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, CHRIS!  I have learned firsthand how stress, emotional trauma, and lack of sleep affect the body in dramatic ways, and negatively impact one's eating and exercise behaviors. I am SO thankful that my wife and I committed to this Clean Simple Eats Challenge to reverse our habits and to...

CONGRATS, MAGGIE!  My husband and I have been trying to conceive for over a year and have had a rough go of it. I have Hashimoto’s (a thyroid autoimmune disease) and PCOS, so trying to conceive and losing weight are extra challenging. I was in a pretty serious funk after...

CONGRATS, SCOTTIE!  I have never been consistent with any workout or diet. A few years ago I tried Keto and lost many pounds, but then once the diet was over, it all came back with a fury.  I was excited to try the Clean Simple Eats Challenge because the diet...

CONGRATS, ERICA!  I started this challenge the day I got home from Christmas vacation. I was disappointed in myself for putting on weight over the holidays that I worked so hard to say goodbye to in 2022!  I never imagined seeing the results on the scale by the end of...

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, RISA! After working hard and training to trek to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest earlier this year (and having the most incredible experience), I had zero desire to continue pushing myself and just let it all go after accomplishing that goal. My health started to go down the...

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...