All of your tips are great, but "not relying on willpower " really resonates with me. You are so spot on with healthy habits are what create staying power. Thanks for your videos!
I'm so happy that you are here!! Healthy habits and changing my mindset about healthy and fitness has completely changed my life!! You're doing a great job beautiful! 🩷
Thanks so much for sharing. Just found your channel. I now do at least 30 minutes a day even if it’s just walking and nothing else. I always feel better ❤xxxx
Empower! I was encouraged to hear this because I too am trying to lose about 40 lbs. Not seeing the scale move is frustrating, but I’m thankful for the reminder you gave about muscle weight being better than just losing weight. It’s about being healthy. 💪🏻
Hello beautiful! Know that you are doing a great job!! The scale is something most of us LIVE by but it is only one small piece of the puzzle. Keep making healthy choices and create that healthy lifestyle that you absolutely LOVE living and I promise you will get to where you want to be!!! Thanks so much for watching!! 🫶🏼 And here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
Great advice l have lost 70 pounds l cut out sugar and breads and pasta l have sometime high protein pasta if we go out and have a meal l just don't have the chips/fries just have meat and veggie and salad
70 pounds just by making a few simple choices, wow! That is very good advice and I will take it to heart. I have tried many complicated (and expensive) diets and just wish I could find the thing that will work.
You can do it Jessica!! Small daily habits and simple swaps and food choices (just make one at a time) slow and steady will win the race!! You're doing a great job!! I'm proud of you!!
I just found your channel and its such a breath of fresh air to find someone closer to my age and the realness you bring in your content. Please dont stop making videos. I love thecwhat i eat in a day cause i get good ideas from those. Thank you😊
I'm so glad you found me Brittany and I'm so happy to have you in the community!! 🫶🏼 I have a playlist of What I Eat in a Day videos and I promise there will be more coming!! 🩷
How old is she? 38 here and while I kudos 20 year olds taking care their health, when I was 20, I could stop drinking soda and lose all the weight😅lil different now
When I was 31 I had gained some weight. I strapped down and commuted and lost the weight in a healthy way. I kept it off for years until Covid. Gained some then. Now I’m 40 and my body seems to just laugh at any of my efforts. All the things I used to do don’t work. The struggle is real these days. I have tried all the things. Been doing weights 1.5 years consistently. Do struggle with eating too much at times. Not daily. It’s odd how your body changes too. Thanks hormones.
Yes hormones play a pretty big role but there are ways to balance them! Do you follow Dr Mary Claire on Instagram, Dr Sara Gottfried, or Dr Mindy Pelz? They have so much excellent information about hormones! I am currently working on balancing out my cortisol and sex hormones myself so I understand! Know that you are doing a great job!! And as long as you keep showing up for yourself and making choices from a place of self-love you will get to where you want to be! Thanks so much for watching! 🩷
Oh yes! I am going threw this exact thing. I’m going to be 50 in October and ever since I turned 49 I have been struggling, I have gained almost 20 lbs and it just won’t come off, and I actually stared to exercise and still no change. I have never had a weight problem so this is all new to me 😢
You are so welcome! YES! Making that daily commitment to myself has been a major game changer in my life!!! You're doing a great job! I'm proud of you!
Welcome Lindsey! I'm so happy to have you here! Psoriatic arthritis is hard, painful and so lonely. I see you! Please lean into this community and reach out if you need support! Sending gentle hugs and I hope you get some relief soon!! 🫶🏼
Can you please give me some advice? I’m a female age 29. . Once after I had my son a couple years ago I lost 70 lbs but then I gained almost half of it back. So now I’m 145.2 lbs . I lift 4/5 times a week. Legs/ back/ glutes/shoulders/ legs . I get about 13,000 steps a day. I hit 120-130g of protein a day. I’ve Been lifting for about 5 years now. . I have been in a deficit of an average of 600 cals- For almost 4 weeks now. I’ve lost literally 0 pounds. The scale has stayed the same. Anyway- I feel like I’m literally doing every single thing right. I’m working hard. And the scale won’t go down. I barely notice a difference in my body..
Hello beautiful!! First I want to say YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB!!! And I see you. It is SO frustrating to be doing everything right and not see the scale move. First I would say did you take any progress pictures? Pictures/videos are a better way to track progress in my opinion because if you are lifting weights like that you could be putting on muscle and that's what you might be seeing on the scale. Second, are you following a program for lifting weights that focuses on progressive overload? Maybe it's time to switch up your program? Third and most likely... how are your cortisol levels? Are you sleeping really well all night long? Do you feel anxious throughout the day? For me personally last year my cortisol went through the roof and despite eating and moving in the same way my body continued to put ON weight... I have had to incorporate practices to help reduce my cortisol and I take supplements. I have a video on my morning routine to help reduce cortisol. I'll share that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lzgFsXkUJ0Y.html. It shares my symptoms that I was experiencing and it might be helpful. One more thought, I know that you are eating 120-130g of protein. What is your daily calorie intake? What was your starting calorie intake? Also, here's what I know to be true no matter what. Consistency is what will get you to where you want to be long term. I would say do you love lifting weights the way you do? Are you enjoying your life and how you are eating? Because living a life that you LOVE is the goal and if you find a way to incorporate healthy movement and healthy recipes that you love and enjoy you will want to do them long term. Which will get you to where you want to be. But know that you're doing a great job!
Empower! Just found your channel and am excited to get started being happy with my body. I need to lose 50 pounds. Been yo-yo dieting for at least 20 years. Need a sustainable lifestyle! Thank you!!
AHHHHH!!! Welcome Sarah!!! We are so happy to have you here in this beautiful community!!! Start with one small daily habit at a time!! You've got this!! I believe in you!!! Thanks so much for watching!! 🫶 And here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
Identifying unhealthy psychology as a result of workouts and diet routine is a major key I think. The fact that you recognized that your Friday morning and Monday morning workouts were training you to think in an unhealthy way (a.k.a. Earn your food, binge eat on the weekends, shame yourself on Monday) is very intuitive. But it really does take that kind of self reflection to get to the root of what is driving you mentally and emotionally. I want to lose weight, get fit and very healthy but also be mentally and emotionally healthy while doing it!
New subscriber. I've started a lot of this as well. Daily exercise with a goal of 30 minutes per day is what I have been doing now for almost 5 months. Otherwise, you are completely correct, I make excuses. Now, it is just what I do. I hired a trainer in October and I woukd go once per week and it would kill me because I wasn't consistent other days. I've been working on eating cleaner, but now I need to work on reducing calorie intake. I also completely agree about doing the workout you are motivated to do. Sometimes I have no motivation to work out, so I pick something I enjoy or most feel like doing. Thank you! These are excellent tips!!
AMAZING Suzy!! I’m so proud of you!! Those are all incredible steps to being a happier healthier version of you!! You’re doing a great job!! Welcome to the community!! We are so happy to have you here 🫶🏼
Welcome Welcome Welcome!!! So happy to have you in the community!!! I'm glad that you resonated with the video 🫶🏼 Here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
Hello beautiful! Thanks so much for watching!! Empower Your Plate Recipe eBook IS AVAILABLE NOW!! Here’s the link: steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplaterecipebook
How did you get yourself to watch what you eat/drink on the weekend? I STRUGGLE with this!! I do pretty good, but then my husband who also struggles, brings me down with him. I do this over and over again. I have no wheelpower, and neither does he.
Its a mindset thing. First I had to ask myself "why do I falter on the weekends?" and be really honest with myself. For me personally I had 2 things: 1 I used to drink more than I admitted to myself and that lead to me eating things that didn't align with my goals and didn't make me feel good. 2 - was an old belief that "I was missing out on something" if my husband was eating cookies or dessert. I did a few things. 1 - I did a 30-day elimination diet and committed to not eating any sugar or alcohol for 30 days (very eye opening) and I felt great. Then I continued to work on my mindset. I ended up giving up drinking for a long time (now I will enjoy a glass of wine here or there but not often) and I don't really eat sugar any more because it doesnt make me feel good. Something else that helps is not bringing the trigger foods into the house. If BOTH of you don't want to eat them or are trying to stop eating them... stop buying them. Throw the stuff in the house away that you don't want to eat. You've got this!! I believe in you!
Welcome Darlene!!! YES!!! I struggled with fad dieting for SO long! It's time to create some healthy habits that you WANT to stick to daily! You've got this!!! I'm so proud of you and I'm so happy that you're here!!! 🩷
Found this channel this morning and am glad I did! I like that you speak at a good pace, not talking in one long sentence and I get dizzy listening. Looking forward to the recipe book! Thank you!
@@valerievalone4114 Welcome!! I'm SO glad that you enjoy my channel!!! 🫶 Here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
I started following you about 2-3 months ago and at first I was looking for some easy tips and wasn’t ready mentally to do the work. I don’t know for sure if you’re no nonsense approach and easy laid back conversation style videos but I’ve started journaling, laying out my workout clothes each night and exercising 30 minutes plus 8,000+ steps a day and I look at food differently and think about how each meal makes me feel. Wow it’s working! I have 80lbs to lose and for once someone is actually seeped into my brain to get me started ❤️ thank you!!😊
First of all GOOD FOR YOU!!! I am SO FREAKING PROUD OF YOU!!! You are doing such an incredible job!! Those little (or not so little) healthy habits are going to help you create a whole new life for yourself! Seriously in tears! This is what this channel is about! I just want to help inspire women to love their bodies and move because they love their bodies and eat because they love their bodies! This was the best message I ever could have gotten!! Cheering you on!!! Please keep in touch!!! 🫶
Cheryl Coulombe (Lift with Cee) is another great, free RU-vid channel for progressive overload strength training. I like doing mesocycles where you do the same workout 3x/wk so you can really focus on form and truly gage your progress
I hear ya!!! My biggest suggestion is when you ARE motivated use that motivation to start your small daily healthy habits and then just keep doing them!! You've got this!! I believe in you!!! 🩷
I think we might be living parallel weight loss lives lol... Loved the tips. Going to check out the book and Sydney. The going is super slow for me, but hoping for long term sustainable results this go around.
Two years ago after a surgery I had gained 20 lbs,I promised myself I would lose weight and become active and lose that extra weight. I lost 24 lbs and have maintained… I agree with you, everyone has to find the way to be able to make it a lifestyle. I get up every morning now at 5:30 am and I am out walking at 6:30 and walk at least 6k on that walk… and then a lot more the rest of the day. I eat plant based now, and stoped all processed foods. I need to eat this way because I just can’t eat meat, dairy, fish… but I make sure I get my protein and healthy fats , fruits and veggies I never thought at 70 I could lose the weight and tone up, I am thrilled, and feel wonderful
AMAZING 👏🏼 SO PROUD OF YOU!!! YES YES YES!!! The best example that finding daily healthy habits and a way of eating that works best for YOU and YOUR body is the way to live a sustainable healthy lifestyle!! Thank you SO much for watching and sharing your story and journey with us!! 🫶
its also important to find exercise you enjoy. I go to curve gym, special machines that help you lift weights, and it only takes 30 minutes which I do four times a week, and do aerobics at home. lifting weights at other gyms is boring and not sustainable for me.
@@juliesmith668 absolutely!! Finding movement that you love is the best way to make it a lifestyle that you WANT to keep doing!! So glad you found what works best for you!!! 🩷
She don't have thyroid problems.I've been working out for 3 years.And I can't get rid of my stomach and i've died and died and died and stopped eating this stop eating that and I still can't lose it
Do you consume diary? If so I’d cut it out completely for at least 2 months. I’d also add zinc and selenium (I use Brazil nuts) or thyroid medication to diet and keep meals simple. I have hypothyroidism and have fluctuated with my weight all my life but nutrition has helped me without having to workout too much.
I have had hypothyroidism and was able to reverse it with supplements and diet so know that there is hope! Doing an elimination diet to figure out what foods are causing your inflammation would be helpful. And working with a doctor to help balance your thyroid. And I agree with @robxsocial adding 6 brazil nuts a day can help as well. You're doing a great job! 🩷
Doesn’t a pound of fat and a pound of muscle weigh the same? Muscle takes up less room than fat is more accurate I’d say. Best tip I got from you was not to earn my food.
Yes a pound is a pound. But muscle is more dense so it will look smaller on your body, whereas fat will take up more space on your body. However you want to say it is great. And that's great! Yes let's take earning food out of the equation! You are always worthy to eat if your body is hungry! You're doing a great job beautiful! Thanks for watching!
Great video🤩! Love the stop the motivation and make a commitment, really triggered my subconscious thinking into being conscious🙏Thank you for sharing all your things you stopped doing, makes so much sense and do-able🙏have a great day!! 🌻🌞
Thank you so much Darcy!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for being here!!! Slowing down, being conscious and in the present moment is such a gift! I hope you have the most beautiful day 🫶🩷
I'm so glad you enjoyed this video!!! Thanks so much for watching!! 🫶 Here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
@@ericaroberts80 hi Erica! I am not currently fasting. I did last year but my cortisol levels were so high that I was advised to stop. And I haven’t gone back. I focus on eating whole foods, and eating at least 30 grams of high quality protein at each meal. Thank you for watching!!
So I used to serve/bartend. The amount of side sauces ppl get…I think they forgot they’re loaded with sugar and calories. It’s the little things sometimes.
Oh my goodness SERIOUSLY! I think back to my early 20's and my favorite drink was a cantaloupe martini... SO MUCH SUGAR!!! Thanks so much for sharing and for watching beautiful!!! 🩷
Hello beautiful! Thanks so much for watching!! I just want to let you know that it is an eBook not a hard copy! This way you can have all the recipes and information on your phone or printed! Never the less Empower Your Plate Recipe eBook IS AVAILABLE NOW!! Here’s the link: steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplaterecipebook
No fast food. No highly addictive food. Work out every day Stop working out to work out to earn your food. Stop all the diets. Stop doing bunch of cardio. Duh
This channel makes sense! What resonated with me was your last point: don’t just do cardio! When I started doing weight lifting with my 30 minute cardio, the weight started to come off! Good video!
HI beautiful!! Thank you so much for watching! And I'm so glad you are resonating with my channel! Lifting weights changed the game for me as well! I love me some cardio days for endorphins but when I started weight lifting that's when I started to see changes and lasting changes in my body! You're doing a great job! I'm proud of you!! 🩷
@@jillianredlinger Sydney is SO amazing!!! I’ve been working out with her since 2021!! She’s my favorite! Thanks so much for watching!! Hope you stick around and join this incredible community!! 🫶🏼💗
This is such a great video and I can relate to everything you are talking about in this video. Thank you so much for being so relatable You have a new subscriber for life.
Currently workings out...while on vacation!! I have like, 25lbs to lose though. 41 y.o., and just found out I'm starting menopause early 😕 Losing weight is super hard now.
I'm so proud of you! I love moving my body on vacation! I always feel better when I do!! Yes hormone changes are difficult (currently dealing with them myself) But If you start approaching your healthy lifestyle as a lifestyle and show up for your workouts because you love them and you choose foods because you want to fuel your body and take care of her you will be able to stay curious and make the changes necessary to lose the weight! I believe in you! You're doing a great job!!
Empower! I'm new here to your channel as well. I feel so helpless about getting healthy. I had a nutritionist tell me she didn't know how to help me. So I've just been diagnosed diabetic, had gestational diabetes 25 tears ago and it runs in my family. Have had hereditary high cholesterol and triglycerides for almost 25 years. New GP did my labs and found my cholesterol went from 3.7 to 5.2 in two months. Having a stress test and echocardiogram this Thursday to see if i have any blockage. My mom passed suddenly in 2020 due to clogged arteries. She had to have a stent put in then was told her other arteries were 70 percent blocked, they said she needed to have stents in all but one by one due to high risk health. Within a little over a month they went to do another stent then said she was a candidate for it anymore. All of my mom's arteries had went from 70 percent to almost 100 in a little over a month.😢 She passed away within two weeks.😢 I don't eat well because my allergies are so bad, that I have oral allergy syndrome from the cross pollination in allergic to fruits and veggies. So this causes inflammation when i do eat them. Cant do allergy shots they made me worse. My 24 year old son has the same. I had hormonal breast cancer and a bilateral mastectomy in January 2023. I should be eating alot of protein and do not. I'm alergic to most nuts except cashews although i read if you have latex allergy cashews really aren't good for you. I love pumpkin seeds but they raise your estrogen. Cancer didn't run in my family. I have Lymphedema since the mastectomy. I eat eggs for protein, now my cholesterol so high im afraid to. I cant find a healthy protein shake that isn't high in sugar and isnt sweetened with stevia. I can't do stevia. Also have heartburn, probably due to eating the foods that are causing inflammation like vegetables I'm allergic to. If i eat garlic it feels like lava in my chest and throat. Same with pepper. I'm so allergic to mint that even smelling it will close my airway. When you're allergic to mint you're allergic to Italian spices also. I have to run away when I get near someone with mint gum. Allergic to tea tree, cinnamon those will close my airway. Tea tree is in alot of mens cologne and other products. So i cant work due to my allergies, i can't tell everyone no mint, no cologne, no hair products, no perfume, bo Gain Detergent. So I have no social life. I go to doctors and home. Just dont know what to eat or do! Please any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long long story.
Hello beautiful. Welcome to the community! First thing, you're doing a great job! Be kind to yourself. Second thing if it was me instead of focusing on all the things I can't eat or can't do I would hyper focus on all the good things that I CAN eat and the things that I CAN do. When we put our focus on the good it brings more good into our lives. Eggs are so great and if you can eat them but are worried about cholesterol maybe eat one whole egg and use egg whites to bump up your protein w/o the cholesterol. Have you found any fruits or vegetables that you can eat? Does it help if you wash them? Cook them? Also, have you ever done any gut testing? To see if you can support your gut take pre/probiotics to help support digestion in your gut? The Empower Your Plate Healthy Lifestyle Recipe Book is available now if you want to check it out here's the link: steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplaterecipebook
Oh my goodness! I'm so glad you found me too!! I've had psoriatic arthritis basically my whole life, started majorly flaring around age 18. It has been a wild ride. How are you doing?
@@charlenetown1111 Oh wow! I can imagine it has been a wild ride for you. How are you doing? It’s nice finding someone that I can actually relate to. I have a good days and bad days.
@@keirsabyrd same! I have good days and bad days! Always working towards not going into long flares anymore! And honestly I just feel so grateful to be able to move my body the way I want 💗
I have arthritis everywhere yesterday I was so sad I am doing one of those diet shots and I have only lost 28 pounds and I really can’t afford these shots
I am so sorry. You sound really disappointed. You should be SO proud of yourself. 28 pounds is A LOT!!! I have arthritis everywhere as well. It is a struggle but I promise small healthy habits that you stick to daily will help. You're doing SUCH A GREAT JOB!! I'm so proud of you!
Empower! New subscriber here. Such a great video, I can totally relate to everything you said. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏🙏 By the way, you look amazing and have an amazing aura. ❤️
Welcome to the community Evelyn!!! SO happy to have you and your beautiful energy here!!! I'm so glad you can relate to the video!! Thanks so much for watching!! 🫶🏼 And here is the link to get on the waitlist!! steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplate
Great video! Very relatable and applicable for the everyday person. Your mindset shift regarding working out is spot on! Working out/being active for your health and overall wellness as opposed to your appearance is something I am also trying to incorporate into my life. Trying to release that pressure of looking a certain way and just being active everyday bc it makes me feel good and improves my mental health has been a game changer in my life. Thanks for this ❤ I will come back to this video when I’m feeling down or need to remind myself I am worth the effort Also, I LOVE the gold dumbbells!! 😍
Yes!!! I don't think there is anything wrong with having body goals and working out for a goal BUT for me personally I have just spent so much of my life trying to change myself to feel worthy and "good enough" Now I just want to move my body because it feels good and because I WANT to take care of myself. You're doing a great job!! I'm so proud of you!!! And the gold dumbbells are the BEST!!! The handles are soft so easy on the hands! Here's the link if you want to check them out! rstyle.me/+57ief-eBH_rzhVZiX6Djeg
Loved this so much!! I am a new subscriber and I am excited to learn some new great habits from you. What was the name of the elimination diet again? ♥️
I am SO GLAD!!! Welcome to the community beautiful!!! I have a program called Nourish360 where I guide women through a 30-day elimination diet you can get on the waitlist here: charlenetown.com/nourish360-waitlist OR you can check out The Paleo Cure by Chris Kresser. That is the elimination diet I teach. You will learn some really great information in that book as well!! rstyle.me/+2ymPNKHS6AMZ6AK0U_xiew
Just found your channel 🎉 love your vibe and advice ❤ subscribed!! ✅ Im 38 and trying to figure out why what I used to do in my 20’s and early 30’s to lose weight isn’t working anymore. And battling stubborn belly fat for the first time in my life. Let the binge (of your videos) begin! See you in the comments sections 😂
Welcome Samantha!!! So happy to have you hear!! I hear ya it's SO frustrating when our bodies change and what used to work no longer works for us. But you're doing a great job!!! We'll figure this out together!!! 🩷🫶🏼
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Hello beautiful! Thanks so much for watching!! Empower Your Plate Recipe eBook IS AVAILABLE NOW!! Here’s the link: steep-feather-90977.myflodesk.com/empoweryourplaterecipebook
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