Tindra Faye never liked the word “diet.” It reminded her of years spent counting calories, skipping meals, and feeling frustrated with every plate. “Nothing ever stuck,” she says. “It felt like I was either starving or rebelling.”
But everything shifted when she gave up dairy—not for weight loss, but to ease her digestion and persistent acne. What surprised her most? The pounds started dropping without her even trying. “I felt lighter—physically, emotionally, even mentally,” she recalls.
Rather than focusing on restriction, Tindra focused on nourishment. She leaned into plant-based ingredients that didn’t weigh her down. Smoothies with almond milk and frozen berries. Warm grain bowls topped with roasted vegetables and tahini. Dinners that satisfied without making her sluggish.
But the key, she says, was consistency—not perfection. “I didn’t try to reinvent every recipe,” she explains. “I just made small swaps—no cheese, no cream, and no guilt.”
As her energy returned, her relationship with food transformed. She stopped chasing the scale and started paying attention to how she felt after meals. “For the first time, I trusted my body,” she says. “And it responded.”
Tindra’s recipes aren’t designed for rapid weight loss. They’re designed for joy. For balance. For showing up every day with compassion. “Weight came off,” she says, “but what really changed was how I saw myself.”
