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I’ve had weight issues, namely binging and binging some more, since I was 15 and I’m 63. A few months ago I joined an online Overeaters Anonymous, 6 week session on the 12 steps, group. It’s really nice that there are videos on RU-vid as well. I don’t really know that I’m doing any better yet, but I think my head is in a better place. My problem is absolutely addiction. You look FABULOUS Jessica! You, too, Brian!! Thinking about you from a hop, skip and a jump away in northern Illinois!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for the update! Brian, cut yourself a break. You are going through an incredibly difficult and stressful time right now. Not that you aren't, Jessica! But I know from my own experience it's easier for me to be the one that's sick than to have my loved one sick. It's much more stressful for me to be the healthy one! So take it easy on yourself, Brian. And kudos to you, Jessica, for sticking to a great diet! It's so helpful when your physicians are on board with a whole-food plant-based diet. Keep us up to date on how you're both doing. Record and drop recipe videos when you're up to it (and please don't feel pressured to do so before you feel ready). I'd love to see the new recipes, but I am not in such a big hurry that I want you to stress over it or get more ill. Take your time, take it easy, and know you've got a whole lot of folks out here who care about both of you and are ready and willing to do what we can to help (and I don't think I'm speaking out of turn when say most of the people seeing this video will agree with me).
These are such lovely words, I felt straight to my heart and the words aren't even directed at me ☺️ And yes I know I definitely agree with the sentiment. This is your time to do whatever you want with, we'll still be here 🙏
Agree 100%. Keeping you both in my prayers. Cancer picked the wrong person to pick on... Jessica you got this. When I get off track I have a hard time getting back at it. But we need to keep trying.
Sending prayers so you both return to great health! If I had a super power it would be the ability to heal all pain and suffering in the world so no one would have to go through any illness or injury of any kind! Be well.
Brian, it’s so obvious how much you love Jessica! You are taking such good care of each other, and it’s a joy to see you two. Continued prayers for both of you!❤
Jessica, you are a true beauty!!! Your glow shines for all the world. Thank you for sharing your story! We love you both!!! (I can't even imagine how hard this has been on you Brian).
I am fairly new to the channel, Originally watching for the whole food plant based content. I have watched many videos in your backlist which I find are truly inspirational and motivational. Since your diagnosis, I have added you both to my daily prayer list. Thankfully, I am a breast cancer survivor and sincerely hope for your healing.
Jessica I wish I could hug you for 10 minutes straight! I have tears in my eyes and there are no words to express how much I want you to be healthy! You are wonderful. I feel the same in so many ways. It is hard to cook something you never saw your parents cook or never ate, etc. it is definitely challenging. 💞
I hear ya, Brian. When my husband was going through cancer treatments--and was hospitalized numerous times over a period of 2 years, sometimes for weeks at a time--I would go through the McDonald's drive thru on my way home from the hospital every night and ordered a double quarter pounder with cheese, large fries and a large shake. And what was the result of this, you might ask? Well, I gained almost 100 pounds! Sometimes, you just do what you need to do to get through these things--no shame--no guilt. I've since lost the weight--and happily, my hubby survived. You guys are both awesome! Your commitment to the WFPBD is truly inspiring!
PS: eating eggs was so HARD for me to give up but finally did it (all dairy) after an emergency gallbladder surgery in 2021 forced me to reconsider my choices even tho already a vegetarian- you guys inspire me to be WFPB 100% of the time.
When I was first diagnosed I was already eating WFPB and went down the “I must eat these super anticancer foods + Dr Greger’s daily dozen + Dr Fuhrman’s GBOMBS salad every day” road for a while before my own research finally led me to the same place you landed. Those are great challenges to play with but the real point is to just stick with WFPB eating and pay more attention to eating the rainbow. I’m also experimenting with intermittent fasting, playing around with ways to eat in an 8-10 hour window. I really appreciate this description of your current simplified approach to daily cooking and eating and look forward to that tomato sauce recipe. I have no evidence of disease now but more reason to make this way of eating increasingly easy and pleasurable for life.
I overeat. When anything in life happens I he'd for food. Happy, sad, stressed I eat. Don't drink,don't do drugs, don't smoke... I eat. Wish I would be an exerciser when life happens but I don't. Gained during covid, now going through a lung cancer process. Heavier than I've ever been. The best to you both thanks for being you
Quotable truth! Brian said, "It's a lot easier to stick to a diet when you have food in the refrigerator that's healthy and ready to go." THAT is so key! I live in that place of always having to be careful. I'm up a few pounds after a move & remodel, so I'm trying so hard NOT to go back to where I was 60 lbs ago. You guys helped me get here, so thank you! Praying for you guys♥
Brian when you mentioned your insomnia and deep diving studies, it threw me back to my dad’s diagnosis of gallbladder cancer, super rare, not much known and not great outcomes I researched and read more studies late into the night and while his recovery going on 5years I attribute to him and his medical team, I do feel I gained valuable information and it helped calm my anxiety which in turn enabled me to show up for my dad and mom in a stronger more steadfast way. I’m glad to hear you sleep has come back, it sounds like your brain got what it needed. You are both amazing and your support of Jessica is truly inspiring you are lucky to have each other. ❤
I just found you two last evening. Kind of crazy because your video popped up on my feed. The “I’m really not okay” and I have been watching you ever since. I have nothing but gratitude to give. Thank you for making me smile and laugh and helping me to get out of my funk I was in and really humbling myself. You’re infectious and I don’t know if this sounds weird but I love you both and am so happy I found you. Each video I watch, I’m lifting you up in prayer and love. I don’t say that in vain. In your struggle and current fight, I can’t express enough how much you are doing for complete strangers like me. That is truly a gift. Big soul hugs to you both🥰🥰
I'm so glad to have stumbled on this video. Wow, I have gotten off the rails big time, and like you, what keeps me coming back is HOW MUCH BETTER I FEEL when i eat a wfpbv diet. I've certainly gone from one extreme to another, but I really do want to focus on variety, while still remaining wfpbv. The fact that you guys haven't given up, is what inspires me! Until this video, I often wondered, why do I even try. But...really, the effort, even imperfectly, is just so worth it. Thank you for sharing your authentic experiences. I wish you both the best of health! 🙏
Just started watching... Tomorrow my mom has her first chemo treatment and I've already prepared some wfpb food for the day and for the rest of the week... Thank you for doing this, you have no idea how important it is ❤🙏🎃🙏❤ I truly love you guys!
I am amazed that you both have still been making videos, let alone watching what you eat. Traveling and the stress you have in your lives must be overwhelming and no one who truly understands how much stress you must be under will ever do any judging of you. I truly hope that you continue to keep your energy levels up and giving yourselves pats on the back. You are doing well and Jessica looks great. Keep us updated but don't stress. 😍
Kudos to both of you. Giving yourselves grace is important, because one element of the intensity, uncertainty and sleep disruption of cancer treatment for both patient and caregiver is being flooded with fight/flight hormones, cortisol that can change how our bodies process intake. Sending ❤️ from a survivor/caregiver.
Hi Jessica and Brian! Don’t beat yourself up! You’ve been doing great given the situation. Just keep doing what you’re doing and give it all to God to lead you on His path for you. I’m praying for you. Love and hugs, Mary
Praying for you both as you move through this incredibly challenging season. Love your posts, your honesty, and your journey. I pray that this too shall pass and that you can resume a normal and very calm life!
The love you both have for each other is thick and tangible through this vid. I followed for PlantBased food info, but you both are awesome ppl in general. Praying for you both.
Ugh reminds me I felt best on full keto. Should really get back to it. I was waking up at 6 to go running for Pete's sake. Seems like a dream now. Good luck with everything for you 💜
Thank you both! Learning to know I was gonna "fall off the wagon" and to be okay with it came only after loads of hard work in talk therapy....and alot of living imperfectly while trying (new coping skills learned, learning my triggers and how to avoid/handle and so on) and getting "back on" over and over.....is perhaps the biggest life lesson I wish everyone could learn in early childhood (before all the shame, bad tape, etc). Thank you. Continuing to pray and cheer for you both.
I just found out today that my 14 year old niece has ovarian cancer. I am going to suggest the way you eat to my sister So she can implement this way of eating for her . I admire your strength and courage through this journey While still providing us information about plant based eating.
So watching your video reminded me that I need to get back to my salads even if it is getting cold here in Minnesota. My favorite this year is a Fall Harvest Salad (butternut squash, quinoa, greens, apple, brussels, chickpeas, etc) But I love your Buffalo Chickpeas in Jessica’s salad with the banana peppers, so I’ve got that on my list to do. Yes, eating the rainbow and upping your nutrients to improve your gut biome can only help. You got this, Jess and Brian! Keep at it and keep strong! Our health is our wealth. 💚💪🏻🥗🥕🌽🥔🥒🥦🍅🍑🧅🍎
Watching this I completely understand going off the rails. I have Trigeminal Neuralgia and there are days at a time I can not eat. I'm in horrific facial pain. I will even make an egg because it's soft. Even my childhood go-to is cream of wheat. As long as we know where we are at the moment we know what we really want to do for our health. You two look so good. Jessica my prayers are with you nightly. Brian, when I'm down and out I listen to your music. Love you both from afar.
It’s good to see you doing so well. I have a full I prep my food right after I’m filled up from breakfast. For example, after I eat breakfast I will refill the salad box, about the size of a shoebox, I will steam some potatoes or rice and I will chop one rectangular Pyrex size container of vegetables. That way, if I go out and run errands, and come back hungry, it’s all rowdy. I throw rice together with steamed veg. Around 3:00 I will stupa cob of corn in a kitchen towel with a few splashes of water on the towel, microwave corn in towel for 2:20 minutes. I usually like the potato later, maybe with dinner. I was never good at doing a weeks worth of food prep, but I find if I can prep just a few things right after breakfast that’s good enough to keep me on track.
What I remember from my own stage 4 cancer/chemo experience was #1 thinking…wow…at least I’ll get thin …and learning I’d be on a lot of prednisone (boooooo) … and finding that the chemo really changed how many foods tasted to me. Very challenging. Jess, you look very vital and your energy seems great!
wow i had no idea. my heart goes out to jessica. and your lovely husband taking such good care of you. i tried so hard not to cry in this! i have also been follow cheri's breast cancer journey who is also wfpb. life is crazy isnt it. love y'all sending hugs if you want them!
I love watching the two of you, no matter the topic. Today you motivate me to “eat the rainbow!” I’m praying you got good results from Jessica’s recent scans.
Food struggles are a demon on your shoulder that never goes away. When my beloved mommy was very I’ll with ovarian cancer I was in the hospital with her 11 hours every day, sometimes overnight. It’s next to impossible to eat well. I struggled to eat due to extreme worry and anxiety all day and if I got to the end of that day and things were stable then when I got to bed at night I would breathe a huge sigh of relief and eat my comfort foods. This was my coping mechanism and my comfort. I’d keep bags of food in my bedroom. Crisps chocolate cakes biscuits sweets etc. it became my medicine. At the moment I’m struggling with extremely stressful times and situations and it’s so hard without this copying mechanism to turn to 😢
I'm so glad you have a doctor who is smart and supports your WFPB way of eating, and also is guiding you carefully with fasting before treatments. You'll have the best possible outcome and working with your body throughout this ordeal is the ticket to getting back to full health. There is a lot of cancer in my family and I'm trying to avoid being in the same boat as you, so thank you for your wonderful example, Jessica and Brian! ❤️
Hey Jessica you look so much more relaxed in this video and you skin looks so radiant. Brian, love that you research things so throughly and are getting back on track with how your eating and where it’s from. You cook so well, so obviously you’re gonna want to eat it. I love how you riff off each other in conversation and are so supportive of each other too. Take care guys. ❤ Btw I know you’ll probably have already checked out the relationship between body acidity and cancer occurring proteins but if not this may want to. Alkaline foods and high micro biome foods for gut health were shown in tests highlighted by The Christie (which is the largest cancer centre in Europe based in the UK that treats 60 thousand patients a year) to be the most beneficial foods to eat. They also recommended making drinks such as plant based smoothies using Alkaline deionised water too.
I vote YES to Jessica doing a what I eat In a day with cancer video(s)! My mom is recovering from breast cancer and I think That type of video would help her understand how to eat. Give yourselves some grace. Stress is a killer! Do the best you can and don’t make “what you’re eating” be a huge stressed too. Brian, all you need to do is add more nonstarchy veggies in with those beans and rice. Jessica, have you looked into Dr Funk’s smoothie recipe?
I admire your commitment. We aren't in your shoes, so you do you. If beans and swiss chard and beets get you through the day, knock yourselves out. I do whole food, vegan, plant based something or other 3-4 days each week. As for the other days, well...um...hm...I'm working on it. I have a weakness for poultry or any critter with feathers. Salmon's nice too. Good luck to both of you, and thanks for sharing. Your bravery is inspiring.
I love your thoughts on whole plant nutrition and I totally agree! I started 5 years ago because cancer, and that's the best i have do for myself, my family does too! I strongly encourage you on your journey and send you lots of positive thoughts.
Jessica mentioned she is eating a salad each day. I know Brian has done lots of research so I’m sure he already knows this. However, I still want to mention Chris Beat Cancer and his cancer fighting sprinkles and the salad he ate every single day. Check it out if Brian hasn’t checked it out already. As always, I wish you the best in this fight. I’m putting healing thoughts into the universe.
Yes! I love Chris Beats Cancer and his 10 part cancer coaching program has been online free now, as he does once a year. And he has great interviews with other cancer survivors
Have you guys discovered Dr. William Li? He is a doctor that cites EVERYTHING (....Brian). He is plant-based himself. He wrote the book "Eat to Beat Disease." He goes into great length on all the foods he suggests everyone eat everyday and the studies to back it up! His book has been very helpful to me who has recently discovered (in July) I have stage 3 triple negative breast cancer. Another great MD I have recently discovered is Dr. Kristi Funk. Now her specialty is breasts (since she is a surgeon) but all her info comes cited and she is also a WFPB vegan. She wrote, "Breasts: The Owners Manual." Hope this helps!
I am 44 and was recently diagnosed with non-HPV related vulva cancer. Most people don't realize you can get cancer down there because it is kind of rare, especially in someone like me who is young. I will seen at Dana Farber in Boston soon. I've been really enjoying your videos a lot and would love to hear more about any supplements or diet changes you all have made since your cancer diagnosis. Like Brian, I've been in reacher mode and have been looking into mushroom and beta-glucan supplements to help fight cancer. Anything to try and give me an extra edge in stopping this in it's tracks. Sending you both lots of love and healing energy
We all struggle from time to time. Jessica you look wonderful for someone going through cancer. Your diet is no doubt helping. When I want to step up my efforts I follow Dr Furman and his nutritarian program. No matter what, whole food plant based is the way to eat. It’s been 5 years for me. I will keep saying prayers for your complete recovery. Take care.
Thank you guys. I’m very interested in what you have to say. I’m new to this channel and just got husband starting cancer treatment in a week. My son has just been diagnosed with type one so because I’m a serious gardener this pricks my thoughts a lot.
Jessica, you have the most beautiful face. I'm not suggesting you keep your head shaved once you are healed completely and soonest. But with your beautiful hair, I never saw how gorgeous your face is. Both of you, stop beating yourselves up! All any of us can do is "our best." Love and hugs to both of you.
you guys are awesome. your going through alot, doing a great job. sometimes taking care of mental stuff is important. Do the best you can is all you can do. hats off to you, love you
You guys are so lovely and real. Thanks for sharing the real way our eating changes with stress and life challenges. It is the long game, we are working with our eating! Sending love and healing to you both!
Don’t be hard on yourself. Very traumatic situation. Just take care of each other. The rest will eventually work out when this train wreck is over and alls well.
Thanks for sharing your journey. Food addiction doesn’t go away just because you change what you eat. I can say that after 64 years of trying everything else, the plant based diet works better than anything I’ve done. I know it’s a mindset, but for me, I really don’t want to make food taste any better than it was intended to right out of the ground cause then I eat too much of it. I love the taste of the vegetables and beans and have enough trouble eating proper amounts of them. I love avacado and nuts but really have to limit or eliminate both too lose more. Everyone has to find their own way but just making it simple works best for me.
Thanks for your honesty! We are all in process! You two have been through so much and are still going through this! Keep the faith! WFPB for the win!! I am here to support you in any way I can! No expectations just cling to each other!
I relate to all you talked about. It hasn't been a straight and narrow path for me, since the early 80s when I first got into this way of life. Fortunately for me, I am maintaining an 80 lb weight loss, and have overcome a lot of health problems. All this to say that most of us addictive type eaters learn as we go, and do better for ourselves as our live for that good feeling is more important than the immediate gratification we get from indulging in that old behavior. Jessica, you are beautiful. Thank you for staying so real throughout all this treatment, and Brian you are wonderful. Doing your best for yourself is hard when you're a caretaker. Hope you're getting that help you talked about. Chins up.
Been following you for years…we all can identify with the back sliding but YES…feel the best when doing what is good for my body…you both are an inspiration and provide us all with hope
Hi from Tasmania. You guys are tops! I love my WFPB I don't have to strain my brain. Eat nothing processed or anything that has additives. It's the healthy feeling one has as well. Weight loss is the plus but not the focus. Success for me equals who you are as a person and you guys are Success! :) Sadly our society is so visually focussed. Eg. A person could look fabulous ( whatever that means) but be so sick I and the reverse occurs. Of course you guys are under stress. Stress is life..if you're human. At least you can make better fast food choices. Lovelies be kind to yourselves. Dopamine fixes are soooo understandable. We love you and are praying for you. If anxious viewers post negative or critical comments ....try to ignore them...try to not let them determine any reactions. You guys are already winners! God bless
Growing up with standard North American diet really is starting with a disadvantage. Have you guys looked into fasting? Really helps my mental health. Take care x
Just so you know I had cancer twice, I totally know what you are experiencing and giving it to God let me deal with it and then lose 158lbs from 340 lbs that contributed to the Cancer. So I'm talking that I do what I have seen others do to have victory over addiction, removed root and branch.
I've been following your journey for years. You guys are really an inspiration to people who feel trapped by their bodies and their S-A-D diet. It's one thing to hear a skinny person talk about WFPB diet... it's another when it comes from someone who looks (or used to look) like you. So sorry to hear about Jess's cancer. Continue to keep us updated. If you guys can beat food addictions (which is the one addiction YOU CAN NOT avoid) then I'm sure you will beat cancer too. Especially with Brian as your head researcher. ;) Best of luck!
Brian is correct, "diet" just means what you eat. It does not have to mean a "weight-loss" diet. Also, when I am explaining to others why I follow a plant-based diet, I encourage them to watch Dr. Milton Mills videos on RU-vid.. He explains why a plant-based diet is what humans are supposed to eat and he does it very well, based on science and evolution.
I started carnivore the very opposite and I suggest you watch dr Ken Berry, I seen enough testimonies of x vegans who switched to carnivore and what damage plant based did.
@@blessedbeyondmeasure-sisdeb I would be very interested in reading the research, as I have been a Registered Dietitian for over 40 years. I have seen the correlation between meat-eating and cancer, heart disease and kidney failure. Can you send me a link?
@@sandrab2589 and he has written a book titled- lies drs tell you. If you search through his videos, you will see interviews with other drs on carnivore. ru-vid.com
Jessica: My amazing, wonderful, supportive husband. Brian (looking around): Where is he? ROFL Btw, Brian, you talked about how you've read study after study on eating for Cancer. That's great that you're doing that for her. Don't forget, though, that western medicine doesn't have all the answers. I hope you looking at alternative approaches. I think you mention that someone mentioned the channel Chris Beat Cancer. That's a good place to start. Jessica, you're looking good. Stay strong. Stay positive.
My husband has been a vegetarian since he was 10. He doesn't like meat. I followed suit when I married him, breaking with it when I had kids. But in the last ten years am again vegetarian. We do have eat a lot of beans, lentils, nuts and seeds. My husband makes spelt bread. We eat salads from cabbage, cucumbers, peppers tomatoes, beets and purple onions. These are our staples, but we do allow ourselves more. I am close to 68 and went into surgery for a hysterectomy and other corrections. I had complications with my kidneys, and this changed our lives. For me, it became about life and death and avoiding sudden kidney failure. For my husband it became a total break in routine, and he could not eat his usual foods. Once we got back home we started to return to some routine. He stopped caring about watching his weight. I' m writing this, because when we are ill we may not realize how it effects our partners. I think their big inner question us, " What does it matter? What do I matter?". I think even though we're still alive there is a sort it of feeling of loss, loss of normalcy, loss of the continuity of life. I think you may have been depressed Brian, and that's okay. Recovery, for both of you may be Slow but sure. Accept all your moods through this, and it's like swimming through a stream with a strong cuurent: you both will get through to the other side. I think of you both a lot
Loved this. Good to hear your reasons for eating WFPB. I became a Vegetarian 30 years ago (for ethical reasons) and then finally became a Vegan in 2021 ( health scare). I want to eat “cleaner” by eating WFPB but am lazy in the kitchen. I’m trying to change that.
The thing is, you can make this as simple as you want. I am a 'recipe chaser,' with so many recipes I've saved and never made. When things are hyperpalatable -- even if they are plant foods -- we can be tempted to overeat. This week, I am starting an experiment of purposely eating very basic foods: mostly potatoes, non-starchy veggies, and a piece of fruit or two each day if I want it. (Oil free condiments and spices are fine.) Monotonous and boring. Some people in my FB plant-based group are having great results doing a "potato re-set," so they have inspired me. I want to try to treat food more as fuel and not as fun. So what if you're lazy in the kitchen? It's not a moral fault. You can still eat very healthily even if you aren't making meals with complicated recipes.
Just wanted to comment on all the great support you two have been receiving on your post they have been so gratifying and I just love the love that they’re sending to you both! God Bless and love your talking about food too! I find myself wanting and very interested to hear take care and God bless prayers are always with you and it’s hot in Northern California still last week it was three days of over 100 unreal!
Thanks for the update on your health/life and relating it back to the channel. Also, as a lifelong Minnesotan, I've enjoyed hearing you guys talk about Rochester and look forward to hearing more about your experience in Duluth.
Always enjoy watching you two and appreciate how willing you are to share your journey. Few of us have been on straight line journey with WFPB and I think we can all relate. It helps when we know we are not alone in the transition and moving forward. I agree that I always felt my best when compliant with WFPB and I always return to it if I go off track. I hope you appreciate having each other on board with your diet; I am still working out a way to do my way and still find a balance that will work for my husband to eat healthfully but not feel "deprived." I think we are well on our way. Best wishes in the future!
