Comments on: On Radical Change

By: Arika Moore

Arika Moore — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 19:17:37 +0000

Love this question, because like pretty much everything in life, it varies from person to person. For me, I could never stick with the drastic stuff. I have 4 kids that I have to take care of and those intense detoxes really take it out of you for awhile. I tried and it wasn’t for me. That said, I LOVE Joe Cross. I watched the first documentary and the second and follow him on instagram. He’s inspiring in the same way that you are Andie. He promotes health and happiness and eating in the middle ;) I juice everyday because me and my family struggle to eat vegetables and that helps me make sure that we get them everyday. It works for us.

For me and my husband, it had to be a lifestyle change. We knew that on a bulldozer kind of diet that we would lose a lot, but that wouldn’t prepare us for what came after the diet. We had to discover a new way of eating that worked for us.

I find beauty in all the diversity. I find it incredible that so many people can lose weight and get healthy in a variety of different ways!

By: Jacquie

Jacquie — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:27:17 +0000

In reply to Sondra. That's exactly what I was thinking. What did he do after 60 days, because he didn't learn anything sustainable in those 60 days.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:26:09 +0000

In reply to Sondra. He actually participated in another documentary on Netflix that just came on there a couple of months ago, but I'm not sure how recent it is outside of Netflix. He also came out with a sequel to his initial doc, which came out in 2014 (first one was in 2010). I wonder what he does now, too.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:22:47 +0000

I watched that documentary too a while back, but I don’t think I could have done it myself. I usually need slow and steady change, rather than an immediate and often drastic change. I feel like drastic change inspires in the moment, whereas slow and steady change is more long term. I slowly transitioned from eating meat to being vegetarian and now vegan over the course of a year, and I don’t think I could have done it overnight. It seemed too drastic to cut it out overnight.

By: Hanro

Hanro — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:06:42 +0000

Hi Andie,

Great question. Personally, I’m a sprinter. Every time I discover something new, I get super passionate about. But I think I’m in the minority.

Like you said, the juicing/detox won’t help you change your health habits.

I think a good approach is to ask yourself: if you’re not willing to do it for the rest of your life why even bother? It’s like continually having a fling or one-night stand :)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:29:12 +0000

I think I’ve seen too many people have great success with radical change then go further back than when they started.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:23:24 +0000

In reply to Sondra. Same here. I truly wish him the best but I wonder if it's like The Biggest Loser.

By: Sondra

Sondra — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:57:40 +0000

My question would be is “where is Joe Cross now? Did he keep all that weight off?

By: Karen Simon Peterson

Karen Simon Peterson — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:41:59 +0000

I’m the slow and steady type. Seven years ago I made the decision to lose weight by changing my diet. I eliminated most sugar, processed food and dairy. It took me two years and I’ve kept the weight off.

By: Juliana @ Urban Simplicity

Juliana @ Urban Simplicity — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:12:19 +0000

I think on some level, you have to commit to the pain of it. The asceticism of it. The fact that it isn’t going to be easy, that there are going to be good days and bad days, and that every change you make may not produce results. At some point, the results (i.e. the numbers on the scale or the measuring tape) have to stop mattering; it has to be about where you are as a person and what (good or bad) habits you are instilling. It has to be about fostering a right relationship with food and eating, ultimately.