Participants: Cheri Peters (Host), Melody Prettyman
Series Code: CLR
Program Code: CLR000098B
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00:01 The following program discusses sensitive issues
00:03 related to addictive behavior. 00:05 Parents are cautioned that some material may be 00:07 too candid for younger children. 00:15 Welcome back. 00:16 We were talking with Melody about her incredible journey. 00:20 From 250 something pounds, she's lost a 100 of those. 00:26 God called her to then do ministry and teach people 00:29 how to get healthy. 00:30 And I think that was funny, Melody, 00:32 that you said that in the middle of all that, 00:34 you're screaming, you still haven't lost your weight, 00:37 you're not even healthy yourself and you're saying, 00:39 "How can I stand up and teach anybody anything?" 00:42 And I can't imagine what those first programs look like 00:45 but you've been doing it... Three years. 00:47 Three years now? Full time. 00:49 That's awesome. Three years. 00:50 And two years, I was fat, 00:52 you know, now I'm not as fat. Yeah. 00:55 So... So, tell us. 00:58 We're here and you're gonna show us 00:59 a little bit about how to eat healthy, 01:01 what kinds of things can somebody do 01:04 when they first get started. Sure. 01:06 For me, my taste buds and I tell people, the palate. 01:09 We have just inundated it for all these flavors 01:13 and the seasonings and salt, salt, salt, salt. Yeah. 01:16 And so I had to re-educate my palate basically. 01:20 And I went off of sugar, salt and oil, totally out of my diet. 01:24 No I do have sodium but, 01:26 you know, but not like I did before at all. 01:28 At first, it's crazy to eat something healthy. 01:31 I would much rather have a piece of pie than a carrot. 01:35 I'd much rather have a pizza than, 01:37 you know, something that's healthier 01:39 and so it's like it is retraining. 01:41 And what's really incredible to me about 01:43 that kind of stuff is that we actually, 01:44 not only we train our body but our brain is just starved, 01:50 I mean, we really are starved for all of these. 01:51 We are. We definitely are. 01:53 So what are you gonna show us? 01:54 Well, I want to make us a power drink. All right. 01:57 And you know, for breakfast and getting up in the morning 01:59 or sometimes we get out bed, "I need a cup of coffee." 02:01 Uh, no, you don't need a cup of coffee. 02:03 Stay away from the coffee. 02:05 I want you to have something that's so powerful for the body, 02:08 for the brain, to give you that fuel 02:10 that you need for the day to get started 02:11 and you still need a big breakfast with it. Exactly. 02:13 But if you want to grab some of those, Cheri, 02:15 I just want you to get some of that. 02:19 You can use kale, any green. So just drop them in here. 02:21 I want you to start taking 02:23 a handful of that spinach for me. 02:24 And so this is a nice healthy spinach. 02:27 Oh, yes. I love my spinach. 02:28 Okay, we put that in there. Right. 02:30 And grab a... I feel like a cook. 02:34 I feel like Martha Stewart. Yeah. 02:36 Ok. So grab what? 02:37 Grab some lettuce. Ok. Got that. 02:39 Let's get some lettuce in there. 02:41 Now in there somewhere is some parsley, 02:43 some fresh parsley. 02:44 Ok. Let me see if I can find that. 02:46 Kale, anything that you can find in there green, 02:47 I am gonna chop up some of those. Ok. 02:50 That's celery. Ok. 02:52 Got some celery, got some parsley. 02:53 Right. Ok, now apple. 02:56 What's apple gonna do to this drink? 02:57 I would think it's gonna sweeten it. 02:59 It is gonna sweeten it. Which is good. 03:00 And the cucumber also, there's a lot of water in cucumber. 03:05 So it's gonna give me some liquid in there. 03:07 I am gonna take some of that just so it doesn't come back up 03:10 and hit you. Very good, I like that. 03:11 Now if you do have a vita-mix at home, 03:14 you know people call me and say, "I don't have a vita-mix." 03:16 That's ok, just let it blend a little longer. 03:18 It's fine, whatever blender you have. 03:21 Let's see what else, did you get parsley? Yes. Ok. 03:23 And you know what's really incredible 03:25 about this kind of stuff is 03:26 when you're doing a lifestyle change, 03:28 whether it's drugs, alcohol, food, that as I replace 03:32 the unhealthy stuff for healthier things, 03:34 my body not only gets a little bit better 03:36 but I--I start to really get some strength from this stuff. 03:41 Oh, it's incredible. 03:43 And the thing of it is, for the 2 weeks I was like, 03:45 "Lord, you are kidding me." Yeah. 03:47 I am not supposed to eat this stuff. I know. 03:49 And I'm sitting at the table very mad 03:52 and I don't want to eat my food like a little child, 03:54 you know, pouting like, "Lord, I am not touching this stuff. 03:56 This is..." Yeah, this is not... "This is junk." 03:58 You know what's really funny? 04:00 And I got to say the first time 04:01 somebody tried to get me to drink like a green drink, 04:04 I thought I could slam tequila. 04:07 You could give me a whole bottle of tequila 04:09 and I could drink it straight pretty much 04:11 but I'm not drinking this stuff. 04:12 So it really is a training, we have really-- It is. 04:14 We've perverted our taste buds. That's exactly what's happened. 04:17 And we really have to come back around and say, 04:20 it's gonna take a while but I want to really find out 04:24 how to like this stuff again. 04:26 And that's what it is. And God will do it. 04:29 It takes time. Yes. It takes 2 weeks. 04:31 You know there's a few addicts out there saying, 04:33 "I don't know about that." 04:35 It really will take time. Exactly. 04:36 And you'll like it, it will be good. 04:38 Now I am gonna turn this on, it's gonna be noisy. 04:40 Okay? Okay. 04:53 That's what happens when you put too much lettuce in the bottom 04:57 but it's amazing how this is actually gonna taste. 05:00 I think you will even like the taste, even now. 05:03 Okay, good. I mean, really. Let's get some liquid out there. 05:07 Well, you know, and I have re-trained myself a lot, 05:09 so I know that I really like this stuff 05:11 but initially I could not. Okay. Yeah. 05:14 How long did it take your taste-buds? 05:17 I would say it took a good five years. 05:48 Super drink. All right. 05:51 You want to taste it? I want to taste it. 05:53 But I also want to say that 05:55 if you are looking to recover from anything, smoking, drugs, 06:00 even some of our behavioral addictions, 06:02 sexual addictions or whatever, 06:03 your body gets really kind of clogged up 06:06 this stuff is gonna be great. 06:08 And it's really tough because it doesn't look all that great. 06:11 Oh, well... It doesn't look bad. I don't mind green. Yeah. 06:14 You know, but when you get into some of the other colors, 06:16 you know, I can have a problem with that 06:17 because we eat with our eyes. 06:19 Okay, I'm gonna have the kids try it. 06:21 Can you pass it out, Caroline, to everybody? 06:24 There is everything the body needs in nutrients, right here. 06:26 So are you guys ready? 06:36 It is really good. 06:38 Isn't it? It's really good. I know. 06:41 It's even more than tolerable. 06:43 Okay, now know this is like just... 06:47 A smoothie, a green smoothie. Like a green smoothie. 06:49 It is gonna be healing in every single way. 06:51 So this is one thing 06:52 you can throw anything in here. 06:54 Just get it-- You can. Yes. 06:55 If you are really concerned about 06:58 pesticides and stuff, get organic. 07:00 It's a little more expensive but it's better for you 07:03 and it will help your body to do recovery. 07:05 I mean, it's amazing, amazing. 07:07 Some people try to do recovery without thinking 07:09 what they put in their body, they're still eating junk, 07:12 they're still smoking, drinking, 07:15 you know, tons of like coffee and sodas 07:18 and all that kind of stuff. 07:19 I'm telling you, you're fighting against the current 07:21 when you do it that way. 07:23 If you start to do things healthier for yourself, 07:25 you're gonna feel better, look better 07:27 and your life will turn around a lot easier. 07:29 So as much as you can, start with some healthy things. 07:32 You know, it's been proven for somebody 07:33 that smokes cigarettes, 07:35 if they would add Vitamin-C, lots of vitamin-C 07:39 and the fresh fruits and vegetables 07:41 and grains to their diet, 07:42 their--it lessens their requirement for the cigarette 07:46 or their addiction to the cigarette by 50%. 07:48 Wow, that's huge. 07:49 And all of this is detoxifying the body. So we're gonna detox. 07:53 And at the same time, 07:55 what's really cool is the weight just kind of comes off. It does. 07:59 And there're is no way for the weight not to come off. 08:01 Absolutely. All right. 08:02 You know a lot of--I'm down to that last 20 pounds, 08:05 that hard weight to get off, 08:07 I know it's coming off. Yeah, awesome. 08:09 Yeah, because of the way I am eating. 08:10 If you'll grab those chickpeas-- The green drink is fun. 08:11 Yes. This is a green drink. 08:13 Any time of day, but in the morning's a great time. 08:16 What I have here, and fresh is best, in my book. Okay. 08:19 And if you buy chickpeas and you don't cook them fresh 08:24 and they're in the can, 08:25 rinse them off and make sure you get the salt. 08:26 They're just loaded with sodium. Okay. 08:28 So I always rinse my peas. 08:30 And here we have the fresh asparagus, 08:32 fresh red bell pepper. 08:34 Look at that, isn't that beautiful? 08:35 It's awesome. It's beautiful. 08:37 What I'm gonna have you do is, 08:38 I'm gonna have you take some of this vegenaise 08:40 and put in here. All right. 08:42 Should I mix it up? 08:43 Yeah, I'm gonna let you stir that up. 08:45 I'm gonna add the cilantro. 08:48 You know, in my house, my husband's the cook. 08:50 So he's gonna laugh at this. 08:52 You know, I think men cook really well. 08:55 That is nice, men don't think 08:56 they can go in the kitchen, oh, that's so untrue. 08:58 Oh, he loves it. Now this is curry. Uh-huh. 09:02 This is a Moroccan chickpea salad. 09:05 That looks good, it smells really good. 09:06 And you can put onion, I love onion. Celery. 09:09 You know, anything fresh, any vegetable you want in here. 09:12 I always say, cooking is like a road map, 09:14 there's so many different directions, 09:16 just however you get there doesn't matter 09:17 as long as you get there. 09:18 And what's really interesting about recovery too, 09:20 is that the more-- the more 09:22 you can actually get in your body 09:24 that's raw and whole... Yes. 09:25 Uh, the better it's gonna be for you. 09:27 And I know for a lot of us 09:29 who are so used to pizza and chips 09:30 and all that kind of stuff, and I love that. 09:32 I mean, you know, I really did love that 09:34 but I knew that at a certain point, 09:36 I had to pay attention. 09:38 I had to take care of myself and physically. 09:42 Okay so, that was easy. Wasn't that easy? 09:45 And this is a potluck favorite. 09:48 I take this and the people at potluck are like, 09:49 "Oh, we just love this." Let me try that. 09:52 Yeah, you try it, see what you think. 09:55 Could need a little more curry. 10:01 It's good. You like that? 10:03 So pass it out to the group 10:05 but let's do one more thing first. Okay. 10:07 This is--you know, when I travel, I'm on the road 10:10 10 months out of the year most of the time, sometimes more. 10:13 And I'm in my SUV and of course I allow for my clothes 10:18 and I allow for my supplies that I use for my seminars. 10:21 I never leave without my rice cooker. 10:23 It's a very inexpensive item you can find in garage sales. 10:26 You know, these young kids get married, 10:27 they've never cooked but the microwave. 10:28 Go buy it used or buy it brand new, 10:30 they just don't use it. 10:32 But I use this rice cooker for beans, I use it for grains. 10:35 What I put in here is a grain called quinoa. 10:38 It's Q-U-I-N-O-A 10:39 but it's pronounced quinoa. Wonderful grain. 10:43 Has lots of proteins, people are always worried, 10:45 "Well, if I don't eat animal proteins, 10:47 how am I gonna get protein?" 10:48 There's plenty of plant proteins and they're a complete protein. 10:52 Carbohydrates which are the complex carbohydrates 10:54 and very low in fat. 10:56 A lot of magnesium, zinc, copper, 10:58 manganese is in this grain. 11:00 So we need that, we need those nutrients. 11:02 And this for somebody like me, it's easy to cook. 11:06 You know what I do here? 11:07 I took--on this particular grain, 11:10 I actually--it's two part water to one part grain, 11:14 I cut up an apple, skin and all, 11:16 that's where lot of the vitamins are, in the skin. 11:18 I cut up a banana, put it in there, a few dates, 11:20 I put some nuts in there, I put some cinnamon, 11:24 you can put nutmeg, you can put vanilla, 11:26 I shut the lid it, cooks, you open it, you eat it. 11:29 And I mean, you will be shocked 11:31 at the flavor in here because I added no salt. 11:33 I really liked this chickpea salad. 11:35 That was really good. I know. 11:38 Try this. See what you think about this. 11:40 I have no milk in there, I have no salt in there, 11:43 I have no oil in there, 11:44 and there's no refined sugar in there. Yum. 11:48 You know, so if you are looking like 11:51 you've got weight to lose, 11:53 you got your health to get back, 11:54 for whatever reason... For what ever reason. 11:56 These are some great suggestions. 11:58 Yes. Suggestions. 11:59 There's many of them, I mean, 12:01 I could go on for hours and hours, 12:02 we don't have enough time. My recipes are unlimited. 12:05 You know, a lot of people say, 12:06 "Well, if it's plant food, I'm limited." 12:08 That's--that's incorrect. 12:09 There's over 102 varieties of beans alone. 12:13 So now, the reason I wanted to have you 12:17 show us some things was, for one, I think it's amazing. 12:20 I mean, you lost 100 pounds and every day, 12:23 I mean, we walk together, I see you out walking, 12:26 your physical activity has increased, 12:27 you're healthier towards 12:29 what you're putting in your body, 12:30 you're a joy for life. I love. 12:32 You know, I am so happy now. 12:35 I know I'm supposed to--people say, 12:36 "Well for your age, for your age..." 12:38 I just had my cholesterol checked. 12:40 What do you think my cholesterol was? 12:42 What? 138. Wow. 138. 12:46 And so it's dropped a lot. A lot. 12:48 My HDL's come up, my LDL's gone down. 12:50 My triglycerides, everything is great. Right. 12:53 And so know that any change, 12:56 any change--so you want to start putting healthier things in. 12:59 The studies are saying that we're gonna eat 13:01 the same amount of food every day. 13:03 And so put some good stuff in. 13:05 Don't worry about what you're gonna leave out, 13:06 just put some good stuff in and slowly 13:09 that'll kind of turn itself around. 13:10 And definitely get out and walk, 13:11 laugh with friends, volunteer somewhere, join a church 13:16 or knitting group, something so that you start 13:19 connecting with people 'cause you'll be surprised 13:21 when it feels good to be in your own skin. 13:23 You're gonna thank everybody around you 13:25 that's giving you any of these suggestions. 13:27 We're gonna break, we're gonna back up 13:29 at the table and some of the kids 13:30 have some questions because you know what? 13:32 It's surprising that eating disorders 13:34 and all this kind of stuff start really, really early. 13:38 So we're gonna talk to them about 13:40 what's happening in their life. 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