Reclaim Your Plate

Reclaim Your Plate

Hosted by: Samantha Lee

Coach Sam is a Hmong-American woman, the eldest daughter of refugee parents, a speaker, and a weight loss coach who helps women of color (WOC) lose weight and break out of following racist diet culture rules. Her work...

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174. Your Version of Consistency Is "Too Perfect"

Your version of being consistent is “too perfect.” Lemme explain— You tell yourself you’ll workout 5x this week, when really your time only allows for 2x a week, but that’s not “enough” for you, so you skip it and try...
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173. When Your Weight Stops You From Living The Life You Want

Your weight isn’t just about how your body looks. It’s about how much space it takes up in your mind, the way it makes you second-guess going out with friends, hide in the back of group photos, or dread family events...
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172. 3 Beliefs You Need to Lose Weight Permanently (Without Another Diet)

Most of the women of color I coach have already downloaded the free PDFs, signed up for cookie-cutter workout programs, and tried every workout split they could find — and yet, they still feel stuck. The thing that...
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171. How To Follow Through For Real This Time

You don’t actually have a starting problem. You’ve taken the before pictures, bought new gym clothes, and felt motivated as heck on the first day, but after a while, that spark goes away. The real challenge for you is...
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170. Why Skipping Breakfast Is Keeping You Stuck

You probably think skipping breakfast is helping you save calories or “be disciplined,” but the truth is… It’s keeping you stuck in the exact same cycle you’ve been trying to break free from. In this episode, I get...
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169. Let's Talk About: "I Love Food Too Much That's Why I Can't Lose Weight"

You don’t have to stop loving food to lose weight. In fact, the more you lean into that part of you, the easier weight loss becomes and in this episode, I will shift your mindset to help you see why loving food is...
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168. Your Reset Is Setting You Back, Here's What To Do Instead

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...
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167. Why You're So Smart But Can't Lose Weight

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...
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166. Keeping Our Hmong Roots in Fine Dining with Chef Diane Moua

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...
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165. When Is The Best Time To Lose Weight?

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...
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164. How Hormone, Stress and Sugar Affect Your Weight Loss Ft. Naihomy Jerez

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...
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163. 3 Signs You're Mentally Quitting On Your Weight Loss and How To Overcome It

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...
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