When you know it’s time to make a serious change to your diet, your lifestyle and even your state of mind, there’s no quicker, easier way to do it than with personal, one on one coaching support.
You already know what to do. It’s not difficult. Even with all of the differences of opinion among the experts we can all pretty much agree that we should all be:
- exercising regularly and effectively
- eating less processed sugar and other processed foods
- eating more vegetables
- sleeping at least 8 hours a night
- meditating or getting into a state of flow regularly
- getting outside regularly
- not overdoing alcohol, coffee or addictive substances
and finding a way to deal with stress effectively.
No, it’s not knowing what to do that’s the problem. It’s doing it. That’s where coaching comes in. Having a support system is vital to making any major change and unfortunately, our friends and family often aren’t well-suited to that task.
I’d love to support you through the process of making the changes you’ve always known you should make but just haven’t been able to implement (because you’re human!).
Maybe you’re confused by all the conflicting nutrition advice we’re bombarded with these days. It can be tough to figure out who’s “right” and how you should be eating for health. Low fat? Low carb? High protein? Paleo? Mediterranean? Vegetarian? Vegan?
I’m committed to staying current in my unbiased, holistic nutrition education so I can help you see through the hype and interpret the latest in nutritional science. My training focuses on whole, live, local, good-quality foods that nourish our bodies, minds and spirits. The first rule of holistic nutrition is to eat food that goes bad, but eat it before it does!
Maybe you’ve been exercising but aren’t getting any results! That can be tricky too. Exercise can be a double-edged sword. If you’re doing the wrong type, or even too much of the right type, it becomes a stressor rather than a stress-reducer. There’s a paradigm shift happening in the fitness world right now, and only those on the leading edge are even aware of it. We’re looking for the minimum effective dose and are learning how to make our fitness programs as efficient as possible. More is not better. I’ll teach you EXACTLY what you need to do to maintain a very high level of fitness without spending hours doing boring exercise!
Maybe the needs or preferences of your family have made it too difficult for you to transition to a whole foods diet. That can be understandable. Why should they limit or restrict the foods they love just because you want to? I’ll teach you how to shift your thinking and also how to make meal preparation easier than you think it can be so YOU can make the shift YOU need to make and then be the living example of how amazing it can be. When they see that, they may just follow in your footsteps. If you don’t make the shift, they never will either, and all the problems plaguing you will eventually catch up with them too. Proper nutrition is TOO important to leave to chance and the best time to teach kids how to eat well is when they’re young and by example.
Or maybe you’re just so busy you don’t even know where to start to improve your health through diet and lifestyle. That’s where practical advice like a grocery store trip, a cooking lesson and meal plans can make this transition not only do-able, but actually FUN!
Here’s what our first 40 days together will look like:
- The Assessment. We’ll spend 90 minutes together to get a handle on your health history, your lifestyle factors and what you’re eating now, Then we’ll discuss the changes I recommend and make a plan together on how to get started. I’ll give you the lowdown on an elimination diet to remove the most inflammatory foods from your diet and help you decide what you’re able and willing to commit to for the next 30 days.
- The Kitchen Purge. You’ll go through your kitchen cupboards and remove the foods that tempt you that you really don’t want to have on hand while we’re helping you transition. I’ll teach you how to read labels and how to tell if the foods in your kitchen should stay, or go.
- The Re-Stock. We meet at the grocery store, and possibly the health food store and stock you up on all the nourishing foods you’re going to add to your diet. I’ll help you find sources of grass-fed pastured meat and a source for good quality eggs, fish and poultry if you haven’t already lined that up.
- The Food Prep. I’ll give you recipes, meal plans and ideas for incorporating these nourishing foods into your regular diet and you’ll spend some time in the kitchen learning how to prepare these healthy vittles with lots of support and encouragement from me!
- You’ll get a huge Resource Package that includes:
- Loads of recipes
- The How-to booklet
- At-a-glance templates of what to eat and what to limit
- Food charts and lists
- Shopping lists
- Week one we’ll meet again and go over:
- Monitor progress and questions. Where you may be having difficulty or aren’t sure what or when to eat.
- Cravings. They ARE going to happen, but I have a ton of tools to deal with them.
- Week two:
- Monitor progress and questions. I’m here to support you wherever you need it.
- We begin talking about creating a healthy body mindset and exercise.
- Week three:
- Supplementation Protocol based on your dietary needs and nutritional symptomology reports to make sure you’re being optimally nourished.
- A crash course on the basics of human nutrition: learning about macronutrients/micronutrients and how to choose the best quality food.
- Week four:
- Sleep is a fundamental piece of the health picture, so we’ll talk about how to optimize it and put some strategies in place to improve yours.
- Week five:
- It’s time to think about how we’re going to systematically re-introduce at least some of the inflammatory foods we’ve removed from your diet so you can get a VERY clear picture about how YOUR body reacts to these foods.When we are nourished by a whole foods diet, it truly makes us feel amazing, and when you see how certain foods can really impact your health, it’s an incredible motivator to ditch those foods for good, or at least stick to your whole foods diet most of the time.
- Week six:
- A healthy relationship with food is pivotal to your long-term success. Here we begin to look at when and why you eat for non-hunger reasons. i.e. emotional eating.
- Week seven:
- Here we map out the next steps on your optimal health journey with the dynamic balance assessment.
- Is it time to change up your exercise routine?
- Do you want to start a meditation practice?
- Does your stress-management system need some work?
- Do your relationships need some attention?
- We’ll also make sure you’re clear about how to continue to eat in a way that supports your health that you can sustain for the rest of your life.
- Here we map out the next steps on your optimal health journey with the dynamic balance assessment.
Here’s what you can expect from our time together:
- Fat loss. Although this isn’t a weight-loss diet, when you switch to eating whole foods, it’s very likely that you will lose body fat. How much depends on a lot of factors, but most people lose 5-7 pounds in the first month.
- Invaluable education on evolutionary nutrition, how your body reacts to food and what types of foods are best for your health and your waistline so you NEVER buy into another diet or weight loss program again. After this program you will KNOW what to eat to optimize your body and your health and that knowledge is YOURS forever.
- Permanent shifts in the way you think about food, restriction and deprivation
- Permanent shifts in the way you feel about your body
- Permanent shifts in the way you feel about exercise
- Permanent changes towards a healthier lifestyle that will make you feel fantastic
- Invaluable education in EFT and Law of Attraction that can be applied to virtually EVERY area of your life that will set you free, make you happier and enrich your life
- Better sleep
- Better energy
- Clearer skin
- Better moods
- More motivation and willpower
- Knowledge that will continue to support you and bring benefits into your life, and the lives of the people close to you, for the rest of your life.
- A shift in how you think about health and how to make it a priority without losing out in other areas of your life
I’m not going to lie to you, this is a commitment. It takes time, it takes energy and it takes effort. But ask anyone that’s done it before you and they’ll tell you it’s SO worth it!
This is an intense program, so I limit the number of clients I work with in order to provide the best support possible, so if it sounds like the program for you, leave me your contact info and I’ll be in touch to let you know when we can get started with a free consultation!