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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- You asked, and here I am. I’m back my friends! Did you miss me? I missed you. Here’s why I stopped making videos, why I’m back, and I clear up a couple of rumors that cropped up while I was gone.
My name is Heather and I'm from Portland, Oregon. I am eating a plant-based, whole foods, unprocessed diet, with no sugar, oil, flour or alcohol, to take off weight and regain my life. I once weighed over 436 lbs and have released over 110 lbs eating this way and walking for exercise. I call my channel The Butterfly Effect because I believe that all the small choices you make, over time, add up and have a huge effect on your life. I wanted to show people like me who have 100, 150, 200 or more pounds to take off that it can be done and we can do it together. I am far from perfect and have struggled with compulsive eating and been overweight for all of my life, but there is hope for me and there is hope for you too. What can you do, today, to bring you closer to your goals tomorrow? Please consider giving my videos a thumbs up, commenting and subscribing. I would be incredibly grateful for your support on this journey!
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I lost 100 lbs on your videos then I relapsed also 😪 Let's do this again together! Thank you so much!
A year later, I was thinking the same thing.
"I stayed there... for about... a minute." That made me giggle! Welcome back! Whether big or small, you have valuable information to share.
What valued information? It's not working. veganism is ruining people's lives. Just look in the mirror. Human's need animal protein. Wake up already.
I hope you realize that by coming back to making videos you made a lot people happy! Me included :) Welcome back and I'm looking forward to watching your videos, with high and lows and all. I hope we can start THE journey together! And I like the idea of a separate channel for recepies and meal prep. This channel would be for motivation, and we need this a lot!
Glad you're back, Heather! To be honest, a lot of us have been on that weight loss/weight gain cycle and it's always humiliating when you gain the weight back. But what you CAN do to teach other people now, is what to do if and when it happens and how to pick yourself up and start again. Thank you for being honest and genuine, and for always being you ♥
I’m not the teen it’s bit “humiliated” by your weight gain. I’m on my own path that has me learning to shed the shame…my body is not like others & what works for me might be not so good for somebody else. I’ve gained as well. Right not I’m intermittent water faster. Right now it works. Maybe later it won’t. I change as I go along. Everyone evolves. It’s all about accepting, introspection and just keep hope as long as we are breathing. Keep the stress off. Not making videos is fine …just know you’re loved. Thankyou.
Nice to see you back! Your honesty and tenacity are inspiring. Also, the 10-Minute Vegan channel is something I’d definitely be interested in!
I can’t even tell you my how good it is to see you back again! I’ve really missed you and prayed for you! Each of our lives are a journey and seems there’s plenty of bumps in the road for all of us. Thank God you’re back, Heather, and I wish you all the very best! I lost 85 lbs and then fell off the wagon after having both knees replaced. I intend every day to change, but haven’t done it yet. I know your example will help. Thanks for being there and may you be blessed every day!🙏💕🙏
So happy you’re back, and thank you for your vulnerability, that’s definitely not easy. But you’re here and you’re doing. You’re a beautiful person. Welcome back.
I hope you know how NOT alone you are in the weight struggle. Happy to see you back!
Glad your back.
I am on a low carb eating plan and this suits me because I love to cook and eat.
Sugar and Starch is my worst enemy.
Everyone has to find the right foods that suit their own body.
Protein gives me the ability to not overeat and energy.🙂
Welcome back! No one is perfect. Stay encouraged. You have such an enormous group of plant based friends to support you for sure.
I would love the “10 min Vegan!” …I’m assuming still SOS free.
For years your recipes have helped me! And looking forward to hearing about your spiritual miracle!
Thank you , Heather! 🕊🙏🌱💚
You have so much courage. I have so much respect for you. Thank you for not giving up.
Oh my goodness. Yeah. I think of you often. So very happy to see you. Thanks for coming back!! 😊
So happy you’re back! I really missed you. I’m rarely on Facebook so to see your smiling face again warms my heart. I remember when you started with raw food😉I couldn’t maintain it either. Plant based and intermittent fasting is how I finally got to “normal weight range” (only took me 8 yrs!) 10 min. Vegan sounds great. Cooking plant based and Salt, oil, flour and sugar free is a journey of learning. And so easy to quit when you don’t know how to prepare quick meals. Thanks for coming back to share your knowledge. 🥰
So good to see your beautiful face again and to hear the smile in your voice. I’d definitely follow your new channel on RUclips. The extent of food prep I do is to drop a bag of frozen veggies on the garage floor, then step on it multiple times to break it up before microwaving! So all tips are welcome from you. Sending you much love from Austin…Roz
Heather! So wonderful to see you again today with Chef AJ. I have been inspired by your journey from the beginning of your RUclips channel. I am a 45 year vegan and am 73 now. I found Dr. John McDougall books very early on in my life. The knowledge you’ve gained through your experience is so helpful for others with the same struggles. You’re a great communicator. I hope they find you the way I found Dr. McDougall back in the day…lol
You are so inspirational and I Thank you for all you do for the animals, veganism and it’s health benefits. May God continue to greatly Bless you always! Much Love to you.
So happy to see you and so happy you are back! I missed you! You have always been an inspiration to me no matter what. I look forward to catching up.
Yippee!!!! Heather's back.....🤸🤸♀️🥳
My Dear Heather...You are a beautiful person and my favorite friend. 🥰 SO glad you are back! The depth of your honesty here will be tranformational for your journey. The truth sets us free and takes away Satan's power. Your miracle has shown you that we are earthen vessels, and the power we feel comes from God and not from ourselves. I am excited about your new channel and how you will continue to inspire people in every stage of your journey. There is nothing that we go through that can't be used to change us/others for the better. There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus. He is our healer. 🙏❤️
Love you!!
Truth!!!!
Huge respect to you Heather, you are such an inspiration!
I am new to your channel and story and i so admire your courage and humility! Thank you so much for coming back and continuing to share. You are a wonderful example and encouragement … God Bless
Congratulations and welcome back!! I've been plant-based since 2014. Recently I've been deviating--so called 'treating' myself using non-compliant junk food in a stop and go pattern and thus aggravating my cravings to a point where it's getting too hard to control now. I want to stop before I start gaining the weight back and before I get myself into medical trouble which is why I went plant-based SOS free back in 2014. I need to be held accountable, so here I am. I'm so happy you're back. I see from your sharing that you are currently dealing with the same problem which means we have that in common, and I will be able to learn how to better cope from your fine example. Just know you are much loved by so many. Bravo, kiddo! Hugs and kisses! XXOOXOXO
So so happy you're back!!!! You've been missed more than you know. I adore you. We can do this honey!!!!!! I'm right there with you. Thank you for coming back. You're a true blessing!
I'm so proud of you... Congratulations!
Thank you for taking the time to come back to RUclips and sharing your beautiful journey. Your love, spirit, positively and encouragement are so powerful for me. Thank you.
Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your journey again. I feel your struggles and heartache in your voice and I cry with you as I struggle, as well.
Welcome back. Been there done that. Lost 38 kilos plant based put 20 back on due to health issues, ongoing. I hope you can continue on your journey on your terms. No one owns you but you have plenty of support. Thank you for being human.
Oh hello you. I miss you here and everything you have shared Heather. So happy to see you again.
I myself fell off the wagon awhile ago. I had lost 40 pounds and felt better than I ever did! Still had to lose somewhere around 50 pounds more. With each of us supporting each other we can definitely succeed!! Keep being transparent, share your hurts and joys, we are here for you as much as your there for us!! Learning how to make food much faster would be great! Please help us with meal planning and prepping, that is my weakest point, I hate doing it as I’m a spontaneous kind of person!! Glad your back, and there is no reason to be embarrassed a lot of us have gone the same thing!!
Beautiful sweet Heather, God bless you dear!!!
You make my heart sing with happiness! Welcome back Heather! Please be gentle with yourself....we are all human and the stress of the past few years has been overwhelmingly difficult. We love you for much more than the numbers on your scale. You are someone we respect and we acknowledge that your ability to be so honest with all of us makes you even more inspiring. We are here for you any way you need us to be. I look forward to watching you flap your beautiful butterfly wings again. XOXOXO
You are not alone. I am in the exact same situation . Lost tons of weight and regained it. Thanks for coming back on.
Lovely share. As always inspiring 💕🍀❤️🌸💝🙏
It’s just dog gone good to see you Heather!!! 💜
My 'give a crap meter' broke these last few years. I am working on fixing it. You have always been an inspiration to me. I've missed you and your positive attitude. We can do it!!
Jane Smith says hooraaaaay! Dear Heather, how I miss your face! What joy to see and hear you again! Love from Xine
I didn’t know you had rumors lol 😆 those were silly! I’m glad your back, but you’re always entitled to a you-tube break whenever needed! You’re a beautiful spirit and I support you!
The same thing happened to me with the pandemic. It took away all the habits I had that kept my mentally healthy and I started bad habits I had quit before. I say all the time I know what I need to do I just don't know how to get myself to do it!!
Everyday for the past 2.5 years has been the day and then by the afternoon I give up!!
Your video made my day! You inspire and encourage me. So grateful you are back. Love you! 💕
Glad to see you back Heather! You look fantastic, love the hair cut!
I wasn't familiar with you on RUclips but watching you on Chef AJ I totally relate to so many things! I also started a channel to document my weight loss journey but faltered and then stopped creating videos. Thank you for reminding me that this is a loving community -- people who watch these types of WHPB healthy eating journey videos are typically in our corner and are cheering us on to succeed. I will work on getting back on my channel as well, but until then I'm enjoying watching you on yours! Thanks for the inspiration, Heather!
So glad you're back and so honest!
I had a sleeve gastrectomy weight loss surgery and gained all but 15 lbs back.
I just went WFPB eating for my health, animals and the planet. I'm gonna go on this journey with you. ❤️
The 10 minute prep time sounds great. I fell off plant based this past year for a few reasons but one was feeling overwhelmed getting and keeping the right food ready.
wow this is great, I had got down to within 5kgs of my goal
became an empty nester😭, began having more mobility & health issues & couldn’t get out of the house, plus it’s been winter & autumn where I am & have regained so much of the weight😭
I have been so upset, randomly this video came up, I don’t believe it is an accident, thank you, I know exactly how you feel, hope I can follow along with you & restart all over again with your beautiful soul & face inspiring me🙏
Fantastic!!!!!! It's so wonderful to see your smile again. Yes. You were missed 10 fold!
Lovely to see you back again. I have missed your cheery videos. I am struggling and gaining at the moment and just don't seem to be able to put the breaks on. It is very upsetting. Best of luck to both of us. Shell X
Welcome back, Heather! 💙🦋💙🦋💙
I'm a very busy woman, so the way I prepare my meals is by constantly every 5 days or so doing major batch cooking! So, I'm with you about keeping it simple. One of the reasons we can often be tempted toward eating non-compliant is because cooking actual individual recipes day in and day out can be long, drawn out and challenging. By batch cooking I always can put together a meal in a very short time without even warming it up if I want to eat it cold. So, I agree that your proposed RUclips channel you mention is a great, much needed idea! And BTW, it is awesome that you stopped the out-of-control non-compliant vegan eating before you went all the way up to your previous weight. That is an awesome achievement!.. Congratulations on catching yourself and addressing it in a timely fashion. You got this, Girl
Glad you are back and well Heather. Thank you so much for your laughter and authenticity. We will take whatever you are comfortable sharing.
I'm so happy you're back. I just found all your videos, so yes. Let's do this together. We've done it before, we can do it again. This is the no judgement zone, so I can tell you I've struggled during the pandemic too as a caretaker working from home and tending to my father who has dementia and prostate cancer. There have been many months of comfort eating to get through the days, weeks and months. Food has been used to celebrate, to comfort and to reward ourselves for getting through it all. But now, it's all hitting me like a wave and it hurts. I want to feel good again, energized, confident and lighter on my feet. I'm 218 lbs and 5'7" tall, and premenopausal. So my body isn't responding the way it has in years past. Nor am I moving as much with my remote sales job, sit most of the day. I'm starting Monday and have already been eating more veggies. Also going to challenge myself to walk more consistently, I love walking. All the best to you, you've got this, and if you slip up, love yourself through it all. Don't forget, we love you and are rooting for you. Hugs! -Val
Welcome back, Heather! Always enjoy your videos!
Oh, I need this! I am in the same boat. I lost weight, and looked and felt amazing! But, I gained it all back over the past year, and even though I tried...I failed. Let's do this together!
I missed you! Thank you for being brave and coming back...I know it had to be hard. The cooking thing sounds like a winner! I would love some ideas on quick and easy meals. So glad to see your beautiful face again! Love you Heather!
so happy you are back - I feel like many of us are in the same boat as you and I appreciate your honesty
I found watching you on chef AJ. And boy do we have similar paths ! I lost 115lbs 15 years ago, and have slowly very slowly! Gained most of it back. I’m here for you and to watch your videos. I don’t really think a separate channel is needed for recipes, you could do a separate playlist and drop the videos on a specific day
Thank you, Heather for the update! Hugs~
Lost control of my sobriety. My binge addiction returned and mindless food consumption re-emerged. I hit rock bottom and recommitted to start each day with salad. That’s what it took to re energize my forever plan.
Yay!! We’re so happy you’re here. Welcome back!🎉
Yay! Glad you're back, We've missed you 🥰
Oh Heather, I love your “10 min vegan” idea so much!!! I’m with you in your journey💜💜💜
Lovely to see you back. I don't know if you saw my message on another post. I lost a lot of weight on wfpb after finding the potato diet 3years ago (the potato diet led me to McDougall and others) I lost about half that I needed to lose but made a big mistake when celebrating with my family and before I knew it I was back to old eating habits and over time put most of the weight back on. About 3 months ago I decided I really must get back to it, and 2 months ago I started back in earnest. I saw your interview with Jeanne Schumacher and searched for your channel, which I found truly inspiring. The series of how to lose over 100 pounds is especially encouraging and maybe even you yourself would find encouragement in watching them. But anyway, I wish you lots and lots of success and indeed all of us who are here fighting the 'battle of the bulge'
So happy to see your beautiful smiling face Heather
I"ve missed you so much. Now, I am mad at myself for not seeing this video 7 months ago. It is so good to know you are OK. I've seen you at Facebook, but that is so superficial. I am so thankful for you posting here again. Love Onward!
I watched you on Chef AJ and then subscribed here . I appreciate your authenticity. Most overweight people myself included have been on the roller coaster of weight loss and weight gain. Let’s all support one another where ever we are on the continuum. I would like to think that the weight I am losing won’t find me again-lol!!! The main important take away I believe is that we should never be judged or judge ourselves on the size of the clothes but rather the size of the heart ❤️ That is the bottom line.
Looking great! Welcome back!😀
Thank you for coming back!!! You have been missed!!!
So nice seeing you again. Thank you for coming back.
So happy that you are back Heather! Looking forward to your cooking channel.
Hello from Ontario Canada....Yes it can be a big struggle and isolation is a terrible thing. I am so happy to have people like you and others on this venue to keep me company in the kitchen while I prepare food because there isn't a lot of support in my community too.....Hang in there Heather...
So glad you are back. The struggle is real. Know that you are not alone. We are all cheering for you.
Yeah🎉 I’m so glad you are back! 😊💕
I love that 10 minute idea!
Welcome back, good to see you. You got this.
I am so glad you are back, I am so glad you are doing well and bless us with more videos.
Just saw you on Chef AJ! Thanks for sharing and being so vulnerable. We’re cheering you on!!
I love you too, Heather! It makes me so happy anytime I see a video of yours blessings to you always!
Thank you so much!
Welcome back. Thrilled to see you back. Your coming back is truly inspirational and is spurring me on. I really appreciate it. Wish you all the best in your journey and pray that I will be as brave as I attempt to reset.
Welcome back, Heather! You've been missed, so it's great to see you again. I'm a UWLer, and have really missed the connection with Lefties. I look forward to more videos. 10 minute prep recipes sound awesome - my food is more simple than ever, but I can use a little inspiration and you're so good at that. ❤
So glad you are back…I feel we are soul sisters. I have lost and regained the same 100+ pounds so many times. I have almost given up…I hope to follow you and your encouragement to get me back to eating WFPB. I love the idea of quick simple meals. I need that. God bless you.
So awesome to see your return! So happy about this! Keep going!!!😘
Welcome back! Missed your smile!
You are so awesome - glad you are back! Hugs!
Yes, we missed you! Been praying for you 🙏
Welcome back, so glad to see you here!
Thank you so much . I’m watching you on Chef AJ and I was so pleased to she you again. My weight has been up and down for years. I agree with you about animals and my health but it’s so hard. Welcome back.
Oh Heather it is so good to hear from you again! Thank you for sharing with us!
Awww, I’m so happy to see you again! I feel like you are a best friend! Love you💜💜💜
I’m so glad to are you back. You look vibrant and lovely!
So glad to see you back Heather. I have checked your channel several times just in case you came back..and today I was watching other videos and Chef AJ's video with you popped up...Naturally I clicked on it and just finished watching it. I look forward to following along with you once more. You were always such an inspiration to us.
So happy to see you!! 🦋
Thanks for your vulnerability! I’m right there with you! We love you 💕 I just read this amazing quote, “Don’t be afraid to start over again. This time, you are not starting from scratch, you are starting from experience.” (From Amazing) What a better place to lead from!
Very happy you are back Heather! I understand the humiliation- I also lost a lot of weight and gained most of it back. Love your idea for your new channel. I’m often pressed for time and your channel will be very helpful.
It's so lovely to see you back Heather! xxx
Welcome back 😇 you have been missed🙏🙏 love the 10 minute idea 💡I will be watching for sure👍👍
I have felt my self sliding the last couple weeks. This has helped me rein it in, thank you.
You can do it again. Relapses are educational.
I just found your channel and I’m so happy. Your enthusiasm is amazing. I have a feeling I will be binge watching your videos. 😊
Your honesty, vulnerability and courage in telling your story is very touching. Wishing you all the best and sending good wishes towards your journey. Lot of us can relate to your experience.
Welcome back! Love the 10 minute idea!
Love that you are back! Love the idea of 10 minute video for food!
I just found your channel today! You are a beautiful soul! Your honesty and ability to be so raw is very inspiring!
Love that your back. The quick recipe chanel sounds neat. Miracle/spiritual transformation can't wait to hear. Thank you for this brief chat.
Welcome back! 😘
The new channel is a great idea! 💕