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Unsupersize Me 2013
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00:03:57I just wish the best for her and I hope that she will succeed in this because I do worry
00:04:03about her.
00:04:04Hi, I'm Carly Ase.
00:04:08My interest in health started at an early age.
00:04:11My grandfather died of cancer, and my grandmother and aunt both died of heart disease.
00:04:18All three were untimely deaths.
00:04:20My mother always stressed the importance of how eating healthy made me feel good,
00:04:25and eating unhealthy made me feel bad.
00:04:28So I became aware at an early age how food affects the way you feel and the quality of your
00:04:33life.
00:04:34I was a hard worker in school and took an avid interest in sports.
00:04:39I graduated valedictorian of my high school in 1996 and received a college scholarship to play tennis.
00:04:46While majoring in business, I continued my own personal studies in nutrition and exercise.
00:04:53Things were going well, or so it seemed.
00:04:57When I was 22 years old and a senior in college, my life took an unexpected turn.
00:05:02I was convicted for selling ecstasy and sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison.
00:05:10My world was turned upside down.
00:05:13I was scared, lost, unsure of my future.
00:05:18One time when I met with Carly's fifth grade teacher, she said, Marilyn, what can I say?
00:05:23He is the child everyone wishes was theirs.
00:05:26Carly was a golden-haired boy.
00:05:28He worked hard in school.
00:05:30He had a lot of friends.
00:05:31Everyone liked him.
00:05:32He was charismatic.
00:05:33He was one of the top players on all the teams in school.
00:05:38He actually won the National Junior Olympics.
00:05:41He came in second place, just lost by a stride.
00:05:46And he played tennis, and he was even bound in the corner of his class from high school.
00:05:53So when he was arrested, his dad and I were just stunned, shocked.
00:06:00We had no idea.
00:06:02And it was facing a world that was so frightening and scary that I didn't know anything about.
00:06:10And we just feared for his life and what was going to happen to him.
00:06:14We didn't know.
00:06:15We just didn't know.
00:06:16I've known Carly since high school.
00:06:19And it was, you know, really in college that we became really good friends.
00:06:24We worked out together.
00:06:26We hung out a lot.
00:06:27We had a group of friends.
00:06:28And it was really a normal college situation.
00:06:31We played ping pong all the time.
00:06:34Carly made great grades.
00:06:35And we really lived sort of a regular college friend group lifestyle.
00:06:41So when they got in trouble, I was worried about Carly.
00:06:44He didn't seem like the type of person that would ever go to prison.
00:06:48And I knew that when he got in trouble that he was a good kid that had just gotten into
00:06:53a bad situation.
00:06:54But I was worried about him.
00:06:56You know, seven years of prison is a long time.
00:06:58He had the face.
00:06:59And I just remember going into it being really worried about him.
00:07:03After Carly was arrested and it was on the front page of the Gainesville Sun,
00:07:09I was having trouble going around town because people wouldn't ask me about Carly or they'd act like he had
00:07:15died.
00:07:16And I cut out this picture of him and safety pin in my shirt.
00:07:20And I wore it for two years because I wanted everyone to know, this is my son.
00:07:25I'm wearing it right here over my heart.
00:07:27I love him unconditionally.
00:07:29He might have made a mistake, but he's my son.
00:07:32And he's worthy of being asked about and thought of and loved.
00:07:36Prison was definitely a world that I never expected to be in.
00:07:40I was entering a world of stabbings, beatings, gangs, and violence.
00:07:47But it was a world that I had entered because of my own doing.
00:07:50It was going to be the most daunting challenge I was ever going to face.
00:07:55And I had to prepare myself if I was going to make it out alive.
00:08:00My deepest, darkest moment came in my first year when I was put into solitary confinement.
00:08:07Solitary confinement is when you're locked in a small cell with a bed, sink, and a toilet for 24 hours
00:08:14a day.
00:08:16You're by yourself with no one to talk to or share your feelings.
00:08:20I miss my friends and family so much it hurt.
00:08:23I was alone in a small, concrete, steel prison.
00:08:27And all I could think about was, how am I going to do these seven years?
00:08:32Time went by so slowly.
00:08:34I was so stressed out and felt such anxiety.
00:08:38And only one thing made me feel better.
00:08:41Exercise.
00:08:42I had to be creative because I had no equipment.
00:08:46Exercise gave me hope.
00:08:48Hope got me through some tough times.
00:08:52Hope is powerful.
00:08:55We went to visit Carly every chance we had.
00:08:59We would sometimes drive 13 or 15 hours to spend a day with him.
00:09:04And he would come out in that orange prison suit.
00:09:09And I would always think, he didn't really belong there.
00:09:12He didn't belong.
00:09:16As I felt more positive, I made a plan to do things in prison that I never had time to
00:09:22do before.
00:09:22I left solitary confinement after six months and began my studies.
00:09:27I spent my days learning new things and exercising.
00:09:31I quickly learned Spanish and guitar after the first year and went on to learn four more languages.
00:09:37History.
00:09:37I read the classics.
00:09:39I studied business, yoga, and my favorite, nutrition.
00:09:43I was intrigued by what a profound effect nutrition had on the human body.
00:09:48I tried many different ways of eating.
00:09:50And one diet was without a doubt the best for health, performance, and overall well-being.
00:09:56The plant-based diet.
00:09:57My body fat dropped rapidly to under 7%.
00:10:00I performed better in sports and workouts.
00:10:03I slept better.
00:10:04And I had more energy.
00:10:06Other inmates came to me for help.
00:10:08And I watched as they quickly became healthy following my nutrition and exercise programs.
00:10:13That is when I realized I loved being a personal trainer and wanted to pursue a career in training when
00:10:20I got out.
00:10:20I finally finished my sentence.
00:10:23And I was so excited to finally get out of prison.
00:10:26While prison was a tremendous learning and growing experience for me,
00:10:29I was really eager to get out and see my family and do things that I hadn't done in a
00:10:33while.
00:10:34How many people, when they get out of prison, have a whole huge party waiting for them?
00:10:38And we drove up and there was a sign my friends had put together at our house saying,
00:10:42Welcome home, Carly.
00:10:43It was a wonderful time.
00:10:46We were so glad to have him back.
00:10:48We bought him new clothes.
00:10:49We helped put together a resume.
00:10:52And what concerned me was that I was seeing that he was being turned down from jobs because he was
00:10:58a felon.
00:10:59And I thought, oh my gosh, is this going to affect his whole life?
00:11:03Is he ever going to be able to do more than a dishwasher?
00:11:06Because he has so much to give and so much to share that he learned during this experience.
00:11:12I wanted to pursue a job as a personal trainer, but I quickly discovered that no one wants to hire
00:11:18a felon.
00:11:19I kept trying and looking and trying and looking, but eventually all I could find was a job as a
00:11:23dishwasher,
00:11:24so I had to settle for that.
00:11:25I didn't give up hope, though, and I kept my pursuit and my dream of being a personal trainer.
00:11:30During the time that Carly was in prison, he learned how to become a personal trainer.
00:11:36And I had started a personal training studio.
00:11:39So naturally, when he got out, he came to me and wanted me to hire him.
00:11:43And there was a little controversy about whether or not to do that from some of my coworkers,
00:11:48but I did it, and it turned out to be a great decision.
00:11:51Carly was a top-selling personal trainer, the top-selling personal trainer for me
00:11:56from the rest of the time I owned that business.
00:11:58He put people on a plant-based diet, he got the best results of anybody,
00:12:02and it turned out to be the best decision that I had made.
00:12:08I had such success that within three years, I was able to open my own personal training studio
00:12:14called Zen Fitness.
00:12:16Seeing the fast results and the lives I was helping to change
00:12:19made me want to share this knowledge on a larger scale.
00:12:23And that is when this film, Unsupersize Me, was born.
00:12:28My vision was to show how quickly and easily you can go from extremely poor health
00:12:34to optimal health in a very short period of time without surgery, diet pills,
00:12:39complicated fad diets, or starvation.
00:12:42The vegan diet was easy to do, and it worked fast.
00:12:46The following movie is a personal story for both myself
00:12:50and the new friend I made in the process, Tracy Ryan.
00:12:54Together, we set a goal to change the world.
00:12:59I hope you enjoy this movie and see how quickly and easy it is to become healthy,
00:13:05starting right at your dinner plate.
00:13:08I envision all people, regardless of their current weight or fitness level,
00:13:13benefiting from a vegan diet and improving their health,
00:13:16and ultimately their life.
00:13:18Because life is difficult to enjoy if you don't have your health.
00:13:27What are the top three things you're looking forward to with your new body and new life?
00:13:35Just being able to get rid of some of the daily worries that have just become normal.
00:13:42Man, I could be accomplishing so much more if I wasn't worried about that stuff.
00:13:45When I go over to my friend's house, if she lives on the third story,
00:13:50I have to climb up stairs.
00:13:52And I've recently told my secret, but I always climb up the stairs,
00:13:56and I'm like, man, stairs always make me have to pee.
00:13:58Like, I've got to go to the bathroom.
00:13:59But I never have to go to the bathroom.
00:14:01I'm just going into the bathroom so that I can catch my breath and pant and gasp for air
00:14:07while nobody else is there trying to talk to me.
00:14:09So I just go to the bathroom to catch my breath,
00:14:11and then I come out, and I'm like, whew, good.
00:14:14Thank God for that bathroom.
00:14:15So, just little things like that.
00:14:18Any big goals or things you want to do that you can't do now?
00:14:22Travel.
00:14:23My best friend lives in Oklahoma, and I would love to be able to see her more often.
00:14:27We were college roommates, best friends from there.
00:14:31Just, I feel really bad not being able to fly out to visit her.
00:14:34I think that she's on the verge of getting engaged, too,
00:14:37but she hasn't, you know, I haven't spent a lot of time with her boyfriend
00:14:40because I can't travel out there.
00:14:42So, it always seems like she travels to visit me.
00:14:44I never travel out there.
00:14:45Right now, if I go and do something social, it's either,
00:14:49hey, guys, let's do something social.
00:14:50I'll cook dinner for everybody.
00:14:52Or, let's go to a bar and get tanked.
00:14:54I'd love to say, hey, guys, let's all get together and go kayaking.
00:14:58Or, do something else.
00:14:59Like, I would never even consider anything like that or something active.
00:15:03Like, I remember years ago, I went tubing.
00:15:07Tubing is a disaster.
00:15:10They don't make the tubes big enough.
00:15:11I tip out of the tube.
00:15:12I can't get through the tube.
00:15:14The tube gets stuck around my neck, and I can't get, it's a disaster.
00:15:17Like, embarrassing.
00:15:18It was me going down the river with my arm over the tube.
00:15:21That's how tubing ended for me.
00:15:27Dating in general at 345 pounds is very difficult.
00:15:32You have to think ahead on a lot of other things that you can take for granted
00:15:36when you are of a healthier weight.
00:15:39When you're heavy, you have to think about the car that your date is picking you up in.
00:15:44Smaller cars have smaller seatbelts, and the seatbelt will not be big enough for you.
00:15:49You sometimes have to offer to drive your date so that the seatbelt does fit.
00:15:54You have to find out what restaurant you're going to
00:15:56and know which restaurants in town have large booth sizes.
00:16:00If there's small booth sizes, you have to call ahead to ask the hostess to seat you at a table
00:16:05to avoid an awkward situation of trying to fit into a booth instead of a table.
00:16:10Or you have to just opt to sit at the bar.
00:16:14Going to the movies is very difficult.
00:16:16Movie theater seats are very small, especially if the armrest doesn't move.
00:16:21So you basically can never go to the movie theater without being really uncomfortable.
00:16:26None of this stuff you really have to think of at all when you are of a healthier weight.
00:16:31I learned a lot watching Tracy on her date.
00:16:33I never realized the hardships an overweight person has to deal with
00:16:37that most of us never even think about.
00:16:40It makes me even more determined in helping her succeed in changing her life.
00:16:45Yeah, it was all just really embarrassing. I'm sorry.
00:16:49But it was really nice meeting you.
00:16:50Hey, it was great to meet you. Thanks again.
00:16:53Thank you. Have a good evening.
00:16:54You too.
00:16:55Okay, bye.
00:16:58Here are the rules.
00:17:00Tracy can eat as many and as much plant-based foods as she wants.
00:17:05No meat, no dairy, no eggs, no products that come from animals.
00:17:13Plant-based foods she eats as much as she wants for one year combined with an hour of weight training
00:17:20and cardiovascular exercise every day.
00:17:23Okay, we are not doing the Biggest Loser workout regimen.
00:17:27While the Biggest Loser is a great show and motivating to many people,
00:17:32working out six to eight hours a day is not feasible for most.
00:17:36Oh, and one other rule.
00:17:38No diet drugs and no surgery.
00:17:47I have no idea what Tracy will be able to do.
00:17:51I'm just hoping she can get the green light from the doctor to start our project.
00:17:56She is obese and unhealthy, so I know she is at a high risk for cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
00:18:04Going into Dr. Caputo's office is an emotional roller coaster.
00:18:08Having been heavy my whole life, I have learned to bury my fears and worries about my bad health.
00:18:14It is more embarrassing to be weighing in at 345 pounds than mentally scary.
00:18:19I am more ashamed about being grossly overweight than I am worried about having a heart attack.
00:18:24I have been told for years that my weight is going to have a negative effect on my health,
00:18:28but I choose to ignore it.
00:18:29I bury those thoughts just like my hurt feelings when I was being made fun of on the playground.
00:18:35I know that the doctor will lecture me about my weight.
00:18:38They have since I was young, but I always just ignored it.
00:18:42I could have had a heart attack or worse at any moment, but I choose not to think about it
00:18:47or care.
00:18:48I should have seen this as a major challenge to my body.
00:18:52I suppose if I really care about my health, I would have done something sooner,
00:18:56which raises the question, why don't people care?
00:19:03What do you think the vegan diet is going to do for her?
00:19:06Wow, that's going to be amazing.
00:19:08I don't know what your diet is now, but...
00:19:10What would be your prediction?
00:19:11I would suggest significant weight loss.
00:19:14You still eat your protein.
00:19:16You'll do well.
00:19:16This stress test measured how long it would take Tracy's heart rate to reach 167 beats a minute while the
00:19:24speed and incline increase.
00:19:27Tracy lasted 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
00:19:38The first person I spoke to is Dr. Neil D. Barnard, a leader in nutrition and research.
00:19:43His research has been cited by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association in official policy statements on
00:19:52healthful diets.
00:19:53Can you tell me about the most significant case study you've done on the health benefits of a plant-based
00:19:58diet versus the traditional American diet?
00:20:01We have been very impressed by populations that follow mostly plant-based diets.
00:20:08They tend to be thinner.
00:20:09So we decided to put it to the test in our research center.
00:20:13And the results are really very striking.
00:20:17That even though people aren't counting calories, they're basically just eating healthy food, the weight starts to come off and
00:20:24it comes off and it comes off.
00:20:26And all of the side effects are good ones.
00:20:29Their cholesterol comes down, their energy goes up.
00:20:31If they have diabetes, that gets better.
00:20:33It's remarkable to see.
00:20:36Can you discuss the myth that you don't get enough protein, vitamin B12, on a vegan diet?
00:20:43In the course of our studies, we also track the nutrition that people have.
00:20:47Are they getting enough protein?
00:20:48Are they getting enough calcium and so forth?
00:20:50And we find that not only are they getting enough, their nutrition is actually better than it was before.
00:20:56They're getting adequate protein across the board as opposed to getting too much protein, which some people are getting before.
00:21:04They're getting adequate fat, adequate minerals and vitamins, but they're getting much more fiber, much more of the powerful antioxidants.
00:21:11Their vitamin intake is through the roof.
00:21:13All in all, they're doing dramatically better.
00:21:15Next up was Dr. T. Colin Campbell.
00:21:18Jacob Gould Sherman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University and also the author of The China Study.
00:21:26With more than 70 years of peer-reviewed research funding, he has authored over 300 research papers on diet, nutrition,
00:21:35and health derived from laboratory-based experimental research and large-scale human studies in China and the Philippines.
00:21:43Your studies shown that we can turn cancerous growth off by eating a plant-based diet and on by eating
00:21:51a meat and dairy diet.
00:21:52Part of my early research in the early years was actually an investigation of the effect of animal protein on
00:21:59the development of cancer.
00:22:01It turns on cancer.
00:22:02It turns on cancer.
00:22:03It turns on cancer.
00:22:04And so we could turn on cancer by giving an animal protein.
00:22:08Basically, the protein counts no more.
00:22:10We could turn it off and just take it away.
00:22:13Then we tried some plant-based proteins.
00:22:15Plant-based proteins did not turn it on.
00:22:18They never got turned on.
00:22:19So only animal-based protein was able to turn it on to cancer.
00:22:23Wow, that's amazing.
00:22:25Vegan bodybuilder, motivational speaker, and author, Robert Cheek grew up on a farm in Corvallis, Oregon, where he adopted a
00:22:33vegan lifestyle in 1995 at the age of 15.
00:22:36Today, he's an Amazon.com best-selling author of the book, Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness.
00:22:42As a two-time natural bodybuilding champion, Robert has been considered one of VegNews Magazine's most influential vegan athletes.
00:22:50As a vegan bodybuilder, did you ever have any problems putting on muscle?
00:22:54You know, like I said, I went from 120 to 195, and most of that was in a pretty brief
00:23:00period.
00:23:01So when I was running in college, 155, as soon as I stopped and hung up the shoes and put
00:23:07on the weightlifting gloves, I shot up to 195 within a few years.
00:23:11I gained 30 pounds in one year.
00:23:12So really, no problem, no issue.
00:23:15I have that in my book, Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness, from one year, 157 to 186.
00:23:19And then I was 195, I think, the next year.
00:23:21So, no problem, just ate good food, trained hard, and had something that I was working toward.
00:23:31Tracy's first workout is going to be tough.
00:23:34She is uncomfortable being in a gym and very limited in what she can do.
00:23:39When she lays down on a bench or workout mat, she can't get up without assistance.
00:23:44I can identify with Tracy because I know from my prison experience what it's like to be in an environment
00:23:50you're not comfortable in,
00:23:52and to take on a huge, seemingly impossible challenge.
00:23:56Okay, next we have our core strength test.
00:23:59We're just going to test your abs, lower back, over there.
00:24:02You can see how long you've been over for.
00:24:04I don't know what a friend is.
00:24:06That's what I'm here for, right?
00:24:08Alright.
00:24:09So we're just going to come down here.
00:24:12Hold on, as long as you can.
00:24:14Okay.
00:24:17You made it look pretty easy.
00:24:19It's not too easy.
00:24:23Okay.
00:24:31Obviously, I'm not versed in how to work out.
00:24:34I do not know the difference from a squat, to a lunge, to a sprint.
00:24:37They all just sound like exercise to me.
00:24:40While I am never afraid of hard work, I simply am not able to move like other people in the
00:24:44gym.
00:24:45I struggle to get on and off of equipment.
00:24:47Stepping down from a treadmill is tough.
00:24:50Getting up from a bench is like a turtle being stuck on their back.
00:24:52And getting up from a flat floor requires to be pushed up with the help of a bench.
00:24:58The trainers even have a hard time helping me up from the floor sometimes.
00:25:02It is embarrassing.
00:25:03What is surprising is that while the workouts are challenging and definitely leave me sore,
00:25:08it is worse noticing how different my body is from others in the gym.
00:25:12I did not realize I could not do a lunge or a squat like other people.
00:25:16I saw others doing it and just assumed I could do it as well.
00:25:19I could not.
00:25:20And this is one of the first times I realized how much my weight is inhibiting me from living my
00:25:24life.
00:25:25This might be why so many people choose not to continue with their workout programs.
00:25:30I wonder why so many people allow themselves to be prisoners of their own body.
00:25:34And this makes me think of the struggles Carly had gone through.
00:25:38He was imprisoned and unable to live life to the fullest, just like my fat locks me away now.
00:25:46How does this have a half mile feeling?
00:25:49It's good.
00:25:50My legs are definitely tingling, for sure.
00:25:53What are you feeling, the upper body?
00:25:56I'm definitely breathing hard.
00:25:57I'm sweating.
00:25:59I can tell I'm working something.
00:26:01So, um, but I'm good.
00:26:03I mean, it's not a hurt hurt.
00:26:06It's a good hurt.
00:26:07Yeah, it's a good hurt.
00:26:08That's what we like.
00:26:09All right, we're coming up on the end here.
00:26:11Half mile test at 11.25.
00:26:16She, um, did really good today.
00:26:21We've got a long way to go.
00:26:22We're going to climb a mountain.
00:26:24Um, her strength is decent, though, which is good.
00:26:28Um, and the doctor gave her a clean bill of health, so we're going to be able to really
00:26:32work hard in here.
00:26:33And she's a hard worker, so I think we're moving in the right direction.
00:26:38So, exactly what is a vegan whole foods diet?
00:26:41A vegan whole foods diet is avoiding any products that come from animals.
00:26:47We eat vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes.
00:26:53Instead of meat, we eat things like tempeh and tofu.
00:26:57Instead of animal milk, we drink almond milk, soy milk, and rice milk.
00:27:04And we aren't just eating raw vegetables.
00:27:07With a vegan whole foods diet, we can make endless amounts of super tasty meals.
00:27:13And they're not only tasty, but fun to make, too.
00:27:24Okay, Tracy.
00:27:26Let's see what we have here that we shouldn't have.
00:27:29Okay.
00:27:30Want to find out why someone is overweight?
00:27:34Go look in their fridge.
00:27:35Tracy is obese.
00:27:38And guess what her fridge is loaded with?
00:27:40Meat, dairy, and processed foods.
00:27:43The fridge never lies.
00:27:46I can tell within 10 seconds of looking in a person's fridge if they are healthy or not.
00:27:51We have big changes to make.
00:27:53But I can tell Tracy is excited to make them.
00:28:02Like, if I was to pick, like, the top five things that I should never pass up in this department,
00:28:07what should I not pass up?
00:28:08You can have whatever you want.
00:28:10Anything?
00:28:11Yes.
00:28:11Okay.
00:28:12I really like fennel.
00:28:14I like...
00:28:15Get everything you like.
00:28:17Okay.
00:28:18I can tell that Tracy really likes the fact that she can eat as many fruits and veggies as she
00:28:23wants.
00:28:23I like leeks.
00:28:24I'm also showing her that there are endless varieties of tasty combinations to choose from in the produce section.
00:28:30Our shopping is fun and fast.
00:28:34It's weird because I feel rushed because I think that I have all these aisles to walk up and down
00:28:39to.
00:28:39But if I really think about it, it's going to be here in the 20 minutes I would spend in
00:28:46the meat department looking at different kinds of meats and thinking about fat marbling.
00:28:49I don't have to do that anymore.
00:28:51No.
00:28:54A lot of good groceries.
00:28:56Healthy growth.
00:28:57Look at all that.
00:29:05Excited.
00:29:08I'm noticing as I'm loading my groceries that I didn't use all of the bags.
00:29:13And I normally have to use all of my bags when I grocery shop because I have to keep the
00:29:18meat separate from everything else.
00:29:20But I didn't need to do that this time.
00:29:22And why do you have to keep the meat separate?
00:29:24Because it's cross-contamination.
00:29:29Tracy just realized how strange it is that she always has had to keep her meat separate from the rest
00:29:36of her groceries to avoid contamination.
00:29:38Most people accept without question that they have to cook meat until well done to not get sick.
00:29:45Want to avoid food pathogens?
00:29:47Then don't eat animal products.
00:29:49Food pathogens mostly come from animals.
00:29:52Produce that is food pathogens is contaminated by animals.
00:29:56And does anyone care that E. coli comes from cow poop?
00:30:00Yuck.
00:30:01Who wants to eat that?
00:30:12So, tell us about this tattoo thing you want to do.
00:30:18Somebody recommended to me that, you know, that he wants to make sure that I don't forget how far I've
00:30:27come and what I've done and accomplishments and things like that.
00:30:31So, he's very concerned that I forget what I've accomplished already.
00:30:35So, he recommended that since I like tattoos for, like, big weight loss, he recommended, like, every 50 pounds that
00:30:43I lose to get a tattoo on my body that only I would know and see.
00:30:47And that it would kind of remind me of how far I've come and what I've lost and things like
00:30:53that.
00:30:54I think that's a great idea.
00:30:56It'll be motivating for sure.
00:30:58So.
00:31:02Where we are here is 3.28 after one week of being vegan and exercising.
00:31:16Now, how much weight is that?
00:31:18We started at 3.45.
00:31:20Yes.
00:31:24Tracy's first weigh-in is crucial.
00:31:28I know that she will become a believer if she sees good results.
00:31:31And if she believes, her life will be positively changed forever.
00:31:36That is 15, 17 pounds in one week.
00:31:42Woo-hoo!
00:31:43You could win biggest loser.
00:31:45You would beat everyone in the ground.
00:31:47So, here we are at the end, 17 pounds down into your workout to conclude week one.
00:31:53Have you ever, I mean, you've obviously tried to lose weight plenty of times in your life.
00:31:58Have you ever lost 17 pounds in one week?
00:32:02No, not that much.
00:32:04Even on all the crazy fat diets?
00:32:07No, never that much, yeah.
00:32:09No.
00:32:10Well, that is awesome.
00:32:11We are very proud of you.
00:32:13Check it for 3.18.
00:32:14That's amazing.
00:32:16Alrighty.
00:32:16Checked it up a notch, baby.
00:32:17There we go.
00:32:19Oh.
00:32:19Thank you so much.
00:32:49Would you have asked that of a 130-pound woman of my same age?
00:32:52No.
00:32:53It didn't matter how many degrees I obtained, how much work experience I had, and how qualified
00:32:58I was for the position.
00:33:00My physical appearance made me look lazy.
00:33:03I can somewhat understand why employees would think this, because unfortunately being obese
00:33:07can make you less productive than a fitter person.
00:33:10This is my office.
00:33:12It's changed a lot over the past few weeks.
00:33:16It used to be a lot more cluttered and unorganized.
00:33:20I find myself being able to manage my stress and organize a little bit better and cross
00:33:25some things off some to-do lists, just because when I get in, I'm not so tired.
00:33:29I have a little bit more energy.
00:33:31I don't have to drink, like, five cups of coffee in order to get rolling.
00:33:35I used to drink about eight cups of coffee a day, and now I'm not drinking any, and I
00:33:42actually have more energy than I did when I was drinking the coffee.
00:33:45I'm drinking a lot more water now, thanks to Carly making me sweat my butt off in the gym.
00:33:52I also used to have a whole bunch of leftovers from, like, catered events in my office, and
00:33:59everything is made with, you know, heavy cream and butter, and my favorite was probably the
00:34:05mashed potatoes that would come back from an event.
00:34:06I would eat a whole Tupperware container of those mashed potatoes, and they're just absolutely
00:34:10horrible.
00:34:11Now I have a big fruit bowl here that has, well, today it has some tomatoes.
00:34:17I got some tomatoes from the farmer's market last weekend.
00:34:19It's good.
00:34:21And some plums, some apples, and then I've got a mixture of nuts down in the bottom in
00:34:26case I want something crunchy.
00:34:28Carly says that I'm allowed to eat that whole bowl of fruit every day.
00:34:31I haven't been able to finish the whole bowl yet, but I've come close a few days.
00:34:42Today, Carly's teaching me about juicing.
00:34:45I know nothing about drinking fresh juice.
00:34:49Carrots.
00:34:50Carrots give a lot of juice.
00:34:53Nice, bright orange color.
00:34:56So you know it's good for you.
00:34:58We like to get all the bright colors we can.
00:35:00Lots of different fire and treatments in every color.
00:35:02The best thing, well, for juicing are apples, pears, beets, oranges, carrots.
00:35:15You can throw a little ginger in there, that's good.
00:35:21When you start going outside of those fruits, those other, like, bananas, strawberries,
00:35:28that doesn't provide a lot of juice, berries.
00:35:30So I like to stick with stuff that gives me a lot of juice.
00:35:32Otherwise, I'll just eat a whole lot.
00:35:37Juicing is beneficial for everyone.
00:35:40It's a great way to get loads of nutrients in one shot.
00:35:43I know Tracy will find it to be a great supplement to her plant-based lifestyle.
00:35:50Last fruit.
00:35:51Last fruit.
00:35:51One more to go.
00:35:57Just like that.
00:36:00Just like that, we have the essence of...
00:36:05Six carrots.
00:36:13Carrot mustache.
00:36:15Essential green carrot juice.
00:36:18It's really good.
00:36:19And you always want to try and drink it within 20 minutes after making it.
00:36:22That's how we keep all those antioxidants and phytonutrients alive.
00:36:26Okay.
00:36:36Okay, Tracy, this weight vest weighs 45 pounds,
00:36:40which is approximately how much weight you've lost to date, correct?
00:36:42Yeah.
00:36:43We're going to walk around in it.
00:36:45Okay.
00:36:46You're going to tell me what you think.
00:36:47But I just lost it.
00:36:49It's going to make you appreciate it better.
00:36:51Okay.
00:36:52All right.
00:36:53Talk to me about the weight vest.
00:36:54It's really heavy.
00:36:55I can't believe I used to weigh this.
00:37:08Something I've been really excited about is Tracy running.
00:37:11She has not run since middle school.
00:37:13So it's going to be a little bit challenging.
00:37:17But I think she's going to be really excited to start running again.
00:37:20Running seems like a simple thing to most people.
00:37:23Running might as well be a foreign word to me.
00:37:26At 350 pounds, it's impossible to run.
00:37:29It's hard enough to walk.
00:37:30Now that I have dropped enough weight, Carly clears me to run, and we start off small.
00:37:36I am not excited about this.
00:37:38I run from one light post to another, and it feels like miles.
00:37:42Every step hurts, from my feet to my forehead.
00:37:46Having my stomach, arms, chest, butt, and legs bounce up and down,
00:37:52while keeping my breath seems impossible.
00:37:55Every step seems to knock the wind out of my lungs.
00:37:58I know how hard it is for Tracy to run.
00:38:02I know it hurts her whole being.
00:38:06Someday, she will run a long, long way.
00:38:11And love it.
00:38:21Two points away.
00:38:23Two points away.
00:38:24Oh, yeah.
00:38:35Oh, yeah.
00:38:38Boo, let's go, man.
00:38:51There we go.
00:38:5250 pounds.
00:38:54Done.
00:39:00I'm really enjoying eating lots of fruits and vegetables.
00:39:03It's surprisingly satisfying.
00:39:05Not only do I feel much better, but I really enjoy the taste.
00:39:08My palate has changed to love fruits and vegetables.
00:39:14So, this week was fun.
00:39:16Something really interesting happened to me.
00:39:18I was working an event, a catering event, and I was plating a salad, working in the kitchen,
00:39:23cutting, chopping, doing normal job stuff, and my boss took a picture of me and put it
00:39:29up on Facebook.
00:39:31When I saw the picture, I barely recognized myself, and it made me go and look in the mirror.
00:39:37And I'm starting to realize that I might have had, like, a warped self-image or something
00:39:44when I was really big.
00:39:45I would look in the mirror, and I still thought that I was attractive, and I still had self-confidence.
00:39:49I didn't look in the mirror and see somebody that was ugly.
00:39:52But when I look in the mirror, I still see that same person to the point where, when I saw
00:39:56the picture, I definitely didn't recognize who it was or anything like that.
00:40:00So, I'm interested in seeing some of the progressions of the photos that have been taken because
00:40:05I personally don't see it in the mirror.
00:40:08I definitely saw it in a picture, though.
00:40:10I did notice initially that Tracy does have several defense mechanisms.
00:40:16The ones in particular I noticed is that she says things about herself that aren't true
00:40:21to try to build herself up and make people want to listen to her and get to know her.
00:40:28And I spoke with her the other day and told her that, Tracy, you no longer have to do that.
00:40:33You're an extraordinary person doing extraordinary things, and people want to get to know you.
00:40:38You don't have to make these things up about yourself in order to make people want to get
00:40:43to know you and value you.
00:40:45So, I think that's a big weight lifted off her shoulders, and I see her getting happier
00:40:49now because she can just be herself.
00:40:5578?
00:40:5778.
00:40:58That's my finger.
00:40:59What's 23?
00:41:00I think so.
00:41:01So, that's five pounds.
00:41:02Let's do it, baby.
00:41:02Yeah, I like it.
00:41:04Okay, show me how you like it.
00:41:07You're going to have to work at the dancing.
00:41:08Do it.
00:41:09Just get up and shake it.
00:41:16Okay, Tracy, show us what you've been doing.
00:41:19This is my tailoring job.
00:41:22This is what I've been using to keep my clothes on at work.
00:41:25I have to fold the waistband of my clothes in, and I just flip it onto myself.
00:41:31So, this is what I wear.
00:41:32And why have you been using this as opposed to buying new clothes?
00:41:37Because I bought some new clothes, and then they're too big a little bit later, and clothes
00:41:42are expensive.
00:41:43And it's best that we probably get to your weight before we buy some new clothes.
00:41:48So, I'm making do.
00:41:49Right.
00:41:54An important part of the vegan lifestyle is having fun with cooking and being creative.
00:41:59I started Vegan Iron Chef Battles with Tracy to get her excited about cooking and to have
00:42:04fun with it.
00:42:05So, I'm preparing here a vegan pizza.
00:42:11Tracy?
00:42:12Yes?
00:42:12What's going on here?
00:42:14Well, I'm plating my salad.
00:42:15I made a salad dressing that attempted to be a Caesar dressing, but isn't, but it is amazing.
00:42:21And then, these here, hold on, let me show you the dressing.
00:42:25This is the dressing.
00:42:26How did you describe it?
00:42:28Um, very tasty.
00:42:30Okay.
00:42:31All right.
00:42:31Good deal.
00:42:32Unbelievable.
00:42:32It's amazing.
00:42:34And then, we have some Campari tomatoes that are stuffed with vegan cream cheese.
00:42:42It's all about the food for me.
00:42:43I love food, and it's my passion.
00:42:45Food is a large part of my life, and I get a lot of satisfaction from making enjoyable
00:42:49memories for others through good meals.
00:42:52My daily work is around food and in the industry.
00:42:54These Iron Chef Battles come with a hidden present.
00:42:57It shows me how rewarding it is to not only feed people a meal that they enjoy, but they can
00:43:02be good for them.
00:43:04Being able to show people that a plant-based, whole food diet can taste good while being
00:43:09good for you is the best prize of all.
00:43:17A six-pound loss.
00:43:19Again?
00:43:2290 pounds.
00:43:24Wow.
00:43:24There we go.
00:43:26Go dance yet.
00:43:29Dance is coming next week, baby.
00:43:31I don't know.
00:43:51I want Tracy to branch out into some new activities.
00:43:55So today, we're going to have her first tennis lesson.
00:43:59So we have an exciting day today.
00:44:02Tracy is going to have her first tennis lesson.
00:44:04Once we got to a certain amount of weight, we're going to start doing things she's never
00:44:07done before.
00:44:08So today, I'm going to give her her first tennis lesson.
00:44:11Yes.
00:44:12And how many times do you play tennis?
00:44:14Never.
00:44:15Ever.
00:44:15Maybe some table tennis back in the day.
00:44:18But no.
00:44:19Table tennis.
00:44:19It's a little bit different.
00:44:21So we're going to try her hand at this.
00:44:22She's a little bit more mobile now.
00:44:24So I expect to have her on the pro tour within the next three months.
00:44:34Okay, this is Reginald Washington, Tracy's first match, she's now taking her lesson.
00:44:39And this is what she drew first round.
00:44:42Reginald, how do you feel about your chances?
00:44:47I don't know.
00:44:48I've heard that she's had lessons from Mr. Asse.
00:44:51And, uh, the match was a lot of fun.
00:45:00Nobody got hurt, although there were some close calls.
00:45:03But most importantly, Tracy got to do a new fun activity with her new body.
00:45:23All right.
00:45:24We're here waiting.
00:45:25This is a big day.
00:45:26Uh, today's Tracy's 100 pound weigh-in.
00:45:29Three and a half months.
00:45:31100 pounds.
00:45:33Unsuper-sized me.
00:45:35It's hard to dispute.
00:45:36Um, she doesn't know that we're all here waiting for her.
00:45:40She thinks it's just a regular weigh-in.
00:45:41Um, we've got a group of people in the bathroom waiting that are going to come out and surprise
00:45:47her as soon as the weigh-in is complete and she loses 100 pounds.
00:45:52So, I think it'll be a good surprise for her.
00:45:55Uh, I'm really excited about it.
00:45:56We've been working really hard for this.
00:45:58So, we're going to find out today if she lost 100 pounds in three and a half months.
00:46:08Hi!
00:46:09Cheers!
00:46:10Here we are.
00:46:11Today is a big day.
00:46:15Here we go.
00:46:16Yeah, that's a couple ounces.
00:46:17Drrrr!
00:46:18Oh my god.
00:46:19Oh, it's good.
00:46:20You eat two?
00:46:21Uh, baby.
00:46:40That's 100 pounds, baby.
00:46:41Woo!
00:46:43Oh my God!
00:46:45Woo!
00:46:46Did you get to see her, baby?
00:46:48You are it!
00:46:49You are it!
00:46:52And now you do this?
00:46:54All right, Tracy.
00:46:57Okay, this is compliments of Marilyn.
00:47:00She wanted to make sure that you were the princess of the day.
00:47:03You made me a promise.
00:47:05I would like to tango.
00:47:10My crown is falling off.
00:47:12I couldn't believe it.
00:47:14I was so happy for Tracy.
00:47:17I could see in her face how happy she was.
00:47:20It just made me feel so good.
00:47:31How do you feel, Tracy?
00:47:32I'm excited.
00:47:34How do you feel, Tracy?
00:47:38I'm excited.
00:47:42Well, I just got my 100 pound tattoo, which matches the 50 pound tattoo.
00:47:48So it's another 50 pound.
00:47:49It matches exactly.
00:47:51I love it to death.
00:47:52It definitely will remind me of all the weight that I've lost.
00:47:55For sure.
00:48:10How do you feel about your first beach workout, Tracy?
00:48:13I'm excited.
00:48:14Yeah.
00:48:15It reminds me of home.
00:48:18Tracy really loves the beach, so I want to show her that you can be active anywhere.
00:48:24I'm excited for her first official beach workout.
00:48:27I grew up on the beach, and I love the water.
00:48:29I always think of the beach when I think of vacation.
00:48:32I never think of the beach as a workout, though.
00:48:35It's very challenging to get my mind around the fact that the place where I can relax can also be
00:48:41associated with the place that I work out.
00:48:44As a matter of fact, just the thought of working out as a way to relax is foreign to me.
00:48:49In knowing Carly, I also realized what a privilege it is to be able to step foot in the sand.
00:48:55Not everyone has the same opportunities that everyone else has, and it's important that everyone take full advantage of the
00:49:02ability to move around freely.
00:49:05I see how happy Carly is at the beach surrounded by people that he loves, and he didn't always have
00:49:10that freedom.
00:49:11I know he sees the same in me every time I'm able to do something that I previously could not
00:49:16do.
00:49:22Okay Tracy, what are we doing here today?
00:49:25We are looking at some clothes that I've cleaned out of my closet.
00:49:29When I hit the hundred pound mark, it became very frustrating to try to dress in the morning because I
00:49:33had a whole bunch of clothes in there that did not fit me.
00:49:35So I've weeded out what doesn't fit me, and I'm going to donate it or give it to somebody else
00:49:39or just get it out of here.
00:49:44So, just to show you, this was a dress that I wore to work probably once a week.
00:49:50As you can see, it's very big. Do you want me to put it on?
00:49:55Put it on.
00:49:55I could probably swim in it.
00:49:57But it used to be a little tight, to the point where I cut the sleeve because the elastic was
00:50:06tight.
00:50:08So, and now you can see I could fit a few people in here with me.
00:50:14So, but then it came to the point where I couldn't wear this to work anymore.
00:50:17But this was my size before, so you can see quite a difference.
00:50:22I used to binder clip the side in, and I would binder clip it so that I could wear them.
00:50:30But it got to a point where I just could not wear them.
00:50:34This was the skirt that I had, and I had it in black, gray, and khaki.
00:50:38So you can see that obviously this is a fitted pencil skirt, which would not be a fitted pencil skirt
00:50:45anymore.
00:50:46These were the first to outgrow, for sure.
00:50:49Like, those won't fit me.
00:50:51So.
00:50:52And now I have new clothes.
00:51:00Woo!
00:51:01Woo!
00:51:03Woo!
00:51:06Woo!
00:51:07Woo!
00:51:08Woo!
00:51:09Woo!
00:51:11Woo!
00:51:14Woo!
00:51:15Woo!
00:51:15Woo!
00:51:38Woo!
00:51:41Woo!
00:51:43Woo!
00:51:44Woo!
00:51:45Woo!
00:51:45Woo!
00:51:45Woo!
00:51:45Woo!
00:51:46now that she's lost over 100 pounds I think she's ready it really gives a
00:51:52sense of accomplishment to reach the top of those steps a metaphor of what she
00:51:57has overcome so far running stadiums for the first time is a feat I wanted to do
00:52:07for a while I hear many people talk about running stadiums and all these
00:52:10people are fit and in social circles I am NOT a part of I still don't feel like
00:52:15I belong in a place where health and fitness is tested but I want to give
00:52:18it a try just to be able to do something different is invigorating but also scary
00:52:24I've never felt my legs shake like this before but I like it being on top of the
00:52:29stadiums is the best feeling in the world counting each silver step going to the
00:52:33top and then looking down at my accomplishment while getting ready to do
00:52:36it all again makes me feel like I'm living life
00:52:39hey you just completed four stadiums how does your body feel my legs are shaky but
00:52:49uh I feel good
00:53:01for Tracy's 30th birthday I got her a bike
00:53:04Tracy's gonna try her
00:53:07oh it's just I ride her bike
00:53:09oh it doesn't look good
00:53:11look at me go man look at me go
00:53:17come on back by
00:53:19first day on the bike
00:53:20woohoo I'm 30
00:53:21riding like a pro
00:53:29for Tracy's 30th birthday we're going to Puerto Rico and staying at a vegan resort
00:53:35she couldn't fly before we started the film
00:53:37so this is a big milestone
00:53:39being able to travel at all is a big deal
00:53:42airplane seats at 350 pounds are not comfortable
00:53:46how does it feel to fit
00:53:47this time I'm able to sit comfortably in my seat and travel with ease
00:53:51this is our vegan resort
00:53:55come look at the view
00:53:56I also have some more adventures in mind for her that will be a surprise
00:54:00all things she was not able to do before she lost weight
00:54:03I'm hoping she can do them because some of them are challenging
00:54:07horseback riding in Puerto Rico for my 30th birthday was a special treat
00:54:10but also a big challenge for me
00:54:12I had an accident with a horse when I was younger at a friend's birthday party
00:54:16I was only 11 but I was too heavy to ride a pony like all the other kids
00:54:21I had to ride a grown horse and it scared me away from horses for many years
00:54:25I never rode a horse again until my 30th birthday
00:54:29going to Puerto Rico is a once in a lifetime experience
00:54:32where I hope to do many things I can never have done before
00:54:35I turned 30 in the halfway mark of my journey
00:54:37and I want to celebrate my new life
00:54:39and thank my trainers for all the hard work and dedication they gave to me
00:54:44I will always remember the smell of the wild growing jasmine
00:54:47that is in the garden where we eat our breakfast every morning
00:54:51breakfast normally has a huge tropical fruit salad
00:54:54and everything tastes so fresh
00:54:56it is still warm from the sun
00:54:58and you can tell it was picked from the tree that morning
00:55:00it is then that I realized good food is not only plant-based
00:55:04but locally grown and seasonal
00:55:07and that jasmine scent will always remind me of all my new experiences I had in Puerto Rico
00:55:22things you want to do once you get your new body
00:55:26that you can't do now
00:55:27like run any kind of race or mountain
00:55:33I don't think I'm a mountain climber quite yet
00:55:36but I don't know if I would ever be a mountain climber
00:55:39losing the weight allowed us to do a lot of new things
00:55:42number one on the list
00:55:44mountain climbing baby
00:55:45Tracy never thought she would climb a mountain
00:55:49but I knew she would
00:56:00Tracy has been doing so well
00:56:02that I want to reward her with something she's always wanted
00:56:06braces
00:56:06Dr. Dawn Martin and Dr. Paige Jacobson were kind enough to donate braces to Tracy for our film
00:56:13I am also self-conscious about my smile
00:56:16the formula is simple
00:56:17I work out more
00:56:19I eat a plant-based diet
00:56:20I start feeling better
00:56:21and I smile more
00:56:22I am so lucky to be given the opportunity
00:56:25to now have an amazing smile
00:56:27the way I feel about my teeth is the same way
00:56:29many people feel about their size and weight
00:56:32I am self-conscious, won't smile for big pictures, and I'm embarrassed about their appearance
00:56:37I remember after just a few weeks of having braces
00:56:40glancing at myself in the mirror at the gym
00:56:43I was drenched in sweat
00:56:45not a stitch of makeup on
00:56:47but I was smiling
00:56:48and for once thought it was pretty
00:57:00in honor of Tracy's hard work
00:57:02I'm going to get a little bit of ink with her
00:57:05so I'm going to be getting inked
00:57:09I'm a little bit nervous
00:57:10but she put a lot of hard work into this
00:57:16we both put hard work
00:57:17so I'm doing it as a reward to myself as well
00:57:20just down myself with a new feeling
00:57:22you know, it's a good reward
00:57:41so Tracy, this is your first fashion show and how are you feeling?
00:57:46I am nervous, but okay
00:57:49I'm not used to this video, but look at me
00:57:51but I'm glad that I have lost so much weight and show it off
00:57:54I'm proud to be here, especially on behalf of that
00:57:57so definitely nervous, a little anxious
00:58:00but I will be okay
00:58:02this fashion show is something that is very far from my comfort zone
00:58:05I would not consider myself fashionable
00:58:07and I am struggling to find out what clothing works well with my new body
00:58:14I'm definitely not used to anyone viewing me
00:58:17as someone that is attractive or model worthy
00:58:19I know that I need to force myself to do this though
00:58:22it is one of the most challenging things for me to do
00:58:25most people would think changing to a vegan diet
00:58:28and starting a workout plan would be the most challenging
00:58:30this is nothing compared to putting yourself onto a stage
00:58:34to have your physical appearance judged by a crowd of people
00:58:37especially when you have never been viewed in that light before
00:58:40it is a challenging experience
00:58:42but as I'm standing on the stage with the gorgeous Zen Fitness crew
00:58:46I actually feel proud of myself and what I have done
00:58:49feeling proud of my appearance is a foreign concept
00:58:52but I'm beginning to like it
00:58:59So how was your doctor's visit today?
00:59:01Good, I got some really good news back
00:59:03my first appointment was with the optometrist
00:59:06I've always worn glasses or contacts since I was real little
00:59:10run into my family
00:59:11just we all have bad eyesight
00:59:14and when I went into the doctor
00:59:15I thought that I was going to need a stronger prescription
00:59:20because I hadn't been seeing that well out of my contacts
00:59:22and what it ended up being was that my contacts were too strong
00:59:26that my eyesight has actually gotten better
00:59:29the optometrist was really surprised by it
00:59:31he did a few scans on my eyes
00:59:33he noticed more blood flow to my eyes
00:59:35and he asked me if I had changed something in my diet recently
00:59:38a few days it will be 10 months now as a vegan
00:59:40and my eyesight has improved
00:59:43to the point where I have a brand new glasses prescription
00:59:46and contact lens prescription
00:59:49both eyes have corrected themselves at the same time
00:59:52he said that maybe if one eye had gotten stronger
00:59:55or the other eye didn't
00:59:56that it was something else
00:59:57but he said that it was definitely something within my diet
01:00:00to make both of my eyes get stronger at the same time
01:00:09ok so here we are
01:00:11one year later
01:00:13and almost 200 pounds down
01:00:14so we're going back in for Tracy's cardiology test
01:00:18here we go
01:00:19in this size right here
01:00:21oh my god
01:00:22I don't know if I can do it
01:00:24I think
01:00:25she filled this out and she filled it out pretty tight
01:00:28that time we were here
01:00:29I think you should get that thing tailored to your next dog
01:00:32made into a dress
01:00:34absolutely
01:00:34made into a dress
01:00:36unbelievable
01:00:37what a success story
01:00:38all right
01:00:39going into the second stress test
01:00:41I was a lot less worried
01:00:42I was way more confident
01:00:45I knew that I could do this
01:00:48and I knew I could do it well
01:00:51looking at her when she was lying down the second time
01:00:53was amazing
01:00:54and I remembered
01:00:55how far she had come
01:01:04I'm turning over 60
01:01:06is that good?
01:01:18unbelievable
01:01:19unbelievable
01:01:20yeah
01:01:21that would happen last time
01:01:23she's laughing down
01:01:45how'd you do it?
01:01:46diet and exercise
01:01:47diet and exercise
01:01:49diet and exercise
01:01:50anything special with the diet
01:01:51plant-based
01:01:52plant-based
01:01:53eating diet
01:01:53best thing you ever did in your life so far?
01:01:55yeah
01:01:55oh yeah
01:01:57what's the secret?
01:01:59Christmas
01:01:59no secret
01:02:00no secret
01:02:00getting up and doing it
01:02:02every day
01:02:03wow
01:02:04you look like a different man
01:02:06through here
01:02:07and everything you look
01:02:08she looks awesome
01:02:08it's awesome
01:02:10so how did she do?
01:02:11she did amazingly
01:02:13no kidding
01:02:13I mean in the four and a half years I've been here
01:02:15I've only seen maybe one or two other people
01:02:17that have made it to stage five
01:02:18so she did
01:02:19she did amazing
01:02:21she really did
01:02:26when someone is 350 pounds
01:02:28they get familiar with not being noticed
01:02:31in a crowd for any positive reasons
01:02:33I never have people look at me and admire my appearance
01:02:36and I'm very comfortable knowing that people do not look at me based on my appearance
01:02:41and actually make a point to make sure I get noticed for other things
01:02:45like a good work ethic or a loud personality
01:02:47I still catch myself not recognizing myself in the mirror yet
01:02:53but it'll get there
01:02:57I was really proud of Tracy for modeling
01:03:01it's funny because of all the things we did
01:03:04that was one of the hardest things for her
01:03:06I could tell she was really out of her comfort zone
01:03:09but just like everything
01:03:11she was a warrior
01:03:12she got in there
01:03:12and she tried her hardest
01:03:13and she did great
01:03:14and I don't think she realizes how many people she's inspired
01:03:19her pictures and her change
01:03:21has made so many people want to lose weight
01:03:24inspire so many people across the board to be healthy
01:03:34shopping now is a lot more fun
01:03:37there's a lot more variety to it
01:03:39there's also a social aspect to it
01:03:41I'm able to go shopping with my friends
01:03:42before I could never go shopping with my friends
01:03:45because we would clearly have to shop in different stores
01:03:49they would go into stores in the mall and nothing
01:03:51and that store would fit me
01:03:53and you can only look at earrings and necklaces for so long
01:03:55I recently got to shop for bridesmaids dresses
01:03:58with my best friend and her little sister
01:04:01and that was really fun
01:04:02and something that I couldn't have done in the past
01:04:06there's a social aspect to it
01:04:08there's a lot more variety
01:04:10I can buy stuff on sale
01:04:12I can return things
01:04:14just an endless variety
01:04:16and it's a lot cheaper
01:04:22grocery shopping has changed a lot for me
01:04:25now that I'm vegan
01:04:27when I was not vegan
01:04:29I would have to go up and down every single aisle in the store
01:04:33I would have to look at the produce department
01:04:34as well as the meat, dairy, eggs, cheese
01:04:37now I can pretty much grocery shop
01:04:40in my produce department
01:04:42and my local farmers market
01:04:44and get everything that I ever needed
01:04:47with occasional visits
01:04:49to the bulk section for beans and what not
01:04:53definitely can run in and run out
01:04:56much easier to shop
01:05:04Dating now is a lot more fun in general
01:05:06it's a lot easier
01:05:07I have a lot more options
01:05:09I can do active things on dates
01:05:12I can go on bike rides
01:05:13I can go for a walk in the park
01:05:15I can go for a run
01:05:17I can basically go anywhere and do anything
01:05:20with all the options that I have now
01:05:43to see sometimes
01:05:43a lot of rumah
01:05:46I have a very important audience
01:05:49to drive by my logs
01:05:49and that's it
01:05:58I love to deal with things
01:06:07that of course
01:06:07that's what happens
01:06:08and you'll see
01:06:09who sees unlock
01:07:11Just another cardio day.
01:07:13Yeah.
01:07:14Good job.
01:07:14Not too bad.
01:07:15Definitely couldn't have done it a year ago, so I didn't finish last.
01:07:20No, you didn't.
01:07:20You had a lot of people.
01:07:21No, you didn't.
01:07:22No.
01:07:25No, you didn't.
01:07:28No.
01:07:38No.
01:09:5131 inches.
01:09:53So, as you can see, that is quite an improvement.
01:10:14I am vegan.
01:10:15I am vegan.
01:10:17I am vegan.
01:10:18I'm a vegan.
01:10:20I'm a vegan.
01:10:20I'm a vegan.
01:10:21I'm vegan.
01:10:21I'm vegan for health reasons and for the planet.
01:10:27I am vegan because it's the healthiest way to be.
01:10:32I'm vegan for my health.
01:10:35I am vegan.
01:10:36I am vegan.
01:10:37I love vegetables and I love fruits.
01:10:41I have a family history of cancer.
01:10:43My grandfather, my father had both battled cancer.
01:10:47Research has shown that there's a strong correlation between a vegan diet and reducing your chances
01:10:53cancer.
01:10:54I love cancer.
01:10:54For my health, but also because it gives me a lot of energy when I work out.
01:10:59Good for heart.
01:11:00Good for life.
01:11:01Good for my health.
01:11:02Good for my health.
01:11:04Good for my health.
01:11:05Because it's good for my health.
01:11:06I am vegan because I want to get the most out of life.
01:11:11I feel my best.
01:11:13I look my best.
01:11:15Being vegan is not only good for me, but good for the planet.
01:11:19I am vegan.
01:11:23I am vegan because it gave me a new life.
01:11:26It's the easiest way to live life to its fullest.
01:11:31My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner.
01:11:34I'm capable of more now than I ever thought I could do.
01:11:39I feel healthy, strong, and happy.
01:11:43I had no idea how much I was missing out on life.
01:11:47People ask me all the time now if I'm going to continue being vegan.
01:11:52My only response is that there's no reason not to be.
01:11:56My one piece of simple advice for you is to do it now.
01:12:07It's difficult to know that I lived 29 years of my life like that.
01:12:11Nowadays, every aspect of my life is better.
01:12:13I no longer have to hide or lie about who I really am.
01:12:16My daily life is easier and I have so many more opportunities available to me.
01:12:21I was able to move into a new home that's up three flights of stairs.
01:12:25I have a new career that's more rewarding and productive.
01:12:29I've developed relationships with new friends that influence my good habits.
01:12:34I have continued to be vegan and see no reason to stop.
01:12:38I work out on a daily basis and I'm currently training for a marathon.
01:12:42I love spin classes.
01:12:43I was even able to trade in my gas-guzzling SUV for a smaller two-seater car.
01:12:50The most unexpected reward from this project was that I have found it to be truly rewarding and motivating to
01:12:55show others how easy it is to be happy and healthy.
01:12:58I write a blog that lists some of my favorite vegan recipes and love to help others get motivated about
01:13:04a healthier eating habit.
01:13:06I never expected to have my photos in magazine articles and my recipes being featured.
01:13:12But to know that we could possibly help get one person happier and healthier and feel the way I do
01:13:17is the best reward I could ever ask for.
01:13:21I just don't feel like I did anything special.
01:13:24I followed simple lifestyle changes and so could you.
01:13:28That was a year of my life being filmed as I lost 200 pounds.
01:13:31What a great experience to be a part of.
01:13:34I hope that I can motivate you to try something new.
01:13:37Try being vegan.
01:13:38It worked for me.
01:13:42Well guys, Unsupersize Me was a tremendous success.
01:13:47Without question one of the greatest achievements of my life.
01:13:52I can still be found at Zen Fitness every day helping people get healthy and teaching them how to enjoy
01:13:59a plant-based lifestyle.
01:14:01I also have launched a new Whole Foods Beat You supplement called Red Ace that helps people with cardio performance
01:14:08and overall health.
01:14:10You have seen our story first hand and now know how quickly a plant-based diet can help you reach
01:14:15your optimum level of health.
01:14:16I hope this film inspires you.
01:14:19The plant-based diet can change your life too.
01:14:21The day that she opened the door with no idea that she opened the door with no idea that she
01:14:26opened the door with no idea that she opened the door with no idea that her whole life would be
01:14:31no more.
01:14:31Probably more than a dead boy were in the prison he's away behind the gets hulk'd at this what it
01:14:35takes to make a break a neceset.
01:14:36I couldn't walk you to do the real you.
01:14:38You thought it was a world of ways.
01:14:39You saw the man in the mirror!
01:14:40He looked a lil clearer.
01:14:41Rescue his self records ws because he says this helped to help well.
01:14:44Who in the medicine this is the message.
01:14:46Lifesaving lessons.
01:14:47Get on with your duck, get it again
01:14:49See how much you can lose in a year
01:14:51Like a lifestyle change
01:14:53But you gotta rewind your brain
01:14:55For the chain to remain and not go back to the same
01:14:57Lost his game, you're on new terrain
01:14:59You're a brand new ground with a newfound you
01:15:03Labor less and drop that extra weight
01:15:05Labor less cause you gotta help keep it away
01:15:07Labor less don't believe me, ask Trace
01:15:09Man, she make the dishes taste
01:15:11Labor less when you're ready to get started
01:15:13Labor less just call my man Gar
01:15:15As a child, Trace was a mob to make fun
01:15:17On the playground was now a show
01:15:19No love, learn not to feel, my mother not to care
01:15:21Switched off the motion, put on a happy face
01:15:23But it didn't take the pain from the mean names
01:15:25Here's a call from a waiting game
01:15:27As a child, Trace was a mob to make fun
01:15:29On the playground was now a show
01:15:31No love, learn not to feel, my mother not to care
01:15:33Switched off the motion, put on a happy face
01:15:35But it didn't take the pain from the mean names
01:15:37Here's a call from a waiting game
01:15:39As a child, Trace was a mob to make fun
01:15:41On the playground was now a show
01:15:43No love, learn not to feel, my mother not to care
01:15:45I can't switch don't emotion, put on a heavy face, but it didn't take the pain from the
01:15:48million names.
01:15:49Here's what called from a waiting game.
01:15:51Cha-cha.
01:15:52Tricks was mobbed to me, fun, on the playgrounds, now I showed no lover, not the feel of my
01:15:56mother.
01:15:57And I can't switch don't emotion, put on a heavy face, but it didn't take the pain from
01:16:00the million names.
01:16:01Here's what called from a waiting game.
01:16:03You learn to be a soldier.
01:16:04Go above and over.
01:16:05They drive a set of feet by the time the story's over.
01:16:07You learn to be a soldier.
01:16:08Go above and over.
01:16:09They drive a set of feet by the time the story's over.
01:16:11You learn to be a soldier.
01:16:12Go above and over.
01:16:13They drive a set of feet by the time the story's over.
01:16:15You learn to be a soldier, go above and over
01:16:17That driver said a fool, by the time the story's over
01:16:19Thought she was happy living life to the fullest
01:16:21Had no idea what she was really missing out
01:16:23I don't really wouldn't know it till the weight was gone
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