by Lani Muelrath | Dec 2, 2013 | Recipes
I’d forgotten how absolutely yummers lentil loaves can be. That is until I was combing through my recipe collection for not only a main dish for Thanksgiving, but for something that I would also be able to slice for fast, hearty sandwiches. Honestly, it’s...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 13, 2013 | Recipes
When wildlife threw a “let’s gnaw-the-drain-hoses under the dishwasher” party while we were away for two weeks on scuba adventure (see video below) – taking any last vestiges of ‘ease’ out of kitchen clean up – we had to...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 7, 2013 | All Posts, All Setup, Animals, Holidays, Recipes
Though Thanksgiving is officially a couple of weeks off, celebrations around here are already underway. And that means time for three Thanksgiving musts: orange cranberry sauce, Forks Over Knives style mushroom gravy, and Farm Sanctuary. Must #1: Farm Sanctuary...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 28, 2013 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
The mammogram results alert letter arrived in my mail late on a Friday afternoon. I tore into the envelope, looking for the usual ‘normal’ results report to which I had become accustomed. Instead, I found a formally worded letter with references to...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 16, 2013 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Journey
Have you noticed? We are somehow much more interested in talking about food and eating than we are, for the most part, about exercise. Write a blog post about sneaking in workouts and post it right next to a new recipe, and guess what everyone wants to read first?...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 8, 2013 | All Setup, Transformations, Weight Loss
Debby is a shining example of courage in the face of extreme health challenges. She exemplifies the power of tenacity, being connected with vision, and doing what it takes – including the often-overlooked important attention to mindset and habit change –...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 4, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
People look at me today and tell me that they find it hard to believe that I ever had a weight problem. But I did. I’m the one on the left (see above, circa 1998). It doesn’t help that everyone else in the picture is skinny. For decades, over thirty...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 26, 2013 | Recipes
As a big fan of breakfast and a big fan of the bean, I have long aspired to figure out how to make the two meet in my kitchen. I know the power a gusto brekkie delivers for supporting you evenly through the rest of the day with lasting levels of satiety, and beans...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 18, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
The Healthy Taste of Sacramento extravaganza has come and gone yet the effects are still lingering days afterword. The best analogy that comes to mind for this sold out celebration – with over 250 in attendance – is ‘tidal wave event’ –...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 12, 2013 | Appearances, Media
CBS TV Sacramento affiliate on CW is waaaay too much fun. Previously, I posted the link to the Good Day Sacramento segment where Fit Quickie #9, Higher Assets, was presented (and practiced by the anchors!) on the Good Day Sacramento show here. Here is the video clip...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 30, 2013 | Appearances, Fit Quickies, Media
What a treat and honor to see this feature in the newest issue of The Saturday Evening Post. I’m so excited to be able to bring this news – and a couple of screenshots – to you today. The Saturday Evening Post article (click here to read the...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 29, 2013 | Fasting, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Travel
If the names Lisle and Goldhamer sound almost as familiar to you as Rogers and Hammerstein, it may be because they are co-authors of the brilliant and popular The Pleasure Trap. This visionary book could be considered the foundation of the practices and principles...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 23, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
This Teleclass/webcast has already taken place. Not to worry! You can still download the recording of the call; simply fill in the sign-up form further down the page, click the confirmation link, and the link to download the mp3 will be sent to you. ...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 21, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
I had the great good fortune of meeting up with Sharon and her family earlier this summer at Vegetarian Summerfest in Pennsylvania where she first told me her story. I’m honored to share it with you today. Prevent Breast Cancer: Shifting the Focus from Treatment...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 14, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
Potato Palooza Salad is inspired by my new Instant Pot that has me cooking an entire 5 pound bag of organic potatoes at a time on a regular basis. This means I’m a fast 15 minutes away from a bucket of taters good for steaming hot spuds for dinner, leftovers...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 9, 2013 | Transformations, Weight Loss
Janice, then Janice, now Are these the same person? When Janice sent me these pictures to post side-by-side as we reflected on our three month benchmark of working together in the Fast Start Program, these are the first words that came to mind: are these the same...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 31, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
What a delightful surprise to discover, in my mailbox, a package addressed to “The Plant-Based Fitness Expert” from Ben Bella books, containing their most recent release Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by one of the most respected science and...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 23, 2013 | Recipes
P.S. To get $50off the retail price go to Instant Pot . The coupon applies to the IP-DUO60 model enter this code in your order form: lani. Should you have any trouble with the code, please send me a message via the Contact form. The model I have is the Instant Pot...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 20, 2013 | Move Your Body
“Exercise not helpful for weight loss!” – so read the headlines on a recent newsflash that just surfaced in my inbox. As you can imagine, I received a flurry of emails asking me to speak to the article. It took a little bit of sleuthing, but a...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 16, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel, Video
I’ve just returned from Vegetarian Summerfest – and there is SO much to tell you! For starters, I was thrilled and honored to be invited to present at this by-invitation-only annual event in Johnstown, PA. I’ve heard about Veg Summerfest for years...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 13, 2013 | Animals
Hard to believe it’s been two years since we found Rockie helplessly scratching her way through the forest floor just outside our home in the woods of Northern California. If you’ve been following Rockie’s saga, you know that she came to us with...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 21, 2013 | All Setup, Transformations, Weight Loss
Keturah was in one of my Body Transformation Booty Camps several months back. It sets my boat to floatin’ whenever someone writes to me months later, out of the blue, to tell me of their ongoing success. Keturah did just that. I asked her if I could share her...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 19, 2013 | Fit Quickies, Move Your Body
There’s something that your calf muscles are dying to tell you. Think about it. When you sit down, recline, or otherwise get off your feet, what happens to your calf muscles? They check out of the program, don’t they? This is fine for awhile – especially...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 11, 2013 | Move Your Body
Note: Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body-Shaping Workouts is featured in the June 2013 issue of the T. Colin Campbell Foundation News. Welcome TCCF News readers! You’ve found it! This is the page for you to toss your ticket into the ring to win one of 3...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 3, 2013 | Move Your Body
How to easily burn an extra 25,000 calories – without working out by Guest Blogger Anita Alvarez Who wouldn’t want to burn 25,000 calories over the course of a year, without adding one single minute of aerobics, pilates, or weight lifting? I learned the secret:...
by Lani Muelrath | May 31, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
NOTE: This event took place on July 31, 2013. To access the recording, fill in the form and it will be sent to you when ready. ‘Power Foods for the Brain’ An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory Teleclass/Webcast &...
by Lani Muelrath | May 24, 2013 | Fit Quickies, Move Your Body, Video
Fit Quickies #3: Triceps Triple Play from Lani Muelrath on Vimeo. The triceps are THE muscle most responsible for the shape of your arms. As a matter of fact, the triceps are the all stars when it comes to shaping your arms. The triceps are often overlooked in...
by Lani Muelrath | May 16, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition
When I first read the news about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy – volunteer surgery she underwent as a breast cancer preventative – my first response may have been just like yours. Along with the immediate realization that this must have been an...
by Lani Muelrath | May 3, 2013 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition
What should you eat before and after your workout? Trendy marketing materials and the supplement industry push shakes, powders, and special supplements. But what if you are more interested in the real food, plant-based diet solution? Does meal timing making a...
by Lani Muelrath | May 2, 2013 | Appearances, Media
CBS TV called with a Fit Quickies request. Could I please come on down to the set of Good Morning Sacramento to do some Fit Quickies segments LIVE on their 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. shows? Can you bring your book and give us the full skinny so we can have some tips...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 22, 2013 | Appearances
What a week this has been – filled to the brim with opportunities to share enthusiasm about healthy, happy, plant-based fit living. Here are some highlights I can’t wait to tell you about. First, NPR: I was invited to appear as Plant-Based Fitness...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 18, 2013 | Appearances, Media
An Interview with Lani Muelrath, Author of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body-Shaping Workouts Monday, April 29th, 2013 on “Vegan and the Living is Easy” Radio with Ginger Burr & Marion Davis Tune in to Lani on Blog Talk Radio ...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 18, 2013 | Animals
Have you ever seen a squirrel swing on a hammock, pause and contemplate nature, have breakfast with the Buddha – or on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Now’s you’re chance This latest production from my favorite videographer – Greg –...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 8, 2013 | Move Your Body
Two months ago, on February 5, Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts – – was officially released. And to say THANK you for your enthusiastic support – and that you made Fit Quickies a best-seller at launch – I’ve got a...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 2, 2013 | Move Your Body
There are lots of exercises that target the “backyard”, as I like to call that beautiful assembly of muscles known as the gluteals. Yet regardless of which specific training exercises you employ, there are four very important reasons that – bottom...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 12, 2013 | Appearances
Last night the CHIP program officially got underway in Paradise, California. And as a launch surprise to everyone, the director of the CHIP program had purchased a copy of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts for every participant! Needless to say...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 11, 2013 | Move Your Body
Right on the heels of reporting in to you about my new standing work station at my home studio, along comes Julianne with an inspirational story of her own. My Transition to a Standing Workstation How Julianne made a standing work station and sneaks fitness in with...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 8, 2013 | Recipes
I’m a big fan of black rice and had to share this snapshot of last night’s dinner with you. As a backdrop for my quickly created butternut squash curry, you’ve got to agree it’s an unbeatable feast – for both the eyes and the belly. I...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 5, 2013 | Move Your Body
You know I’ve been on a mission (tirade?) to get you sitting less. No fewer than 5 pages of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts are devoted to the problems of sedentarism, the hazards of sitting too much – and the easy fix. Which is why...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 4, 2013 | Appearances
Book Signing Party in Marin at Book Passage, Corte Madera. Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA 7:00 p.m. Details:...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 3, 2013 | Move Your Body
The first official Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts book signing was celebrated this week at the esteemed and perfectly charming Lyons Books in Chico, California. I couldn’t have asked for a better start to taking the Fit Quickies message...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 25, 2013 | Appearances
Presenter: Lani Muelrath will be presenting at the 2013 Portland VegFest, sponsored by the Northwest Veg Society, September 21 – 22, 2013. Registration click here: Portland VegFest 2013 ___________________________________________________________________...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 18, 2013 | Weight Loss
Note: Today’s guest author Dustin Rudolph, PharmD., is throwing a Fit Quickies book giveaway contest on the Pursue a Health You Blog. Click on the image below to enter. Weight Loss – The Recipe For Success by Guest Author Dustin Rudolph, PharmD ...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 17, 2013 | Move Your Body
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 14, 2013 | Animals
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Rockie does not plan to let it go uncelebrated. This is video #6 in the Rockie the Rescue Squirrel and Plant-Based Fitness Mascot video series. Now happily hopping around in the woods surrounding our house since late summer 2011,...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 11, 2013 | Appearances, Move Your Body
Brian Wendel is the industrious, creative and visionary power behind the ultra-popular documentary, Forks Over Knives. This movie has been an agent for change and has had a tremendous impact on the health education – and health – of our modern society....
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 9, 2013 | Appearances, Media
Fit Quickies #1 Bestseller at Penguin/Alpha Got a message from my publisher. They tell me that Fit Quickies is #1 Best Seller for Penguin/Alpha Books on Amazon and Books -a – Million booksellers this week – not only for new releases, but all...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 3, 2013 | Move Your Body
With the official release of Fit Quickies: Targeted 5 Minute Body-Shaping Workouts set for Tuesday, February 5, we’ll be celebrating in style all week! There will be media events, 50% off gifts, giveaways, and more. Things seem to be added daily, yet as of...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 27, 2013 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
I am so excited for my friend and fellow plant-based passionista Julieanna Hever for the premiere of her brand new TV show, “What Would Julieanna Do?” on Veria network. The first of 39 shows airs Monday, January 28, 2013. Actually, I’m excited for...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 21, 2013 | Recipes
Beans in 10 minutes? If those four words don’t get your fired up about the pressure cooker, I don’t know what will. For someone like me who loves to eat, but cooking – not so much – fast, simple and healthy reign supreme when it comes to the...
