CONGRATS, MADI!  One year ago, I started CSE. I was tired of looking in the mirror and not recognizing myself. I had been working out regularly and was not seeing any changes. I knew I needed to make a change to my diet. I was a burned out mom who...

CONGRATS, JOSH!  Personal fitness has always been important to me, but I have never set or achieved goals. Most of my adult life, I’ve been average fitness level; telling people, “I only workout so I can eat garbage food.” In reality, I just didn’t understand how important nutrition is to...

CONGRATS, NICK!  My story started three years ago when I stumbled upon CSE; I decided to start a challenge and had some success. CSE has been a staple in my family’s life for the last three years; we reference the meal plans and use them on a regular basis as...

CONGRATS, MICHELLE!  My health journey isn’t really all that unique. As a teenager and really into my early 20’s, I have had a terrible relationship with food and exercise. I had terrible body image issues and thought a lot of food was bad and that you need to workout to...

CONGRATS, KARISSA!  Change is hard for me. Getting out of my comfort zone and doing things for myself does not come easy. But when I realized how badly I was struggling with my mental and physical health, I knew I needed to make a change. This is why I started...

CONGRATS, JACQUE!  My Clean Simple Eats journey started January of 2021 with my first challenge; fast forward to Spring 2023, and I am still living the Clean Simple Eats lifestyle shift. This challenge was much harder for me because halfway through I had a longboarding accident and I tore my...

CONGRATS, ANGELA! I am so grateful for CSE and everything you have taught me over the years. I started CSE years ago after my second baby, and it has made all the difference on being able to track macros and being able to stick with an eating plan (because everything...

CONGRATS, AMY!  I had my fourth kid one year ago, and the combination of my weight gain and age made it really hard for me to lose the weight this time around. I even tried going vegan, which sucked. After nothing else worked, in January my friend told me to...

CONGRATS, JAMIE!  Oh man, my story is a long one now! CSE has been a part of my life for about three years now,  and I think it always will be. So this challenge is just another chapter in a very long book! I’ve experienced a lot of changes in...

CONGRATS, JENNIFER! When I see my face in my first picture back in the fall of 2020, I can see the sad, heartbroken mother I was. I had just been through the hardest year of my life; my second high-risk twin pregnancy, knowing one of them would die from a fatal...

CONGRATS, LUKE!  My first challenge, I was almost obsessed with food tracking and doing 5+ long cardio workouts every week. This time around, I was a little more lenient on tracking and really wanted to focus on putting some muscle on. I only did a couple cardio workouts, but sticking...

CONGRATS, KURT!  If I had the ability a year ago to see where I am now on my fitness journey, I wouldn’t believe it. I am in the best shape of my life. Where I am now probably wouldn’t be possible without CSE. Since my first challenge a year ago,...

CONGRATS, ERIN! So this challenge has looked a little different for me. I’ve recently changed careers and am now teaching high schoolers. With this switch, there has been a lot of stress as I’m navigating different work hours and our family of five. Throughout it all, Clean Simple Eats has...

CONGRATS, BRITTNEY! This challenge has changed my outlook on my fitness journey forever. I've always approached my goal of 'losing weight' by extreme diets and lots and lots of cardio. With little to no success, I would eventually feel down and give up, and I found myself not achieving my...

CONGRATS, BJ! A few years ago, my wife asked me to do a CSE Challenge with her. I ate the food my wife prepared and gave a halfhearted effort in healthy snacking and exercise. After the challenge, I quickly went back to the poor eating habits I’d had before the...

CONGRATS, LACY! For my entire adult life, I have struggled with weight and feeling yucky (bloating, cramps, digestive issues, inflammation, etc.). I felt like I had tried every diet under the sun and just kept losing weight and then gaining back more, while living with a constant bellyache.  A few...