Ep. 261: Kori Clark - She's Finally Free From Food Addiction and Yo-Yo Dieting Thanks to Plants
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Kori Clark looks back on her childhood and doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t feel shame around food. Like many who grew up in the 70s and 80s (and the introduction of fast food), Kori LOVED Kraft Mac-n-Cheese, Chef Boyardee, and any “food” that came out of a box.
As she recalls in today’s episode, her food addiction and obsession go back as far as she can remember, to the point where she even remembers telling herself not to eat a piece of her own birthday cake - at just six years old.
Determined to lose weight, she tried everything – Weight Watchers, Paleo, Nutri-System, even phen phen pills when those were legal. And, no surprise, she would lose weight for a time, but would inevitably self-sabotage and the weight and health issues would return.
Just over a year ago, Kori watched the What the Health documentary and went down the rabbit hole of whole food, plant-based nutrition. This led to other books and documentaries including, Forks over Knives and Game Changers. She’s already dropped over 120 pounds and, according to her doctors, now has the heart of an elite athlete. Even her OB-GYN was shocked that a woman could actually lose weight post-menopause!
Yes, she’s lost weight and improved her metabolic health, but Kori is most happy to be free from her food addiction.
How did she do it?
She stresses the importance of preparation, shares her daily plant-based eating habits, and encourages listeners to consider the impact of dietary choices on health. Kori's perseverance, positive attitude, and support from the PLANTSTRONG community serve as ongoing motivation for her health journey.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast. |
| 0:05.9 | In just over a year's time, Corey Clark broke her cycle of food addiction and has lost over 120 pounds. Find out how and most importantly |
| 0:17.0 | why she did it right after these words from plant Straw. |
| 0:30.0 | Do you have FOMO about Plant Stock and wish that you could attend this year? Never fear, our virtual ticket options give you a front row seat to the live |
| 0:35.6 | presenters along with all the virtual talks and you can tune in live or watch the |
| 0:42.0 | replays. This annual weekend celebrates the luminaries of the |
| 0:46.3 | plant-based movement and provides expert education on all the latest insights into the lifestyle benefits while giving all of you |
| 0:56.0 | inspiration and motivation to try all these new things at home. |
| 1:00.0 | A virtual ticket is just $49 and includes unlimited replays, plus a downloadable recipe guide |
| 1:09.2 | so you can make and enjoy all the meals of the Plant Stock weekend at home. |
| 1:15.0 | Visit live Plant Strong.com and then click on Plantstock for all the details. |
| 1:22.0 | The event kicks off August 16th in Black Mountain and if you want to |
| 1:26.4 | attend we just might be able to squeeze you in. Check our website for all the details. How many of you in or food out of a box or drive-through windows. |
| 1:44.0 | You're certainly not alone here. |
| 1:46.0 | Corey Clark, my guest today, |
| 1:49.0 | grew up on these foods and was caught dead center in the middle of the pleasure trap from a very early |
| 1:56.6 | age and in fact you're going to hear the story of how her mom tried to break her |
| 2:01.4 | addiction to craft macaroni and cheese by making her eat, you |
| 2:06.9 | guessed it, mac and cheese for every single meal for a month and needless to say it didn't work not for a second |
| 2:18.1 | Now determined to lose weight. |
| 2:19.6 | Cori tried everything weight watchers paleo, nutri system, even fenfen pills when they were |
| 2:26.8 | actually legal. And no big surprise here, she would lose the weight for a time, but it wouldn't last, and then she would lose the weight for a time but it wouldn't last and then she would |
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