You saved my life. Thank you kiki. I had a kidney transplant 10 years ago, it started to reject 6 years ago and my kidney had been struggling ever since. My doctor told me I had 3 years before complete failure. I jumped in to wfpb because of you in april and you saved me. I'm no longer in end stage failure. My blood work is almost normal and I've lost over 30 pounds my cholesterol is great my blood pressure is normalizing. I'm off so much medicine. You kept popping up in my feed and you saved my life. Thank you so so much. Hugs to you and your family
Wow I had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and when I was completely on WFPB my creatinine ( kidney function) was so amazing. Our bodies do not like too much meat and protein. I have fallen off the wagon but trying to get back and this was so encouraging to hear.
I lost 90lbs. !!! 😀 Still have 40lbs more. It is harder to get This last 40 lbs off but I will stick to it! I am Very happy I Started eating this way!!! 😄
Great message! I also started with the Starch Solution. I am an "all in" type person and I have been really successful. In nine months I have lost 45 pounds and my health has drastically improved. I have not been stressed out as in past attempts to get the weight off. I love your channel , blogs and recipes. I have shared your content with my children and grandchildren. I am praying that they will adopt this lifestyle. I love this way of eating and I feel so good! Thank you Kiki for all your inspiration and encouragement. God bless you and your wonderful family.
I laughed each time you referenced your husband's weight! 🤣 Men DO tend to lose it faster (I am not one of these men tho 😭). Loved this video; thanks for the inspiration!
@@stargazerbird you know what I once read. Obesity runs in the family, because eating habits go fron one generation to other. Same with my family. I was always chubby, but my eating habits are embarasing
July 2021 was 4 years plant based for me after my mom passed from eating mad cow. She went to England in the 80's and the disease lay dormant until 2016. It took everything from her over a 10 month period and her experience was my final push to go all plant based in 2017. I ate a ton of food (way more than nessesary) and still lost about a pound a month for the first couple of years. I went in with the mindset that I didn't care if I lost weight at first. I just wanted to get used to eating without using animal products. 4 years in a I still need to work on eating less junk but I wouldn't trade this plant based lifestyle for anything! I am 10 pounds down of the Covid weight (I ate potato chips and drank wine on the regular for about a year) and becoming more consistant in my yoga practice and gym workouts so I do see changes happening and a brighter future.
I've definitely heard your story and method before, but I love that you post these videos every once in a while because it's like a refresher and reinvigorates me. And they always seem to come when I'm losing my energy for cooking from scratch. I've lost 14 pounds so far (my weight is VERY stubborn!) and I have also been healed of the same health problems as you (pre diabetes, high blood pressure, etc), so even if I wasn't losing weight I would still be completely dedicated to this lifestyle. I just ordered your plantiful kids cookbook and will be letting my kids pick out a few recipes a week for us to try as a family. My daughter is beyond thrilled!
Kiki, I love your lentil boats. Those will be a staple in my diet every other week! I lost 35 lbs. eating whole foods, plant based for 8 months, and have kept it off over the last year.
Thank you I’m 82 and going plant based eating hard to change an old girl but feeling so much better.I’m in for 3 weeks already.I’ve cheated a few times.but I’m determined.thanks so much for the info
Kiki, I've followed you since I saw you featured in the McDougall newsletter. Once again, your content is absolutely the best! Your website has to be one of the best-made websites I've EVER seen. Great job girl!
I’ve been plant based going on 6 months. I initially lost 45 lbs. My goal is to lose 30 more. I’m going to follow your advice. You both look super healthy and great. Thank you so much!!!
I love this videos because they remind me of the 50/50 which I tend to forget 😔. I lost about 10 lbs following your advise. I've been vegan since October 2013 but could not lose weight until the 50/50 plate💓
This video is great. I lost 23 lbs. I was 214 now I’m 191! My thing was sweets and fast foods. I substituted sweets 🍬 🍫 🍭 for Low fat Graham Crackers and KIND breakfast peanut butter bars. Chopped salads, green smoothies, water , Cooking at home. This has helped me tremendously. Now by watching you and another RUclipsr I may start a plant 🌱 based diet.
I must say you both look FABULOUS! I stopped keto and low carb that I had been on and off of for over 2 decades! I LOVE carbs! But I’ve gotten addicted to salads for breakfast. Love your videos!
I went to Japan and they served salad for breakfast and at first I thought it was strange but I did get into eating salad for breakfast!! With chopsticks!
Even though I've seen every single one of your videos (at least twice 😆), and the information is repeated throughout them, I still get so excited to see a new video posted. It's such a wonderful surprise and I always look forward to the content being shared on this channel!! I absolutely love it and have become such a huge fan of yours over the last couple of years. I have purchased just about every single book you've recommended, have 2 out of 3 of your cookbooks (really need to order the newest one for my littles!), and your food journal. Thank you so much for everything you share, from your health tips and recipes, family/homestead/daily life, and everything in between! You're truly a blessing, Kiki!
I started a few months ago, I'm not sure how much I've lost but around 5 inches of my waist. I'm really shocked how quickly the weight is coming off! I was eating a plant based raw frutarian before and really adverse to white startch such a potatoes but I was hungry all the time during lockdown, and potatoes legumes and oats fill me up. x
Love your mealplan. I have been following it for over a week now. It was exactly what I needed, someone to tell me what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have had the feeling of drowning in recespes, and that made me just frustrated. Then it was easier to go for the less healthy options. Thank you!
This is the most loving video I’ve ever seen on weight loss. That you don’t have to be perfect in the beginning, that you can start cleaning up your meals one at a time, and that we need to love our bodies now as we get healthier. I want to do this sooo badly. I tried it for a week earlier this year and loss like 10 pounds in a week! But like you said focus on not just the skinny but on the healthy. I’m going to get back on it. I have to for my health and getting off meds. And for my family. Thank you for sharing your journey , and I love how welcoming you are! Thank you Kiki! 💕
Thank You for sharing. Imalso appreciate your husband sharing his story. I'm using your 50/50 plate with great success. I also love the recipies I tried so far.
Love this video. Trying to get my husband on board. His cholesterol is insanely high so he's definitely ready to cut back on animal products. I've just got to get him all the way there. I love how you guys did this together 👍🏾
Thank you again for all of your encouragement to start small and keep things simple as well as realizing you can have more special meals on occasion as long as you keep the majority of your eating simple and healthful. You are an inspiration!!
Thank you for sharing! My husband is willing to jump on board with the plant based life style. I have been struggling with the 50/50 plate concept and am so happy you explained your transition. I think we need to take in to steps. Love you videos...
Kiki you are such an inspiration and so is your husband. Love watching your videos. I totally look forward to a new video every week. Love to learn how to stay motivated and keep going to reach my goal. I may need to re-read the Starch Solution again. Thanks Kiki.
Kiki you are honest and humble. We are lucky to have you. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and wisdom you have gained on your own journey. And inspiring us all to strive for health and self love 🙏🏼❤️
Hi Kiki...your channel is so encouraging...I too have lost around 70 lbs and I'm struggling with 20 lbs....I eat very healthy on the starch solution...but the 50/50 plate works if you work it!! This video is quite appripro for me!! Great job!!!
Awesome video. Just wanted to say I enjoyed seeing and hearing your hubby's results just by supporting you. It was great to see and encouraging for a guy on the plant based journey like myself. Simply awesome!
Such an uplifting and encouraging video, Kiki. I've no doubt you're inspiring people right now with it, and helping people to live healthier and happier lives.
Dear Kiki, I love watching your content!! You are so authentic and I love the simplicity of your meals! Thank you very much for sharing your life and experience. Greetings from Germany🎃
Thank you kiki, your principles are so great! Got the 28 day meal plan starting this week !!! I went on a plantiful kiki cookbook binge this weekend. Lol
Ohhh I just love you Kiki!!! Everything you share is so genuine! We are new to this lifestyle 5mo today!!! Yay!! We started the exact same way with easing into….and now we are 100% WFPB!!! You have truly helped inspire me!! Thank you for sharing your journey!! 🌱♥️
Kiki first if all let me say I love your channel. You are very inspiring and helpful. You do an excellent job at motivating people to get healthy, so thank you. Thanks for sharing your story. I am proud for you and what you have been able to accomplish with your own health!! I also just wanted to say, I thought that your hubby looked better when he had more weight on him, going by that pic that is at the first of this video. He just looked healthier.
🥰 Thanks for this vid, for continuing to inspire and educate, for sharing your story and showing how to make it doable and stay consistent 💝. If your hubby is ever up to it, hearing a bit from his perspective, either in a written form (blog or q&a on your website) or on video (I know he’s probably cringing at the thought 😬😣!). But it might be very helpful to other guys. Stuff like…How did he deal with cravings or any food addictions and how does he handle it if he still has them from time to time?Did he naturally feel more like exercising as he lost weight or did he have to focus and work on that? (Maybe he doesn’t do any formal workouts but just stays super active on the property.) Does he cook any of the meals now? Does he have to limit or resist anything like too much dried fruit or nuts/avocados? Anyway, just hearing about his experience and journey from his perspective could really help inspire other men…if he’s willing 😁.
Kiki, Thank you for being such an inspiration. I have read The Starch Solution, purchased all of your cookbooks and the most recently the health journal. I begin my weight loss (of 40 lbs.) journey Today. What really opened my eyes and mind to change was the documentary that you had mentioned called What The Health on Netflix!!! You and your family are beautiful and I thank you for having a positive platform. Be Well, CB
Thank you for all your beautiful information 🙏 I am so happy I changed my life style I jumped in to it and I am so happy I was and I am doing good 💕 I am doing the 50/50 with all my meals. Wow 💕 my daughter's are so proud of me💕 Thank you so much 💞💞💞
All these unsustainable diets are exhausting 😢 I lost 58lbs. However, I have to stay in Diet mode or as soon as I go back to regular food ,even reasonably eating and calorie counting.... I gained back 15lbs. I am excited to see where I will be in a year starting this today!
Hey Kiki, I love your journey and thanks for sharing it with us. I find your story so encouraging that change is possible, especially for anyone who has those genes - "barrel" HAHAHA!!! That''s me too! All the women on my mum's side have the barrel gene for sure, and I want to be the first one not to eventually end up with Diabetes. It's scary and I want to show my mum that she can do it too. Who knows, maybe she'll listen...!! Thanks for your tips and information, keep it up for the ladies who need to hear it!
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and I’m so glad I did. I’ve followed you on IG for a while now but hearing you speak so thoughtfully and honestly here is giving me hope! I am dealing with high bp, high cholesterol and being prediabetic. I’m afraid of food. My husband and I were trying to cut down on salt and using vegan proteins for a few meals a week already but now it’s like what the heck can I eat??? I can’t wait to read the book you mentioned. Thank you so much for sharing with us and keep it up with the awesome content!!
Hi Kiki, I first have to say that I love your videos and you have a beautiful family. I wanted to ask if maybe you could do a video on a sample Thanksgiving meal? I am planning to eat with family and they have the traditional Thanksgiving meal so I was planning to bring some dishes to share that I could eat also. lol Just an idea. Thank you!
Kiki, Great to see you. Enjoyed the video tremendously. You and hubby look fantastic and i thank you for sharing the life journey change with us - your readers and followers.
Kiki, this is my favorite video of yours yet. I love how you are so real, even looking exotic. Haha. Kidding but not. In this video rolling your eyes at your husband how easily weight can off etc. And you like me, nut butters avo etc, we have to be very mindful. Oh man it's funny. So ty fir keeping it real.
Yas love this! I'd also say take the meals you currently love and find substitutes to make it vegan, Work on trying 1 new meal a week in order to branch out! I got away from vegan and am transitioning back again so im glad to see the extra motivation.
Thank you for sharing! Im close to becoming pre diabetic so ive started to walk 4 miles a day and do portion control. Im vegetarian but love vegan food, so far ive only lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks so far weight is coming off very slowly
Seven pounds in 3 weeks is amazing! That’s not slow! 😂 on average, if you lose 4-5 lbs a month that’s great, but you’re doing awesome. Keep going! 👍🏻💪🏻
I placed my first order about a month ago for the vitamins and still haven’t received them. I have called them and they don’t answer. I have emailed them and they keep pushing the shipping day. As a first time customer it upsets me because I really haven’t even tried them at all yet.
You are so incredible, inspiring, & beautiful! I am mostly Raw Vegan, but will cook meals for my husband & I will eat some too!! We both enjoy making & eating your recipes!! You are so needed & helpful! I appreciate you sharing your life & family with us!! Always so excited when you post photos & videos & recipes, old & new!! I always recommend you to everyone I know!! Love ya✨💗✨🤗💜🙏🥰🌱🍂🧡🍁
You both look so much more stylish and even brighter and more intelligent now that you've lost the weight - your expression has changed, you look like different people, you are clear-eyed and also look more professional, well done
I really enjoy your channel, you seem to really make great meals for your family! I have watched another couple here on RUclips and they seem to live on a lot of smoothie bowls and oatmeal! I also noticed they are using protein powder in everything! I also seen where another uses a lot of frozen broccoli and rice. I have to get protein in or I don’t feel well and I lose my hair ! Thanks for all your videos. Your soup over mashed potatoes looks amazing.
You two are the most beautiful couple. You're both so attractive and fit, and I love how sweet you two are together when you're in front of the camera. It's so cute how he's always taken by surprise when he's supposed to say something into the camera. So adorable. Hilarious - your family gains weight" like barrels - whereas he's a string bean." OMG, didn't even notice Nacho on the bed until he scratched his head. He blended right into the background.
We switched to plant based going on 2 years now. I enjoy the recipes I’ve tried from you. We still eat some processed foods and would like to minimize that. My husband loves chips and he still can’t let that go. We love our SO Delicious brand plant based ice cream too.
Try making your own chips from sweet potatoes and your own ice cream from almond milk/almond butter. These are healthier and tastier than even processed vegan junk food 😀
OMG. You facial expressions when you talked about your husband's weight. Made me laugh. I'm come from a line of women who are short and stocky. I can relate. Hubby and I can follow same plan, he will drop 5 lbs and I will barely lose a pound. I struggle since I've gone through menopause.
I stumbled across this concept and am having a really hard time wrapping my mind around this being good for diabetes. I'm insulin resistant and this is the opposite of everything the health gurus tell you to do with carbs. I am not referring to the diabetic diet.
I found a little recipe for no sugar added fruit compote to add to oats or even spread on toast! Just grab a bag of frozen fruit, empty it into a pot and add spices. I like mixed berries and I add cinnamon, pinch of salt, vanilla, and the juice of half a lemon. Don't add water, just cover it and allow it to simmer down. Once it's jammy, remove the lid and simmer out the excess liquid for a bit. When it cools, it will be kind of jammy and syrupy. You can blend some of it and add it back for a more fruit spread consistency 😋 Just thought someone may like the idea of having something naturally sweet to have for a topping or spread 😉
I was raised on this way of eating by my parents and my grandparents were one of the plant based pioneers. However having an omnivore husband and busy life with kids I haven’t been able to find a way to get back to less fat - although I’m vegan- due to pleasing family as my kids get older. Need to start cooking this way again! They can always add to the meal while they transition. But the mental planning seems the hardest for me.
Hi Kiki, I have been following you for a long while now and I love your encouraging videos and flavorful, easy recipes. I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue, but I would love to see a video on sugar: how to say no to it for the long haul; how long does it take for cravings to subside once you quit and just how to get through it. My biggest struggle is sugar. I follow the diet almost perfectly, but sugar always sets me back. I hear so much about self control and discipline, and keeping things out of the house, but nothing seems to work when a craving hits. I only have about 10 pounds to lose to be at a weight that I am happy with but it just seems impossible with my sugar addiction. Very discouraging. :( I did attend the Better Life Summit, which had some of the tips I mentioned above, but I would love to see a video from you specifically ... hearing about your struggles with sugar (if any) and how to stop the sugar cycle. It currently seems pretty hopeless.
oh hun, ten pounds? but thats only about 4 kgs? yet youre using words like discouraged & impossible & hopeless? oh that breaks my heart! it may not help to hear, but i reckon 95% of women would LOVE to be where you are! (i know im one!) Good God i hope one day i'll know what it feels like to only need to lose 4 kgs! i've lost over 20kgs so far...as a whole food vegan (on starch solution) i still have at least 30 more to go, but thats ok... i'll get there! i just want to say a few things to u please... then u can tell me to rack off ...cos its none of my business really. im pretty sure if u only need to lose 10 pounds, then you are in a healthy weight range NOW. Right? If that were me, i wouldnt be wasting my days sad about wanting to be 10pounds lighter than my body will allow. I'd set my scales BACK 10 pounds, tell myself that 10 pounds has now vanished, and i'd go dancing in the street & singing from the rooftops about how great my body FEEEEELS! Cos im HEALTHY and FIT and STRONG and in my CORRECT WEIGHT RANGE and i can wear all different styles of FUN CLOTHES and i can go hiking & biking & paddle boarding and i can run around with the kids at the park without feeling self-conscious & i can finish all my housework without being a sweaty exhausted mess & i can power walk the dogs for over an hour a day like they want, instead of shortcutting it home after 20mins thinking im dying! Oops...Hang on a minute..errrm.. sorry Anna...i got a bit carried away there..hehee...i thought for a sec it was Meeeeee in my correct weight range who's SLIM and FIT and HEALTHY! lol. But its not mate. (not yet) It's YOUUUU! ive read that women who cant lose the last 10 pounds ....can often make it LOOK like they did! By trying the sports that can actually alter your body by toning it up or streamlining it and just sculpting and defining your muscles ~ like pilates/yoga/weight lifting. PS....i think maybe your sugar prob is a separate issue altogether? if u feel its an addiction... maybe u are better off giving it up altogether like some people (myself included) have to do with drugs & alcohol? Look up Chef AJ...& her online support group...she used to have a terrible addiction to sugar and admits she ate vegan candy and vegan chocolate for breakfast every day washed down with a giant cup of frozen coke! So she gave it up altogether (and oil and salt and flour) and she says she now has COMPLETE PEACE in regard to food with NO cravings at all. GOOD LUCK FRIEND. All the very best.
I’ve enjoyed any recipe of yours I’ve tried and think you do a great job with video education. I need to get on track! I’m plant based and have been for several years but as an RN working through Covid since the beginning of 2020 I frequently binge eat from starving when I get a chance to eat. I regularly go all shift without a chance to eat or drink and eat something unhealthy at midnight when I get home before falling into bed. 🤦♀️
Thank you for the positive vibes girl ❤️ I was starting to fall off the wagon with my pb eating but I know I'm in this for the long run, Yass girrl it's all about the health & not the skinny, why can't we just be prone to string bean gene's like yr husband 😆🤦♀️❤️
i'm BACK! 5 months with you guys on this diet last year and LOST NOTHING!!!! i'm gonna try rice verses potatoes...i tried EVERYTHING and wonder if maybe BLOOD TYPE may make a difference?
You saved my life. Thank you kiki. I had a kidney transplant 10 years ago, it started to reject 6 years ago and my kidney had been struggling ever since. My doctor told me I had 3 years before complete failure. I jumped in to wfpb because of you in april and you saved me. I'm no longer in end stage failure. My blood work is almost normal and I've lost over 30 pounds my cholesterol is great my blood pressure is normalizing. I'm off so much medicine. You kept popping up in my feed and you saved my life. Thank you so so much. Hugs to you and your family
I also went plant based for my kidneys! So glad to hear your success story!
I think it's the smartest health choice we could ever make! Good luck!
OMG that's amazing. Thanks for sharing that. Truly awesome.
Wow I had a kidney transplant 23 years ago and when I was completely on WFPB my creatinine ( kidney function) was so amazing. Our bodies do not like too much meat and protein. I have fallen off the wagon but trying to get back and this was so encouraging to hear.
am oddly teary-eyed reading this. congratulations to you love, all the very best.
I lost 90lbs. !!! 😀 Still have 40lbs more. It is harder to get
This last 40 lbs off but I will stick to it! I am Very happy I
Started eating this way!!! 😄
congrats
How are you doing now?
AMAZING !!!!! Congrats......
I just have to say . . . THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!! For the first time in over 40 years I am under 200 pounds! Next goal: 175😊
@@Mukanimou I did not.
Great message! I also started with the Starch Solution. I am an "all in" type person and I have been really successful. In nine months I have lost 45 pounds and my health has drastically improved. I have not been stressed out as in past attempts to get the weight off. I love your channel , blogs and recipes. I have shared your content with my children and grandchildren. I am praying that they will adopt this lifestyle. I love this way of eating and I feel so good! Thank you Kiki for all your inspiration and encouragement. God bless you and your wonderful family.
wow you have done amazing!! congratulations and thank you for your kind words!!
Hi Maryanne - I saw a pork chop recipe on your YT page. Are you still eating meat as well?
I laughed each time you referenced your husband's weight! 🤣 Men DO tend to lose it faster (I am not one of these men tho 😭). Loved this video; thanks for the inspiration!
100%
Weirdly I can lose quicker than my husband. His family have some fat genes. His sister has always been obese even as a child.
@@stargazerbird the poor little duck. i sympathise with her.
@@stargazerbird you know what I once read. Obesity runs in the family, because eating habits go fron one generation to other. Same with my family. I was always chubby, but my eating habits are embarasing
I laughed so hard with the prone to string bean comment ..
July 2021 was 4 years plant based for me after my mom passed from eating mad cow. She went to England in the 80's and the disease lay dormant until 2016. It took everything from her over a 10 month period and her experience was my final push to go all plant based in 2017. I ate a ton of food (way more than nessesary) and still lost about a pound a month for the first couple of years. I went in with the mindset that I didn't care if I lost weight at first. I just wanted to get used to eating without using animal products. 4 years in a I still need to work on eating less junk but I wouldn't trade this plant based lifestyle for anything! I am 10 pounds down of the Covid weight (I ate potato chips and drank wine on the regular for about a year) and becoming more consistant in my yoga practice and gym workouts so I do see changes happening and a brighter future.
“Prone to barrel, prone to string bean” I can relate to that! 🤣👏🏼❤️ Thank you for all your wonderful tips. Loved this video. Xoxo from Seattle.
I've definitely heard your story and method before, but I love that you post these videos every once in a while because it's like a refresher and reinvigorates me. And they always seem to come when I'm losing my energy for cooking from scratch. I've lost 14 pounds so far (my weight is VERY stubborn!) and I have also been healed of the same health problems as you (pre diabetes, high blood pressure, etc), so even if I wasn't losing weight I would still be completely dedicated to this lifestyle. I just ordered your plantiful kids cookbook and will be letting my kids pick out a few recipes a week for us to try as a family. My daughter is beyond thrilled!
Kiki, I love your lentil boats. Those will be a staple in my diet every other week! I lost 35 lbs. eating whole foods, plant based for 8 months, and have kept it off over the last year.
congrats
Thank you I’m 82 and going plant based eating hard to change an old girl but feeling so much better.I’m in for 3 weeks already.I’ve cheated a few times.but I’m determined.thanks so much for the info
Kiki, I've followed you since I saw you featured in the McDougall newsletter. Once again, your content is absolutely the best! Your website has to be one of the best-made websites I've EVER seen. Great job girl!
I appreciate you sharing your journey and reminding us to be patient and appreciate our bodies. That’s so, so important!
I’ve been plant based going on 6 months. I initially lost 45 lbs. My goal is to lose 30 more. I’m going to follow your advice. You both look super healthy and great. Thank you so much!!!
I love this videos because they remind me of the 50/50 which I tend to forget 😔. I lost about 10 lbs following your advise. I've been vegan since October 2013 but could not lose weight until the 50/50 plate💓
This video is great. I lost 23 lbs. I was 214 now I’m 191! My thing was sweets and fast foods. I substituted sweets 🍬 🍫 🍭 for Low fat Graham Crackers and KIND breakfast peanut butter bars. Chopped salads, green smoothies, water , Cooking at home. This has helped me tremendously. Now by watching you and another RUclipsr I may start a plant 🌱 based diet.
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I must say you both look FABULOUS! I stopped keto and low carb that I had been on and off of for over 2 decades! I LOVE carbs! But I’ve gotten addicted to salads for breakfast. Love your videos!
I went to Japan and they served salad for breakfast and at first I thought it was strange but I did get into eating salad for breakfast!! With chopsticks!
Even though I've seen every single one of your videos (at least twice 😆), and the information is repeated throughout them, I still get so excited to see a new video posted. It's such a wonderful surprise and I always look forward to the content being shared on this channel!! I absolutely love it and have become such a huge fan of yours over the last couple of years. I have purchased just about every single book you've recommended, have 2 out of 3 of your cookbooks (really need to order the newest one for my littles!), and your food journal. Thank you so much for everything you share, from your health tips and recipes, family/homestead/daily life, and everything in between! You're truly a blessing, Kiki!
I started a few months ago, I'm not sure how much I've lost but around 5 inches of my waist. I'm really shocked how quickly the weight is coming off! I was eating a plant based raw frutarian before and really adverse to white startch such a potatoes but I was hungry all the time during lockdown, and potatoes legumes and oats fill me up. x
Love your mealplan. I have been following it for over a week now. It was exactly what I needed, someone to tell me what to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have had the feeling of drowning in recespes, and that made me just frustrated. Then it was easier to go for the less healthy options. Thank you!
This is the most loving video I’ve ever seen on weight loss. That you don’t have to be perfect in the beginning, that you can start cleaning up your meals one at a time, and that we need to love our bodies now as we get healthier. I want to do this sooo badly. I tried it for a week earlier this year and loss like 10 pounds in a week! But like you said focus on not just the skinny but on the healthy. I’m going to get back on it. I have to for my health and getting off meds. And for my family. Thank you for sharing your journey , and I love how welcoming you are! Thank you Kiki! 💕
Kiki, I'm so emotional right now, I'm literally at a loss for words...So, I just want to say Thank You! Thank You🙏🙏
Thank You for sharing. Imalso appreciate your husband sharing his story. I'm using your 50/50 plate with great success. I also love the recipies I tried so far.
Love this video. Trying to get my husband on board. His cholesterol is insanely high so he's definitely ready to cut back on animal products. I've just got to get him all the way there.
I love how you guys did this together 👍🏾
keep encouraging him...
Kiki is so lucky her husband was/ is on board!
@@Natale709 yes!!
Thank you again for all of your encouragement to start small and keep things simple as well as realizing you can have more special meals on occasion as long as you keep the majority of your eating simple and healthful. You are an inspiration!!
Meal plans? 😍 I’m excited! 😆
“Prone to string bean.” 🤣🤣🤣 That’s my husband.
Thank you for sharing! My husband is willing to jump on board with the plant based life style. I have been struggling with the 50/50 plate concept and am so happy you explained your transition. I think we need to take in to steps. Love you videos...
I love these type of videos where you explain the process and talk about your own personal journey, keep them coming!!
Kiki you are such an inspiration and so is your husband. Love watching your videos. I totally look forward to a new video every week. Love to learn how to stay motivated and keep going to reach my goal. I may need to re-read the Starch Solution again. Thanks Kiki.
Kiki you are honest and humble. We are lucky to have you. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and wisdom you have gained on your own journey. And inspiring us all to strive for health and self love 🙏🏼❤️
Thank you so very much!!
Girl! Subscribed for that eyeroll at 15:50 alone LOL!
Hahahahaha you guys are so cute lmao. “I’m letting you leave the room now…” hahahaha! This part made my day
Hi Kiki...your channel is so encouraging...I too have lost around 70 lbs and I'm struggling with 20 lbs....I eat very healthy on the starch solution...but the 50/50 plate works if you work it!! This video is quite appripro for me!! Great job!!!
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Just ordered tour 28 day eating plan. I'm looking forward to getting started. Thanks for all the information you giving us. Love you ❤️
Awesome video. Just wanted to say I enjoyed seeing and hearing your hubby's results just by supporting you. It was great to see and encouraging for a guy on the plant based journey like myself. Simply awesome!
Such an uplifting and encouraging video, Kiki. I've no doubt you're inspiring people right now with it, and helping people to live healthier and happier lives.
Dear Kiki, I love watching your content!! You are so authentic and I love the simplicity of your meals! Thank you very much for sharing your life and experience. Greetings from Germany🎃
Can wait to receive my plantifully lean book so excited
Thank you kiki, your principles are so great! Got the 28 day meal plan starting this week !!! I went on a plantiful kiki cookbook binge this weekend. Lol
Yay!! I hope you enjoy it!!!
Ohhh I just love you Kiki!!! Everything you share is so genuine! We are new to this lifestyle 5mo today!!! Yay!! We started the exact same way with easing into….and now we are 100% WFPB!!! You have truly helped inspire me!! Thank you for sharing your journey!! 🌱♥️
Kiki first if all let me say I love your channel. You are very inspiring and helpful. You do an excellent job at motivating people to get healthy, so thank you. Thanks for sharing your story. I am proud for you and what you have been able to accomplish with your own health!! I also just wanted to say, I thought that your hubby looked better when he had more weight on him, going by that pic that is at the first of this video. He just looked healthier.
This is such a Sweet and amazing post. May God bless you and yours. ❤✨
🥰 Thanks for this vid, for continuing to inspire and educate, for sharing your story and showing how to make it doable and stay consistent 💝. If your hubby is ever up to it, hearing a bit from his perspective, either in a written form (blog or q&a on your website) or on video (I know he’s probably cringing at the thought 😬😣!). But it might be very helpful to other guys. Stuff like…How did he deal with cravings or any food addictions and how does he handle it if he still has them from time to time?Did he naturally feel more like exercising as he lost weight or did he have to focus and work on that? (Maybe he doesn’t do any formal workouts but just stays super active on the property.) Does he cook any of the meals now? Does he have to limit or resist anything like too much dried fruit or nuts/avocados? Anyway, just hearing about his experience and journey from his perspective could really help inspire other men…if he’s willing 😁.
Beautiful transformation!!!
Kiki, Thank you for being such an inspiration. I have read The Starch Solution, purchased all of your cookbooks and the most recently the health journal. I begin my weight loss (of 40 lbs.) journey Today. What really opened my eyes and mind to change was the documentary that you had mentioned called What The Health on Netflix!!! You and your family are beautiful and I thank you for having a positive platform.
Be Well,
CB
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You ended that video so beautifully. What a kind and caring soul. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thank you for all your beautiful information 🙏 I am so happy I changed my life style I jumped in to it and I am so happy I was and I am doing good 💕 I am doing the 50/50 with all my meals. Wow 💕 my daughter's are so proud of me💕 Thank you so much 💞💞💞
All these unsustainable diets are exhausting 😢 I lost 58lbs. However, I have to stay in Diet mode or as soon as I go back to regular food ,even reasonably eating and calorie counting.... I gained back 15lbs. I am excited to see where I will be in a year starting this today!
Hey Kiki, I love your journey and thanks for sharing it with us. I find your story so encouraging that change is possible, especially for anyone who has those genes - "barrel" HAHAHA!!! That''s me too! All the women on my mum's side have the barrel gene for sure, and I want to be the first one not to eventually end up with Diabetes. It's scary and I want to show my mum that she can do it too. Who knows, maybe she'll listen...!! Thanks for your tips and information, keep it up for the ladies who need to hear it!
Thank you for sharing, Kiki! I always love hearing your story (no matter how many times I've heard/seen it)
Thank you for always reminding us that it is a journey and to be willing to make adjustments along the way.
PRETTY PLEASE bring back the moon necklaces (in sterling silver)!!!
I totally stopped just to by the 28 day meal plan!!! Thanks for everything you do!!! 🥰
Love your videos Kiki. Picked up the starch solution book. Here we go🤗🇨🇦
Your cheese sauce is a game changer for me. I can do so much with that ❤
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and I’m so glad I did. I’ve followed you on IG for a while now but hearing you speak so thoughtfully and honestly here is giving me hope! I am dealing with high bp, high cholesterol and being prediabetic. I’m afraid of food. My husband and I were trying to cut down on salt and using vegan proteins for a few meals a week already but now it’s like what the heck can I eat??? I can’t wait to read the book you mentioned. Thank you so much for sharing with us and keep it up with the awesome content!!
Hi Kiki, I first have to say that I love your videos and you have a beautiful family.
I wanted to ask if maybe you could do a video on a sample Thanksgiving meal? I am planning to eat with family and they have the traditional Thanksgiving meal so I was planning to bring some dishes to share that I could eat also. lol
Just an idea. Thank you!
Kiki, Great to see you. Enjoyed the video tremendously.
You and hubby look fantastic and i thank you for sharing the life journey change with us - your readers and followers.
Kiki, this is my favorite video of yours yet. I love how you are so real, even looking exotic. Haha. Kidding but not. In this video rolling your eyes at your husband how easily weight can off etc. And you like me, nut butters avo etc, we have to be very mindful. Oh man it's funny. So ty fir keeping it real.
Yas love this! I'd also say take the meals you currently love and find substitutes to make it vegan, Work on trying 1 new meal a week in order to branch out! I got away from vegan and am transitioning back again so im glad to see the extra motivation.
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Thank you for sharing! Im close to becoming pre diabetic so ive started to walk 4 miles a day and do portion control. Im vegetarian but love vegan food, so far ive only lost 7 lbs in 3 weeks so far weight is coming off very slowly
Seven pounds in 3 weeks is amazing! That’s not slow! 😂 on average, if you lose 4-5 lbs a month that’s great, but you’re doing awesome. Keep going! 👍🏻💪🏻
I placed my first order about a month ago for the vitamins and still haven’t received them. I have called them and they don’t answer. I have emailed them and they keep pushing the shipping day. As a first time customer it upsets me because I really haven’t even tried them at all yet.
Wow both of you look so amazing & so different 🥰 Your foods look so good 😋
You are so incredible, inspiring, & beautiful! I am mostly Raw Vegan, but will cook meals for my husband & I will eat some too!! We both enjoy making & eating your recipes!! You are so needed & helpful! I appreciate you sharing your life & family with us!! Always so excited when you post photos & videos & recipes, old & new!! I always recommend you to everyone I know!! Love ya✨💗✨🤗💜🙏🥰🌱🍂🧡🍁
Ya tengo el ebook! Vamos a ver cómo va, pero tengo fe en que viene el cambio! Wish me luck!!!!
Love everything you do, thank you! You are an inspiration!
You both look so much more stylish and even brighter and more intelligent now that you've lost the weight - your expression has changed, you look like different people, you are clear-eyed and also look more professional, well done
Beautiful couple before and after
Thanks for all your inspiration 🌹
I really enjoy your channel, you seem to really make great meals for your family! I have watched another couple here on RUclips and they seem to live on a lot of smoothie bowls and oatmeal! I also noticed they are using protein powder in everything! I also seen where another uses a lot of frozen broccoli and rice. I have to get protein in or I don’t feel well and I lose my hair ! Thanks for all your videos. Your soup over mashed potatoes looks amazing.
Thank you for making this video. I needed to hear this! I’ve lost 50 lbs but have been on a plateau for 2 months! ☹️
Plateaus are not fun! Me too! I have to lose a few more pounds as well!!
@@StarchWithPlants I have 100 more to lose!
You two are the most beautiful couple. You're both so attractive and fit, and I love how sweet you two are together when you're in front of the camera. It's so cute how he's always taken by surprise when he's supposed to say something into the camera. So adorable. Hilarious - your family gains weight" like barrels - whereas he's a string bean." OMG, didn't even notice Nacho on the bed until he scratched his head. He blended right into the background.
We switched to plant based going on 2 years now. I enjoy the recipes I’ve tried from you. We still eat some processed foods and would like to minimize that. My husband loves chips and he still can’t let that go. We love our SO Delicious brand plant based ice cream too.
Try making your own chips from sweet potatoes and your own ice cream from almond milk/almond butter. These are healthier and tastier than even processed vegan junk food 😀
@@camisnyder3460 yes I’ve made both. He’s still not a big fan. I love to make and eat them when I have time.
Love your channel and all your amazing info on all your platforms. Thank you!!
Thank you beautiful family. As always, a great video.🥰😊🥰
OMG. You facial expressions when you talked about your husband's weight. Made me laugh. I'm come from a line of women who are short and stocky. I can relate. Hubby and I can follow same plan, he will drop 5 lbs and I will barely lose a pound. I struggle since I've gone through menopause.
You guys are adorable. Way to go!
Thank you so much for making these videos. I love your approach to healthy eating and overall health.
Because of this lifestyle I’ve lost 45lbs! I’m so much happier.
congrats
So inspirational thank you for both sharing your journey.
I stumbled across this concept and am having a really hard time wrapping my mind around this being good for diabetes. I'm insulin resistant and this is the opposite of everything the health gurus tell you to do with carbs. I am not referring to the diabetic diet.
Love your videos!!! You and your husband are so adorable. Thanks for all the info!
Love how inspiring you are girl!! Much love!!💕💕
I found a little recipe for no sugar added fruit compote to add to oats or even spread on toast! Just grab a bag of frozen fruit, empty it into a pot and add spices. I like mixed berries and I add cinnamon, pinch of salt, vanilla, and the juice of half a lemon. Don't add water, just cover it and allow it to simmer down. Once it's jammy, remove the lid and simmer out the excess liquid for a bit. When it cools, it will be kind of jammy and syrupy. You can blend some of it and add it back for a more fruit spread consistency 😋 Just thought someone may like the idea of having something naturally sweet to have for a topping or spread 😉
I was raised on this way of eating by my parents and my grandparents were one of the plant based pioneers. However having an omnivore husband and busy life with kids I haven’t been able to find a way to get back to less fat - although I’m vegan- due to pleasing family as my kids get older. Need to start cooking this way again! They can always add to the meal while they transition. But the mental planning seems the hardest for me.
I love it!! great information. Thank you so much KiKi
Thank you for a great light hearted video
This video is great reminder. Thank you.
Hi Kiki, I have been following you for a long while now and I love your encouraging videos and flavorful, easy recipes. I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue, but I would love to see a video on sugar: how to say no to it for the long haul; how long does it take for cravings to subside once you quit and just how to get through it. My biggest struggle is sugar. I follow the diet almost perfectly, but sugar always sets me back. I hear so much about self control and discipline, and keeping things out of the house, but nothing seems to work when a craving hits. I only have about 10 pounds to lose to be at a weight that I am happy with but it just seems impossible with my sugar addiction. Very discouraging. :( I did attend the Better Life Summit, which had some of the tips I mentioned above, but I would love to see a video from you specifically ... hearing about your struggles with sugar (if any) and how to stop the sugar cycle. It currently seems pretty hopeless.
oh hun, ten pounds? but thats only about 4 kgs? yet youre using words like discouraged & impossible & hopeless? oh that breaks my heart! it may not help to hear, but i reckon 95% of women would LOVE to be where you are! (i know im one!) Good God i hope one day i'll know what it feels like to only need to lose 4 kgs! i've lost over 20kgs so far...as a whole food vegan (on starch solution) i still have at least 30 more to go, but thats ok... i'll get there!
i just want to say a few things to u please... then u can tell me to rack off ...cos its none of my business really.
im pretty sure if u only need to lose 10 pounds, then you are in a healthy weight range NOW. Right? If that were me, i wouldnt be wasting my days sad about wanting to be 10pounds lighter than my body will allow. I'd set my scales BACK 10 pounds, tell myself that 10 pounds has now vanished, and i'd go dancing in the street & singing from the rooftops about how great my body FEEEEELS! Cos im HEALTHY and FIT and STRONG and in my CORRECT WEIGHT RANGE and i can wear all different styles of FUN CLOTHES and i can go hiking & biking & paddle boarding and i can run around with the kids at the park without feeling self-conscious & i can finish all my housework without being a sweaty exhausted mess & i can power walk the dogs for over an hour a day like they want, instead of shortcutting it home after 20mins thinking im dying!
Oops...Hang on a minute..errrm.. sorry Anna...i got a bit carried away there..hehee...i thought for a sec it was Meeeeee in my correct weight range who's SLIM and FIT and HEALTHY! lol. But its not mate. (not yet) It's YOUUUU!
ive read that women who cant lose the last 10 pounds ....can often make it LOOK like they did! By trying the sports that can actually alter your body by toning it up or streamlining it and just sculpting and defining your muscles ~ like pilates/yoga/weight lifting.
PS....i think maybe your sugar prob is a separate issue altogether? if u feel its an addiction... maybe u are better off giving it up altogether like some people (myself included) have to do with drugs & alcohol? Look up Chef AJ...& her online support group...she used to have a terrible addiction to sugar and admits she ate vegan candy and vegan chocolate for breakfast every day washed down with a giant cup of frozen coke! So she gave it up altogether (and oil and salt and flour) and she says she now has COMPLETE PEACE in regard to food with NO cravings at all.
GOOD LUCK FRIEND. All the very best.
Thanks for sharing this. It's very helpful and inspiring. All the best to you!
I’ve enjoyed any recipe of yours I’ve tried and think you do a great job with video education. I need to get on track! I’m plant based and have been for several years but as an RN working through Covid since the beginning of 2020 I frequently binge eat from starving when I get a chance to eat. I regularly go all shift without a chance to eat or drink and eat something unhealthy at midnight when I get home before falling into bed. 🤦♀️
Thanks so much for continuing to share your journey with us.
Thank you for the positive vibes girl ❤️ I was starting to fall off the wagon with my pb eating but I know I'm in this for the long run, Yass girrl it's all about the health & not the skinny, why can't we just be prone to string bean gene's like yr husband 😆🤦♀️❤️
You are lucky to have a supportive husband that follows along with you. You have a beautiful family.
I love this! You provide so much motivation. Thank you!
Great message!
i'm BACK! 5 months with you guys on this diet last year and LOST NOTHING!!!! i'm gonna try rice verses potatoes...i tried EVERYTHING and wonder if maybe BLOOD TYPE may make a difference?
Prone to string bean 😂 oh my gosh I laughed out loud!! Loved this video!
Kiki you are such an inspiration!
Great video.....wonderfully informative and easy to understand. Thanks so much!
Another beautiful inspiring video. Thank you ❤️
Nachooooo 🐾❤️🐾. Thx Kiki
Another Super video! Thank You AND your cheese sauce is THE BEST EVER 💕😁
Thanks so much! 😊 Im so glad you love the cheese sauce recipe!!