{"id":44786,"date":"2023-04-25T11:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T18:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/?p=44786"},"modified":"2023-04-24T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:14:29","slug":"lori-down-18-pounds-feels-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/lori-down-18-pounds-feels-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Lost 18 Pounds and Feels Great!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Meet Lori, Who Lost 18 Pounds and is Feeling Great after Joining the CFC Challenge!<\/h1>\n

Hey now!\u00a0 I\u2019m Lori, I live in NJ with my literal rockstar husband and our 18-year-old son (also, rockstar).\u00a0 I\u2019m 55 and am the office manager of an HR consulting firm.\u00a0 In our spare time (of which we have none) we love going to hear live music or catching a movie or even just going for a long walk.\u00a0 Oh, and reality tv!\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit of an addiction for me, really.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Last year my husband gifted me 3 days in NYC to attend BravoCon.\u00a0 I<\/strong> was beyond excited!\u00a0<\/strong> My friend and I had so much fun meeting these reality tv \u201cstars\u201d and taking so many pictures.\u00a0 That first night we were going through all of our pictures of us posing with our favorites \u2026 I could only focus on how I really truly had let myself go.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

I knew how I felt on the inside, but I could really see it on the outside in these pictures.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I knew I had to change something.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Raising a disabled child and all of the relentless stress and anxiety that comes with it, finally caught up with me.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Before - Celebrating Fourth of July, 2022 with my son (loose fitting clothes ALWAYS before CFC!)<\/p><\/div>\n \n

I was a sugar addict.\u00a0<\/strong> From the creamer in my multiple cups of coffee a day to the processed cereal bars or sugar filled yogurts \u2026 all sugar!\u00a0 And I love a good margarita, vodka soda, or sangria but now I only have them as an occasional treat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Before - girls' weekend getaway to the Jersey Shore August, 2022 (feeling incredibly self-conscious)<\/p><\/div>\n \n

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I was familiar with CFC recipes, but not at all familiar with the 30 Day Challenge.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

I decided to gift myself a monthly membership to see what it was all about.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Since January 2, 2023 I have lost 18 pounds, and 5 inches, but even more than that is how I feel.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fMenopause symptoms are GONE.\u00a0 GONE!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fNo more hot flashes, brain fog, horrible sleep, mood swings, all of it gone.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fI have learned so much about myself in this process as well.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fI know what my food triggers are.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0fI know how to adapt to every dining out or social situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It feels really great to be in control of your own health, and your family\u2019s as well.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

I can\u2019t imagine ever returning to those old eating habits knowing what I know now.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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My only regret is that I didn\u2019t start this lifestyle sooner!\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

I have so many favorite recipes, but I think the One Pan Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken and No Bake Energy Balls top the list and are on our menu each week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As with everything in my life, I have learned it's about the journey, not the destination.<\/strong>\u00a0 I'm learning so much about myself every single day.\u00a0 When I look back on these 3 \u00bd months I am proud!\u00a0 Proud of my determination to become the healthiest version of Lori I can possibly be!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you, Rachel, CFC, all of the incredible coaches, and the support in the Facebook group.\u00a0 I couldn't imagine the journey without all of you!\u00a0\u2764\ufe0f<\/strong><\/h3>\n

- Lori<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Ready to Get the Tools and Support That Helped Lori Succeed? Come and Join the Challenge<\/a>!<\/h3>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet Lori, Who Lost 18 Pounds and is Feeling Great after Joining the CFC Challenge! Hey now!\u00a0 I\u2019m Lori, I live in NJ with my literal rockstar husband and our 18-year-old son (also, rockstar).\u00a0 I\u2019m 55 and am the office manager of an HR consulting firm.\u00a0 In our spare time (of which we have none) Read More! <\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":44788,"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\/44786"}],"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=44786"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44801,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44786\/revisions\/44801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cleanfoodcrush.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}