You might know me as a personal trainer & nutritionist.
But I think the best results & the most impactful way I help clients, is through functional medicine health coaching!
The formula to success includes: A PLAN, SUPPORT and CONSISTENT ACTION.
You can have the perfect plan on paper, but it means nothing if you don’t do it! And that’s where most people get stuck – they don’t know how to get started and struggle with staying consistent.
Because let’s be honest:
You probably already know you should exercise & eat more protein.
You know sleep matters.
You know stress affects your health.
And you knowww meal prepping would probably make your week easier.
So why aren’t you consistently doing it??
SO MANY WOMEN come to me in this frustrated state.
They’re not necessarily lacking information. Actually, there might be TOO much out there to process.
But they don’t know which info is right FOR them, and more importantly, how to actually DO it.
That’s where functional medicine health coaching comes in.
What people THINK a functional medicine health coach does
Most think that as a trainer & nutritionist, all I do is give out exercise and nutrition plans.
“Here’s your meal plan. Exercise 4x/week. Drink your water. See you next week/month.”
Of course having the right structured plan is gold for getting to your goals.
But knowing and doing are two very different things.
You can know exactly what you “should” eat and still find yourself getting takeout or standing in the pantry at 9 p.m. after an exhausting day.
You know you “should” get to the gym, but you’re just tired & don’t feel like it.
You know that you should get to the grocery store & cook, but you “get busy” over the weekend & blow it off (again).
But accountability & follow through is critical to making changes stick.
That is why in 2019 I got certified as a Functional Medicine Health Coach. I saw the huge need to help my clients in a deeper way, beyond providing the “plan”.
What I ACTUALLY do
I help move you from KNOWING to DOING.
I don’t just give you the recommendations. I help you figure out how to make it happen in real life!
And I go one step further as a health coach specializing in functional medicine:
Functional medicine can help us understand what may be contributing to how you feel & any health concerns. We look at your health from the inside out, addressing any root causes & imbalances. We can make a plan that isn’t surface level but will get you the best results AND health for long term success.
I use my F.E.M.A.L.E. Method when creating client plans & within my functional medicine health coaching. Read about my Method here.
The Benefits of Functional Medicine Health Coaching:
Help you build motivation.
Not fake motivation or “you’ve got this!” pep talks. But I help clients connect to their WHY, to what actually matters to them & build internal motivation.
Create momentum & build routines.
Instead of trying to overhaul everything Monday morning, and doing it alone, we identify the changes that are realistic enough to start doing now, and build on them each week.
Provide personalized accountability.
No micromanaging from me, but I do ACTUALLY care and can notice patterns, ask questions, follow up and help you get back on track before things start to “fall off”.
Realistic problem-solving:
Instead of just identifying the problem “You’ve been getting takeout for lunch”, we work through WHY and ask, “Okay, what could actually work here? Could we make better take out options. Or pack something from home?” And then we would decide on which option & I would provide healthy meal ideas or specific options from restaurants.
Practical solutions that don’t focus on making you feel guilty, but instead, empowered with the next step.
Brainstorming & finding new perspectives & opportunities.
I’m not here to overhaul & run your life. But I do help you find strategies that fit your schedule, preferences, family, work and current capacity/bandwidth so that a healthy lifestyle is doable!
WARNING: I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS
INSTEAD OF: “Why aren’t you following the plan?”, I DIG DEEPER: “What’s making the plan difficult to follow?”
- Poor sleep?
- Low energy?
- Stress and mental load?
- Blood-sugar swings and cravings?
- Unrealistic expectations?
- An overly restrictive diet?
- A schedule that doesn’t support the plan?
- Trying to change too much at once?
- Or simply needing a better system?
My functional medicine lens looks at YOU as a whole person.
And let me make one thing clear:
I do not fit the client into MY PLAN for them. We make the “Plan” together – and the Plan is actually the healthy lifestyle itself!
So you’re not “off track of the plan”, rather we adapt the plan according to this chapter of your life & what your circumstances are.
REAL LIFE STORIES
Most of my clients have similar goals: they want more energy & stamina, more physical strength, lose body fat & maintain a healthy weight, reduce cravings, and most importantly, maintain these changes.
ESTABLISHING HABITS & STAYING ON IT
Here’s what my client Erica said after a weekly check in:
In just 10 minutes, we discussed:
- What worked vs didn’t the previous week
- Determined the top priorities for the upcoming week
- Set specific action steps for those priorities
Hers was: more water, less coffee, and more movement throughout the day.
So her plan was to:
- Drink a glass of water before having coffee (keeping a bottle in her bathroom)
- Doing 5 minutes of stretches BEFORE getting coffee
- Setting a time boundary (10am) with coffee, then switching to decaf tea or more water
Short, specific, but DOABLE – and when you do it, you build momentum & more motivation!
OVERCOMING BARRIERS
Here’s another story from my client Jacquline, who struggles with getting in exercise & her sugar cravings. She works full time & has two young kids, so her “free time” is very limited.
Using my whole body approach, we determined that she was chronically stressed (!) under-fueling & eating the wrong types of foods, leading to her fatigue & desire for sweets by 11am.
So we established some new baseline expectations:
- Sweets are not off limits, but there needs to be a focus on whole foods & having healthier treat options
- Reducing the stress where she could & then finding opportunities throughout the day (5-10 min) to help boost her energy & mental resilence
- Fitting in exercise: Scheduling in workout sessions with me as her trainer & then utilizing the YMCA childcare on the weekends
The answer wasn’t just “don’t buy the sweets” or “just fit in the exercise”, but was to figure out WHY she was having the cravings to begin with and then work WITH her current circumstances & “bandwidth”.
The goal is to have healthy habits to make your life EASIER & BETTER, not harder!
And of course – you deserve to look good too!
Here’s my client Sylvia, who lost over 50lbs & 12% body fat using my plan & coaching!
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
If you’re tired of knowing what you “should” be doing but struggling to actually do it consistently, that’s exactly where functional medicine health coaching can help.
My job isn’t just to give you more information. It’s ALSO to help you take what you know, figure out what’s getting in the way, and turn it into realistic actions you can repeat long enough to actually see and feel the difference.
LET’S GET STARTED TOGETHER!
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