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 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 | 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 | 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 | Feb 4, 2018 | All Posts, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
The Day The Blue Zones Called Imagine my delight when the managing editor at Blue Zones central reached out to me regarding The Mindful Vegan. They had fallen in love with the book, and were particularly interested in sharing an excerpt from Day Seventeen in The...
by Lani Muelrath | May 21, 2016 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Travel, Video
We’ve just returned from three weeks of adventure on a Biodiversity Expedition in Indonesia. Here in Greg’s latest video release, a peek at our adventure. Watch as we dive alongside manta rays, sea turtles, and yes, even sea snakes!. Along the way we...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 16, 2016 | All Posts, Appearances, Media, Plant-Based Journey TV, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
This time on Plant-Based Journey TV I brought Dr. Michael Greger in with his new book How Not to Die – now five weeks on the NYT Best Seller list! Click on the video below to watch this four minute segment, in which we feature Greger’s “Daily...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 25, 2016 | All Posts, Recipes, Reviews
My New Favorite Kitchen Companion: Giant Scanpan Long a fan of the non-stick pan concept, yet burned out on the ever-revolving door of lower-priced models that lose their nonstick oomph long before I am ready, I finally decided it was high time to invest in some...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 25, 2015 | All Posts, Plant-Based Journey, Travel, Video
If we’ve been on this journey together for any time at all, you know this about me: I travel. A lot. I figure someone’s got to demonstrate how you can eat and live plant-based – in glorious fashion – and stay active anywhere in the world. So...
by Lani Muelrath | May 30, 2015
“Lani has been and continues to be instrumental in my success.” Wow! How did I let my weight get so out of control? That is the first thing that comes to my mind when I look back at these pictures. It wasn’t that I did not know how to eat properly and...
by Lani Muelrath | May 24, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Recipes
Cherry Pie for breakfast? That has been the state of affairs around here lately. I recently combined my love for a morning bowl of sweet steamy whole grains with a longtime adoration of dark cherries. And believe it or not, this comes out tasting like cherry pie. As a...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 7, 2015 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
For decades now, my diet has been plant-based. You can tell by taking a peek inside my refrigerator. So when someone complains they can’t think of ways to get more vegetables in their diets, as you can imagine I have plenty to say. For me, I’ve been...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 27, 2014 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
Enter the YumUniverse book giveaway at bottom of this post… Guess what just came in the mail? One of the nice things about being in the publishing world is that not only do I get to rub shoulders with some of the best authors in the business, but I also receive...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 2, 2014 | Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Recipes
It was my lucky day when the proposal for my new book The Plant-Based Journey landed on the editor’s desk at BenBella Publishing. From the very beginning, the team at BenBella has been enthusiastic, gracious, and collaborative in the best of ways. And now,...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 13, 2013 | Recipes
When wildlife threw a “let’s gnaw-the-drain-hoses under the dishwasher” party while we were away for two weeks on scuba adventure (see video below) – taking any last vestiges of ‘ease’ out of kitchen clean up – we had to...
by Lani Muelrath | Jul 23, 2013 | Recipes
P.S. To get $50off the retail price go to Instant Pot . The coupon applies to the IP-DUO60 model enter this code in your order form: lani. Should you have any trouble with the code, please send me a message via the Contact form. The model I have is the Instant Pot...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 8, 2013 | Recipes
I’m a big fan of black rice and had to share this snapshot of last night’s dinner with you. As a backdrop for my quickly created butternut squash curry, you’ve got to agree it’s an unbeatable feast – for both the eyes and the belly. I...
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 | Dec 16, 2012
“I Am Thrilled With The Results From This Program!“ I am thrilled with the results I have gotten from taking this program. Early on, Lani told me, “Change your mind, change your body, change your life” and that is exactly what has happened for me. When I signed up for...
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 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 | 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 28, 2012
The following is a clickable list of recipes from the McDougall Newsletters that do not comply with the Maximum Weight Loss(MWL) guidelines. Appreciation to Letha for compiling this list. For recipes that are compatible with the McDougall Maximum Weight Loss plan,...
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 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 | 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 15, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Plant-Based Journey, Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Excerpted and adapted from Fit Quickies; 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts, by Lani Muelrath, Penguin/Alpha, 2013. What? The Plant-Based Fitness Expert Advisor for the McDougall Health and Medical Center Discussion Boards is putting the words...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 10, 2012 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body, Plant-Based Nutrition, Travel
Look. If I can do it in a 3rd world country, you can do it anywhere. Europe and the U.S. are easy. Not to belittle your efforts. But when you travel to far-flung off-the-beaten-path places and still make your plant-based diet work AND squeeze in your body-shapers...
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 | Dec 9, 2011 | All Posts, Holidays, Mindfulness, Mindset, & Motivation
Solid, simple tactics with real food and movement of your body – and your mind – to put you in the health & weight winner’s circle come January. Part 4 of 10: “What you have is what you’ll eat” What do you have going on in the fridge –...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 17, 2011
Check out Lani’s interview with Engine 2 Diet! We are excited to introduce you to Lani Muelrath, plant-strong fitness expert! Lani is the creator of The Body Transformation Formula and Fit Quickies™ 5 Minute Workouts. She has a Master’s Degree in Physical...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 2, 2011 | Weight Loss
Just between us, when I noted that, like clockwork, I dropped 2 lbs. in the last 2 weeks by doing exactly what I teach, I knew I had to share it with you. This has come on the heels of a 2 lb gain I experienced last month. You see, even my weight pops up a couple of...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 25, 2011
Looking for a specific post? You’ve come to the right place. Browse the archives bytopic, or use the search box in the sidebar. Alphabetical By Category Below are the key categories from the article archives. Below each description is a list of key posts from...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 30, 2011 | Plant-Based Nutrition, Weight Loss
Craving carbs? Eat them! OK, have I got your attention? Today on the phone with my client Sandra (not her real name), the subject again reared its ugly (and hungry) head. Fear of carbs. Otherwise known as carbophobia. I bring this up today because Sandra is not...
by Lani Muelrath | Aug 25, 2011
You’ve read the books, you know the skinny and scoop on the benefits of a plant-based diet, and you’re totally inspired to go for it, jump your health and energy, and dump the extra weight. And now you need to know, simply, what to eat. And more often...
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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 11, 2011
Body Transformation Booty Camp with Lani Muelrath, M.A. For optimum weight loss and body shaping If you want to shape muscle, you will need to exercise and overload the muscle to make more of it. However, if you want the muscle to show, you need to lose body fat, and...
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 13, 2010 | All Posts, Plant-Based Nutrition
It’s no secret that smack dab at the heart of my stay-trim-and-energized strategy is to pile the veggies on my plant-strong plate. I am always flabbergasted when a woman tells me that she struggles with getting in 2 or 3 servings of plant foods a day. I am...
by Lani Muelrath | Nov 4, 2010 | Plant-Based Nutrition
In my fitness coaching programs, sooner or later the conversation always gets around to breakfast. What is it, when is it, how important is it? As a matter of fact, because of the value of breakfast, aka a ‘gusto brekkie’, I always either structure it...
by Lani Muelrath | Oct 17, 2010 | Transformations, Weight Loss
Clarity, confidence, energy and inch loss – THIS is the stuff of which fitness dreams are made. Hallmarks of living your body ideal. When I asked Jennifer if I could share her letter with you, she quickly yet humbly replied “Yes!” Hi Lani, This...
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...
