{"id":39766,"date":"2022-08-23T04:35:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/?p=39766"},"modified":"2022-08-22T21:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T04:57:01","slug":"jerri-lynn-crushed-her-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/jerri-lynn-crushed-her-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerri Lynn Crushed 6 of Her Goals + Lost 22 Pounds!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Meet Jerri Lynn. She Lost 22.5 Pounds and Crushed 6 of Her Goals!<\/h1>\n

How do I love CleanFoodCrush?\u00a0 Let me count the ways!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

One pound, three pounds, eight pounds\u2026all the way to a 22 1\/2 pounds weight loss to date, since beginning my first 30-Day Clean-Eating Challenge<\/a> <\/strong>in April 2022!<\/span><\/p>\n

Hello; I\u2019m Jerri Lynn from Colorado!<\/span><\/p>\n

At 59 years old, I have been married for 32 years, and we have two adult sons. <\/span>I studied elementary education in college and taught for a few years.\u00a0 Our first son came along and my role as a stay home mom began.\u00a0 I never went back to formal teaching, however, I did volunteer at our local state park as a naturalist for twelve years when the boys were old enough to stay home alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have always been fairly athletic and active.\u00a0 Hiking, biking, skiing, and fishing were my main outdoor hobbies with our young family.\u00a0 These days, my husband and I snowshoe more than we ski, and kayak on calm lakes more than we fish.\u00a0 Golf also occupies much of our time during spring through fall.\u00a0 My indoor exercise routine used to be at a big box gym, but since Covid, I decided I was happier at a Pilates studio.\u00a0 I do love to read, but rarely allow myself the time.\u00a0 I am also a novice photographer.\u00a0 You can take a look at my work on Instagram if interested (st.v_station 6).<\/span><\/p>\n

A breast cancer diagnosis in 2001 would change much of my active lifestyle.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n

My medical history is super long, so I\u2019ll skip right over the treatment, a second near-breast cancer diagnosis, a bilateral mastectomy (2005) with reconstruction, and finally surgery to remove my silicone breast implants in 2018, which kept me ill for thirteen years.\u00a0 Breast Implant Illness is the coined name for those of us harmed by these devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have otherwise always eaten relatively well, but not necessarily clean.\u00a0 One thing I never gave too much thought to was whether or not what I ate, actually helped my body in any particular way.<\/span><\/p>\n

My love of baking would be one of my biggest obstacles to eating healthier.<\/strong>\u00a0 Even though I never consumed large quantities of my baking, I loved to make my family happy with the treats, so they were always present in our home.\u00a0 I suppose this was learned as a child when my mother mixed up batches of cookies, and I had to stand there and bake them all!\u00a0 How I hated that!\u00a0 My brothers would come along and start eating the baked cookies, or the cookie dough; I would scream bloody murder about it.\u00a0 My mom would get mad at me for screaming, and, mix up another batch of cookies.\u00a0 I had to stand there baking another whole batch, while my brothers ran off to play.\u00a0 I hated baking. <\/span>It\u2019s funny how that all turned out with my love of baking for my own family.<\/span><\/p>\n

I eventually gained ten pounds between the years 2018-2022 (April) and weighed 148.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is the most I had ever weighed, other than during my pregnancies.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

My husband was growing bigger as well.<\/strong>\u00a0 Additionally, his annual physical came back borderline Type ll diabetes, and he possibly had sleep apnea.\u00a0 His blood work results were just scary!\u00a0 Something had to be done!<\/span><\/p>\n

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I had seen Rachel\u2019s recipes pop up in my Facebook feed, and they looked amazing\u2026so I tried a few.\u00a0 They were quite delicious and didn\u2019t make us feel like we were on a \u201cdiet\u201d.\u00a0 In my head, I said, \u201cWhat the heck\u2026\u201d to signing up for the April Challenge.\u00a0 My husband struggled slightly more than I did, but, it did catch up to me in the form of fatigue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Jerri and Tony, enjoying a CFC recipe<\/span><\/p>\n

I was quick in removing refined sugar, flour, and dairy from our home, along with all the processed \u201cunclean\u201d foods.\u00a0 I also removed nearly all cookbooks and recipes.\u00a0 Some may say that\u2019s overboard.\u00a0 Well, we\u2019re not going back to that way of eating, so why keep them around?\u00a0 Our most favored recipes are in my head.\u00a0 If we decide to we want to make one, we can.\u00a0 But those recipes are otherwise in the past.\u00a0 This is an easier concept for me than for my husband and maybe others, as I think my superpower is Willpower & Stick-to-itiveness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am a very driven person when I want something.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted to lose weight<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted my energy back<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted no more joint pain<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted to sleep better<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted to have my husband stop snoring so we could sleep in the same bed again!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f I wanted us to be healthier going into our senior years, so we could enjoy each other a little longer.\u00a0 \u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

All of those things have happened.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s hard to pick just two favorite recipes; we love so many of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Blender Oatmeal Muffins:\u00a0 These are a staple in our home!\u00a0 Easy and fast to make, delicious, nutritious, and versatile!<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. BBQ Chicken Meatballs (using the CFC bbq sauce!).\u00a0 This is our latest favorite!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"This tells my husband not to eat those bananas… they are for blender muffins later!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you are looking for a healthier version of yourself, you will find it here at CleanFoodCrush.<\/strong>\u00a0 Rachel\u2019s advice and amazing recipes, as well as, the support from administrators\/moderators will get you over any bump in your road.\u00a0 They are all here to help and guide you along your way.<\/span><\/p>\n

    I wish you well on your own journey to better health! \u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Jerri Lynn<\/p>\n

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    Meet Jerri Lynn. She Lost 22.5 Pounds and Crushed 6 of Her Goals! How do I love CleanFoodCrush?\u00a0 Let me count the ways!\u00a0 One pound, three pounds, eight pounds\u2026all the way to a 22 1\/2 pounds weight loss to date, since beginning my first 30-Day Clean-Eating Challenge in April 2022! Hello; I\u2019m Jerri Lynn from Read More! <\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":39769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[932,21],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39766"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39779,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39766\/revisions\/39779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}