Ami, I barely make any of your recipes and I say that to tell you, I JUST LOVE WATCHING YOU, and your real, relatable life. If you want to talk more about where you are at, DO IT! Ever since you started lifting weights, you seemed to find lots of joy in it and how it made you feel, and I love it. I wish I felt that way about lifting weights. Your journey and honesty helps me a lot, so keep it coming!
Your title scared me. Haha! So many whole food vegans have left YT or are no longer vegan. I don't care what you do, just please never leave! Haha! You're a gem! Love how your videos feel like chatting with a friend and making fun recipes in your kitchen.
Simple Quinoa Wraps: 1/2 cup whole quinoa soaked overnight or in boiling water (drain) then place in a blender with 1/2 cup water, 2 garlic cloves, pinch of salt (optional - you can add spinach (or other greens), beet powder, or nutritional yeast, etc. if you don't want them plain). In a non-stick skillet pour 1/4 cup per flatbread/tortilla wrap (spread them thin) cook flip cook. She yielded 3 wraps. After they are cooked place them in the oven to crisp for ~ 10-15 minutes (I'm assuming her usual 180C/350F). When crisp remove from oven (this will be the pizza base) & place the Caesar salad on top. Caesar salad: cherry tomatoes, cucumber, sweet gems (baby romaine lettuce greens). Pour the dressing on the salad & mix. Dressing: Vegan Greek-style yogurt, lemon juice, onion & garlic powder, whole grain mustard, nutritional yeast & salt. Place the salad on the "crispy tortilla wraps" also known as tostadas. BTW she had grapes on the side & her favorite wraps are quinoa, red lentil or moong dal.
Please share this part of the process with us. Right here with you. Thank you so much for the motivation, recipes, and lovely vibes. Just thank you for YOU!!
Girl I love your channel and you and the kiddos SO MUCH!! If you want to lift heavy añd then go lower calories to lose GO FOR IT I'm here for all of it
Ami, I stumbled on your channel a couple of months ago, and have been binge watching it ever since . I have been whole food plant-based for years now and I’m actually a public educator as well teaching nutrition, and cooking classes in my community. I also have recently gained some weight back, and I understand the struggle even standing in front of classes. I feel a little, not authentic in myself because I’ve gotten a little less lean then I would like to be and I know part of it is because I do so much recipe development and testing and I eat too much of that food when I’m doing it. I have been watching your videos just because I truly enjoy them. You are very entertaining, very authentic. I love how you bring your family into it. You are a beautiful individual and an exceptionally loving parent from what I can see. I love how you interact with your children and your family. Your energy and creativity is contagious. Keep being your authentic self. The transparency is so refreshing. I wish I could give you a hug through that screen. I’m glad you’re sharing this part of your journey with us and hopefully I won’t lose the weight along with you. let’s go sister😅 by the way, I love rebounding too, walking through the forest and foraging whatever is along the way 🥦🥦🥦
Gosh I had to read your comment twice as I thought I had written it! Your life sounds so much like mine. It’s so hard to deliver plant based workshops and be ok with your size. Still reducing but still delivering workshops . I was like not ready I will wait until I’m lighter but the truth is we are all on a journey and plant based bodies come in all ages , shapes and sizes. 💚
I'd lost 7 stone and gradually put 2 back. I followed the 5/2 intermittent fasting but I'm ''scared'' about gaining more but also scared about not counting calories. I have all your books....can't do much exercise as mobility impaired......I'll join you as best I can 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I just love your videos so much! I think it is awesome that you are taking us on a journey to slim down as I am in the same boat! Have been eating WFPB for 14 years but I always seem to get a bit "fluffy" feeling after the winter months. Even if the scale only goes up by 3-5 pounds, I would like to feel slimmer going into the warmer months. You NEVER need to apologize for any direction you want to take on your own channel! You are amazing!!
Everything you do and demonstrate and talk about is so valuable. I refer to your eBooks almost daily. I appreciate your candor. It's very helpful for all of us navigating the vagaries of everyday life. And like you said, the way you felt in March may not be the way you feel in June. Thank you for all your work. Also, I love your hair. style.
Being WFP compliant is not a free pass to maintaining our weight. I learnt that . Lost 70 pounds and then began to pile some on over a year (about a stone). It remains calories in calories out. The benefit of WFPB is that we are not addicted to rich ultra processed junk and can control our hunger with high volume and low density foods. We dont have to starve to lose fat ❤
It's not just calories in and calories out. Less calories can often mean your metabolism slows. This is proven science. Your body is trying to stop you starving. That has been the human condition and our evolution until the last few years. Now we have abundance and highly processed foods, we're not evolved to cope with that.
So happy you’re doing this Ami !!! I want to get leaner for the summer too !! So this will motivate and help me so much !!! Love your channel so much and your vidoes so much !! You’re such an inspiration ❤❤❤❤❤
OMG GIRL do not stress, goodness!! 🤣 We ALL cut coming the spring!! Please do you. You do you. I am with you lady! I do the same thing. Feels good to lean out a smidge coming warmer seasons.
Joining on a journey of weight loss is my next goal. Seeing in Australia we are heading fast towards. Winter this is going to be a challenge but not impossible
Ami - Follow your heart dear one. My hubby and I are going away for seven days in the middle of May, but when we come back, I am going to really work on upping my healing journey. There are so many of us that are crazy about you and please keep stretching and growing and sharing your journey with us. I promise you, you will inspire us all more than you can imagine. ❤❤❤
An upload at 5 am!!!! Girl, you need sleep. 😊 I’ll follow and let’s see how I do. I just started dancing/jogging on the beach. Looking to get down 5-10 lbs would be great. I am looking to tone. The skin on my legs used to still be moving five minutes after I stopped walking.😂 Really loose skin. With daily walking and swimming along with daily leg exercise’s, they finally stop moving as they use to, when I stop walking, my skin stops too!!😮Wow. Like you, I want to go further, see where it goes. I finally feel good enough to try more new things!! Your an inspiration! 👍😊
I am so struggling lately-not exercising and still eating bread and real pb and too many little sweets!! I feel better when I do SS completely. I need to release another 30 pounds!! I am in for your weight loss summer!! THANK YOU!!!
I appreciate your honesty about wanting to lean down. Don't feel weird about sharing that. It's totally understandable that you want to be the best version of you! I feel the same way about myself. Last year at this time, I was happy where I was at weight wise but I've gained some weight and now I'm in weight loss mode like you.
I have been having that same soup the last week on repeat - including adding a bit of TVP! So hearty, so yummy, that even my omni hubby was happy to have it for dinner! *Chef's kiss*
Sorry you hurt your bum. That’s a bummer! 😂 Love your videos. I’ve binge watched so many I hear you in my head, especially when I’m in the kitchen. I don’t mind you repeating the same things because it helps me remember them. You are doing great! Don’t be hard on yourself. Abe and Romi are growing so fast. It’s fun watching them on camera. You have a lovely family. I’ve that bum and get better soon. ❤❤❤
You totally get to choose what size you feel you want for your body as those who choose a bigger size do, just do you. Body positivity doesn't take away your right to be and speak about what you want for yourself. xx
I look forward to see what this journey holds for you! I've been actively working on rebuilding my mobility, endurance, and strength for just over a year now, and it's been so exciting to see the changes in my body and in the way I feel. I hope you have as much fun as I do. One thing I've found helpful is to be mindful of the sense of energy in my body and doing what I can to be grounded and present. It helps me avoid distractions and unhelpful tangents. Quinoa brownies just came out of my oven, thanks for sharing that !
Ami, I follow you now and make so many of your recipes!!! ❤ Thank you so much! I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds but I’m 65 and I look fine! I wear a size 8 so feel super great! Because I eat a Whole Foods plant based diet, I am on no medication!
Ami, you are doing great! Back in December I did a pivot on my usual WFPB routine. I started adding more protein and started lifting heavier weights because I need to build muscle. I am 67 post menopausal and I needed to switch it up. I feel so much better. I have gained muscle and have changed my body composition. I no longer care about being thin or small I want to be strong and healthy. You have to do what works for you. Not everyone will agree but that is their problem not yours. You only have one body in this lifetime so do what is best for you and you never have to apologize for that. Keep up all your great work.
literally her recipes inspire me to continue sharing my own weird ones on my UA-cam channel I hope she continues uploading, I thought for a second she was stopping
I hear you about being aware of calories when we want to tweak things. I've just started to count them so that i can gain a new awareness of just what I'm eating. By doing this I realise that I've been eating double the calories I 'should' be because I'm 5' tall, 63 years old with fibromyalgia (24/7/365 pain) so unable to go for it with exercise that will burn calories. I've become a telly tubby over the winter so i want so much to pull back with all the eating and drop a few pounds. i can't do it without calorie awareness.
At different points in our lives, it's normal to want to change things up a bit...don't ever apologize! I love your videos and so look forward to them. Please keep posting your journey, thoughts, tips, and life with us!!!!
You do you, babe. It's your body. Only you know where you want to be. I've followed you since you pretty much started. I love your recipes, videos, chats and you're helping me get to my WFPB/body goals. I'M WITH YOU!
I’m with you on this journey for fat loss Ami!! Keep these videos coming for inspiration and ideas please. I make this sweet potato pudding all the time.
I'm with you Amy!!! 🙌🏼 I have not been feeling my best either and am hoping to get on a good track that makes me happy, and makes me feel good. Fad dieting be damned!!! You are such an amazing presence here, and have always been an inspiration to me! I appreciate how transparent you are, and will cheer you on always through whatever journey you are on!! ☺️
Ami, I follow you now and make so many of your recipes!!! ❤ Thank you so much! I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds but I’m 65 and I look fine! I wear a size 8 so feel super great! Because I eat a Whole Foods plant based diet, I am on no medication! you❤ eat so tasty!
I am so excited you are sharing this process!! I think your choices and/or changes are a natural evolution in your journey to be healthy and happy!!! It will be fun to see how you navigate this process... so many wfpb'd people end up having to count macros to see the physical changes they desire. I will be here every day to see how you work YOUR own program. CHEERS, AMI!!❤💪❤
Hey, Ami! This is so funny: I'm exactly where you are now! I lost 60lbs with whole food plant based, then got an obsession with the gym and for the last year or so I switched my focus to muscle gain (more protein) which obviously lead to fat gain too. I am now sick with the protein hype and I don't feel like my body is running as smoothly. So I'm now going to eat lots more fruits and continue going to the gym without worrying about protein. I'm a bit scared that the gym police is gonna be after me tho.
Really looking forward to following along, I absolutely love your videos and have got SO many ideas from them! I am wanting to lose weight so I am happy to follow along with you for motivation, I not long along watched your old Potato Reset series and loved it :)
I’m a WFPB vegan, have been for 6 years. Plateaued bad. I added a little fat to my meals and, not much! But that seemed to help. I started losing weight, didn’t feel like I had to eat massive meals all of the time, which started to wear me out. But things like nuts to my oatmeal, etc. also, letting go of perfection seemed to give me gains and the freedom from constantly thinking about it. You look fantastic!
Hope your glutes have recovered by the time you read this Ami 🙏🏻 your videos are always so entertaining and filled with great information as well as thought processes as well as your yummy and creative food and your gorgeous kiddos. Love to be part of your journey whether it is muscle building or getting leaner. Just love your genuine, inspiring videos 🥰🙌🙌
Your wraps turn out way better than mine. I havent mastered it yet. I did get a cooker like you have. That has helped. Thanks for all your tricks and tips
I'm a long term vegan too, I found it impossible to gain muscle on a completely wholefoods plant placed diet. I have done power lifting and now Crossfit. I have 3 monthly Inbody scans included in my membership. I can accurately see how much body fat and muscle I have. When I am wholefoods my body weight drops, but so does my muscle. Even with lots of tofu, beans and tempeh in my diet. Since I have included protein powder I can see how it helps muscle growth, which makes all the difference. I feel leaner, and recover faster from intense workouts. The scales only show half the story, protein really does matter I really love your recipes, you have inspired me with so much, I just include some protein powder to my baked chickpea oats ect. Keep up the amazing work you do, you are so inspirational xxxx
Yay, I’ve been focusing on losing weight and upping my steps for the last four weeks. Use ‘Get fit with Rick’ to get in my steps along with walking my dog Daisy. So yay I’m with you. Still obsessed with my Ninja Creami so more recipes please. Love your channel. ❤
Thank you for being authentically vulnerable with us…. You’re right, lots of vegans do get more flabby sometimes around the mid section especially for women who are past age 30. I’ve read from other vegans to stay gluten-free as much as possible and add more healthy fats to each meal you have… in moderation.
I love your honesty. The reason you feel weird about it is because you will be criticized. Can't be judged. You eat healthier than 99.9 percent of the population👌🎉
Simple Soup: lentils, potato & whatever vegetable you have in the fridge. She used zucchinis/courgettes, onion, broccoli stalks, celery, cabbage, and carrots. She added TVP soya chunks.
Enjoy exploring what your body is capable of Ami. Why not? The human body is amazing! You set a good example to viewers of how to eat healthily while doing that. I hope you achieve that visible 6 pack 💪👍✌️
Hi Ami! I recently used the recipe you use for millet buns, and turned that into a pizza crust. It was fantastic! I just rolled the "dough" out into a pizza crust shape instead of forming it into buns. I baked it in the oven for a while, then put my toppings on, and put it back in the oven at a higher heat to cook the top. Also, if you are still on a quinoa kick, I would highly recommend Minimalist Baker's recipe for quinoa taco meat. It's so good, and I think you would really enjoy it. It does call for a tablespoon of oil, but I just leave that out.
Ok I made your quinoa wraps and make your ceasar dressing and the salad and put in the wrap (soft) NEVER would have imagined a Cesar salad in a burrito would be good!! Mind blowing ! I also made your sweet potato chocolate and I can not believe how good it is. I can’t stay out of it, but then again I dont have to lol
Absolutely love your videos! I don't know if anyone mentioned the tip for keeping the waffle maker from sticking is to leave whatever you are cooking in for longer. Some people say to wait until it stops steaming. Once it starts to get crispy it shouldn't stick. I think maybe you aren't letting it cook long enough for it not to stick. The same thing was happening to me until I started leaving it in longer. I hope you try this and it work for you.
I made the sweet potato chocolate pudding today and it's AMAZING! Honestly, I do not have a sweet tooth and I'm not a huge chocolate fan but I wanted to try this recipe for my husband. We both loved it. It's not too chocolatey for me (I supposed you could add more to make it so) and it's not too sweet either. I topped it with strawberries and blueberries for our dessert tonight as a surprise and it was a big hit! Thank you again!
Here are some tips to amp up your meals.. Eat more non starchy veggies, lit more nuts and seeds Add some 13:16 nooch to your broccoli 🥦 and you'll get extra nutrients and protein .. 10 grams of nooch has more than 5 grams of protein .
Ami, I am with you 100%, anxiously waiting for what's coming next. Loving all your videos, your family, recipes...I pretty much live on your recipes. Both my Vegan husband and I, we are LOVING IT. Thank you for all you do for us. I know making these videos is hard work. #vegan4animals
Don’t be nervous Ami! We love you and all about what you do! I was waiting for this as I thought you were bulking to cut anyway?? But if you didn’t, fine also Anyway, you do you and I will continue to watch and enjoy and be inspired along with many others ❤❤❤❤
HOOOOORAY FOR YOU!!! Body positivity should ALSO include what YOU want your body to be! (Btw we should all allow ourselves some grace, but being too overweight is not healthy- no matter how much body positivity you have…get help loose weight!!!). And Ami - Please don’t worry about how much you chat - that’s why we watch you!!!❤
Ami, for the first time since I went WFPB No oil I’ve gained a few pounds, I’ve increased my protein because I’ve been working out and strength training due to an osteoporosis diagnosis, I got a Ninja Creami, and I’ve been eating a little bit more fat than my diabetes can handle. I’m not sure which one is the weight gain culprit,but I want to get a handle on it before it gets out of hand.
I was watching one of the Starch Solution support specialists answering questions on Kathy Hester's channel and she said for the Starch Solution it's an absolute minimum of 50% starch on your plate, and even that is for the maximum weight loss version of the solution.
Have you ever left the skins on the sweet potato when making the pudding? I figure the blender pulverizes it so that you wouldn't notice it. I made your quinoa brownies. They are delicious.
I am in the same boat, building muscle but also lose fat. It is not easy! I find it hard to eat all the health and protein requirements and keep the calories low enough. My steps go up with the weather!
Ok Ami I have something for you to try. Slice apple with a slice of cucumber on top. Some believe it is a honeydew melon. Film it and let’s see what you think. Btw I just made your sweet potato chocolate and it’s fantastic
So Ami after only watching your intro I just want to say that here in California when the weather is warm and we start wearing shorts and bathing suits we often start trying to get lean before heading into those clothes. So I’m in with getting a bit more lean even though like you I feel healthy and happy with myself. I’m not going to do anything extreme just lose some of my extra body fat which shows up as a muffin top in my shorts.
Ami, I barely make any of your recipes and I say that to tell you, I JUST LOVE WATCHING YOU, and your real, relatable life. If you want to talk more about where you are at, DO IT! Ever since you started lifting weights, you seemed to find lots of joy in it and how it made you feel, and I love it. I wish I felt that way about lifting weights. Your journey and honesty helps me a lot, so keep it coming!
Your title scared me. Haha! So many whole food vegans have left YT or are no longer vegan. I don't care what you do, just please never leave! Haha! You're a gem! Love how your videos feel like chatting with a friend and making fun recipes in your kitchen.
I thought the same. So many UA-camrs have left. Love her videos
yeah I was scared to as she is such an inspiration for my own UA-cam channel where I also love sharing recipes and random things I do in the kitchen
Thats because they're not vegan, some people say they were vegan because they eat something vegan for a week. Lol...
@@magalissantiago2817 Thanks for your comment! I was wondering why vegans would be leaving YT!
Simple Quinoa Wraps: 1/2 cup whole quinoa soaked overnight or in boiling water (drain) then place in a blender with 1/2 cup water, 2 garlic cloves, pinch of salt (optional - you can add spinach (or other greens), beet powder, or nutritional yeast, etc. if you don't want them plain). In a non-stick skillet pour 1/4 cup per flatbread/tortilla wrap (spread them thin) cook flip cook. She yielded 3 wraps. After they are cooked place them in the oven to crisp for ~ 10-15 minutes (I'm assuming her usual 180C/350F). When crisp remove from oven (this will be the pizza base) & place the Caesar salad on top.
Caesar salad: cherry tomatoes, cucumber, sweet gems (baby romaine lettuce greens). Pour the dressing on the salad & mix.
Dressing: Vegan Greek-style yogurt, lemon juice, onion & garlic powder, whole grain mustard, nutritional yeast & salt. Place the salad on the "crispy tortilla wraps" also known as tostadas. BTW she had grapes on the side & her favorite wraps are quinoa, red lentil or moong dal.
Huge thank you. Usually o recipe o watch ! So appreciate yr consideration 🙏❤️
Thank you❤
Please share this part of the process with us. Right here with you. Thank you so much for the motivation, recipes, and lovely vibes. Just thank you for YOU!!
Blueberry Clusters: ingredients: PB2, vanilla, yogurt, frozen blueberries. Mix & freeze. (Quantities not given yet on YT).
I love watching you while I’m on my treadmill and now I, too, make yummy cakes with beans, cauliflower, etc hidden inside. Yay Amy! ❤❤
I appreciate the push. I've been WFPB for a bit over a year. I've lost weight but need to lose more. Carrying extra belly fat too. Ami, you can do it!
You can obsess yourself into oblivion. Do what makes you feel the best.
We need a physical, amazon kind of cook book PLEASEEEE! I'm happy to pay whatever price please and thank you!
Girl I love your channel and you and the kiddos SO MUCH!! If you want to lift heavy añd then go lower calories to lose GO FOR IT I'm here for all of it
Ami, I stumbled on your channel a couple of months ago, and have been binge watching it ever since . I have been whole food plant-based for years now and I’m actually a public educator as well teaching nutrition, and cooking classes in my community. I also have recently gained some weight back, and I understand the struggle even standing in front of classes. I feel a little, not authentic in myself because I’ve gotten a little less lean then I would like to be and I know part of it is because I do so much recipe development and testing and I eat too much of that food when I’m doing it.
I have been watching your videos just because I truly enjoy them. You are very entertaining, very authentic. I love how you bring your family into it. You are a beautiful individual and an exceptionally loving parent from what I can see. I love how you interact with your children and your family. Your energy and creativity is contagious. Keep being your authentic self. The transparency is so refreshing. I wish I could give you a hug through that screen. I’m glad you’re sharing this part of your journey with us and hopefully I won’t lose the weight along with you. let’s go sister😅 by the way, I love rebounding too, walking through the forest and foraging whatever is along the way 🥦🥦🥦
Gosh I had to read your comment twice as I thought I had written it! Your life sounds so much like mine. It’s so hard to deliver plant based workshops and be ok with your size. Still reducing but still delivering workshops . I was like not ready I will wait until I’m lighter but the truth is we are all on a journey and plant based bodies come in all ages , shapes and sizes. 💚
I'd lost 7 stone and gradually put 2 back. I followed the 5/2 intermittent fasting but I'm ''scared'' about gaining more but also scared about not counting calories. I have all your books....can't do much exercise as mobility impaired......I'll join you as best I can 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Have you seen chair yoga, love to know if it works
I just love your videos so much! I think it is awesome that you are taking us on a journey to slim down as I am in the same boat! Have been eating WFPB for 14 years but I always seem to get a bit "fluffy" feeling after the winter months. Even if the scale only goes up by 3-5 pounds, I would like to feel slimmer going into the warmer months. You NEVER need to apologize for any direction you want to take on your own channel! You are amazing!!
Everything you do and demonstrate and talk about is so valuable. I refer to your eBooks almost daily. I appreciate your candor. It's very helpful for all of us navigating the vagaries of everyday life. And like you said, the way you felt in March may not be the way you feel in June. Thank you for all your work. Also, I love your hair. style.
I'm in because I want to look my best for the Summer x
Being WFP compliant is not a free pass to maintaining our weight. I learnt that . Lost 70 pounds and then began to pile some on over a year (about a stone). It remains calories in calories out. The benefit of WFPB is that we are not addicted to rich ultra processed junk and can control our hunger with high volume and low density foods. We dont have to starve to lose fat ❤
It's not just calories in and calories out. Less calories can often mean your metabolism slows. This is proven science. Your body is trying to stop you starving. That has been the human condition and our evolution until the last few years. Now we have abundance and highly processed foods, we're not evolved to cope with that.
I’m with you!!
I'm in! Thanks for this!
So happy you’re doing this Ami !!! I want to get leaner for the summer too !! So this will motivate and help me so much !!! Love your channel so much and your vidoes so much !! You’re such an inspiration ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes please! I would love some weight loss videos! I love your channel already.
OMG GIRL do not stress, goodness!! 🤣 We ALL cut coming the spring!! Please do you. You do you. I am with you lady! I do the same thing. Feels good to lean out a smidge coming warmer seasons.
I never make your recipes but enjoy watching your videos and your insights on healthy eating resonate with me. Thanks 🙏 ❤
I’m here to enjoy whatever you have to offer. You’re delightful to watch.
Joining on a journey of weight loss is my next goal. Seeing in Australia we are heading fast towards. Winter this is going to be a challenge but not impossible
Ami - Follow your heart dear one. My hubby and I are going away for seven days in the middle of May, but when we come back, I am going to really work on upping my healing journey.
There are so many of us that are crazy about you and please keep stretching and growing and sharing your journey with us. I promise you, you will inspire us all more than you can imagine.
❤❤❤
I love to watch you, doesn’t matter what. It’s fun, it’s like to be with a friend. I loved the start chatting😍🥰✨
I love that you are talking to us like you no us all you are so real. Love watching you
Your kids and your recipes are wonderful and put a smile on my face!
An upload at 5 am!!!! Girl, you need sleep. 😊
I’ll follow and let’s see how I do.
I just started dancing/jogging on the beach. Looking to get down 5-10 lbs would be great. I am looking to tone. The skin on my legs used to still be moving five minutes after I stopped walking.😂 Really loose skin. With daily walking and swimming along with daily leg exercise’s, they finally stop moving as they use to, when I stop walking, my skin stops too!!😮Wow.
Like you, I want to go further, see where it goes. I finally feel good enough to try more new things!! Your an inspiration! 👍😊
Thanks for sharing the loose skin tip, good to know I can get mine sorted too with more exercise
With you, Ami! LET’S
DO THIS!
I am so struggling lately-not exercising and still eating bread and real pb and too many little sweets!! I feel better when I do SS completely. I need to release another 30 pounds!! I am in for your weight loss summer!! THANK YOU!!!
This is exactly where I'm at. 60 lb weight loss, weight traing since October, weight gain, want to be leaner.
I appreciate your honesty about wanting to lean down. Don't feel weird about sharing that. It's totally understandable that you want to be the best version of you! I feel the same way about myself. Last year at this time, I was happy where I was at weight wise but I've gained some weight and now I'm in weight loss mode like you.
We LOVE whatever your doing we just love YOU❤🥰
It’s all been said so we’ll, and I agree with them, we love you and your videos! Please take us along for the ride! Love you, Ami!❤
Ah you are so refreshing and authentic - thankyou! Am also leaning up a little at the moment (just for myself) and there is NOTHING wrong with it!
I totally get this, we become so enthusiastic for a while, with the foodie thing, we realise eventually that it needs reassessing and tweaking.
I have been having that same soup the last week on repeat - including adding a bit of TVP! So hearty, so yummy, that even my omni hubby was happy to have it for dinner! *Chef's kiss*
Yes, please. Summer coming, love to get leaner.
Excellent episode! I'm eating to lose 20 lbs along with you.
Sorry you hurt your bum. That’s a bummer! 😂 Love your videos. I’ve binge watched so many I hear you in my head, especially when I’m in the kitchen. I don’t mind you repeating the same things because it helps me remember them. You are doing great! Don’t be hard on yourself. Abe and Romi are growing so fast. It’s fun watching them on camera. You have a lovely family. I’ve that bum and get better soon. ❤❤❤
You totally get to choose what size you feel you want for your body as those who choose a bigger size do, just do you. Body positivity doesn't take away your right to be and speak about what you want for yourself. xx
I look forward to see what this journey holds for you! I've been actively working on rebuilding my mobility, endurance, and strength for just over a year now, and it's been so exciting to see the changes in my body and in the way I feel. I hope you have as much fun as I do. One thing I've found helpful is to be mindful of the sense of energy in my body and doing what I can to be grounded and present. It helps me avoid distractions and unhelpful tangents.
Quinoa brownies just came out of my oven, thanks for sharing that !
I’m also a human. Yes! We all have the right to change our goals every day!
I'm in!!
Ami,
I follow you now and make so many of your recipes!!! ❤ Thank you so much! I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds but I’m 65 and I look fine! I wear a size 8 so feel super great! Because I eat a Whole Foods plant based diet, I am on no medication!
Ami, you are doing great! Back in December I did a pivot on my usual WFPB routine. I started adding more protein and started lifting heavier weights because I need to build muscle. I am 67 post menopausal and I needed to switch it up. I feel so much better. I have gained muscle and have changed my body composition. I no longer care about being thin or small I want to be strong and healthy. You have to do what works for you. Not everyone will agree but that is their problem not yours. You only have one body in this lifetime so do what is best for you and you never have to apologize for that. Keep up all your great work.
I am with you girl!
I'm with you on this one! Thanks for the kick in the butt!!
Glad you have new clothes! you deserve them. The green is really nice on you.
Youand your recipes will be the cornerstone of my life over the next few years! ❤️🙌🏻🙏🏼
You are so fun and thank you for the recipes 😊
literally her recipes inspire me to continue sharing my own weird ones on my UA-cam channel
I hope she continues uploading, I thought for a second she was stopping
I love all things Ami. And I love seeing your journey, including all of its ups and downs!!! Keep on keepin’ on!!!!! ❤
I hear you about being aware of calories when we want to tweak things. I've just started to count them so that i can gain a new awareness of just what I'm eating. By doing this I realise that I've been eating double the calories I 'should' be because I'm 5' tall, 63 years old with fibromyalgia (24/7/365 pain) so unable to go for it with exercise that will burn calories. I've become a telly tubby over the winter so i want so much to pull back with all the eating and drop a few pounds. i can't do it without calorie awareness.
At different points in our lives, it's normal to want to change things up a bit...don't ever apologize! I love your videos and so look forward to them. Please keep posting your journey, thoughts, tips, and life with us!!!!
You do you, babe. It's your body. Only you know where you want to be. I've followed you since you pretty much started. I love your recipes, videos, chats and you're helping me get to my WFPB/body goals.
I'M WITH YOU!
I’m with you on this journey for fat loss Ami!! Keep these videos coming for inspiration and ideas please. I make this sweet potato pudding all the time.
Thanks for keeping everything realistic! I enjoy all your videos! Keep em coming!!❤️
I’m with you on this weight loss journey!!
I'm with you Amy!!! 🙌🏼 I have not been feeling my best either and am hoping to get on a good track that makes me happy, and makes me feel good. Fad dieting be damned!!!
You are such an amazing presence here, and have always been an inspiration to me! I appreciate how transparent you are, and will cheer you on always through whatever journey you are on!! ☺️
I'm with you, Ami!
You're wonderful! Do what you feel you need to do! So adorable 🙂
Be you! ❤
Ami,
I follow you now and make so many of your recipes!!! ❤ Thank you so much! I need to lose 15 to 20 pounds but I’m 65 and I look fine! I wear a size 8 so feel super great! Because I eat a Whole Foods plant based diet, I am on no medication! you❤ eat so tasty!
I am so excited you are sharing this process!! I think your choices and/or changes are a natural evolution in your journey to be healthy and happy!!! It will be fun to see how you navigate this process... so many wfpb'd people end up having to count macros to see the physical changes they desire. I will be here every day to see how you work YOUR own program. CHEERS, AMI!!❤💪❤
Hey, Ami! This is so funny: I'm exactly where you are now! I lost 60lbs with whole food plant based, then got an obsession with the gym and for the last year or so I switched my focus to muscle gain (more protein) which obviously lead to fat gain too. I am now sick with the protein hype and I don't feel like my body is running as smoothly. So I'm now going to eat lots more fruits and continue going to the gym without worrying about protein. I'm a bit scared that the gym police is gonna be after me tho.
Thank you for the chat! I love it! You are amazing! I relate to this so much! ❤
Really looking forward to following along, I absolutely love your videos and have got SO many ideas from them! I am wanting to lose weight so I am happy to follow along with you for motivation, I not long along watched your old Potato Reset series and loved it :)
I’m a WFPB vegan, have been for 6 years. Plateaued bad. I added a little fat to my meals and, not much! But that seemed to help. I started losing weight, didn’t feel like I had to eat massive meals all of the time, which started to wear me out. But things like nuts to my oatmeal, etc. also, letting go of perfection seemed to give me gains and the freedom from constantly thinking about it. You look fantastic!
Lots of love and support for where you are on your journey.🤗
Hope your glutes have recovered by the time you read this Ami 🙏🏻 your videos are always so entertaining and filled with great information as well as thought processes as well as your yummy and creative food and your gorgeous kiddos. Love to be part of your journey whether it is muscle building or getting leaner. Just love your genuine, inspiring videos 🥰🙌🙌
Lovely! I can’t wait to try the Caesar salad pizza.
Your wraps turn out way better than mine. I havent mastered it yet. I did get a cooker like you have. That has helped. Thanks for all your tricks and tips
I'm a long term vegan too, I found it impossible to gain muscle on a completely wholefoods plant placed diet. I have done power lifting and now Crossfit. I have 3 monthly Inbody scans included in my membership. I can accurately see how much body fat and muscle I have. When I am wholefoods my body weight drops, but so does my muscle. Even with lots of tofu, beans and tempeh in my diet. Since I have included protein powder I can see how it helps muscle growth, which makes all the difference. I feel leaner, and recover faster from intense workouts. The scales only show half the story, protein really does matter
I really love your recipes, you have inspired me with so much, I just include some protein powder to my baked chickpea oats ect. Keep up the amazing work you do, you are so inspirational xxxx
Yay, I’ve been focusing on losing weight and upping my steps for the last four weeks. Use ‘Get fit with Rick’ to get in my steps along with walking my dog Daisy. So yay I’m with you. Still obsessed with my Ninja Creami so more recipes please. Love your channel. ❤
I hope you heal up quickly! Love your vids ❤️
Thank you for being authentically vulnerable with us…. You’re right, lots of vegans do get more flabby sometimes around the mid section especially for women who are past age 30. I’ve read from other vegans to stay gluten-free as much as possible and add more healthy fats to each meal you have… in moderation.
I love your honesty. The reason you feel weird about it is because you will be criticized. Can't be judged. You eat healthier than 99.9 percent of the population👌🎉
Simple Soup: lentils, potato & whatever vegetable you have in the fridge. She used zucchinis/courgettes, onion, broccoli stalks, celery, cabbage, and carrots. She added TVP soya chunks.
thx for these ☺
Enjoy exploring what your body is capable of Ami. Why not? The human body is amazing!
You set a good example to viewers of how to eat healthily while doing that.
I hope you achieve that visible 6 pack 💪👍✌️
Let’s do this! Get Lean and Mean I am in!
Hi Ami! I recently used the recipe you use for millet buns, and turned that into a pizza crust. It was fantastic! I just rolled the "dough" out into a pizza crust shape instead of forming it into buns. I baked it in the oven for a while, then put my toppings on, and put it back in the oven at a higher heat to cook the top. Also, if you are still on a quinoa kick, I would highly recommend Minimalist Baker's recipe for quinoa taco meat. It's so good, and I think you would really enjoy it. It does call for a tablespoon of oil, but I just leave that out.
Ok I made your quinoa wraps and make your ceasar dressing and the salad and put in the wrap (soft) NEVER would have imagined a Cesar salad in a burrito would be good!! Mind blowing ! I also made your sweet potato chocolate and I can not believe how good it is. I can’t stay out of it, but then again I dont have to lol
Absolutely love your videos! I don't know if anyone mentioned the tip for keeping the waffle maker from sticking is to leave whatever you are cooking in for longer. Some people say to wait until it stops steaming. Once it starts to get crispy it shouldn't stick. I think maybe you aren't letting it cook long enough for it not to stick. The same thing was happening to me until I started leaving it in longer. I hope you try this and it work for you.
I made the sweet potato chocolate pudding today and it's AMAZING! Honestly, I do not have a sweet tooth and I'm not a huge chocolate fan but I wanted to try this recipe for my husband. We both loved it. It's not too chocolatey for me (I supposed you could add more to make it so) and it's not too sweet either. I topped it with strawberries and blueberries for our dessert tonight as a surprise and it was a big hit! Thank you again!
Are you doing warm up/cool down stretches ? So very important !
Here are some tips to amp up your meals..
Eat more non starchy veggies, lit more nuts and seeds
Add some 13:16 nooch to your broccoli 🥦 and you'll get extra nutrients and protein ..
10 grams of nooch has more than 5 grams of protein .
Ami, I am with you 100%, anxiously waiting for what's coming next. Loving all your videos, your family, recipes...I pretty much live on your recipes. Both my Vegan husband and I, we are LOVING IT. Thank you for all you do for us. I know making these videos is hard work. #vegan4animals
I'm in😊
Can you also think about those who can't exercise due to mobility/ chronic health issues. 😊
Don’t be nervous Ami! We love you and all about what you do! I was waiting for this as I thought you were bulking to cut anyway?? But if you didn’t, fine also Anyway, you do you and I will continue to watch and enjoy and be inspired along with many others
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HOOOOORAY FOR YOU!!! Body positivity should ALSO include what YOU want your body to be! (Btw we should all allow ourselves some grace, but being too overweight is not healthy- no matter how much body positivity you have…get help loose weight!!!). And Ami - Please don’t worry about how much you chat - that’s why we watch you!!!❤
Ami, for the first time since I went WFPB No oil I’ve gained a few pounds, I’ve increased my protein because I’ve been working out and strength training due to an osteoporosis diagnosis, I got a Ninja Creami, and I’ve been eating a little bit more fat than my diabetes can handle. I’m not sure which one is the weight gain culprit,but I want to get a handle on it before it gets out of hand.
I was watching one of the Starch Solution support specialists answering questions on Kathy Hester's channel and she said for the Starch Solution it's an absolute minimum of 50% starch on your plate, and even that is for the maximum weight loss version of the solution.
Have you ever left the skins on the sweet potato when making the pudding? I figure the blender pulverizes it so that you wouldn't notice it. I made your quinoa brownies. They are delicious.
Love your recipes...so refreshing! Hope you're feeling better from your glutes exercises😊
We are all a work in progress.
I am in the same boat, building muscle but also lose fat. It is not easy! I find it hard to eat all the health and protein requirements and keep the calories low enough. My steps go up with the weather!
Ok Ami I have something for you to try. Slice apple with a slice of cucumber on top. Some believe it is a honeydew melon. Film it and let’s see what you think. Btw I just made your sweet potato chocolate and it’s fantastic
So Ami after only watching your intro I just want to say that here in California when the weather is warm and we start wearing shorts and bathing suits we often start trying to get lean before heading into those clothes. So I’m in with getting a bit more lean even though like you I feel healthy and happy with myself. I’m not going to do anything extreme just lose some of my extra body fat which shows up as a muffin top in my shorts.
Wraps sound fab, but making them is extremely difficult and i follow your recipes perfectly, but they never turn out like that