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for that.

If you eat more good food...

that's great.

If you're still eating

some of the things

that you used to eat,

it's way better

than just eating all of that,

because you're so afraid

to make any changes at all.

Once you start

to be consciously aware

of what you're eating,

and then you apply that

to your internal environment,

then you realize

you're gonna have

to make some changes.

Or if you're not gonna be able

to make those changes,

willingly accept

the consequences

of your actions.

If you start something,

make sure you last long enough

to feel a change.

So, don't skip

on the first days,

or after 10 days,

"Oh, it doesn't work."

Like, after two weeks,

you cannot say

if a diet works on not.

And "diet" not in terms

of really "dieting,"

but, like, in terms

of nourishing your body

and eating.

Starting off

by implementing the diet,

you're more likely

to use that as a gateway

to other areas of your lifestyle

that will also improve.

You're more likely to start

thinking about activity levels

and increasing those.

You're more likely

to start questioning

the type of products

you have in your household.

You know, the toxicity of those.

You're more likely

to consider, "Okay, you know,

maybe I am drinking too much,

and I need to moderate that."

There are other areas

of your lifestyle that I believe

will be looked at in more detail

when you embark on this journey.

It's gonna get better,

not worse.

So,

that's how I would look at it.

It's a lifetime commitment.

Just go out and have fun.

It's a marvelous lifestyle,

which brings so much more

to your life, really.

That's kind of the only thing

I can tell somebody.

I mean,

do you wanna feel better or not?

I don't know.

Paleo came into my life,

because my whole life,

I've struggled with weight.

I was 300 pounds.

My face was super-round.

I was 285 to 290 pounds.

I was lethargic,

and, you know, just sleepy,

and just kind of

walking through life.

I've been "diagnosed"

with cancer, lupus.

I used to be on

lots of steroids.

I used to have

to inject morphine into myself.

About two and a half years ago,

I found the Paleo lifestyle.

I resisted it. I resisted...

vehemently at first.

I though it was, like,

the craziest thing

you could think of.

"This is ridiculous.

I believe in vegetarianism."

One day, I decided

to take it all

into my own hands.

Find out what works for me,

what doesn't.

That's how I found out

about Paleo.

I had to make a change

in the way I was eating,

the way I was living.

Okay,

we're throwing away everything.

We're starting new.

My light came on.

I figured it out.

I was like,

"This makes so much sense."

I've lost 80 pounds

within one year.

Got to run a mile

for the first time in my life.

I started exercising.

I made more

and more food choices.

It's me, you know.

My mood isn't determined

on if I just had a insulin spike

or not.

Within a few months,

I was doing 5Ks,

and obstacle course races,

and crazy stuff like that.

I have progressive MS.

And I went from full-time care

to basically,

I'm completely self-sufficient.

And there's so much more to it

than just going and eating...

you know,

eating, getting the cravings,

put something in your stomach.

It's all about focusing

on your body.

I now believe

that Paleo is about nourishment.

More so than I believe

that it's about elimination,

or about being thin.

Natural patterns,

natural eating...

and a life that's

genuinely worth living.

I completely got my life back,

and I continue to heal,

and I believe

that self-care is health care,

and food is medicine.

And I just want

the whole world to know that.

The things

that make my body feel the best

and the things

that make me feel

more like myself

are the things

that are closest to nature.

And really, the Paleo diet

covers all of that,

and it makes me feel more alive,

more happy.

I got... I got everything

that I lost back.

And what I needed

was to... think about Paleo

in a way that was...

about enriching my body

and my spirit.

Literally, everything I am now

in life or everything I'm doing

has been traced back

to that moment

where I kind of

discovered this whole thing.

Step in.

Get your toe wet somewhere.

It's all about eating clean,

playing often,

and crushing life.

It's really fun.

It's like a whole new life.

This is... This is it.

Some form of it is it.

There's just really no

way that I can pay back

except sharing it with others.

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