Family Loses 250 Pounds After Going Vegan!
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2020
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
The Ignoffo family lost 250 pounds together after they began eating a vegan diet!
On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, Stefanie Ignoffo joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about their unbelievable plant-powered transformation. At one point in her life, Stefanie could barely climb a flight of stairs and thought she would need a walker just to get around the family's home. Today, she can't wait to hop on her bike and pedal for miles with her husband and three children who have also experienced remarkable health turnarounds.
Stefanie has parlayed her love of plants and newfound health into a career helping others through her non-profit, Plantspiration. She is also a certified Food For Life instructor.
Dr. Vanita Rahman also joins the show to discuss food addiction and answer listener questions about weight loss!
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Stefanie Ignoffo
https://www.plantspiration.org/
IG: @Plantspiration
Twitter: @Plantspiration1
Facebook: https://bit.ly/PlantspirationFB
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Chuck Carroll
Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC
IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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Physicians Committee
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| 0:00.0 | I really didn't want to tell people my knees were in bad shape. |
| 0:03.2 | I was lugging about 240 pounds around. |
| 0:06.2 | I could only go up the stairs once a day. |
| 0:09.0 | I missed prom dress shopping for my kids. |
| 0:12.0 | I was very couch-bound. |
| 0:15.2 | Couch-bound didn't go out very much. |
| 0:17.4 | Yeah, I missed a lot of life being this way. |
| 0:20.1 | Well, hello there. |
| 0:29.2 | And welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:32.9 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:36.2 | Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen, or a view, or a download. |
| 0:41.6 | Wherever it is in the world that you are, we appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:48.1 | Imagine if you will be in your early 40s, but having a body that is so broken down, that |
| 0:59.3 | you feel like you need a walker just to get around your house. |
| 1:06.8 | Imagine that your children are growing up, but you are missing out because you can't physically |
| 1:13.4 | participate. |
| 1:17.8 | Life is just passing you by, and the emotional pain that you are feeling is only matched by |
| 1:26.4 | the pain in your joints that you feel with every step you take. |
| 1:35.9 | Imagine feeling at that young age like you are already circling the drain. |
| 1:46.6 | The Stephanie Ignato did not have to imagine because that was her reality. |
| 1:54.4 | And the thing of it is, she thought she was eating a healthy diet. |
| 2:00.8 | The food she was eating, and the food she was serving her family was the same food that |
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