by Lani Muelrath | Apr 27, 2010 | All Posts, Weight Loss
Does a lower BMI – or body mass index – mean more money in your purse? Is there really a connection between the size of your dress and the size of your bank account? We like to think that appearance and weight have nothing to do with financial success. And...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 20, 2010 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Travel
Do you ever get frustrated or stuck about how to stay fit while traveling? So that you don’t arrive home flabby, enervated, and with excess poundage? I understand the anxieties – it can be so frustrating! And it can leave you wishing you’d never left...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 17, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
My friend Hope had to dash home to the States for awhile and asked if we might like to stay at her home in San Miguel de Allende, high in the Mexico dessert, for a bit. Uh, yeah. So here we are. The house is beautiful, brilliantly decorated, and very private. And as...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 5, 2010
As Plant-Based Fitness Advisor for the McDougall Health and Medical Center Discussion Boards, I have the honor and privilege of reaching thousands of people who are looking for a health-supportive, body-friendly, easily successful food plan that delivers every time...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 27, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Weight Loss
If you are one of those people who thinks that preparing veggies for a solid, yummers meal is too much trouble, then you haven’t seen this video. This Veggie Sandwich Wrap is not only easy (you can use canned beans!), versatile (mix and match the veggies you...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 23, 2010 | All Posts, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
It’s been said that those who succeed are also those who have failed the most. Think about it. What does it take to create a successful business, lose and keep excess weight off for 5 years or more, get a career breakthrough movie part, or be an Olympic...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 19, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Yes, as you can imagine or may have discovered, eating “out” can be challenging when you want to eat healthy. It seems most restaurant menus are designed to thwart our body shaping and health goals! Fat, butter, cheese and meat are everywhere and packed...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 15, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
“Love your body” lasagna? To qualify as a true “love your body lasagna”, it would need to: be delicious be chock full of phyto – nutrition (that means color, plants, fiber, and all their friends) be low on fat In essence, it would have to...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 7, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
One of my last dietary high-fat holdouts was mayonnaise. I’d switched to Veganaise years ago, so at least had moved away from eggs in the recipe, but the fat content was no less than good ‘ol Best Foods. Once I’d made the decision to opt out of...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 5, 2010 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Chronic inflammation spells bad news for our health, plain and simple. And though inflammation is a natural and necessary way that the body stimulates healing, when inflammation becomes continuous and chronic, it becomes damaging. The most common causes of...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 2, 2010 | Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Who can complain when you’re lucky enough to live 15 minutes from the XC ski terrain? Plus, it’s a perfect excuse for working up a winter appetite. Not a problem when there are plenty of filling yet trimming foods ready back at home. See What’s in...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 1, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Beans, legumes, pulses….whatever you call them, cultivating the habit of beans in your daily diet is a must in your skinny tool kit. Why? Beans are: packed with protein crazy with quality carbohydrate finite in fat full of fiber very versatile downright...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 28, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
“Is that bread in your cart?” “Uh, yeah.” And yes, I have been approached on more than one occasion in the market with this question. Multiple occasions, as a matter of fact. And different versions of the theme: what’s in my shopping...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 15, 2010 | All Posts, Weight Loss
You carve your figure with your fork. In other words: 1) Body shape is built by challenging the muscle. 2) Body shape is revealed by creating the body composition necessary to let the shape built in #1 show. You carve it out with your fork by dietary choices....
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 4, 2010 | All Posts, Move Your Body
We all talk about building muscle, keeping muscle mass, and wanting to have good shape to our muscle. But how is muscle really “made”? How do our workout efforts translate to shapelier, stronger muscle? You’ve no doubt heard that muscle growth is a...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 7, 2009 | All Posts, Travel, Weight Loss
When the cargo shorts I bought for tropical travel a few years back slipped down (surprise!) without being unbuttoned at the Curacao airport on Wednesday, I knew a milestone had been passed. And that it’s time for a new tropical wardrobe. Honestly, this is the...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 23, 2009 | All Posts, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body
It’s not just about the endorphins. Or the burn off of stress hormones. Or the simple pride of achievement from a workout completed that makes exercise a powerful agent of stress relief. These are all important. But seems it’s more than that. Exercise...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 20, 2009 | All Posts, Recipes
There’s a reason we go gagga over sweets. Along with salty, it’s the primary, first presented taste on our tongues. No wonder starches, fruits, and other natural carbohydrates bring us comfort. For friggin’s sake, we’re designed to eat them!...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 17, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
It’s been proven time and time again. A solid, nutritious breakfast will: stabilize blood sugar through the day ward off overeating as the day goes on eliminate cravings for sweets for the above reasons, be a powerful part of a weight loss or fat loss plan And...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 15, 2009 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
My friend Kathie hates veggies. Vegetables. Pretty much anything green. The less color, the better, seemingly. Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes are OK. But not on a sandwich. Heaven forbid. She’ll yank them out of a subway sammy so fast it will give you lunchtime...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 3, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
Ah, the dreaded weight loss plateau. Actually, you should embrace the plateau for many reasons. But that’s the topic for another day. For now, we’ll concern ourselves with breaking a weight loss plateau. Has this happened to you? You’ve been...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 28, 2009 | All Posts, Transformations, Weight Loss
I heard from Vicki this morning. She made my day. And I’ll tell you why. Yes, she’s down 20 lbs since a year ago when she signed on with the Woman’s Fitness BluePrint Coaching Program. And even more – better yet – her inner shift that...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 20, 2009 | All Posts
You could call it the American woman omnivore’s dilemma: the luscious cake with frosting that thick pictured next to the latest diet. It screams from the magazine covers every single time we hit the checkout stand at market. Even the cover of Oprah Magazine...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 10, 2009 | Weight Loss
A physician friend, healthy as a thoroughbred and enviously slim, tells me he has one primary rule of eating: “I eat fiber”. This is his rule of thumb for food choices. And upon close examination, it’s a powerful tool you too can use to up the...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 10, 2009 | Weight Loss
Apples enjoy a well-deserved reputation of providing good nutrition. And as I sliced a big juicy fuji into chunks for my morning bowl of oats, I vowed to pop in and complete a quick refresher course on just why they should be such a regular part of our diet. The real...
by Lani Muelrath | Sep 22, 2009 | All Posts, All Setup, Weight Loss
Provocative question. Compelling evidence. Literally. Is the fat you eat the fat you’ll wear? Apparently, the fat you eat is the fat you’ll wear. if a researcher were to biopsy the fat deposits of your thigh, abdomen, or (pretty much anywhere else that...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 28, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Not to rain on anyone’s muscle parade, but this myth has been perpetuated one too many times. This is the problem with the proliferation of fitness information on the web. Something is said somewhere – no matter how substantiated or not – and then...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 3, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
Is your fitness cup half empty or half full? Let me back up to the beginning. This morning after an early morning walk I hopped into the bath. Now, this may not necessarily sound like something that would provide a moment of inspiration, so let me explain. The left...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 24, 2009
Always aspiring to bring you content and information that you find most useful, I’m hoping you will help me do just that by answering a couple of quick questions. And I’ll send you something for your time, too. More about that below. First, your answers...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 22, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
There is one thing of utmost importance when it comes to success at weight loss. Is it diet? Your workouts? Yes, these are important pieces. But they are part of the puzzle. The tactics. But tactics demand a strategy. You must have a strategic plan. Think of your...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 15, 2009 | Weight Loss
How does a Ms. Fitness America eat? Meet nutrition expert and wellness enthusiast Kardena Pauza. Kardena is a Top Certified Personal Trainer at Next Level Fitness & Wellness Center, and a Nutritional Consultant that has been passionately involved in the area of...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 7, 2009 | All Posts
Carrie Pierce, skin care expert extraordinaire, has researched and written this article exclusively for my readers. What a chunk of information! Be sure to be on the call I’ll be hosting with Carrie on Tuesday, July 14. Cellulite, Menopause and You-The Perfect...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 5, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
Is it time for you to take some ACTION when it comes to organizing your dietary plan, making some semblance of your exercise endeavors, and just plain getting a grip on your weight and energy? Do you wince when you think of all the time that has gone by with dashed...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 24, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
The Black Belt Millionaire and the Fitness DreamMaker. Sound like an interesting meeting? Well, it was! Not long ago, yours truly had the privilege of being the featured guest of Jacqueline Wales’ (aka the Black Belt Millionaire) on her fearlessfactor (aka...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 13, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
With 3 weeks out of the last 7 being on travel adventure of one form or another, my usual fitness routine has been a mix of eclectic alternatives. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. Central to my fitness dream is to have an exercise and eating...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 5, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
image: Misty Donna is having a great year. She has cracked her personal fat loss code and was finally able to drop more much-desired size. She is realizing successful changes in multiple ways. Her body is getting stronger and trimmer, her dietary practices that...
by Lani Muelrath | May 20, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
The educated guess was right. Without having gotten my hands on the book to read cover-to-cover, it’s pretty clear that the elements of the new release The End of Overeating, as presented via the title and cover clearly depict just what this book is all about. A...
by Lani Muelrath | May 15, 2009
“Out Of Pain And Into Control Of My Health. Lani has led me to a place where my fitness level is optimal.” ~ Laura Huerta, CA “I Recently Wore An Evening Dress That I Had Not Worn In 18 Years!!” ~ Diana Israel, Danville, CA “Regained My Health and Well...
by Lani Muelrath | May 9, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
The end of overeating. It’s the title of a new book I’ve just barely heard about. Has it crossed your path yet? I don’t know a thing about it except what the picture is on the cover. It shows a piece of carrot cake sitting near a carrot. I’ve...
by Lani Muelrath | May 9, 2009
Then you have come to the right place. Yes, your fitness dreams can come true. I stake my Fitness DreamMaker™ brand on it. You can cut through fitness information clutter – I call it “fitfo” – to realize fitness, weight loss, and fat loss. But...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 30, 2009 | All Posts
Weights or cardio for fat loss: which is better? Short answer? Weights. Long version: read on. Last week, I invited readers to send me their top 5 fitness and fat loss questions. I received an avalanche of incredibly good, well thought-out questions (thank you!)...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 4, 2009
Eat Stop Eat Scientific Research proves that Eat Stop Eat will help you lose Weight, burn stubborn body fat, and naturally boost growth hormone -and preserve lean muscle and metabolism T-Tapp a series of movements designed to put the body in proper functional...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 1, 2009 | All Posts
It doesn’t matter where you are in your weight: loss, gain, or at any point in between. Just between us, what we ALL want is to have physical confidence, right?! And feeling attractive, slim, and yes, sexy, are all a part of that confidence. I’m a big...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 23, 2009 | All Posts
Right on the heels of last week’s Diary of A Mini-Fast I got buckets of emails asking for play-by-play of a day of eating! Happy to comply. Here are the last 2 days: Saturday Brekkie: cranberry walnut bread w/ peanut butter and strawberry preserves coffee bowl...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 15, 2009 | All Posts, Weight Loss
It was BIG big news just a few years back. As recently as 2004, several study releases pointed us in the direction of looking at our sleep patterns as possible, potential indicators in weight gain, BMI, and body fat levels. I remember it was all over the news for...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 4, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Looking for the magic weight loss bullet? Tricks for “burning off” the fat? Let’s face it. When it comes right down to weight loss and fat loss, it’s the calories that count. Yet how many of us have spent years – decades even – in...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 23, 2009 | All Posts
When it comes right down to it, what do we all want when it comes to building fitness and vitality? Real information, including no-nonsense facts about how to lose body fat and build muscle. I’ve already told you how glad I was to come across Eat Stop Eat, which...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 9, 2009 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
Is the protein pedestal on tilt? When it comes to protein as a necessary macronutrient for health, growth, and repair, protein is essential, right up there with carbohydrate and fat. But what about all the hoopla (propaganda?) about high amounts of protein being...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 4, 2009 | Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Do you ever wish you could just force a fitness issue and be there NOW? Listen: You can’t just force fat off your body. Our bodies just don’t work that way. The question still comes up – how to move fitness or fat loss forward as quickly as...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 3, 2009 | All Posts
A flood of blog comments, emails, and other responses have been flowing in with regards to the blog posts Mini Meals And Metabolism: Fact Or Fitness Myth? and 6 Reasons Mini Meals Might Work For you. The responses have been as varied and rich as the women...
