vegan - Tracy Partridge-Johnson

Eating Plants -Diet Journal – Down Two Pounds

EATING PLANTS – I LOST WEIGHT Eating plants, all animals, some of each. Which is best? I know, I know. <sigh> If you’ve been following me for any length of time at all, you know that my struggle with diet is real. I’m definitely what …

Plant-Based Keto – Is It Possible? Is It Healthy?

Plant-Based Keto sounds like a crazy idea, when you first consider it. Right? I mean, isn’t one of the biggest attractions to a keto diet the fact that you can eat all that meat, poultry, fish, and eggs with abandon? Oh, and cheese. Omg…the cheese! …

Mimi Kirk Interview for Eighty Percent Raw

MIMI KIRK INTERVIEW – FEBRUARY 23RD, 2010

“Eighty Percent Raw online magazine editor, Tracy Partridge-Johnson chats with 71 year young Mimi Kirk about her designation as PETA’s 2009 pick for America’s Sexiest Vegetarian Woman Over 50. Listen in as Mimi shares her secrets to youthful energy and lasting beauty!”

THROW BACK INTERVIEW

This video has received the most views of any videos I’ve created over the years, so I thought I’d re-post it here for all of you.

If you have followed me for any length of time you will know that I published an online magazine called Eighty Percent Raw from early 2009 until just recently, when I finally let that domain go.

When I launched it I had a vision of recruiting a team of professional raw food chefs and other healthcare advisors who would contribute content to the magazine every month. And I achieved that dream, putting together a group of more than 25 contributors who submitted recipes, articles, and reviews twice a month for four years.

THEN THE SITE GOT HACKED

I acted as the editor and publisher, and I’m also the one who created and maintained the website. I didn’t know as much about protecting my websites back then as I do now, and unfortunately, when the Eighty Percent Raw website got hacked (along with several other of my business and personal sites, which were all hosted on the same server. It was the server that got hacked, not specifically my websites) I didn’t have a backup of the site. So, I lost all of that incredible content. After that, I was so emotionally drained by the loss, that I just didn’t have the energy or enthusiasm to try to rebuild it.

THANK GOODNESS FOR YOUTUBE

Fortunately, I did upload a handful of ‘videos’…mostly just audio interviews, like this one with Mimi Kirk. I had really rudimentary tech gear back then, so my videos were of very poor quality. But this one, and a few others, remain from those initial attempts at starting a YouTube channel.

This interview with Mimi was lots of fun to conduct! I had to break it into three segments in order to upload it to the video platform. And for some reason…this third segment has received far more views/listens than the first two. But I think the information shared is valuable. So, I hope you’ll find it interesting. I’m providing links to the other two segments below, if you want to listen to this interview with the amazing Mimi Kirk in its entirety.

Interview – Part 1a –

Interview Part 1b –

If you enjoyed this interview with Mimi Kirk you might also like this one where I talk about my experience following Mary’s Mini: Amazing! 5 Pounds in 10 Days!

Back To Raw Plants – Leaving Keto Behind

Raw Foods – I Used to Eat Loads of Them! This post is mostly for me…to track my progress and how I’m feeling. So, it won’t be long. After years of bouncing back and forth between a HFLC (High Fat Low Carb) Keto-Carnivore diet and …

Markus Rothkranz - Before and after Raw Foods

Markus Rothkranz – One of My Inspirations

Markus Was One of My Early Raw Food Heroes. Back in 2007 I began a journey in search of the optimal diet for healing and disease prevention. That search led me to a mostly raw food diet. I’ve written a lot about that experience over …

Halloween: Starbucks Spider Web Cup

Now, here’s something we all need for Halloween…like a hole in the head, lol! *Thanks to delish.com’s Editorial Fellow, Megan Schaltegger, for this entertaining and delightful post making me aware of the trendy new cup! But seriously, I’m a huge Starbucks fan a-n-d Fall is …

Mary’s Mini: Amazing! 5 Pounds In 10 Days!

MY AMAZING MARY’S MINI RESULTS

I gotta tell you…after 10 days on the Mary’s Mini version of Dr. John McDougall’s Starch Solution I was pretty happy with my results!

Not only did I lose weight, but I’m also noticing some other health conditions improving in that short time.

Yes, I lost 5 pounds in 10 days…which is incredible…but I also noticed my skin looking better and my energy improving!

Honestly, I’m not completely sure if my success was 100% due to the Mary’s Mini diet…or if the Intermittent Fasting/OMAD (One Meal A Day) approach was what made the difference.

HERE’S MY MARY’S MINI BREAKDOWN

The first 8 days I followed the standard Mary’s Mini protocol, ie; I ate regular meals, as I would normally, but made sure to eat only foods approved for this program. You are supposed to choose a single type of ‘starchy’ food (potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, quinoa, oatmeal, etc.) and make that the center of every meal. I chose potatoes. Granted, I did include some yams and sweet potatoes, too. I figured they are all (essentially) potatoes…even though the orange ones I thought were yams are probably just a different variety of sweet potato.

But by day 8 I hadn’t achieved the kind of weight-loss goals I’d hoped for. So, the last 2 days I decided to incorporate an OMAD approach, skipping breakfast and lunch, only eating a single evening meal

AND THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE

Watch the video below for all the details then tell me your own thoughts in the comments below.

I’d love to know if you’ve tried either Mary’s Mini and/or OMAD, and if so, what your experience has been!

And if you want to learn more about the first 8 days of my 10 day challenge, then CLICK HERE

Please comment below and let me know what you think!

Until Next Time…

I wish you good health,

Tracy

The Starch Solution vs. Mary’s Mini

I’ve been following the 10-Day Mary’s Mini version of Dr. John McDougall’s The Starch Solution weight-loss plan, and today is Day 8. These are my thoughts and experience so far. I talk, in detail, about the differences between the two plans and why I’m choosing …

Low Carb High Fat or High Carb Low Fat – My Personal Story

Are you as confused about diet and all the freaking weight-loss programs and theories out there as I am? In this Car-Chat video I share (most of) my personal story about the struggle I’ve been through trying to lose weight and achieve optimal health and …

My Diet Struggle – Keto-Carnivore or Vegan?

I’m sitting here in pain. Abdominal pain. It started late yesterday afternoon and it’s now 8:05 the next morning. It kept me awake most of the night. It’s a digestive thing. Nothing too serious…I can just tell. You know…the kind you feel after eating too …

My First Experience Trying Magic Berries

I’m trying Nature’s Wild Berries for the very first time. They are a crazy, amazing, natural way to experience sweetness in food without added sugars or artificial sweeteners! *Clarification – Hank’s pants are a 32 inch waist…not size 32, lol! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN …

Diet Confusion: Keto vs. Plant-Based

Have you been experiencing diet confusion? Frustrated by all of the conflicting and contradictory diet and nutrition messages out there? In particular, there is a major difference of opinion as to whether a low-carb, ketogenic diet, or a low-fat whole-foods/plant-based diet is the better choice …

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