{"id":44124,"date":"2023-03-14T00:27:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T07:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/?p=44124"},"modified":"2023-03-14T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T02:00:07","slug":"caren-tamed-her-sugar-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/caren-tamed-her-sugar-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Caren Lost 15 Pounds and Tamed Her &#8220;Sugar Beast&#8221;!"},"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\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-side-800x827.png\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"width:0;height:0;\" data-pin-description=\"Meet Caren, Who Lost 15 Pounds and Tamed Her &quot;Sugar Beast&quot;! Hi I am Caren, I am 58 years old, wife of 36 years and mother of two beautiful grown daughters.We have a small farm and I love to garden when I am not working at a local community bank...\" alt=\"\"\/>\n<\/div><!-- .ngfb-schema-image-for-pinterest -->\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44125\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" data-wp-pid=\"43190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Axe-throwing-day-_-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Meet Caren, Who Lost 15 Pounds and Tamed Her &#8220;Sugar Beast&#8221;!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi I am Caren, I am 58 years old, wife of 36 years and mother of two beautiful grown daughters.We have a small farm and I love to garden when I am not working at a local community bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been following Rachel and CleanFoodCrush for 3 years or more. I love all the recipes she posts. I have made and loved many of her dishes. They are all hubby approved!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>I Have Been a Lifelong Dieter that <span style=\"background-color: #fff9a1;\">Never Committed to a Life Change.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>It finally sunk in that we (both me and my Husband) needed to change how we eat.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My hubby has CLL, a blood cancer which is very slow to cause symptoms and manageable in later stages, but we both knew that real changes needed to occur. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also has high blood sugars, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>All the changes we&#8217;ve made with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">30-Day Challenge<\/a> are going to help us through all these hurdles &#8211; I AM POSITIVE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44126\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-wp-pid=\"44126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Before-photo-with-my-family-\u2764\ufe0f-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Before photo with my family \u2764\ufe0f<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>We both feel better and are completely satisfied with the way we are eating. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My husband cooks once or twice a week and he also is the one to cook Rachel&#8217;s recipes. We have many favorites! I love to cook so I switched to batch cooking and prepping on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"image-caption frame-style-4\" style='width:642px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;'><div class=\"frame-style-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6044-1-scaled.jpg\"  border=\"0\" class=\"full-width\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n            \n<p>This helps a lot as I don't have to think about what to have for my meals. I can pull together a meal with the items I pre-prepped.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>I Have Tamed the Sugar Beast Inside Me. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the 1st week, I just didn't crave sugar like before. The snacks Rachel suggests help a lot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am much better at truly listening to my body when it says \"eat more protein\".\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44129\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1284\" height=\"963\" data-wp-pid=\"44129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_.jpg 1284w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Me-and-my-2-beautiful-daughters_-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1284px) 100vw, 1284px\" \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>My Beautiful Daughters!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>LOVE your veggies and they will LOVE you back!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2764\ufe0f My favorite snack from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodlove.com\/challenge\/\">Challenge Plan<\/a><\/strong> is those 12 little almonds + sometimes I add in veggies. These help me through the afternoon slump when I sometimes crave sweets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44130\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"44130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well.png 600w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no-other-program-has-worked-as-well-40x40.png 40w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>In 60 Days:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f I have lost 15 pounds and 4 inches!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>\u27a1\ufe0f My husband lost 11 pounds and 4.5 inches!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44127\" src=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"871\" height=\"900\" data-wp-pid=\"44127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front.png 871w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front-768x794.png 768w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front-800x827.png 800w, https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cfc-transformation-before-after-caren-front-581x600.png 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>We are so satisfied with this way of life, no other program has worked as well for us and also felt so sustainable and natural.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>- Caren<\/strong><\/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 Caren 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>Meet Caren, Who Lost 15 Pounds and Tamed Her &#8220;Sugar Beast&#8221;! Hi I am Caren, I am 58 years old, wife of 36 years and mother of two beautiful grown daughters.We have a small farm and I love to garden when I am not working at a local community bank. 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