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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182. "I Don’t Want to Look Stupid at the Gym" and How to Walk In Confident Anyway

If you’ve always stuck to the treadmill, avoided certain machines, or left the gym early because you felt overwhelmed or out of place… this episode is for you. In this conversation, I walk you through why this feeling...
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181. Doing Everything But The Scale Isn’t Moving? (Here's How To Break Through The Plateau)

You’re working out, trying to cut back on sugar and cook at home more, but the scale hasn't moved in months. It's getting to the point where you are wondering, "What the heck am I doing wrong?" In this episode, I walk...
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180. Why You Keep “Needing a Break” on Weekends (And How to Fix It)

Weekends aren’t actually the problem. The way your Monday–Friday is set up is what’s draining you. In this episode, we talk about the real reason you hit Friday night feeling like, “I just need a break… I’ll worry...
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179. December Mistakes That Slow Your Weight Loss And What to Do Instead

December doesn’t slow you down — the way you react to December slows you down. In this episode, I walk you through why this month feels so overwhelming for weight loss and how to keep making progress even when your...
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178. Emotionally Tapped Out? Here’s Why Your Weight Loss Relief Starts This December

If you’re walking into the holidays already exhausted, overwhelmed, and low-key dreading the food, the parties, the comments, the travel… this episode is your relief. I’m breaking down why your brain is slipping into...
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177. How Kierra Lost 8 Pounds in 9 Weeks Traveling 3x a Month On a Non-Stop Schedule

My client Kierra was already working out, eating pretty healthy, and doing all the things she thought she was supposed to do but her weight wasn’t moving. Between traveling three times a month, running a full agency,...
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176. How To Avoid Gaining Weight During The Holidays

This time around, you don't want to gain weight after the holidays. Instead, you want to enjoy the food, be present with your family, and avoid spiraling into guilt after every event. In this episode, I’m walking you...
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175. How To Always Stay Motivated (The Honest Truth)

Let’s be honest — motivation is the first thing to disappear the moment life gets busy. You start the week strong, but by Wednesday, your schedule’s packed, you’re exhausted, and you find yourself skipping workouts...
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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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