How Jan Lost 109 Pounds at 82 Years Old Eating Potatoes

Think you’re “too old” to lose weight and keep it off, especially in a healthy way?

Ninety percent of my clients are in their 60s, 70s and 80s Shedding Pounds Sustainably (woo hoo!).  

I just interviewed one of my most inspiring clients who at 82 years old, has lost 109 pounds in 65 weeks! And she ate potatoes — in unlimited amounts, to do just that! (and a whole bunch of other yummy, optimal food too like corn, rice and sweet potatoes!).

Jan Belluchi, of West Des Moines, Iowa, is a powerful example of resilience, determination and also what believing in yourself looks like amongst a challenge.

Jan came to me after having gained a lot of weight during the COVID shut-down. She had become immobile during that time and was getting around using a motorized wheelchair. She was on a handful of medications for arthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and more.  

She wanted to walk again. That was her #1 goal.

Well, within 8 weeks of eating optimally, Jan got off a blood pressure medication, but look at EVERYTHING she’s accomplished over 65 weeks of eating optimally…

Jan…

• Lost 109 lbs in 65 weeks eating optimally (she was down 100 pounds in exactly one year!) No pills, products, shakes, bars, measuring or weighing! WOO HOO! 

• Can walk with her walker again and is working on walking independently!

• Eliminated a blood pressure medications within the first 10 weeks

• Reduced her A1C level to normal and is no longer pre-diabetic.

• Eliminated arthritis medicine because she wasn’t in pain anymore.

• Improved her kidney disease: went from stage 3b kidney disease to stage stage 2.

• Eliminated her cholesterol medication.

• Reduced her sleeping medication.

• Is exercising again! She’s going to the gym regularly again and is swimming too! Jan says in our interview “the other day I went swimming and my swimming suit kept falling off! The last time that I went it was too tight!”

• Is eating food she likes and she’s able to go out to eat with her friends and find optimal meals she enjoys.

• Is less dependent on other people.

• Can now take care of her cats without help.

To quote Jan…

“I thought if I lost some weight, that would help. I tried everything else so why not. I saw Trisha’s ad and I decided “let’s invest in myself,” and I did that. And now I can walk with my walker. And I'm trying to learn to walk by myself. And I think I'm going to be able to do that pretty soon.” - Jan Belluchi, 82 years old

I’m so proud of Jan especially for taking another chance on herself because looked what happened.

Now I’d love to hear from you…

What inspires you most about Jan’s story?
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