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 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 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 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 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 | 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 | Apr 29, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
The Food Revolution Summit hosted by my friend John Robbins launched and continues for several days. Did you hear about it? Online, listen in for FREE, dirt cheap to order recordings and transcripts of the presentations if you want to hang onto materials for future...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 15, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
Today I came across a reference to me on a discussion forum. It went something like this: “I see Lani has gotten somewhat diety.” Earlier, if you had peeped inside my kitchen you would have seen the following: Sweet onions, bok choy, brussels...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 9, 2012 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Where do you get your protein with a plant-based diet? Excerpted and adapted from The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide To Transition To A Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight If you follow a plant-based diet, or eat in a way that is even...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 29, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
This just in! A video vignette of the February McDougall Health and Medical Center Advanced Nutrition Study Weekend. I took pages of notes during the event so that I could report directly back in to you, and this 7 minutes of video clips gives you a tantalizing...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 26, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Daily – no, several times a day actually – I receive email questions about how to get started on eating for plant-based health and fitness. People see the changes that I have gone through and note my unbridled enthusiasm for a whole-foods, low fat,...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 25, 2012 | Plant-Based Nutrition
The long awaited plant-based diet doctors debate has come and gone. I took pages of notes during the event so that I could report directly back in to you. Dr. McDougall arrived for the event dapper and distinguished in suit and tie, while Dr. Fuhrman looked ready to...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 14, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
It may be too late to snag a seat at the upcoming McDougall Advanced Study Weekend, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a ringside cyber-seat at the long-anticipated great debate between these 2 plant-based diet heavyweights: Should You Eat Vegetables (Dr....
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 21, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
It can be disheartening. You embrace a plant-based diet with the hopes of not only getting healthier, but shedding a few pounds and you are looking forward to slipping into your jeans a little more easily. xxxxxxx Yet for some inexplicable reason, a few days in you...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 28, 2011 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition
Has this ever happened to you? You discipline yourself to a calorie-restricted diet to lose a few pounds. You have some success, though after a few weeks you have a weight loss slow down that comes paired with growing, gnawing hunger. You end up craving and caving....
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 14, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Samantha and I were on the phone strategizing her stepped up fitness plan. With some important events on the calendar and long term health goals, Samantha had asked me for coaching on how to tweak her diet, exercise, and mindset practices to meet her goals of weight...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 7, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Oh yeah, baby! Here’s what I’ll be doing come Friday, attending the sold-out: Advanced Study Weekend Schedule* McDougall Health and Medical Center September 9 to 11, 2011 Friday, September 9, 2011 5:00 – 6:00 PM – John McDougall, MD – Welcome and What’s...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 31, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Read Dr. Gupta’s post-production notes here. Dr. Sanjay Gupta is on a personal mission to never have a heart attack. And in the process, he embarked on a year-long investigation to find out what actions he could take to offset his family history of heart...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 22, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
We knew it – the antioxidants, phytonutrients, and all their health-promoting and disease-protective buddies are found in the plants, the basis of a plant-strong diet. As a matter of fact, plant foods have 64 more times the antioxidant content than animal-based...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 22, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
What does ‘vegan’ mean, anyway? And what does a vegan eat? The answer may seem obvious to readers at the Plant-Strong Fitness Blog, yet it’s one of those questions that is never too silly to ask and begs a specific spot for an answer and an easy...
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 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 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 | 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 | 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 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 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...
