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 | Nov 21, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
When I asked Natala if she would be a guest on my TeleClass series, she was emphatic about playing up the health changes from her diet and mentioning the weight loss only anecdotally. Now, for most of us, weight loss – especially with such impressive numbers...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 17, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Let’s be honest – does the word ‘starch’ freak you out? Conjure up images of white paste and calorific goop? This just in from Shannon about dietary starches, a web article, and her quest for reflections from yours truly. Of course I’m...
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 19, 2011 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition
If you have been hovering anywhere near the plant-based diet and plant-based nutrition world, then the name Esselstyn is no news to you. And if you’re looking for one perfect primer to switching up to a whole foods plant-strong diet, then Rip Esselstyn’s...
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 | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | Nov 29, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
Note: this call has now been completed. But you can still get the book! Watch my video review below Join Me On This Very Special Teleclass Event With Award Winning Author And Chef Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: ‘Color Me Vegan’: An Inside Look Colleen is...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 23, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Video
Finding it tough to get your veggies in? You know it’s at the top of the list of tips for staying trim and energetic, right? Talk about tricks for switching off your fat genes! Though you know it’s important to keep you vegetable count high, many people...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 17, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
[fb-like] Rip Esselstyn takes the Engine 2 Diet plant strong diet 28-day challenge to this small dairy town in Pennsylvania. Check out the report from a local TV station. 100 = number of participants 9 lbs = average weight loss 15% = average drop in LDL...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 9, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
My favorite videographer captured September’s outdoor extravaganza in Yosemite Valley. Greg has it all in there: climbing the cables, Yoda at the top, in the meadow at Yosemite Valley, moonrise from Glacier Point. Don’t worry, the bungee jumper...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 5, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Small plate trick? Fuhgiddaboudit. I need a BIG plate when it comes to staying slim. The headline you just read is not an error. I mean big plate, big time ;-). I never took to the “small plate” trick. I’d just go back for seconds. Sound counter intuitive? I can...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 28, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
True to my promise to report in on how I fueled the heady and grueling ascent to the top of Half Dome n Yosemite last week (see How A Busy Woman Trains To Climb Yosemite’s Half Dome) I’m here to report that we did the whole darn thing on our usual, easy...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 12, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition
Another AMAZING day here at the Advanced Study Weekend in Santa Rosa. Since yesterday’s check in, I already have about 5 more stories to tell. And it’s so late I really should just turn out the light and catch some zzzs but there’s such a full agenda...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 5, 2010 | Transformations, Weight Loss
The title says it all and Patsy’s letter speaks for itself. Following years of frustration and struggle, Patsy implemented a few simple strategies and now she’s finally dropping weight and inches – and needing less sleep, too, giving her more...