No matter the efforts we make to be successful on our health and weight loss journeys, there will likely always be obstacles and speed bumps we hit along the way that are out of our control. I aim to teach my clients, and want to teach you how you can hold steady amidst the chaos, busy and out of control feeling moments, so in this blog, I’ll highlight three of the most common mistakes I find people make (including me!) and show you how to navigate them to help you stay consistent even when you can find every reason… not to.

Whether you are changing body composition, losing weight, decreasing body fat, increasing muscle or desiring to look more ‘toned’… you are not going to achieve a sustainable result by using restriction, a quick/fix or any extreme method.

Most fail in their weight loss results because they fail in their strategy. You must be willing to put in the extra time and effort to trial different strategies to find what works. You will fail in the process and this information will help you find your strategy.

When it comes to mindset, it often gets overlooked but there’s actually a lot to unpack!

One of the principal components of holistic health coaching is mindset. It’s an area that is sometimes missed in general nutrition and fitness coaching. It includes things like thought patterns, self talk and motivation. I want to discuss the beliefs that might be standing in your way when it comes to weight loss and how to learn how to be successful in your health journey.

The number one factor that stalls client’s health journeys is consistency. So many women (and men!) come to us as holistic health coaches having tried countless diets and health programs only to fail and return to where they started. Our coaches focus on teaching you the how in the process so that you can build a lifestyle that supports your health and wellness goals long term. If you’re struggling with consistency, read this.

Do you look in the mirror every morning and scrutinize your body? Are you growing impatient at your (seeming) lack of results? You’re not alone, girl. I work with women through to re-think their progress and improve their process to change. A big part of what can be keeping you here is your mindset but we also coach you on diet, nutrition, health and fitness to help find measures beyond the mirror. Trust me, you’ll look at your reflection in a few weeks time and LOVE what you see and feel.

When starting with a 1:1 coaching client I will often ask,

“what do you think it takes to get past a weight loss plateau?”

This client could have come to me for a variety of reasons, common ones are wedding weight loss, postpartum health, digestive issues or just being too busy with their career to dedicate time to their health and fitness. Regardless of their pain points and end goals, the answers I get are all pretty similar with versions of, “I need to: Eat less, eat more fruit and veggies, work out more and for longer, control myself around food and eat out less”

After our initial consultation, these answers change dramatically. Read on to find out how to get yourself out of the plateau (it’s NOT to eat less and do more)!

Goals are a part of life. Health goals, weight loss goals, nutrition goals and fitness goals - they are a part of life and there are some critical components of these goals that will determine if we achieve them or not. Learning how to set appropriate goals, reverse engineering them and taking the appropriate step by step with intentional effort is a huge part of 1:1 health coaching. In this blog post I break down a couple of simple methods you can slot into your busy lives.

Trust in your body should be innate, but after talking with so many women hearing them blame their body for how they are feeling, I know it is not innate.

Have you set yourself rules like “no pasta or peanut butter” or “workout EVERY day”? These are not sustainable and will actually be hindering your efforts to lose weight. Your body will not trust you and you will not trust yourself.

Through making mistakes myself in a 15+ year pursuit for health, I have developed methods for gaining trust in my body that I now share with other busy women through coaching.

Let’s think about the ‘you’ of the future. The ‘you’ in 5 years. And the ‘you’ in 10 years. What will you be thanking yourself for in health, mind, movement and body?

This visionary practice is important because I truly want each and every one of you to find your inner fire, that deep inspiration, dedication and drive from these thoughts, to help you make the hard changes now.

And as much as I love photos and photography, you’d think I’d be way less anxious in front of a camera, but that’s not what it feels like... and yet I do it anyways. And actually I do a lot of things that feel uncomfortable (as often as I can), because I truly believe that the more comfortable you are in discomfort, the greater your power.