And we’re better than EVER.
In 2011 I – Steph here – started blogging about my journey with health and fitness. If you go back far enough, you can probably find some blog posts on intermittent fasting, carb-loading, carb-night solution, eating Paleo, doing Keto before it was ever a thing, and of course – lifting heavy. My best post ever was the one titled, You’ll Get Bigger Before You Get Smaller, and I still talk about it to this day – women start lifting and they put on muscle quickly before they start burning fat, gain a few pounds, get discouraged, and quit. Please read the article to realize that quitting is NEVER the answer.
But in the midst of all the blogging, all the food experimenting, all the diet culture, and all the heavy lifting; I always noticed the following:
- I didn’t have a clear niche so it was hard to focus my posts on the right audience. (This consistently stressed me out.)
- Everyone wanted nutrition help and I wasn’t equipped to help properly. (I tried, several times, but it was just a lot to handle without the right technology to keep up with clients.)
Then in 2016, while the blog was hitting big numbers, my hubs and I had a HUGE change in our lives: WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BABY! And guess what babies do?? They take up ALL.OF.YOUR.TIME.
So of course in 2020, we had another one. 🙂
Those two kiddos are my WORLD, like any mom knows. And they consumed my life (they still do) for the most part. But here we are in 2024, and guess what?!
- Both my kids are in school now and I can get back to blogging.
- I finally have an AMAZING FOOL PROOF METHOD to help people all over the world with their nutrition!!!
- And last – I think I actually have a niche. Sort of. I love mothers. Teachers. Busy people. Parents. Those who’ve tried everything and struggled. Those who are postpartum and tired.
So if that’s you, I’m ready to help you. If it’s not you, I can still help you too. 😉 But I’m back, and I’ve even brought a team with me. I have partnered with HSN (Healthy Steps Nutrition – the leading nutiriton coaching team in the US – they’ve helped over 45,000 people change their lives since starting their business in 2011) and not only am I one of these coaches, but I’ve brought on two more amazing coaches just to my team and we are working together to HELP.CHANGE.LIVES.
I could go on and on about our program, but you should probably click here -> RESULTS NUTRITION COACHING <- to learn more.
In a nutshell, I’ve tried EVERYTHING to lose weight over the years – and if you’ve followed me, you know this – and I’ve found temporary success in many diets, but nothing long lasting that sticks better than just making healthy lifestyle changes that are easy to implement day after day. But after my second baby – I had him at 39 – I found that I was getting stuck and I couldn’t lose the last 15-20 lbs that I put on from that specific pregnancy. (Sound familiar anyone?)
I signed up to work with an HSN coach (and affiliate our gym as an HSN gym) and within a few weeks, the stubborn pounds I had struggled with for the last couple years of my life, started FINALLY melting away.
The thing is, I didn’t diet. I didn’t eliminate anything. I didn’t even count macros. I started doing things like making sure I was eating enough veggies and getting enough fiber in my meals. I was prioritizing the plate method instead of counting protein grams. I increased my water intake. I balanced my snacks better. Nothing “life changing” but everything changed my life. Most importantly – I worked with a coach – through an app – who held me accountable. I still work with her. Since we started, I’ve lost 16 lbs, gained muscle, and lost over 4% body fat. I check off my habits in the app every day. She checks on me twice weekly, and we meet (via zoom) every two weeks to chat.
And this – you guys – is now what I’m doing for clients of my own. Now that I’m in the swing of helping members and I’ve built an amazing team of coaches to help me, we are ready to tackle the online world again!!
We are going to kick off this excting news with an online fall challenge – FALLING BACK INTO A HEALTHY ROUTINE! We are opening this 28-day online challenge (October 7-Nov 3) to the first 30 who sign up! Here’s what you’ll get:
- Your own, real life, nutrition coach who will meet with you for 30 minutes via zoom (or in person if local) before and after the challenge.
- Eight video check-ins with your nutrition coach throughout the challenge
- Daily habits to mark off in the app related to sleep, hydration, nutrition, movement, stress.
- A weekly challenge each week with prizes to win!
- 24/7 support, coaching, accountability through our app.
- Recipes, support, discounts on further coaching, and so much more!
The best part of this challenge is that we won’t ask you to eliminate anything. We are just going to prioritize healthy habits in a way that will increase your likliness to feel better, sleep better, move more, and eat healthier. Every single person I’ve done a challenge with so far, has walked away successful!
If you’re in, SIGN UP HERE! As an incentive to not only sign up but not give up on yourself, we are going to let you invite a friend to join you! If you can get a friend to join you for the challenge, we will let you both sign up for 50% off the challenge price! If that’s you, email me at strongfigure@gmail.com and let me know that you and a friend are going to be joining together and I’ll send you specific instructions on how to sign up at the discounted rate.
If you’ve made it this far, as a tribute to fall being right around the corner and a thank you for reading, here are over 40 of my favorite slow-cooker-recipes! All of these can be modified to be made in an instant pot if you’re pressed for time. 😉
