Saturday, May 31, 2008

About the ROI Coach

How did I get into health and wellness coaching?

In early 2002, I found myself at a pivotal moment in my life: I was in my early twenties, going through my third year of infertility, more than 50 pounds overweight, unhappy with my body, and, honestly, not present in my life. I'd always wanted to have my body look a certain way but somewhere, after my freshman year of college (and gaining the freshman 15 that became the senior 30), I never got to a place of achieving that ideal size. I wanted it. I worked hard for it but I never managed to line up my nutrition with my exercise habits AND maintain consistency with both at the same time.

In 2002, I was facing the possibility of never having another child. I was going to doctor after doctor, test after test, and I didn't know what to do. When I was told that the cause of my infertility was connected to my nutrition and weight, I knew something had to change.

I can't remember the particular day but I woke up, I decided I was going to become a personal trainer, and I signed up online for a certification program. Now, at this point, I was 50 pounds OVERWEIGHT. I knew if I was ever going to be a great personal trainer, I had to practice what I preached so, steadily, over the course of 6 months, I worked out, ate well, studied for my exam, and six months later, I was a fit, certified personal trainer and hip hop aerobics instructor working in a prestigious all women's gym in Connecticut... and I still wasn't happy.

That's when it hit me. My size didn't matter if the inside was still in the same "feeling range" as the overweight outside of me. I began to do the inner work to change not just my body but my mind. I began to look at myself in awe, reward myself for having come so far in the journey, and, instead of thinking "I want to be thinner", I started affirming, "My body is getting better and better." Three months later, I was pregnant. No fertility treatments, no specialist intervention, NOTHING. Today, I have 3 beautiful children to show for it.

I knew then, as I know now, that every major life change, every gain you make with your body (and the transformations that last) begin and end IN YOUR MIND. And, now, having just had a baby 2 years ago, I'm producing greater and greater results in my body and returning to the philosophy of "Think and so it is" and I work with clients who, like me, want to feel, look, AND BE their best STARTING NOW!

If you've ever thought about working with a personal trainer or a nutritionist, consider working with a coach who will give you a whole approach to losing weight and rebuilding self esteem. I take on a limited number of clients and always work with potential clients in a one hour free phone coaching session before setting up any new client programs.

Don't miss out!

Email theroicoach@gmail.com today for a FREE one hour wellness coaching session.

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