I started my journey on plant based this month. My wife thinks I’m losing too much weight. That’s why she thinks o should eat chicken or salmon.I told her I just can’t.I’m on the vegan train.what do you think??
How about eating fruits in abundance. I eat a lot of fruit, will that effect weight loss? I can eat three huge papaya in one sitting and 6 bananas. I just eat fruit in abundance. do you think this will affect leaning down?
@Peter Rabbit what about eating massive amount of potatoes ONLY ? Like 8-10 pounds ? I’m not kidding . I’m serious . I ate 10 pounds in one sitting on a bad day but no other food or drinks . Just water and potatoes .
@Peter Rabbit yes IF you are a fruitarian then it works. Bananas are too starchy to eat more than two serves a daily . Papayas n berries and apples are fine. I like what dr M said , just stick to maximum two servings of fruits .
She is responsible for turning me onto this lifestyle- I've lost more than 15 pounds so far - thank you Melissa!
Wow! This is amazing, Patti. So happy to hear this. ♥
Wow she’s really well spoken and professional. She’s a natural and one of the best presented “you tubers” you’ve had on
Thank you! :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Melissa is such a gift! Thank you Chef AJ for interviewing her! She is my coach! Much love! 🤗💛
Thank you, Reggi! ♥
How much does it cost for a coaching session?
I love how tubers support each other with such kindness! AJ, Melissa you are making ladders in lieu of soap boxes! Thank you.
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I’m a huge fan of Melissa’s. She gets it!
Thank you so much, Annabelle! ♥
That's true Chef AJ, because everyone I have personally told about the calorie density way of eating the first thing they say is omg, I'm not eating that much starch you have to cut down not eat more. So now I say nothing unless someone ask about it.
Good plan!
My husband does eat, cheese, eggs, meat but I don’t want this. I prep his and my own every day. Week 3 feeling amazing😃😃😃 love to cook. Thank you.. love potato, beans and huge salad. Losing weight daily but it’s about health for me so monitoring my weight weekly. Getting great food ideas. Xx😄 Thank you AJ and Mellisa. Xx
Love Melissa. I recommend her to everyone and several of my friends have lost weight bc of her. Plus most importantly, they are never hungry!!’
Listen to Chef Aj and Melissa is like hearing sister from another mister..Love the talk...
J am a chef by trade and after going plant based j am down 120 pounds..And j eat super simply..
♥♥♥
Wow, thank you!
Yes! Melissa represents those of us that have learned from Chef and the Dr's, and have been able to get a basic understanding of density and expanded on it to make something personal that works! I have now lost 33 pounds in 3 months and I have enjoyed it so much. Of course I have not been perfect and failed and that's part of learning. But I keep on going back to what I really love...nutritious, healthy delicious and satisfying foodage! Thank you ladies for more awesome info. Headed to Melissa's channel after this!
Yes but sparingly and spurraticly. On both the nuts and excersize lol. I have a tsp. Of peanut butter now and then with an apple. And in try to stay moving in some way every day. My energy level is no problem anymore so that's easy to do and it's helping to maintain and lose. 😁
@@babycakes8434 if you are trying to lose stay away from the nuts as much as you can.
Thanks for having Melissa on your show!! She is amazing
Aww... thanks! ♥
So happy that you found Melissa, her UA-cam channel is one of my faves, just like yours!
Thank you! :) ♥
I have to make meals ahead of time. Not just individual ingredients like grains, legumes and potatoes for the week. I look in the fridge, see those things and say, hm....no idea what to do to them! So for example, I made a list of favorite meals. Soup, chili, lentil sloppy joes, refried beans for quick Mexican bowls, broccoli rice casserole, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, scalloped potatoes (with Jaroudi's amazing squash cheese sauce), some compliant desserts, Chef AJ's jam bars for breakfast! Then I make those meals at the beginning of the week! It was a light bulb moment when I realized this for my personality! Sauces and dressings really help too!
I agree after 60 days is when I started to see and feel the changes, not huge weight loss, but lots of energy!!
I have been a food prepper for years having super busy kids, they need to eat well. I just do it low fat now!!
Fantastic! Yes, food prepping makes life so much easier.
I've learned about calorie density (and thought I was practicing it for years to be honest). Until I found this video. This really hits home. I've been an 100+ lbs overweight vegan for 4 years and hardly ANYTHING works but starvation to lose weight.
I have been trying to "moderate' my junk vegan food and thought like Melissa everyone successful just was better at it than me.
This actually feels very freeing knowing that other people just can't dabble at all In those foods. I really thought there was just something wrong with Me...
I'm going to seriously rethink the way I eat after this...
Fantastic!
How is it going? Did u go through the fat withdrawal? I was a fat vegan also until I got all the nuts, nut butters, avocados, olives, tofu, tempeh, oil, Fake meat out!
Belated happy birthday Chef AJ. I am SO GLAD you have Melissa on your show. Melissa is responsible for my journey on this diet. I have had one on one with her and she led me to you Chef AJ and many others. She is beautiful, gracious and I connect with her in so many ways. Not only do I relate to her teaching but as animal lovers too. This is one of my favourite shows. Thank you so much ...🥰🤗
Two beautiful strong women! Thank you Chef AJ for introducing us to Melissa!
You bet!
If yall pray, please pray for me. I've been trying to lose weight for what seems like eons and this calorie density thing seems like the piece to the puzzle I've been missing. Pray church!!!
We'll pray. Now go do.
@@almasalazar8318 I'll take it!! Thank you ma'am!
Say a little prayer for me too. 🙏
I will pray that we all make healthy food choices. Thank you Lord we love you!!
She is so thoughtful! Thanks for including her Chef AJ!
Thank you, Diane! :)
I am so happy I tuned in for this show!! Thank you, Chef AJ for introducing me to Melissa .. I can’t wait to check out her channel! You also said a couple of things that resonated .. in particular trying to live diff lifestyles but getting the results you all have achieved .. I am guilty on that one .. thank you!
What a lovely guest :) always nice seeing people who "get" it! Calorie density is such an important concept :)
Thank you so much for encouraging people to eat well and not focus on the weight! Chef AJ I am learning so much from watching your videos and I'm excited to watch Melissa's videos now too. I was Paleo for a while and love how much weight I lost but became disturbed by the amount of meat I was eating. I'm still learning how to set myself up for success as a busy mom and the only PBWF member of the household. Watching these videos continues to motivate me to take care of myself and lean into this eating style.
Thankyou for having Melissa on. She is such a great influencer.
Thank you, Kay! ♥
She is a lovely young woman and I am happy you are introducing us to her. Thanks AJ and happy birthday 🎁. You deserve all life has to offer!
Omg I relate to the moderation and portion control thing 😂 kills me when I see other ppl taking a few, slow bites. Like I could never.
Thankfully, it’s true you can make lighter versions of pretty much anything - even poutine! The local plant-based restaurant bakes no-oil potato fries and tops it with light mushroom gravy, and the plant-based cheese is the only heavy thing. (Yet even cheese can be made light and plant based - white beans, anyone?)
Wow so happy you're on Chef AJ's show Melissa, as I know you love her 😊 This is awesome 💛
Great job Chef AJ supporting young Vegan leaders!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👍👍👌👌
I told Melissa that I think that she looks like “ Snow White “ - beautiful !
Thank you! ♥
she really does
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This was really good! I must thank you Chef AJ for your gift of sharing your platform and your journey to help others. My favorite guest so far was Dr. Brooke Goldner. Your interview style is awesome.
I appreciate that!
Just listened today! Wow! Melissa you need to write a book/guide. Love all your suggestions and the comment about just learn to eat this way and take the focus off weight loss. Thank you Chef AJ- love your show too!
It's 1am and there you are on America Says!!!!!! Yay! with Caleb, Caesar, and Kurt. I think I'll stay up a bit longer and watch the rest of this. Your team is Cooking Club. What a nice surprise! I enjoyed your show today with Melissa, and especially enjoyed your birthday show with the McDougalls, Happy birthday, again. I'm amazed at your energy and dedication to producing these broadcasts. Your energy must come from all that kale and potatoes.
Thanks so much!
Omigosh! Melissa and I are food twins..I pretty much prep and eat everything she does.: right down to buy the big container of greens and chop it with kitchen scissors and mix it with what ever I eat, even a baked potato.
I too love jasmin rice, I also love mixing beans rice, add some corn in there cilantro lime. In fact baking potatoes to have on hand right now I always make oatmeal at the beginning of the week and press into a pan for easy servings.
I also make Esther Loveridge instant pot rice and beans... I follow Esthers nutritional Journey and get a lot of simple ideas from her (rice and beans) so in fact Esthers way is quite similar to Melissa as well! Thank you for the red lentil idea too
Unfortunately for me, I eat all this healthy low calorie, nutritionally dense foods but potato chips sometimes make their way back in, still working on that!
Also thank you Chef AJ for all the interviews you orchestrate with the most interesting people! I look forward to your vids!💞
This interview was very relatable and I am not even trying to lose weight.
Thank you Chef AJ for doing these guest shows ! Great stuff !
I have to tell you both how much this video inspired me.
I hate salads too, Melissa.
I’d recently plateaued after doing a potato fast and IF ala Penn Jillette’s/Ray Cronise. I’ve been ok during the week because I’m on my feet all day at work, but at home on the weekends, I’ve been eating junk. (dropped 40, but soon gave back 10)
I’ve seriously been contemplating moving more towards Dr Fuhrman’s plan, but it looks like so much salad.
Bleach!
I knew about AJs loss from eating several lbs of greens, and recently discovered Melissa putting a fistful of greens in whatever she can.
Yesterday, I did just that.
Smoothie with a ton of greens, burrito bowl with greens and my fave commercial salsa (mango & habanero), and steamed broccoli.
The thing about eating lots of greens, for me, is it makes me urinate… a lot!
Woke up this morning down 2.8 lbs!!
Water loss or fat loss, I don’t care.
Feeling AMAZING! And can’t wait to find new and fun ways to make this work!
Thanks to both of you!
She’s so beautiful & glowing from inside out love her Chanel & love you AJ watching most of yours🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much, that's very kind of you to say. ♥
Chef AJ did you say you’re 61??? You look absolutely amazing!! I had to play that back!
You are both my favorite! You are passionate, explain everything well and in detail!
Calorie density 4 ever 😉
Thank you so much!
I don't know if Chef A.J., or Melissa read the comments, but, I'm gaining a world of info. I lost a lot of weight many years ago, but, the last few years I've put some back on. This will help me a lot
Fantastic!
Peanut butter and wine my downfall 🙄 definitely going to try the 3 months of this and see what happens! 😃 Thanks you guys! 💜
U must go through the fat withdrawal in order to succeed long term!
Love this interview! Melissa is my girl! She’s the best!
Thank you so much, Stacy! ♥
Great work Melissa and Chef AJ! These messages are so important to share!
Yes! Thank you!
I’ve recently started eating vegetables for breakfast and love it!
Love this! Thanks Chef AJ and Melissa 🥰
Chef AJ you are amazing with your choice of guests. Melissa makes meals so simple and practical. thank you.
I already shined up with you Melissa. And you AJ you both are my new hero. I need all the help you can give me. AJ I just bought you’re book .I should be getting it Tuesday .I can’t wait. The ultimate weight loss book.
Melissa!!! I love her!!! 🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, Jennifer! ♥
I came from Melissa's channel.
I've been trying to get into Ble and this took what I liked about it and made it all come together! Many many thanks.
Thanks for coming
What an amazing interview. I am going to look up Melissa! Thank you for sharing her knowledge with us!
Great tips! I can totally relate to overindulgence! I just literally can't have certain foods in my diet at all! I am Whole Foods Plant Based and a Vegan. I absolutely love her !!! What a great interview! Thanks Chef AJ! U r awesome!! Such a huge hope for so many!!
What I don't get (and have mentioned this on other videos people have posted) is that our bodies are not stupid. If you are only eating a meal of 300 calories that is bulky, your body will know you ate a low calorie meal and make you starving soon after. You can't trick it into thinking that it ate more calories than it actually ate. I have personally experienced this when I've eaten very low fat. Water and fiber doesn't cut it for me.
This way of eating works for me. I find potatoes/sweet potato keeps me full with my salad or veges and legumes.
Potatoes have a high satiety index.
I'm not as strict as Chef AJ - I love avacado and eat nuts now and than. When I eat at friends homes/get togethers I accept the food may have some oil or sugar in it, the food isn't going to be like what I make at home/prepare myself. So I give myself that flexibility.
I think you have to add more starches - I’ve tried sticking to mostly veg and ran into the same issues as you, which would result in binging. Now I’ve upped the starches I’m a lot more satisfied; I believe Jeff Novick speaks about this in his video about calorie density
Love Melissa's videos and yours too AJ! 🥰
👏Thanks for having her on. Very informative! 👌
My two favorite girls!!!
Yay! thank you ♥
Yay for smart women!! Thank you chef for introducing such a smart lady!
I love this way of eating and I ‘m ready! Thanks guys! I ‘be been plant based for about 12 years but want to lose more weight.
This one of tye best chef aj interviews
Thank you so much asewome help Melissa. It’s so nice to see someone with who went through this.
Best video I’ve seen in a while. Thank you both!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Aj and Melissa are the best!
💗Love Melissa!!!! Always helpful & inspiring!!!!💗 Hope Chef AJ had a great bday!
Your right ✅️. Let's be honest, even if it hurts. There is no moderation. You can't just have a little crack.
Dr. McDougall has said that he regrets writing the MWL book because it was written as a result of pressure from the publisher for a diet book.
Why is that?
Such a wonderful interview! Thank you.
I feel like I hear different things about being able to gain weight eating potatoes or rice. For example, another WFPB person I follow on UA-cam said they had to just eat plain boiled potatoes, because if they added something that made them taste better (not like a fatty sauce, but for example just a little salt, or potato chez sauce made of potatoes, carrots, beans and nutritional yeast) they would end up over eating potatoes and gain weight. I heard you talk about how you can't gain weight eating foods under 600 cal/lb. Is that true if you're making those foods taste extra good with salt, a favorite vinegar, or potato cheez sauce, or something that makes you eat way more than you might without that in top (and therefore sort of miss your natural hunger cues)?
Sorry this reply is so late, but from what i've learned from Dr. McDougall its the salt that make us feel not as satisfied and keep eating. Salt won't cause fat gain, but it will cause water weight gain. So limiting salt a bit, you might get full and not feel the need to keep eating as much. Other seasonings, vinegar, shouldn't do this though. Hence why processed/fast foods are loaded with salt. So people will keep eating them, in turn making them more money. Hope this helped.
If u are still craving cheese sauce, that tells me u never completed the fat withdrawal. One u do a 21 day withdrawal, u won't crave fake cheese, fat & grease anymore
This was a really good video! Loved it! Melissa seems really lovely!
Thank you, Kourtney! ♥
Happy Birthday AJ! Today is my birthday 🥳
Aries Ladies unite! 💗♈️ ♈️ 💗
Happy birthday!! Yay Aries ladies
Awesome guest! I watch her a lot!
If you live with someone who isn't whole food plant based it is a bit more challenging. I deal with it everyday.
Same here 😊 don’t give up
I think we should eat even more of the good foods to stay super full while we get through our food addiction withdrawals.
I agree. Harder to have strong cravings when you're fully satisfied with real food. Those are the two areas where I slip up is when I don't prep enough food and don't eat enough overall.
Fat withdrawal!
So many people are addicted to fat & grease!
Thanks for the interview! Could be your daughter. A mini version of you! Thank you.
She is adorable! I love her channel. She has motivated me immensely 👍
Loved loved loved this video! Love her videos. Great interview! 🙌🏼👏🏽👏🏽
Chef AJ is super disciplined. God bless. I can relate to Melissa. If I have a handful of nut I go off the rails.
Winco is the bomb, fav grocery ever
I'm new to these programs. Happy birthday Chef A.J.
Welcome, and thank you!
Love Melissa! So glad to see her on here. 😃
this is so great melissa! you always talk about Chef AJ! you’re both amazing and helping me so much thank you😍😍
You are so welcome!
Awesome interview!!!
Happy Belated Birthday ! 🌹🌹
AJ, is air frying potatoes ok for weight loss? Don't they lose more water content cooking them that way?
Thank you both I/we are trying to do this, but with my husband(and he said he wants to do this with me to get healthy, and lose weight) But the problem i'm having is finding things (foods) that I can make and send with him for lunch (11 hour days) that will fill him up, but also he will enjoy and not get board with? Any and all help would be great Oh and in mid 50's and have been doing Vegan, but as you said "junk vegan" (peanut butter, vegan meats and cheeses and also vegan frozen dinners) Sorry, but I guess in the start it was a way to get away from real meats and dairy's But now I want to move on in the right way
Do you use a food processor or a blender? I use a two blade food processor.
I really love Melissa she is an incredible girl❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Melissa, do you eat ketchup? Not the kind with high fructose corn syrup, of course.
When I sauté with water or broth, the food often sticks to the pan. Do you recommend a certain type of pan? Stainless steel, ceramic, marble.. to make it less likely to stick? Any other advice to make food not stick to pan?
The secret is to keep moving the food don’t let it sit there because you are not using oil it will stick and burn 😅I am new at this type of cooking as well 😆 it work for me hope it does for you as well 🙋🏻♀️
One of my coworkers went keto last year. She's severely overweight and has diabetes. She lost a little bit, but is stuck again, and now is trying to eat keto on only 1,200 calories a day. She's afraid of carbs and starving herself. I feel bad for her and people like her who have been lied to and are suffering to lose weight.
I know , u can't tell these keto mongers anything! They keep telling me eating starch turns to sugar in the body! LMAO
.The sad thing is nobody lasts on a beef & broccoli diet. Lol
What do you do when you go on holiday ? Any tips, seems impossible to me to continue low calorie density 😭
What if your diabetic, hard to add in grains, rice, potatoes..... k food style for people in perfect health.
Is there an oil taste replacement? What do you put on popcorn? Don't want to make it more dry like adding nutritional yeast
Not that I know of
@@CHEFAJ thank you. Loventpur interviews. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences plus the great interviews. Blessings.
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are peanuts also bad? knowing that they fall under legumes
It's not a matter of bad or good, peanuts are a high fat legume and not good for weight loss, so it depends on what your goals are.
I actually lost more belly fat since I’ve been on the plant based already. And I’m on thyroid meds. For hipper thyroid
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AJ I’m sorry I missed this but happy birthday 🎈.y
Can I lose weight even I don't start my meals with a salad? Or greens? I like to eat soups with veggie and starches also fruit
What about steel cut oats?
I love them as well :)
Brenda Davis, RD has a great you tube video on grains.
I was on the doing keto for 5 year’s.my wife and family kept telling me that diet wasn’t healthy. I didn’t listen. Until I got tired seeing my belly fat from eating all that high fat.I just started my new journey on the plant based this mouth. Yes I gave up the keto and went right into vegan. My wife doesn’t think I should give up everything.she thinks I should still eat chicken or my eggs.and salmon. I said maybe one egg. What do you think I should do?
Great that you're off keto, however, If you're eating chicken, eggs and salmon, you're not going vegan. Read my book or watch my UA-cams on the best way to eat for weight loss and health.
@@CHEFAJ I have a question for you then. I lost more belly fat plus we I started my journey on plant based this month. My wife thinks I’m losing too much weight. That’s why she thinks o should eat chicken or salmon.I told her I just can’t.I’m on the vegan train.what do you think??
How about eating fruits in abundance. I eat a lot of fruit, will that effect weight loss? I can eat three huge papaya in one sitting and 6 bananas. I just eat fruit in abundance. do you think this will affect leaning down?
Definitely .
@Peter Rabbit what about eating massive amount of potatoes ONLY ? Like 8-10 pounds ? I’m not kidding . I’m serious . I ate 10 pounds in one sitting on a bad day but no other food or drinks . Just water and potatoes .
@Peter Rabbit yes IF you are a fruitarian then it works. Bananas are too starchy to eat more than two serves a daily . Papayas n berries and apples are fine. I like what dr M said , just stick to maximum two servings of fruits .
When I’m doubt always always speak to a registered Dietitian! Just taka our comments with a pinch of salt .
@Peter Rabbit no not at one sitting but evenly spaced out over 12 hours . 8am-8pm.