{"id":41931,"date":"2022-12-27T04:02:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T11:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/?p=41931"},"modified":"2022-12-27T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T18:50:26","slug":"bonnie-lost-10-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/bonnie-lost-10-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonnie Turned To CFC To Lose Weight That Crept Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ngfb schema image for pinterest pin it button -->\n<div class=\"ngfb-schema-image-for-pinterest\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-side-800x827.png\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"width:0;height:0;\" data-pin-description=\"Meet Bonnie, 78 Years Young, Who Lost 10 Pounds with CleanFoodCrush! I&rsquo;m Bonnie from Salt Lake City, Utah. I&rsquo;m almost 79! I&rsquo;ve been retired as an Administrative Secretary for 10 years. I&rsquo;m married (57 years) have 5 married children, 12...\" alt=\"\"\/>\n<\/div><!-- .ngfb-schema-image-for-pinterest -->\n\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41936 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-pid=\"37511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Headshot-1-1.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Meet Bonnie, 78 Years Young, Who Lost 10 Pounds with CleanFoodCrush!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m Bonnie from Salt Lake City, Utah.\u00a0 I\u2019m almost 79!\u00a0 I\u2019ve been retired as an Administrative Secretary for 10 years.\u00a0 I\u2019m married (57 years) have 5 married children, 12 grandchildren, (3 married) and 2 great-grandkids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After I retired, I became a quilter.\u00a0 My day isn\u2019t complete unless I can touch fabric, sew or even plan a quilting project.\u00a0 I\u2019ve made about 10 quilts each year; all family members have several of my quilts.\u00a0 Additionally, I\u2019ve donated quilts to refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, and some to charitable auctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"> I discovered CFC about 8 years ago.\u00a0 With those recipes, and a group my husband\u2019s cardiologist put together to encourage anti-inflammatory eating, I lost 80 pounds and my husband lost 42.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>I maintained this healthy lifestyle and weight loss till COVID.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>At first, I called it my COVID-5, then 5 pounds became 10, 15 and was almost to 20 pounds gained<\/strong>.\u00a0 I was depressed and knew I needed more information and help besides just cooking CFC recipes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was completely addicted to Diet-Coke, my best friend. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41937 size-large aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-pid=\"41937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Celebrating-my-grandchild-who-were-born-in-December--450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Celebrating my grandchild who were born in December<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>I was still making Rachel\u2019s recipes, but in addition was eating \u201cthe other stuff\u201d, and wondering why I wasn\u2019t losing weight.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Each month as a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">Clean Eating Challenge<\/a> was announced, I knew I wanted to join<\/strong>.\u00a0 When September 22 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">Challenge<\/a><\/strong> came due, it had my name on it!\u00a0 It was MY time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f<span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"> What I first learned was:<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"> the recipes were great, but what the greatest learning was the<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\"> Daily Totals.\u00a0 It answered the HOW, WHAT, WHEN to Ea<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\">t in PROPER PORTION amounts.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-41933\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-pid=\"41933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Me-and-my-husband-Dec-22--450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bonnie and Husband 12-22-22<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>My goals from 9\/22 were:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lose at least 5 pounds<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have a weight loss for my annual PE 11\/15\/2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Walk at least 2 miles a day<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fit into my blue dress<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41934\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"871\" height=\"900\" data-wp-pid=\"41934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front.png 871w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front-768x794.png 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front-800x827.png 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cfc-transformation-before-after-bonnie-front-581x600.png 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Week one\u2019s results were a real shocker for me 5.5 pounds and 5 inches.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f Since starting, I\u2019ve lost 10 pounds.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f My doctor\u2019s visit had better results in the labs, a 10-pound loss in weight.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f I\u2019m looking forward to a spring trip to Hawaii, knowing my swim suit will fit just fine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41938\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"41938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when.png 600w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonnie-says-if-not-now-then-when-40x40.png 40w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>This Challenge has given me the boost and strength to know how to eat.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many cases I wasn\u2019t eating enough. I learned my body actually likes water. Yes, my weight loss is slow, some weeks I don\u2019t lose, but it hasn\u2019t broken my spirit to stick it out and <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">enjoy the journey<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color: #fdf2d0;\">I\u2019ve stood up for myself in eating out situations as well as family dinners.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m continuing this journey.\u00a0 My advice to anyone thinking about joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">30-Day Challenge<\/a> is: If not now, when? Do it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>&#8211; Bonnie<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/30-day-challange-banner-with-plant-base.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"570\" data-wp-pid=\"18951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/30-day-challange-banner-with-plant-base.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/30-day-challange-banner-with-plant-base-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/30-day-challange-banner-with-plant-base-600x507.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to Get the Tools and Support That Helped Bonnie Succeed? Come and <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">Join the Challenge<\/a>!<\/h3>\n\n<!-- NgfbSharing::get_buttons content filter skipped: buttons_on_index not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Meet Bonnie, 78 Years Young, Who Lost 10 Pounds with CleanFoodCrush! I\u2019m Bonnie from Salt Lake City, Utah.\u00a0 I\u2019m almost 79!\u00a0 I\u2019ve been retired as an Administrative Secretary for 10 years.\u00a0 I\u2019m married (57 years) have 5 married children, 12 grandchildren, (3 married) and 2 great-grandkids. After I retired, I became a quilter.\u00a0 My<a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/bonnie-lost-10-pounds\/\">  <strong> Read More! <\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":41935,"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\/41931"}],"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=41931"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41958,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41931\/revisions\/41958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}