Reclaim Your Plate

DRUMROLL!!!! In this week's episode, I am featuring my 1:1 client Shoua and we are diving deep into the weight loss/health transformation she's had since joining 6 months 1:1 coaching. She went from experiencing massive headaches 4-5x a week due to stress, which did not let her work consistently TO strength training with 100+ pounds at the gym weekly, doing yoga daily, and feeling better/energized...

Maintaining your weight or weight loss progress doesn't have to be hard. In this week's podcast episode, I share with you how I didn't gain any weight while traveling to South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan for an entire month from June to July 2024. I ate all the good food, I did all the fun sightseeing and touristy excursions. I let myself experience the culture and traditions of these countries witho...

It's only half-time! As we are mid-summer, it is easy to feel like WTF is the actual point anymore especially if you haven't been losing weight. I know you're feeling discouraged, disappointed and wished you did better because now you might as well just wait until next year-- BUT don't. In this episode, I give you a pep-talk but also give you questions to reflect on why you got here because truthf...

We have a special guest on this week’s episode. Join me with Life Coach, Reiki Healer, & Reader for BIPOC Women Asha Wilkerson as we talk about how to connect back to our feelings and body to overcome emotional eating. Especially when you’re a women of color who struggles to identify your emotions, feel it and process them growing up. In this episode, Asha shares how to connect with yourself e...

I am so excited to share this episode collab I did with The Well Report podcast hosted by Danilae Smith. I enjoyed being on her show so much that I had to share this episode on my podcast as well. Listen in, all from Dani!  – Have you ever been told that the American diet culture is racist? I hadn’t until today’s conversation. With so many cultural foods being demonized in the wellness indust...

Bikini body or I should say summer body season is hereeeee?! If you’re dreading the beach this year because you know you’ll have to wear a swimming suit and it’s going to remind you of how much you don’t like your body right now, you gotta listen to this episode. I am going to give you a pep talk to help you feel less self-conscious in a swimming suit this year and feel confident working with your...

Get ready to eat whatever you want and still lose 20 pounds this summer. In this episode, I share with you how to set your meals up successfully throughout the day to have flexibility so you can include the foods you enjoy without restricting. You’ll also learn the mindset you need to have to portion properly to be in a weight loss phase and see the pounds come off while enjoying summer activities...

In this week’s episode, I’m sharing exactly the steps I take to not gain weight after every single BBQ hangout I went to last summer and this year so far. This episode is for you if you struggle feeling in control of BOMB A** FOOD because the truth is, you don’t need to stay away from them, you can have them. I’m going to dive deep into how you can set yourself up for success to hit your 20 pound...

This week’s episode is so exciting! I ran my first half-marathon and I wanted to share 13 lessons with you that will help make your weight loss journey easier if you’ve been feeling unmotivated and stuck in seeing progress. Through training, I saw so many parallels in both my running and weight loss journey so I know these lessons are going to help you feel motivated to take action today. Tune in!...

It’s week 2 of snatched summer series. In this week’s podcast episode, you will know exactly why you haven’t lost weight yet. If you are confused or you feel like you’ve tried everything and now summer is near and you don’t know what to do, listen to this episode. When it comes to losing 20 pounds, there are 3 components (mindset, portioning or consistency in your workouts) that you need to check...

SNATCHED SUMMER SERIES IS HERE. I am kicking off this series to help you lose 20 pounds without dieting while traveling this year. If you’ve been debating with yourself whether you should wait until after summer to lose weight because it feels too “late” now, listen to this episode. I share 3 ways you can get out of that mindset and make progress as you’re traveling so you don’t have to pause your...

SURPRISE! You’re not supposed to be in a losing weight cycle all the time. There comes a point in your journey where you need to practice being in the maintenance phase. This is the phase where you learn how to keep the weight off and get comfortable in your new body without sabotaging the progress you’ve created. In this episode, I share the importance of this phase and how it can’t be skipped or...

If you’re waiting until you’ve lost all the weight to start shopping for new clothes, this podcast pep talk is for you. Cause let me tell you something, it is not a waste of money even if you can’t fit into them later after you’ve lost the weight. It will help you think differently about your body and about yourself now, which will automatically up-level your identity to stay consistent towards yo...

We have a special guest! My client Crystal shared how she went from using food to cope with stress and being inconsistent with her workouts to now feeling confident with food while getting in a workout in no matter what. In this episode, Crystal shares the struggles she faced during her journey in 6 months 1:1 coaching being a mom of two, a business owner and her past experience being an MD. If yo...

There’s always a reason why you’re overeating. When you're not aware of it, you can get stuck in the cycle of working out consistently but not see the weight come off. In this week’s episode, I share 3 reasons why this is happening and what to do so you can start losing 20 pounds this week by fixing one overeating habit.  Let’s Work Together: Private 1:1 Coaching - Let’s break diet habits you...

This week’s episode is a re-release of another popular episode on the podcast to help you get out of a plateau so you can lose 20 pounds this year. When the scale is stubborn and it’s not going down no matter how much you try to eat healthy or workout, your brain is gonna say you’re in a plateau. Don’t freak out!! A weight loss plateau can be frustrating but it is normal and part of the journey be...

This week’s episode is a re-release of our most popular episode to help you redirect your focus in your weight loss journey. You can’t focus on the quality of your healthy habits until you’ve built the healthy habits first. When you focus too much on perfecting the food on your plate, making sure you can hit the gym 5x a week when you haven’t built the habit of not working through your lunch break...

Naihomy Jerez is a food and holistic health coach for women of color. She specializes in teaching busy women how to use food to heal while living their BEST life! Naihomy lost 50 pounds and reversed her pre-diabetes while still eating what she loves. In this episode, she shares how you can use food to your advantage and make it work for your body so you can support your health long-term. Cause you...

If you talk yourself out of a workout and eating healthy every single time, this episode is for you. I know there’s a lot of shame when you tell yourself you’ll do something and then you don’t follow through. In this episode, I share 4 reasons why this is happening and how you can overcome it right now to start taking action to lose 20 pounds. Because trust me, you cannot TAKE this personally. The...

When you feel like you’re not making any physical changes in the mirror after doing your workouts and eating healthy, you have to create an invisible progress list. This list includes all of the wins you can celebrate right now outside of how you look. This list is going to help you see what is working and what you need to get better at to help you keep making consistent progress. In this episode,...

To lose 20 pounds AND keep it off is a lifelong commitment. It is not a 3-6 months side project you just do by eating healthy and working out then stopping when you reach it. When you do this, you will be in the losing and gaining cycle over and over again. This is why in this episode, I share how you can stay committed to the 20 pounds goal beyond the 20 pounds. Cause guess what? You will be taki...

It’s time to let go of how your body used to look like. I know you were once fit. I know you were once active. I know you were once smaller even though you thought you were overweight. Whatever it is, you’re not there anymore and wishing that you will GET back to there when you set the 20 pound goal will disappoint you. That’s because this journey has to look different this time. Wanting old bodie...

My client Claudia is back on the podcast! She lost 12.6 pounds in 6 months 1:1 coaching and in this episode, she shares how she did it without dieting while eating Mexican food. We go in depth on the mindset shift she needed to have, the eating and workout habits she had to build one step at a time to get here. Claudia did the damn work and now she’s keeping the weight off as a lifestyle that feel...

In this episode, I have a raw honest conversation with my client Julie about how she protected her health by leaving a toxic job for an internship. She shares how the stressful work environment drained her energy and how it didn’t motivate her to workout. She shares how she came into 6 months 1:1 coaching wanting to lose 10 pounds and how she changed her weight loss goal halfway to meet her body w...

When you find yourself doubting whether you should start switching things up by restricting more and workout longer, you’re not trusting the process. For this episode, I give you 4 ways to trust the weight loss process so you can see it all the way through without making the same mistakes I did. When you are impatient, you get quick results that don’t last or you add more and become LESS consisten...