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I Have So Much More Energy After Going from Vegan to Whole-Food-Plant-Based
Three years ago, my fiancé and I went vegan after watching The Game Changers. The advantages of a plant-based diet were indisputable,…
![Two photos showing Rick Thompson before and after adopting a whole-food plant-based diet; in the before photo he is heavier while in the after photo he is slimmer](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Rick-Thompson-Before-After-plant-based.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I Went Plant-Based, Said Goodbye to 100 Pounds, Prediabetes, and My CPAP Machine
Prior to starting my plant-based diet journey, I didn’t think that a meal was truly a meal unless it contained meat. It…
![Side by side photos showing Stefanie Prokity before and after adopting a whole-food plant-based diet and losing weight. In the "After" photo, she looks radiant and healthier](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/stefanie-before-after-compressed.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I’m Losing Weight the Healthy Way on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
I have struggled with food addiction, obesity, and yo-yo dieting most of my adult life. I managed to lose weight for brief…
![Two photos showing Karen Steiner before adopting a plant-based diet for her mental health and weight - on the left, she stands at the helm of a boat, wearing a sun hat; on the right, she holds a bundle of fresh-picked kale, looking happier and having lost excess weight](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Karen-Steiner-SS-before-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
After Decades of Dieting and Depression, I’m Healthy and Happy on a Plant-Based Diet
I started dieting at the age of 9. Every time I lost weight I swore to myself that I’d never regain it—but…
![Two photos of Brad Washington before and after adopting plant-rich diet for prediabetes: On the left, he leans against a car; on the right, he's slimmer and running on an outdoor race track](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/brad-washington-before-and-after-adopting-plant-based-diet-diabetes.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
Facing Prediabetes, I Ditched Fast Food for Plant Foods
I used to live off highly processed snacks and fast food, often eating entire pizzas and boxes of fried chicken. You name…
![Two images showing Josh Carrero before and after adopting a whole-food, vegan, plant-based diet and experiencing massive weight loss](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Josh-Carrero-before-and-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I Lost 400 Pounds, Reversed 3 Chronic Diseases on a Whole-Food Vegan Diet
I come from a family who ate like most Americans eat, and got the diseases that many Americans get. I lost my…
![Husband and wife Diana and Eric Hansen shown in two photos, before and after they adopted a whole-food, plant-based diet for weight loss - on the left, they stand in front of a waterfall, on the right, they're in a backyard, having both lost 35 pounds](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Diana-Hansen-before-and-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
My Husband and I Lost 35 Pounds Each on a Plant-Based Diet, and We Never Felt Deprived
I struggled with my weight for nearly 30 years. First, it was from having children. Then, a few years ago, I began…
![Barry Lindler before and after he started working from home, making his own meals, and lost 90 pounds](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Barry-Lindler-before-and-after-he-started-working-from-home-making-his-own-meals-and-lost-90-pounds.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
How Working from Home Helped Me Lose 90 Pounds
I’ve always been athletic. In college, I played a few years of football and then joined the competitive cycling teams. But proper…
![Two photos showing Andrea Kane before adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet and resolving her rheumatoid arthritis pain - on the left, she wears an orange shirt, on the right, she wears a fitted denim jumpsuit and has lost weight](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/Andrea-KAne-before-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I Resolved a Decade of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
November 2010 was when my life began to change. I was 37 years old, and had just opened my own massage therapy…
![Two photos showing Sharon Dunmall Before and AFter Widowmaker Heart Attack and Oil-Free Plant-Based Diet - on the left, she wears a red shirt and backpack and stands in front of a lake; on the right, she stands in cycling gear, holding her bike](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/sharon-before-after-heart-attack.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
A Widowmaker Cardiac Event Was the Wake-Up Call I Needed to Change My Diet
Biking in the Colorado mountains can be challenging any day. But on Aug. 1, 2018, it was life-changing. My husband, Chris, and…
![Jo Pronger Faulkner Before and After Adopting a Plant-Based Oil-Free Vegan Diet to Manage Autoimmune Symptoms -- in the "After" photo, her skin looks healthier and less puffy](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/jo-pronger-faulkner-before-and-after.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
I’m Keeping Lupus in Check with an Oil-Free Vegan Diet
My first of four autoimmune diagnoses came in 2007 after I fell off a horse and broke my leg in four places….
![Kendale Ritchey, DPM, in two photos, before and after adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet to tame painful inflammation from familial Mediterranean fever](https://www.forksoverknives.com/uploads/brightened-kendale-ritchey-hero-image.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
My 30 Years of Joint Pain Lifted Within Months on a Plant-Based Diet
In 1988, I began developing recurring migratory abdominal, thoracic, and joint pain associated with recurring low-grade fevers. Essentially, my whole body felt…