I’m Ilmee Mintz — fitness coach, writer, and creator of sustainable weight loss through portion control and real-life habits.

On this channel, I share:
• Portion control for long-term weight loss
• Simple, realistic home-cooked meals
• Healthy recipes without extremes
• Mindset, motivation, and daily habits
• Fitness for busy people with real lives

This is not dieting — this is learning how to eat, move, and live in a way you can sustain for years.

📌 Start here: Portion Control Basics
📌 New videos weekly

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It started snowing in November, and suddenly grilling felt like too much effort. This oven-baked chicken thigh recipe came together without marinating, without planning, and somehow turned out better than expected. Saucy, juicy, simple — a winter recipe I’m keeping.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/no-time-to-mari…

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 13

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What builds good character when cruelty is loud?

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/johnny-donny-an…

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Read my Substack post on Creatine here

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/creatine-change…

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Red meat gets blamed for cholesterol — but is that the whole truth? Here’s what really happens to your hair, skin, muscles, bones, and energy when you cut it out

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/what-really-hap…

3 months ago | [YT] | 1

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People ask me this often. PCOS, diabetes, insulin resistance, carbs, fiber, protein, exercise — here’s what works without falling for Mediterranean diet hype.

Read it about it on substack.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/pcos-and-diabet…

3 months ago | [YT] | 3

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My mammogram said Type D. My thyroid got bigger. Shawn’s meniscus almost needed surgery. This is the real story of how we tuned our supplements.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/thyroid-health-…

4 months ago | [YT] | 2

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What happens when your “just a splash” of milk becomes a silent stall in your weight loss? Read it on my Substack.


open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/your-coffee-rit…

4 months ago | [YT] | 3

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I lost about 7 pants size more than 20 years ago. I’ve kept the same size since then by portion control and exercise regularly. But how did I lose weight initially? I started to drink water. Read about it from here.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/does-drinking-w…

5 months ago | [YT] | 2

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How not to think about the food all the time.
I wrote a little piece with little tips on how not to think about the food all the time. Read it here.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/if-you-wait-you…

5 months ago | [YT] | 2

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I wrote this piece. I want to know what your thoughts are.

Golden-child and non Golden-child

The wounds form not from one moment but from a patterns.

open.substack.com/pub/ilmeemintz/p/golden-child-an…

5 months ago | [YT] | 5