Reclaim Your Plate

I created a fun quiz to help you know what kind of eater you are to help you stop overeating. The biggest challenge when it comes to losing weight is eating when your body doesn’t need it. The better you get at identifying what eating patterns you have and how to manage it, the better you get at listening to your body and only eating when you’re hungry. This is how you keep the weight off for good...

Knowing the WHY behind your eating is going to help you lose more weight than worrying about WHAT you’re eating. The WHY will help you see a pattern with the snacks and food choices you make and show your TRUE unfiltered eating habits. When you care too much about WHAT to eat, you are not really changing your eating habits but instead you’re replacing it with a meal plan that won’t make the health...

I freaken did it! I ran my first ever 10K and it went amazing. I had my best running pace, hit 3rd place in my age group and it was something I did not expect but the training I did was worth it for the growth. In this episode, I share with you 5 lessons I learned training for this race that will help you lose 20+ pounds. It’s time to take it 1 pound at a time just like 1 mile at at time ;). If yo...

Today’s podcast, I have my friend/collegaue Naomi Kong to share a deep conversation with you around staying consistent and motivated for years. Her and I have been in the fitness/weight loss industry for over 6+ years and in this episode, we share what keeps us going, how our journey and goal has evolved as we changed– Cause your fitness/weight loss plan doesn’t stay the same OKURT. You’ll learn h...

My client Kia went from being disconnected to her body, skipping meals, feeling sluggish and being the heaviest weight she’s ever been TO becoming strong ASF in her body, energized mentally and being able to take care of health and be the healthiest she’s ever been after losing her mom and grandma. In this episode, Kia tells it all. The highs, lows and the challenge she faced being in the 6 months...

The biggest misconception about maintaining your weight after you lose 20+ pounds is thinking the number on the scale is going to stay the same ALL the time. You’re wrong– if you expect the same number on the scale every morning, it will drive you crazy. In this episode, I share the truth about keeping the weight off and how that looks like on the scale and how to create a strong connection with y...

When you have that 20 pound goal in mind, you gotta create SPACE for it otherwise you won’t lose weight. Change cannot happen if everything stays the same right? ;) In this episode, my client Claudia shares how she created emotional and physical space to lose 12.6 pounds in 6 months 1:1 coaching– AND we are not even done coaching yet!! I can’t wait for you to hear how Claudia overcame burnout and...

Not sure if your weight number goal should be 5, 10 or 20+ pounds? Maybe you really want to go for 20 pounds but you think it won't happen so you settle to aim for 10 pounds. In this episode, I teach you how to find the right weight number for you so that it motivates you and keeps you consistent. If you pick a goal that's "too small" or "too easy", you won't make different decisions in the way yo...

This episode is for you if you let yourself have sweets when you’re doing good in your workouts OR you get into the f*ck it mentality bc you messed up on your diet and binge on sweets. In this IG live I repurposed, I share 4 steps you need to take to have control over your sweet tooth by eliminating the toxic reward and punishing mindset. When you do this, you’ll enjoy sweets without guilt and sto...

When you struggle with consistency, it's because you are expecting yourself to workout and eat a certain way when really, you cannot be picky. You don't need to meal prep every single meal, maybe takeout is the best option right now. OR let's say you love working out in the mornings but something came up and now your brain is saying the whole day is wasted because you didn't get your workout in ev...

Work stress WILL not help you lose 20 pounds. Your body is going to be so busy making sure it can manage it that it will not grant your body wishes. This is why I have a special guest Carla Santamaria, a career coach for women of color to help you navigate work challenges. Carla shares how to get out of a toxic work environment and say no to your boss while helping you make BANK at the same time....

It’s near the end of the year. If you are having major doubts because you told yourself 2023 was gonna be the year you lose 20 pounds but it didn’t happen yet, you need to listen to this episode. I share with you how to deal with the end of the year pressure so that you don’t get into the diet mindset where you restrict the heck out of yourself OR the f*ck it mentality where you give yourself a fr...

Have you ever wonder whether or not you’re on track to lose 20 pounds? In this episode, I share how you can create your own checkpoints to help you trust the process to keep going in the journey. If you don’t have checkpoints, it’s easy to rely on the scale and the scale ain’t gonna be friend everyday because it’s supposed to go up and down ALL THE TIME. By tuning into this episode, you will know...

The workout routine and meal plan is one part of the puzzle when you want to lose 20 pounds. The other piece is WHO you are in the journey and how you figure that out is practicing being the 20 pound version of you right now. How does she think? How are her habits? What happens when things don’t go her way and missed a workout? In this episode, I have my mastermind sister Dr. Norma Reyes, who is a...

If you want to stay consistent with your healthy eating habits, you HAVE to give yourself permission to eat what you want to eat WHEN you want it. This cannot just happen on vacations or when a special holiday comes up (hello we got Halloween! That means lots of treats!). In this episode, I teach you how to give yourself permission right now to eat without feeling the guilt. The more you do this,...

In this episode, I share how alcohol impacts your weight loss progress and how to create balance by thinking about the relationship you WANT to have with alcohol when you’ve lost the 20 pounds. Because the truth is, you are allowed to enjoy night outs with your girls, have a glass a wine with steak but there’s a healthy way of doing this without sacrificing your progress. Get ready and tune in. Th...

I have a special guest! My client Sunem is sharing her diet journey to now losing weight her own way eating foods she loves. She's more in tune with her body instead of letting a calorie app and a meal plan control her. In this episode, she shares tangible steps to help you get up and do your workout taking baby steps. Not just that, she'll share how you can motivate yourself even to make progress...

If you're not making every movement count as a workout or you're not celebrating being intentional with your food even though it was ONE meal out of the day, you will not sustain this journey. When you lose 20 pounds as a lifestyle, you have to collect evidence (aka track your progress) to prove to yourself YOU'RE DOING IT. If you get picky about how your workout and meals should look like, you wi...

After you lose 20 pounds, it's just the beginning of your journey. Why? Because you still have to maintain it and how you'll do that is keeping up with the healthy eating and workout habits you've been doing this entire time. In this episode, I share why you shouldn't rush the journey to lose 20 pounds because when you do, you'll gain it all back. The journey is required to help you build long las...

Motivation can be a REAL struggle if you are not clear about 3 things in your weight loss journey. In this episode, I share what those 3 things are to help you identify which one needs work and help you determine what you need to add to your motivation plan to keep going. After this episode, you'll learn how to have control over your motivation and make changes to the 3 things I mentioned as you e...

It's been a long time coming. I can't believe we are at 100 episodes! For this special edition, I want to highlight my 10-year journey with you because 2023 marks my 10-year weight loss anniversary. This milestone is huge for me but it doesn't stop here. In this episode, you'll see the struggles I went through with the yo-yo diets, my body image issues, and my relationship with food and the s...

Emotional eating can be a b*tch especially when you feel hella guilty after downing on a pint of Ben & Jerry's. In today's episode, I share how you can create your emotion emergency plan so you know exactly what to do when you get the itch to eat something sweet to feel better just for a few minutes. Emotional eating only brings temporary joy and happiness, which isn't worth it for your body a...

If you overthink losing 20 pounds because you feel like there’s so much WORK you need to do to achieve it, I need you to follow a 1-day weight loss plan. This helps you choose your food choices and workout routine 1 day at a time so you can keep yourself accountable to do them the next day vs worrying about the entire week. When you think way too far ahead and end up not taking any action right no...

I know it can be challenging when you are ready to prioritize your body and weight loss goals but the person you love so much isn't ready for this journey yet. And guess what? You might even get irritated when they are out here eating good while you're trying to eat "clean". In this episode, I share how you can honor your body + honor your partner's body/timeline. Through it all, you will see that...

What happens if you change your mind when you’ve already meal planned? In this episode, I bust a myth around meal planning to help you take a flexible approach where you can be prepared so you don’t eat everything around you when you’re HANGRY. This will help you stay on track with your food to lose 20 pounds and approach food from a non-restricting place. After listening, you will see how fun mea...