The method

    The Leaner Plants Method.
    Built to hold.

    The simple system behind every transformation: eat more plant food, move in a way that fits your life, and never do it alone.

    Most women over 40 try to lose weight by eating less and doing more.

    After 40 your body and your hormones change, and constant restriction tells your body to hold on to weight.

    So we do the opposite. We use plant-based calorie density so you eat more food, not less, add simple strength and movement for your stage of life, and lock it in with daily one to one accountability. That is how the weight comes off and actually stays off.

    01
    Pillar 01

    Abundant Plate

    Eat more, not less.

    Plant-based calorie density: fill your plate with whole plant foods so you stay full, lose weight, and never count a calorie. Nothing off limits.

    We also call this Plant-Powered Calorie Density. Whole plant foods hold a lot of food and few calories by volume, so you can fill your plate, feel full, and still lose weight. No counting, no banned foods.

    • No calorie counting, no weighing food
    • Built around real, whole plant foods
    • Eat more by volume, lose weight by design

    Lower density

    Mostly vegetables and greens, so the bowl fills up for almost nothing.

    Higher density

    The same bowl, with avocado and more roasted potato in that space.

    02
    Pillar 02

    Strong on Plants

    Movement built for midlife.

    Simple, customized strength and movement that protects muscle and metabolism in midlife, drawn from the Leaner Plants workout library. No endless cardio.

    • Strength built for your body and stage of life
    • Workouts that fit a real week
    • Mobility and recovery baked in
    03
    Pillar 03 Our biggest difference

    The STACK Method

    How it actually sticks.

    Our signature accountability system. We stack small habits on top of each other and back them with daily one to one coaching, so your new routine runs on autopilot.

    • Daily one to one accountability with a real coach
    • Habits layered into your existing day
    • An autopilot routine that survives real life
    04
    Pillar 04

    Body-Wise Adjusting

    A plan that changes with you.

    We read your body's signals (energy, hunger, sleep, cravings, your stage of life) and adjust your plan as you change, so progress never stalls.

    • Plan tuned to perimenopause and menopause as life stages
    • Adjusts to your energy, sleep, and cravings
    • Coaching, not medical treatment

    Why it lasts.

    Calorie density is the what. The STACK Method is the how. Daily one to one accountability is the why it lasts. That's the whole system.

    Janie , 70s

    Lost 40+ lbs and held her habits through a hard family season.

    Rena , 62

    Lost 24 lbs in 12 weeks post-menopause and went from binge eating to binge-free.

    Molly , 60s

    Lost 33 lbs in 18 weeks and is in her smallest size in 28 years.

    Dana

    Lost 60 lbs total while working two jobs and traveling constantly.

    3,000+
    women coached
    ~18 lbs
    lost in 12 weeks
    1:1
    daily accountability
    40+
    built for midlife

    ~18 lbs in 12 weeks, on average.

    That is what the average client loses across the 3,000+ women we have coached. Your own result depends on your starting point and your consistency, and your coach sets a realistic target with you rather than promising you the average.

    The method, in practice

    What it looks like
    when it works.

    Chelsea down 50 lbs; now fitting size 8 pants
    Chelsea posted in the Lean With Plants community: I’m at a point in my health journey where I might be able to go on my own from here on out. Didn’t think I would be saying that now. I feel a little conflicted about it. I’ve lost about 80 pounds and have definitely changed. I would miss this group so much! Nothing definite yet. I could also go one more year and focus on life skills.
    Kirstie: I lost 40lbs with this coaching program…. I lost 40lbs with this coaching program in 2023-2024. I joined again for a year to lose the last 20lbs. … It has changed my life and I am forever grateful.
    Lisa wrote to coach Janelle: I know that by the time I hit 60 days in the program, I will have released more than 30lbs!!! I am so proud of myself for being totally on plan and consistent for this long!! It's the longest I have ever stuck completely with something without cheating!!
    Holly lost 40 lbs total
    Lisa posted in the Lean With Plants community: My big win for this week is 50lbs gone!!! 🎉 As wonderful as that is, I think a bigger win is that I'm finally listening to my body and respecting what it's telling me! 🫶💪
    Jordan Page: After nearly 30 years of trying… I finally did it!. After nearly 30 years of trying every single way to lose weight and keep it off, having a coach with Lean with Plants is what finally helped me do it! Within less 8 months, I had lost 38 pounds. Having a Lean with Plants coach helped me begin to be solution-focused so that I could create success in every season of my life. Nearly 3 years later, I have kept the weight off and built forever habits. Forever grateful for Lean with Plants!
    Heather wrote to coach Jordan Page: I upped my protein so I could increase my lifts and build my strength in CrossFit 💪🏻 and (best of all) I dramatically improved my labs and am healthier than ever - which was a must for my kidney and heart health. And on top of all that, I lost 9 lbs! It was an epic summer and I am so so so grateful for this program.
    Maryann lost 35 lbs (2.5 stone/15.8kg) in about a year
    Emily posted in the Lean With Plants community: I wanted to post to you all because 1) huge win, I’m down nearly 20 lbs from where I started with LWP 🎉 and 2) I’m now entering the weight range that I remember fluctuating within throughout my twenties, on the high side of healthy BMI. I remember I always felt heavy back then, but looking back I only feel kindness and compassion for my younger self, and I think she looked hot! Feeling just as good now too! 😂 Just wanted to share that I’m proud of myself!
    Debbie Baumoel: This is a great program run by…. I have learned so much from my coach and everyone in the program. Their help and guidance has given me the tools to lose 40 pounds and I now feel certain that I will get to my goal and stay there based on what I am learning.
    Electra wrote to coach Abbie: Dear Abbie, Janelle & Lean With Plants Team: Thank-You for including me in this amazing program! (Since starting I have lost a total of 8 lbs.) My goal was 10llbs in 12 weeks/ Not bad for beginning the process!

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