Episode 58: Chef AJ; A Weight Loss Story of Hope and Impact

February 21, 2022 Stacey Heiny

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Episode 58: Chef AJ; A Weight Loss Story of Hope and Impact Stacey Heiny

Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for over 45 years. She is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which airs on Foody TV. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from an obese junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body. Her latest bestselling books The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food Addiction and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry and Own Your Health have received glowing endorsement by many luminaries in the plant based movement.

Chef AJ was the Executive Pastry Chef at Santé Restaurant in Los Angeles where she was famous for her sugar, oil, salt and gluten free desserts which use the fruit, the whole fruit and nothing but the whole fruit. She broadcasts CHEF AJ LIVE! on YouTube and Facebook daily. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program, which has helped hundreds of people achieve the health and the body that they deserve, and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol. In 2018 she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

What we talked about:

7:00- Introduction to Chef AJ

14:20- How food addiction works

15:50- Obesity

17:20- How Chef AJ started influencing other people

20:45- Writing her first book

22:10- Becoming a comedian

24:45- Becoming a chef

32:10- Her favorite meal

35:40- Her must-have kitchen appliances

37:05- Chef AJ’s summits

40:20- The weightloss bundle