From Size 14 to 0: Andrea’s Story

From Size 14 – 0

Wow, was my reaction when Andrea walked into Panera’s on Cattleman Road, Sarasota, FL. The last time I saw Andrea, she had lost about 20 pounds but she still had a ways to go. Now here she was, down to a size 0 and looking fabulous!  Andrea had sent me an email to a link to the movie The Genetic Roulette, and I watched it and was just as outraged as she was by what the FDA and Monsanto are doing to our food supply. She had said in the email that she had lost a substantial amount of weight. So, she is health conscious and concerned about GMOs, just like me, so I called her and suggested that we get together over coffee at Paneras, our normal place to meet.

Here is my conversation with Andrea:

Me: What was the catalyst that motivated you to lose weight?

Andrea:  I watched the move Genetic Roulette and got so mad at what Monsanto was doing to our food, that I just decided that I wanted to eat healthier.  I was determined that Monsanto wasn’t going to poison me. All of my family is gone, they all died young and I am determined to live longer than them. I want to live until I am 150. (That is not a typo.)

Me:  What was a typical day for you?

Andrea:  (She hands me a flyer that she has made.) Breakfast consists of smoothies made with a Bullet (mixer). Everything is organic (of course), lots of fruits, nuts, dates, maple syrup for sweetness. Lunch and dinner is veggies such as tomato, red onion, red bell pepper, red cabbage, avocados, cukes, kale, potatoes, miller, lentils, chick peas, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions. They can be prepared raw or steamed. Snacks are dehydrated apples and bananas.

I noticed that Andrea had a glass bottle of cloudy water with her. She said it was water and fresh squeezed lemon juice.  She also had samples of her dried apples and bananas that she gave us that were very good.  “I needed something crunchy to snack on so I make these,” Andrea told us.

Me: So how much weight have you lost all together and when did you start?

Andrea:  I have lost 60 pounds and I began October 2012. (Today’s date is 1/8/2014)

Me: Did you make little changes or did you go full on cold turkey?

Andrea:  Cold turkey.

Me: Did you crave anything or feel terrible when you started?

Andrea:  No, I felt fine because I was already eating pretty healthy when I started. I did go to bed for the first week crying because I couldn’t eat my bowl of popcorn at night.

From Andrea’s Flyer:

This is how I started the switch, (I watched Genetic Roulette Movie, The World According to Monsanto.)

1.  Dr. Oz Three Day Cleanse.

2.  Two week Alkaline diet. (“Dropping Acid“)

3.  Rainbow diet – 100% Organic foods. (Basically means eating a lot of colorful veggies.)

4.  Commit to non processed foods, and go vegan if you can, non-gmo and as much organic as possible. Eat “whole, fresh foods.”

5.  Clean your liver first thing in the morning with lemon in your water in place of coffee.

6.  Also read Natural Cures by Kevin Trudeau. Great info.

Me:  Kevin Trudeau as in the guy who ran to Switzerland to avoid paying taxes?

Andrea: Yes, he has a lot of good information in the book.

Me:  What do you do when you go out to a restaurant?

Andrea:  I bring my own food.

Me: What? No, that’s not possible. Really, what do you do when you go out to dinner with friends.

Andrea:  I don’t go out to eat.

Me:  That would be a big problem for me and my friends who like to go out to eat.

Andrea: Yeah, that would be tough, I agree, but I don’t go out.

Me: Do you ever go off the diet and eat a hot fudge sundae?

Andrea:  No never. Do you know what is in dairy?

Me:  Yes. (Bovine growth hormone, antibiotics, etc.) What about organic milk?

Andrea: I don’t really trust that it is organic.

“I’m passionate about removing all the toxins from my bod and my life. My goal is health and longevity.”~Andrea Page

Me: Do you use a sugar substitute like Stevia?

Andrea:  I don’t really trust that either.

Me: Health wise do you feel any differently?

Andrea:  I no longer have migraines, my knees don’t hurt anymore, and my skin is clearer.

Me: Did you notice anything else?

Andrea:  My taste buds reset after 90 days where I no longer had any cravings or desire for sweets or other non healthy food.

We finished our conversation ended it with what Andrea was up to with her business with Send Out Cards and we agreed to meet on Tuesday (1/14/2014) at Tanya’s house to clean out all the junk food and go shopping for organic veggies. I’m bringing the video camera and will be recording the entire process.

More to come…