She Lost 60 Pounds After Finding These 3 Plant-Based Foods She Eats Every Day
Are you trying to lose weight on a plant-based diet? One weight loss warrior claims to have the secret recipe. Stasia is a wellness enthusiast who shares her plant-based tactics for losing weight. In a recent viral YouTube video, she reveals the three ingredients that were her secret weapon for dropping pounds without starving herself. "I recently lost 60 pounds following a whole food plant-based diet," she says in the video. "I have struggled for many, many years to lose weight, even following a plant-based diet. So it wasn't until recently that I made a few changes, and I finally got it together, and I'm 60 pounds down at this point," she says. She continues to explain that she is going to reveal "the easiest, most simple weight loss dinner that I personally recommend eating," she says.
She Eats This Meal on Repeat
"I do know firsthand what it's like to struggle with weight as I have my entire life. And I also know what it's like to feel completely overwhelmed with all the different food choices out there. It's exhausting and completely frustrating when you're honestly trying your hardest," she says in her post. "I'm going to be showing you the most simple weight loss dinner that you can easily prepare. You can eat it on repeat, and I'm going to tell you exactly why you should be eating these foods."
It Is the "Easiest" Meal
"I really enjoy eating delicious food. I'm a huge advocate that we should really enjoy the food that we're eating, not just choking something down in the name of weight loss. But with that being said, sometimes there are those days that I'm just not really in the mood to cook, or maybe I'm just too hungry to be, you know, spending too much time preparing something. And when that is the case, this is basically my easiest meal that I default to all the time," she continues.
You Only Need Three Ingredients, Starting with a Sweet or White Potato
"To make this super easy weight loss dinner, you will only need three core ingredients. The first one is that you're going to need a potato. Now, this can be a regular potato, or it can be a sweet potato–totally up to you. Personally, I love sweet potatoes, but I also love a good old regular potato as well. So honestly, it really doesn't matter," she says.
Next, You Need ½ Cup Beans
"The second thing you're going to need is any type of beans. So, for me, I personally love making my beans from scratch because they are literally as soft as butter, so, so, so much better than the canned beans. I really just can't even do canned beans anymore now that I've been making them on my own. So I make them in an Instant Pot, and oh my gosh, they turn out perfect every single time," she says.
The Third Ingredient Is a Non-Starchy Veggie
The third thing that you're going to need is some type of non-starchy veggie. "Again, it can be whichever one you want. So you could do zucchini noodles, which I love. You can do broccoli; I love that as well. Cauliflower, eggplant, any type of non-starchy veggie that you'd like, whatever floats your boat, you just need some type of non-starchy vegetable," she says.
The Potato Will Keep You Satiated
Why do you need these three things to make the easy, perfect dinner? "The potato is actually known to be the most satiating food in the world. So that means that there is no other food that's going to leave you feeling as satisfied getting up from the dinner table. So potatoes just have that X factor. You're just going to get up from the table feeling like you know you just ate some really good food."
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Beans Will Keep You Full
Why beans? "Beans have actually been a huge part of my weight loss journey. I actually prefer beans even over potatoes when it comes to keeping me full. So I found that potatoes were the most satisfying in terms of having that comfort food and just feeling like, 'Hmm, that was really delicious, and I feel really good as soon as I'm done eating.' But that beans actually carried me a lot longer than even potatoes. So in terms of keeping me full, I would say that beans come before even potatoes."
Veggies Are Low-calorie
Lastly, why the non-starchy vegetable? "Non-starchy veggies are only about 100 calories per pound. A pound of vegetables is quite a bit of food. So, 100 calories for a pound is incredible. So we use our non-starchy vegetables to fill us up," she says, noting that they will be "the cherry on top to the meal and make sure that it just tops us off with foods that are super low in calories, but that is going to make us feel like we're nice and full," she says. "Not to mention, of course, all the nutrition that comes along with eating our vegetables."
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Whip This Meal Up When You Are Busy
"Hands down, if you ever find yourself in a situation again where you really just don't know what to eat, then just remember those three things to follow, and then you can easily whip yourself up a plate in no time. So potato, beans and a non-starchy veggie are the three things you can build the most epic simple weight loss dinner," she says.
Final Note: Don't Overcomplicate Diet
"It doesn't always have to be super complicated. Simple works wonders as well. So, next time you're feeling a little bit lost, just stick to those three things, and you're going to be golden," she concludes. And if you enjoyed this article, take advantage of these 15 Quick Ways to Lose Body Fat Percentage in a Week.
