by Lani Muelrath | Aug 10, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Video, Weight Loss
How do you know how much to eat to stay in your skinny jeans? What would it be like if you could eat to satisfaction every day, at every meal, and not have it shadowed by worrying about your weight? If you have never had a weight problem, then you are probably baffled...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 8, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup
Sometimes a girl’s just gotta have a good rant. First, if any of these diet strategies (“tips” or “rules”) is working for you, then far be it for me to question. One woman’s diet rules rant is another’s bible. But let me...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 6, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Video
This short rap was just too adorable for me not to share with you right away. Calcium, protein, zinc, vitmin B12 -it’s all in there. Thanks to Jonathan Mann and Ivory King for this charming little song that’s got a powerful message debunking vegan myths...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 4, 2011 | Recipes
As hummus is the new mayo, a girl who wants her sammy NOW shouldn’t be without it primed and ready to go on the refrigerator shelf. But sometimes it happens. To the best of us. Like today. Not easily daunted by this obstacle between me and my oil-free sandwich...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 3, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
I promised in Part 1 of the “Plant-based Nutrition Certification via Cornell University” report to address the juiciest question of them all: Q. “Lani, what was the single biggest thing you learned from the Plant-based Nutrition course? Honestly?...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 2, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Do you need to supplement vitamin b12 on a plant-based diet that includes no animal products? The short answer? Yes. But does that make a diet without animal products somehow flawed? Not when you understand where the b12 comes from. Where does vitamin b12 come from,...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 2, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup
Yes, she’s here kids! A new look for lanimuelrath.com. Now, you’ve gotta tell me what YOU think. And let me know if everything is working from your end, OK? Can you navigate OK? Find what you need? I promise to do your workout for you today when you leave...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 27, 2011 | Move Your Body, Weight Loss
We all agree on one thing. Everyone – in our affluent, overfed society anyway – wants to burn calories at a premium. Keep those babies flying off! We don’t even engage in debate about whether we want to up our calorie burn or not. We just do, am I...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 19, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Video
Should you drink smoothies when trying to lose weight? Go to To smoothie or not to smoothie? The skinny on blending your fruits and greens for more food for thought. As if on cue from my “greens, go in and get moving” expose, this charming and deelish...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 13, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Holy happenin’ HBO! Two of my favorites are going to be in the same place at the same time. And we get to be there, too. This Friday, July 15th, the hot point humorist Bill Maher of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher will have the distinct honor of hosting T....
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 12, 2011 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
How do I tell you about this without sounding like I’m whining? Or maybe things have been all effed up for you this week too. Look, is there some kind of solar storm I don’t know about? Can I blame all this on a recent eclipse? Give me something to pin...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 6, 2011 | All Posts, Reviews
San Francisco’s great-bodies golden girl, Burr Leonard of Bar Method fame, has just released 2 new DVDs. For at home workouts these 2 will absolutely anchor your collection.. I’m a BIG Bar Method fan and do Bar Method workouts about twice a week. Plus, I am a...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 5, 2011 | All Posts, Weight Loss
It’s time to shatter another fitness myth. A few days ago, I signed up for a 10-day free “fitness and fat loss” ecourse. It musta been my evil twin. OK, I admit it, I so suspected that it would be a rehash of the same old fat-loss myths that have...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 21, 2011 | Travel
OK, so I’m filing this one under pure travel and entertainment ;-). Here’s the video transcript: My 10 minute date with George Clooney on Lake Como; Well, almost. Don’t you hate it when people make a big kerfuffle about celebrities? Me, too! So,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 20, 2011 | Move Your Body, Travel
How to win a Fit Quickie Combo audio track Hey Sweetstuff! We are headed out on our morning hike here and I’ve got a really fun plan cooked up for you and a way for you to win something. So I’ll tell you about that in a minute. But first, can you tell where we are?...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 10, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Travel
Do you find yourself using ‘travel’ as an excuse to check out of eating healthy food? Does getting out of town mean usually getting out of sync with your health and body-shaping dreams? If so, then I’ve got news for you. It is perfectly possible to...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 8, 2011 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Weight Loss
Special occasion overeating. You know what I’m talking about. “But it’s Christmas!” “But it’s Friday!” “But it’s…..!” Special occasion overeating could also be called self-permission to eat all the wrong foods. You know, the ones that are not compatible with your...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 6, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Fellow foodies… From the minute I announced the fact that I was closing in on completing the course requirements for Certification in Plant-Based Nutrition via Cornell University, my email box and facebook messaging have been sizzling with questions about the...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 5, 2011 | Move Your Body, Travel
Just because I always like what my workouts do doesn’t mean I always like to work out. There is a difference you know. Sure, I enjoy the process of a job well done just like you. Yet more often than not, when it comes to working out, the real joy comes from the...
by Lani Muelrath | May 25, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
When Sabrina Nelson was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called “relapsing polychondritis”, things only got worse for her by taking powerful steroids and other drugs. Then one day she read Dr. John McDougall’s work. She learned the...
by Lani Muelrath | May 24, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
This just in from Karen, who has graciously agreed to let me publish her message to me along with my reply. I always admire women who just put it out there and this shot you straight to the top of my most admired list, Karen! [fancy_box] Sweet! You’re back....
by Lani Muelrath | May 18, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
That’s right. My new best friend weighs over 200 lbs. And I’m feeding her all the time. Actually, that’s only 10.5 lbs higher than my highest weight. Just thought of that. Anyhoo! Let me know if you need a new refrigerator coach, cuz I’ve got...
by Lani Muelrath | May 13, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Thank you to everyone who has snapped these up or simply added the two new Fit Quickies™, #9 and #10, to their body-shaping collection. I’m uber excited to have these two OUT there for you to enjoy their amazing power to not only shape your lower body yet also...
by Lani Muelrath | May 12, 2011 | Weight Loss
I almost didn’t sign up for this Booty Camp because I recently became unemployed, but I’m at a time in my life with a lot of changes going on, and decided I needed this for me. As of this morning I finally broke through a weight plateau that had been...
by Lani Muelrath | May 12, 2011 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
I wish you could have seen Brandi’s face when she stood up in fromt of the crowd of hundreds, cradled the microphone, and sang her heart out with a gentle, lilting voice that brought tears to everyone’s eyes. You see, Brandi had walked in the door of the...
by Lani Muelrath | May 11, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body
‘Lest you labor under the delusion that I have oodles of time and big chunks of motivation to arrange my life around my workouts, let me set the record straight and tell you what I did this morning. Dilemma: I had a client to get to for a Body Transformation...
by Lani Muelrath | May 8, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Leave it to the innovative, tenacious, and visionary Dr. John McDougall of the Santa Rosa, California McDougall Health and Medical Center to get this groundbreaking piece of legislation moving up the legal ladder. SB 380 just passed by California Senate Committee,...
by Lani Muelrath | May 4, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
You hear the reports on increasing incidences of disease – and death by disease – and it can’t help but register fear in our hearts. Yet you, my dear, smart reader, already know that you can make a big difference in your health simply by what you put...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 27, 2011 | Move Your Body
I fell off the deck. Not today – no need to rush to emergency with flowers and treats, not that I wouldn’t enjoy that 😉 It was a couple of years ago. We were laying down new deck boards. Our deck is high off the ground. It’s more like a platform in...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 27, 2011 | Travel
Amazing day in nature for Earth Day here – atop Table Mountain, hours of hiking, miles to cover, endless skies and meadows… How else would Outdoor Girl and her Guy spend Earth Day? From my favorite videographer, Greg, of course! Here’s hoping your...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 21, 2011 | Travel
Swimming with sharks? Romping with manta rays? Talking to sea turtles, 50 feet under the waves? It’s all in here and more… You know me – active every day, no matter where I find myself in the world. This was us 2 short weeks ago. This just in from...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 20, 2011 | Move Your Body
Just what does it mean, anyway? “Fat burning workout!”, or “A Workout That Blasts Away Belly Fat !” Or any other variation on the theme. The lure of the “fat burning workout!” via emails and newsletters comes across my desk often,...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 13, 2011 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
[dropcap2]I[/dropcap2]never owned a Barbie doll. Not that I didn’t dearly desire one. My parents, wanting to give me what I so deeply craved yet being budget minded, got me the less-pricey, generic-variety “Barbie”. Her name was “Mitzi”....
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 10, 2011 | All Posts, Fit Quickies, Move Your Body
Good news! Two of my abso-fab FAVorite sneak-in-instant-invigorators-and-body-shapers NOW are just about ready for YOU to enjoy as well! Yessiree, My newest Fit Quickies, #9 and #10 are just about ready for you. And while the final stages of preparation are underway...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 7, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Travel
Peleliu Island, Palau, South Pacific: Slipping my sandalled feet into the warm shore waters of Orange Beach off the south shore of Peleliu Island, I can’t help but be overwhelmed with sadness and inspiration all at once. Yes, this is the very beach where on Sept 14,...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 6, 2011 | Weight Loss
Julia sent me this letter on the heels of her successful Body Transformation Booty Camp experience. I still get chills each time I read it. When you though you could never lose the weight and then it starts coming off with some changes in diet and workouts, well,...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 12, 2011 | Travel
Mexico in late winter, just before Spring hits and heats things up. Spectacular edifices and jungle vistas – we’ve never seen so much wildlife near Maya ruins as here in Calakmul. No doubt because of the remoteness of this location. You drive and drive...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 7, 2011 | Travel
True to form, we built in fitness on our trip to Mexico by walking, hiking, and climbing around on anything in our path My favorite videographer Greg put together this stunning and moving video from footage at the May ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. Think Merida and points...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 3, 2011 | Weight Loss
This was shocking to me – we’re only one week into Body Transformation Booty Camp, after all – but I am delighted! And I’m sore (a “good” sore) in places that I have been really working hard – and it really feels great. I love the Fit...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 1, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Sugar. Chocolate. Meat and cheese. We KNOW these edibles can be fattening and loaded with calories. And when some of them are mixed together, they can be deadly to healthy diets. Yet somehow in the face of stress, we are driven – against our better judgement...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 27, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Baby, it’s COLD outside! Proof of my outdoor workouts: shoveling snow and XC skiing out back. The cold snap continues and it’s looking good for another ski run today out the back door – literally. Our skiis lean against the back door to the garage,...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 24, 2011 | Weight Loss
Janice, a long-time member in my FitDream Fusion Inner Circle and on the team in my February Body Transformation Booty Camp, brought this article to my attention and I just had to share it with you. First, you’ve got to know that Janice has created amazing...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 13, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Transformations
Sure, we all want to look good. Yet when you’ve experienced debilitating, life-changing pain that hijacks your attention, finding relief from that pain becomes paramount. This is what happened to Phyllis. At the relatively young age of 46, she was becoming...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 7, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Video
You sit down to your computer to put in some productive time and start with all the best of intentions when it comes to good posture. You know, seated upright, upper body in lift, all systems GO. Yet before you know it – maybe this happens for you, too –...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 20, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Video
Before we detail my instant body-shaping expert strategy, let me start by asking you 3 questions: 1) Have you ever felt like you are not getting the body-shaping results you should from all the time you are putting into your workouts? 2) Does it sometimes seem as if...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 14, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Why do most weight loss diets fail? I’m betting you already have an answer right at the tip of your tongue. As a matter of fact, if you happen to have a long and colorful diet history as I do, then I’m certain of it. Let me guess. Your answer to the...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 5, 2011 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Look, let’s face it. We’ve been marketed a bill of goods with the Diary Council’s milk and dairy campaigns. Remember these? “Milk – it does a body good” celebrity white-mustache campaign (still alive and kicking?) the...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 2, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Blog BUZZ on Fit Quickies™ Targeted Body Shapers! Lise @ 2:50 pm Yay, new Fit Quickies! I love, love #1 but also #4. I’m developing a relationship with Topless Muffins, too. I can see and feel a difference at my waist. Are the new ones going to be up in a few...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 1, 2011 | All Posts, Move Your Body
[fb-like] [divider] [/divider] P.S. Greg outdid me with added footage, home pics, and more amazing snowfall…he wins the NY film festival at chez Muelrath! [fb-like] Happy New Year, whatever the weather, wherever you are! With all best wishes and blessings for a...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 29, 2010 | Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
[fb-like] [divider] [/divider] Plans, projects and inspirations for the new year ahead have already been spiraling through my consciousness for several weeks. You? I’ve decided to crack open my brain and spill some bits and pieces just for you. My...
