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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Ilmee Mintz
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?
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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.
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