Reclaim Your Plate

If you’ve ever told yourself, “I’ll just start fresh on Monday, OR I just need a reset and I'll be good,"   this episode is for you. Resets feel like a good thing in your weight loss journey because it gives you the illusion of starting from a 'clean slate' with no mess up, no excuses. It also gives you a hit of motivation after a weekend of eating off-plan or skipping workouts. But here’s th...

If you’re constantly saying,   “I know what to do, I just don’t do it”   this episode is for you. As a high achieving woman, you know you are great at work and very smart but it's not translating into your weight loss journey. You find yourself in this start and stop cycle and it's frustrating when you've followed weight loss plans in the past, done diets, you know you need to...

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning Hmong American pastry chef and restaurant owner, Diane Moua. We talk about her journey from being the eldest daughter in a traditional Hmong household to opening Diane’s Place in Minneapolis, MN—a restaurant that honors her roots by serving dishes she grew up eating. Diane shares how not being surrounded by super sweet desserts growing up shaped her a...

Let’s talk about something that’s probably been on your mind lately: "Is now even the right time to lose weight?" Maybe you’ve been waiting for work to slow down, for summer to hit, or for life to just feel easier before you finally get back into but I’m here to coach you through a hard truth. In this episode, I break down the real reason you keep waiting, how that’s actually training your brain t...

The DUO is back!!! I am so excited to have my friend Naihomy Jerez who is a hormone and health coach back on the podcast to talk about the different types of hormones that affect your weight loss progress. If you've been consistent, working out week to week but the weight is not dropping, there might be something you need to look deeper into. In this episode, Naihomy shares her expertise on how su...

Before you stop working out and eating better, you mentally check out first. You start to believe your excuses, you tweak your weight loss plan to add more workouts or put less food on your plate, only to find that no matter what you do... the momentum is slowing down.  I call this mentally quitting AND there are signs . In this week's episode, I share 3 signs you experience and how to o...

In this episode, I am welcoming Dr. Alyssa Vang, a licensed psychologist and mental health advocate for the Hmong community. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Vang has worked extensively in trauma-focused therapy and early childhood mental health. We dive deep into the difference between therapy and coaching, helping you determine which one best fits your current season of life....

Had to hop on the mic and share these raw thoughts with you without the fancy intro and outro. I've been going through a few shifts lately ever since I changed my podcast name on what I want this podcast to look, be and feel like. I feel like I am shedding layers on the way I used to approach and teach weight loss and I am going to take you along with me. Ain't no more surface level shizzz. In thi...

Did you miss a workout and now you're trying to make yourself feel better by adding extra days to make up for it? In this episode, I am going to share how you can bounce back into your workout routine without trying to make up for it and how to shift your mindset to long-term consistency. Because the truth is, you aren't just going to workout to lose weight, you will be working out for the rest of...

I'm gonna say it... 2025 is the year you stay consistent to lose the mf weight you want lol. I am so serious. In this episode, I break down how you can stay consistent with your workouts AND meals by focusing on the things that matter. Not what the typical fitness influencers are doing or the Ozempic girlies to shortcut this weight loss process because that's not gonna keep the weight off. Here's...

In Q3 of 2024, I got this intuitive hit to change my podcast name to accurately reflect the work I do today & my values.  I realized that every single client I’ve worked with & those of you who listen to the podcast every week had this similar theme of reconnecting back to your body because of the food on your plate (bye to western diets that doesn’t allow you to eat your cultural foo...

Enjoy this 5-minute meditation to help you stop emotional eating today. This is a resource I created for my 1:1 clients in the 6-month program and I know it will help you tap into your body's wisdom, feel the sensation, and process your emotions instead of going to food to soothe yourself temporarily. If you've been struggling with emotional eating, I want to remind you that you don't need another...

Today's topic is all about why we, as women of color (WOC) need different weight loss support than our white peers. In a white-centered health/fitness industry where diets and workouts are focused on tracking calories and being on this journey "alone" (aka individualism culture), this approach doesn't work for our cultural foods or the roles we play at home (aka collectivism culture). This is a re...

I can't believe we are on day 5 of this series! Today is my favorite episode because it's a reminder that you will FEEL the progress before you see the progress. As you listen to each of these episodes and take small steps daily to see 5 pounds come off by January 2025, there will be a voice in your head telling you "There are no changes yet". At that moment, if you are not onto your mind, it will...

I can't believe we are on day 4 of the 5-day series to help you lose 5 pounds by January 2025! I am busting a BIG misconception that delays your progress, which is thinking you need to do "certain" workouts to lose your first 5 pounds.  When really, your first 5 pounds is all about consistency no matter what TYPE of workouts you do. If you get caught up in waiting until you have time to get a...

Day 3 of the lose 5 pounds by January is here! Today, I am diving deep into HOW your plate should look like when you portion for weight loss. The way I break this down, you will be able to use it with ANY food and not have to worry about eating super "clean" or if you love to eat take out, you won't be afraid of those delicious foods anymore. This is the method I use to never have to track calorie...

Today, we are kicking off day 2 of the 5-day lose 5 pounds by January 2025 series. In this episode, I share how to set up your eating schedule to be in a calorie deficit for the day. Once you set this up, you will snack less, feel more energized to workout, and set yourself up for success on the weekends. If you are currently eating whatever and whenever without much planning, this one is for...

Are you ready for this?! AHHHH!! Today, we are kicking off a 5-day series because I know you don't want to wait until the New Year to lose weight, you want to lose it now but deep down you have some drama around how this will all happen with the holiday parties coming up. In this series, I am keeping weight loss simple because it only consists of 2 things: portioning and moving more. In these epis...

This was such an amazing conversation I had with my friend Naihomy Jerez who is a health/hormone coach on her WELLTHY GENERATION podcast. I had to share this episode with you because it is THAT GOOD. If you're struggling with being attached to the scale and not knowing where to start for strength training, this one's for ya. See below for the notes from Naihomy  :) In this episode,...

If you Google how to lose weight, the common tip you will find is "just go into a calorie deficit" and the way to do that is to cut between 200-500 calories from your daily calories right now. However, this advice doesn't work if you don't have a strong foundation of your eating habits right now (and it also doesn't work for emotional eaters, that's an episode for a different time). Cutting calori...

In this episode, I share a concept called "Warming Up Your Brain". It is something I've gotten really good at that helps me do the workout when I don't feel like it and eat better when my brain wants to eat ALL the food. So if you're struggling to stay disciplined, this episode is for you. I created it when my 1:1 clients kept asking me how I stay consistent EVEN when I don't feel like it. Th...

My client Sunem is officially back on the podcast. She is my long-term 1:1 client. We have been working together for 2 years, but the results she's created in the past 6 months are mind-blowing! She didn't start this way, though. When we first worked together, she struggled with emotional eating, staying consistent because of a lack of motivation, and not feeling confident in her body. This is why...

We are kicking off a simple weight loss series on the podcast! So exciting! In this series, I will go over the basics of weight loss to help you better understand how to put yourself in a weight-loss phase that doesn't require you to restrict yourself. Each week, there will be a topic that helps you better understand your body, hormones, and how food and workout play into your journey along with s...

In this episode, you will know how to get a workout in NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE so you can build the habit of consistency and lose 20 pounds for good. If working feels like a chore right now and your schedule is on a time crunch, I will share with you the mindset shift you need to have to make working out easy to meet you where your schedule is at and share what to do so you can start taki...

There will be a time in your weight loss journey when you choose to maintain your weight for your health. In this week's podcast episode, I have my 1:1 client Carla sharing with you how maintaining her weight changed her relationship with her body. Carla grew up setting a weight loss as early as 7 years old being the "bigger" daughter in her family. This led her to try plant-based diets, intermitt...