by Lani Muelrath | Jan 17, 2013 | Appearances, Media
Radio appearance: Lani will be the Victoria Moran’s guest on the Main Street Vegan Radio Show 3:00 p.m. EST/ 12:00 noon PST . main street vegan Main Street Vegan is a lively hour devoted to your health, well-being, and ways to live lightly and lovingly on...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 16, 2013 | Transformations
I know, officially the Fit Quickies book hasn’t released yet – that’s not until February 5. But my publisher pushed for an early release to meet the demand of the book tour and blog tour. And last week’s winner of a book giveaway contest,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 14, 2013 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Plant-Based Nutrition
There are those of us who sometimes complain when we can’t find the exact blend of brown rice. Or a papaya that is just the right degree of ripe. Guilty – that was me today. We forget – too easily – that there are people with far greater...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 5, 2013 | Transformations, Weight Loss
Karen, 9-22-2012 Karen, 11-5-2012 Karen, 12-31-2012 I want to share Karen’s story with you today because you may be one of those people, like Karen, who had lost hope and was frustrated with her attempts at weight loss, getting fit, and having a body that...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 1, 2013 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition, Video
For everyone who wrote asking if I could please provide a transcript of the “3 Things” video that plays in the welcome banner at the top of the page, your wish is my command. The 3 things you must have for health, weight loss, and fitness success Hi,...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 24, 2012 | Recipes
Mom taught me to make a mean baked apple. The gently growing cinnamon sweet scent of it all as they baked slowly in the oven – unbeatable. Simple enough to make. Core the apples, fill the empty center with raisins and cinnamon, put a little water in the bottom...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 18, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Fit Quickies, Move Your Body, Video
We have a winner! The winner of the Fit Quickies Book Trailer Premiere, with four out of four right and luck on the drawing out of the hat is Dr. Connie Sanchez, N.D. 1) Exercises in the video? 4 2) Yeson faceook follow 3) Yes on twitter follow 4) Yes on Pinterest!...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 14, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup
When I set the intention not long ago to bring the message of healthy, happy and fit forward in a bigger way than ever before, I had no idea it would take the form of a book as it has with the upcoming release of The Book! Fast forward, Fit Quickies: 5 Minute...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 13, 2012 | Animals
Naughty or nice? In this video, see Rockie: plaster the glass door with pawprints take flying leaps from the floor onto my shoulder at my computer order peanuts online receive Santa’s first gift of the season – squirrel underpants (!) Fun viewing...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 11, 2012 | Transformations
Sometimes an email comes in that I just can’t wait to share with you. Such is the case with the message I’ve just received from Julianne, which I am calling Julianne’s Fit Quickie adventures. Actually, you might call Julianne a fellow plant-based...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 5, 2012 | Recipes
Let’s just call it the fit quickie food of the day. Long on comfort an color and short on ingredients list. Just the way I like it. This is how I eat. Pick a starchie, pick a veggie, play around with toppers. Even think outside the box and make a sauce out...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 1, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body
Big huge holiday thanks to everyone for the tremendous and enthusiastic support of the release of the Fit Quickies book cover and her imminent release! I am honored. What you may not know about is that I have a pre-order gift for everyone who places a...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 30, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup
She’s arrived! Click image to enlarge. Scroll down to view pdf of full cover Click here to see the full front and back cover in pdf I can’t wait to hear your thoughts! Please share in comments. So...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 27, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
I once was surprised to discover I had developed an addiction to chocolate. I had maintained everything from a mild flirtation to a deep infatuation with chocolate for years, and will always consider myself a chocophile and will happily indulge. The problem is when...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 18, 2012 | Recipes
Coming soon! Lani Muelrath’s Plant-Based Blueprint. Be first informed by signing up for updates HERE >>> Join me with my special guest Lindsay S. Nixon! The Happy Herbivore is coming by to give us tips about healthy holiday cooking AND to give us a...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 15, 2012 | All Posts, Holidays, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
November advances. And so can your health and fitness – or not, depending on how you navigate the minefields of the holidays! No worries, here to help. As someone who for years successfully plowed through bowls of Christmas cookie dough and carried an extra 50...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 9, 2012 | Animals
Mindset is just as important as what you eat and how you move your body when it comes to healthy, happy living. And no one is better at reminding us about the value of stopping to smell the roses – or the joy of simply chomping on a peanut or two – than...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 31, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
“Thank you so much!! It was all amazing!!! Thank you very much!!!” “You got me right back on track. I don’t know how to thank you enough.” “What an amazing call! I took so many notes and can’t wait to put the...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 25, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup
“Flabbergastingly awesome!” Those are the words that the head of acquisitions at my publisher said to me today in an email in reference to the book endorsements that have come in for Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts....
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 18, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
Our ‘busy’ – yours and mine – may not always look the same, but no matter what outfit it’s wearing, busy has its set of challenges. ‘Busy’ demands that we set priorities and make plans to make sure they are honored. For...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 18, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
When we say ‘salad’, we tend to think bowl of greens, or crunchy green and yellow vegetables, or both, tossed with a dressing and served as a prelude, side, or even main course of a meal. This is limited salad thinking. Set yourself free. Here’s...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 16, 2012 | Weight Loss
I’m betting my bottom cactus pad that many of us heard first of agave in connection with tequila. It’s only been recently that it came back into our field of vision as the ‘new health food’. Natural? Healthy? Not so fast. Just like every...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 14, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Diet, exercise, mindset Aside from the obvious reasons that Jessica’s cancer recovery and 92 pound weight loss are such an inspiration, there is a message of huge importance to underscore in her story. Jessica makes it very clear that action in three realms...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 11, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Last week while exploring Civil War territory back East, I was struck by how chaotic and seemingly random this big chunk of our history really was. The Battle of Gettysburg was actually a series of skirmishes. Advance, retreat. Win for the North, win for the South....
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 6, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
My friend Anne Young nicknamed me the “Kickstart Chick” and I couldn’t be more proud, yet humbled, to wear the nametag. ok Lani – I’m in you cool Kickstart Chick you!! I am so honored you made me famous on this site!! now How cool is...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 4, 2012 | Travel, Video
Our morning river walk in Harper’s Ferry, W. VA., where the Potomac meets the Shenandoah… Early September found us on plant-based fitness adventure in Virginia, Maryland, and even scrambling all over the nation’s capitol for a 7 hour junket on a hot,...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 4, 2012 | Weight Loss
This teleclass has already taken place. If you would like a recording of the event, simply fill in the form below and follow through on the confirmation email and the download link will be sent to you at no charge. Join me and my special guest Chef AJ on September 11...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 3, 2012 | Move Your Body
Sign up for this FREE Teleclass at the bottom of this page. “Top 10 Reasons You Need To Move Your Body” PLUS “Fast Fitness To Go for Busy People” There’s nothing like the combination of a whole foods, plant-based diet and a simple...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 2, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
“Oh, so you’re that Kickstart Chick? How cool is that?” I totally dig this message that came up on my facebook page not long ago. To be known as ‘that Kickstart Chick’? What an honor! And I’m ready to serve you again as...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 31, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup
There’s no image or description (yet!), but she’s there and ready for pre-order action. The Fit Quickies book does have company, my author bio is up too. Yay! To celebrate, there are bonus gifts waiting for you as a big thank you when you pop on over and...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 21, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Weight Loss
Part 3 in a series. Part 1: Does checking the scale help with weight management? Part 2: Is the bath scale a taboo or a tool? Readers weigh in on weighing in. Part 3: Be present with your poundage: How to weigh mindfully, get out of fear of the scale, and use the...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 16, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Weight Loss
If you have never struggled with a weight problem, I know the following scenario may sound crazy. But if you have, you know exactly the angst we weight-challenged have associated with the scale. You jump on the scale in the morning and your weight registers up 3...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 5, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Imagine… • Walking into any restaurant, popping open the menu, and navigating to the plant-based diet items. And even better, vegan and vegetarian choices starred with ‘no added fats or oils’. And you don’t have to ask “Is there lard in the beans?” Heck,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 30, 2012 | Recipes
Top o’ the spud! Fellow plant-based foodie Vikki Deedrick launched a potato pondering that turned into a gold mine of ideas. The minute I saw where it was going, I knew I had to get this into your hands. Somehow it only seems fitting as the special guest on...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 26, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Have you signed up for the free Teleclass I am hosting with Dr. McDougall yet? I’m excited to announce that the next guest on my Teleclass series is none other than plant-based nutrition pioneer Dr. John McDougall. You’ve heard me report in on Dr....
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 25, 2012 | Recipes
After posting yesterday a picture of my dinner plate here, Simple plant-based dinner solution: Quinoa, zucchini & cannellini beans, I found out that there’s a whole universe of readers who haven’t heard of red quinoa. The white variety, yes, but not...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 24, 2012 | Recipes
Key to success with your whole-food plant-based diet is simplicity. It’s easy to get caught up with what you should eat, fancy recipes, and old habits of thinking with meal planning that rub up against a much simpler solution. My idea of a perfect recipe is 5...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 22, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Taking simple action strengthens mindset mastery and helps you get unstuck I could sense my inner inertianista rapidly backpedaling as the IKEA agent scrolled through the pages of instruction for assembling the bookcase I was about to buy. Did I really want...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 20, 2012 | Animals
Rockie, who became an overnight sensation and quickly claimed fame as the plant-based fitness mascot, is now a year old. Greg has just released video #4 “Rockie IV: Ready for my close-up!” You’ll see Rockie swinging in a hammock, leaping off tall...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 18, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Have you ever struggled with getting off your hmmhmm and getting going with your workouts? Of course you have. Here’s my conversation with Traci yesterday on facebook. Can you identify? Then, I’ll show you five steps you can take to stop the struggle and...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 15, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Dessert with a capital D. Feast with a capital F. Special edibles. Whatever you call it, how often should you have the occasional indulgence? First and foremost, for those who aspire to healthy living and a slim, energetic body, the operative word here is...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 14, 2012 | Weight Loss
If you could find out how you measure up, so to speak, against everyone else on the planet – in terms of where you stand on the global fat scale -would you be interested? If so, then today is your lucky day because the BBC has just put a tool together why which...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 13, 2012 | Recipes
Have you noticed? Getting down to bare bones in your fridge forces creativity. It’s time to get to market. I know because I was scrounging around in the veg bins in my big beautiful 225 lb friend the fridge, looking for that familiar clutch of carrots and chunk...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 10, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
“I couldn’t kill my first patient!” This is one of the most memorable lines spoken the fund raiser for PCRM’s Research Without Cruelty campaign that took place last Sunday at Millennium Restaurant in the heart of San Francisco. Spoken by none...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 6, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Note: Though this Teleclass has already taken place, you can obtain a recording of the event by following the links to the signup page and filling out the instant access form. Be sure to click the link in the confirmation email that you will be sent upon form...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 1, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
Above: Ann Wheat, owner of San Francisco’s Millennium Restaurant, Lani Muelrath, & Stephanie Roston, R.D., Millennium Sous Chef One of the pleasures of my column at Vegan Mainstream is keeping my finger on the pulse of the healthy veg community – and that...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 30, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
It’s quite possible this will bring on another onslaught from the Paleo diet people, who have, in the past, taken me to task on my unbridled support of a whole-foods, plant-based, low fat, starch-rich diet for the health and well-being of humans as well as dear...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 29, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Stuck? There’s a new book on the shelves, Coach Yourself Thin, by Hottinger and Scholtz. I haven’t read it. But one of my professional health and fitness journals has highlighted some content of this book that I’d like to share with you. Maybe it...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 27, 2012 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition
It seems the more Scott shifted his diet away from the standard American and toward a whole-foods, plant-based diet, the better his performance at his true love: The world of ultra-running. Scott Jurek is one of my fellow coaches at the first annual VegRun via...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 24, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Recipes
Yummers! I’ve take an amazing Southwest Bean Salad recipe I found on the web and morphed it to be my fat-free own. For example, in the recipe I came across here, the writer admitted the she had taken another recipe and “South Beached” it by removing...
