ASKING FOR HELP

I hired a personal trainer, a nutritionist, and a therapist. Yep, all three. I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I was out of ideas and thought, this can’t be it. This can’t be how I’m supposed to feel. There has to be something that works. I began working with each of them to tackle my nutrition, my fitness, and my mindset. My nutritionist helped me to embrace eating more whole plant foods and since I was already mostly vegetarian (except for the late night post-alcohol snack binges ha-ha), it was an easy shift. I slowly began adjusting my meals and snacking habits, increasing more fruits and veggies and decreasing the processed stuff.

My trainer showed me warmth and kindness (Hi, Eric!👋) and made fitness a lot less intimidating. I was scared to work with a trainer, and he showed me that I was stronger than I realized. He helped me to believe in myself again and again. His unwavering encouragement when I had moments of doubt helped me find my confidence. His passion for fitness was contagious, and I too caught the bug - I loved how I felt in my body when I was lifting weights and moving in ways I had never tried before. Eric also helped me see the impact my wine habit was having on my fitness goals. For every 3 glasses of wine, that was another hour on the treadmill! He had effective tactics to say the least. 😂 Not to mention I always woke up feeling like hot garbage with a train running through my head after I drank a glass or two. I slowly began cutting back on it and I’ve been fully alcohol-free since 2019!

My therapist helped me work through the weight of other people's comments and opinions that I had carried for a long time. Growing up, I experienced mean comments and name calling from certain relatives about my body, my weight or my clothes and it affected how I felt and how I viewed myself. Working with a therapist was a game changer. I overcame my disordered eating and I discovered a mental freedom with food and within myself that I had never experienced before.

With time and consistency with my new habits, my energy levels soared, my health improved significantly, and everyday tasks became so much easier and more enjoyable. It felt incredible to wake up energized, ready to rock and to truly feel at home in my own body. The stress I felt around food lessened and eventually became a thing of the past. Bonus: I lost the weight I wanted to lose and felt strong and confident physically and mentally!

I lost 30 pounds and have maintained it for over 15 years! Feeling like a completely new human ignited my passion for helping others achieve their own transformations. I wanted everyone to feel this good and have the same information and answers that I did. If my life could change and expand so much just by working on these things, surely I could help others experience this too! People needed to know how to apply it to their own lives!