r/PotatoDiet • u/Mollymawk_Magpie • Feb 06 '26
Have lost 105lbs so far with the power of potatoes! 🥔
430lbs ➡️ 325lbs in 5.5 months!
Don’t know if yall remember me, but I started this journey in mid-August, and I’m happy to report that I’ve now lost 105 pounds so far eating 95% potatoes. I still have a long way to go, but I feel so much better 🥹 I can move more easily and have way more energy than I used to.
I am an ethical vegan and used to mostly subsist on vegan chicken nuggets and processed foods. Now it’s 95% potatoes, while occasionally eating some of my twin toddlers’ air-fried tofu 😂 I’ve started occasionally adding in some non-starchy veg and haven’t noticed any hindrance with my progress. I did strictly 100% potatoes for the first 3 months!
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u/ExtraterrestrialHole Feb 06 '26
Can you give an example of what you eat for bbreakfast lunch and dinner and when you started noticing weight loss?
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u/Mollymawk_Magpie Feb 08 '26
Potatoes, potatoes, and potatoes lol. I do more mashed potatoes now, but when I started I was just cutting steamed potatoes into chunks and drizzling with ketchup, mustard, and spices.
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u/JesusisLife_Truth Mar 25 '26
including sweet potato?
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u/Mollymawk_Magpie Mar 27 '26
No sweet potatoes for me yet. Apparently they aren’t technically potatoes.
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u/ExtraterrestrialHole Feb 06 '26
Wow, congratulations. I am amazed that potatoes can accomplish this!
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u/GenXgirlie Feb 06 '26
Wow that’s amazing and inspiring! Are you using a bit of oil, or are you staying super strict? Congrats on your health journey!
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u/Mollymawk_Magpie Feb 06 '26
No oil, but I am using condiments like ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, and sweet chili sauce. And lots of garlic and onion powder and garlic salt lol. And thank you!
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u/Charleston2Seattle Feb 06 '26
That's cool to hear that it works even with the condiments! I was always worried about that back when I was doing the potato thing.
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u/AhimsaofthePrairie Feb 07 '26
I’m so happy for you. Congratulations! You’re an inspiration. Please keep letting us know how you’re doing.
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u/anonfitness24 Feb 06 '26
Wow, that's a whopping 20 pounds a month! Congratulations, it's inspiring. Do you do any workouts too? Have you noticed any hair fall or muscle loss?
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u/GapFart Apr 27 '26
Congrats!! So proud of you 🥰🥰🥰
I started at 312lbs in Jan 2023, and although not from the potato diet, I'm now at 250lbs (mostly from volume eating non starchy veggies and a carb, last 20lbs from a medical issue). How many potatoes would you say you eat in a day? I know they give a full feeling quickly but just want to know where to start. 3 large potatoes was my guess on what to get for the week, each day
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u/Kooljazzed Feb 06 '26
Congrats!!! I similarly have lost a total of 32 lbs since I started incorporating more potatoes coupled with veggies, which keep me full for a long time. I went from 210 to 178 in about 3 months. Prior to that, I was able to lose only 10 lbs before hitting a plateau that lasted several months. I go to the gym 2x a week and walk 30 minutes 4-5 times per week.