Meet Stephanie

• weight loss coach
• beauty addict
• a mom of a fabulous college student

I will mostly be blogging about weight loss, exercise and coaching.  However, my second passion is beauty – so you’ll see I have a beauty page here too where I will do occasion beauty reviews and the like.  My latest page, empty nest at 36, will be me stumbling through this area of my only child leaving the nest to explore the world.  So, sit back and enjoy.

Now, on to coaching!

Successful people have coaches.  Whether it’s Madonna, Snoop, David Beckham, or an Olympic athlete, they all have one thing in common – COACHING.  Do you think Madonna can carry a tune or have a ripped body at 50 years old w/o a voice, dance and fitness coach?  Not a chance.  Pros practice daily, honing their skills and always determined to improve and get to the next level.

Welcome to Weight Loss Coaching.  Losing weight and even maintaining is hard work that takes conscious daily practice.  There are great resources everywhere about diet plans, nutritional supplements etc.  What there isn’t, is someone to rally in your personal corner.  A person to help you jump those hurdles that are preventing you from getting into your favorite jeans.  A coach is your personal cheerleader, accountability partner and brainstorm buddy who works closely with you.  YOU define your goals.  YOU choose the path you take.  YOU decide what food works and doesn’t for you.  A coach does not tell you how, when or what to eat.  A coach peels back the layers off of the surface to get down to the heart of the matter to bring awareness to YOU of what’s holding you back.  We don’t judge.  We simply find out what YOU want, grab your hand and get there together.  Once you uncover what you want and set the intention of getting it, the rest will follow.

I love the beauty industry – everything about it.  When I was working in it, I realized that beauty is only skin deep.  It’s not the latest lip-gloss shade that defines us.  I’ve seen many a pretty faces, but underneath was a different picture.  I wanted to do more meaningful work with women to help support and lift them up.  I realized I wanted to be a coach when I was a part of a friend’s coaching group.  It was at that time the light bulb went on.

Once I began being coached and understanding the depth of it, I was able to lose weight on a different level.  I have done a popular weight loss plan over and over and was very successful at losing weight – what I was not so good at was keeping it off.  A nutritional plan that is balanced with a strong coaching program is the equation for success.

I have been overweight, I have been skinny, I have been unhappy, I have been super happy.  What I learned was it was the inside that needed to change, not my makeup.  Once I began that journey, my mental and physical body began to change.  When you change the filter in which you view the world, it’s like seeing for the first time.  I want to share this with women.  Women by the bushel.  Women everywhere.   Courageous Women, successful women, the stay at home moms. Women are strength.  Women are beauty.  Women are the backbones of family and homes.

If we as women are so good at taking care of everything, why are WE not on our own to do list? We get married, have a baby, and get fat and unhappy, usually blaming lack of time…until now! Ladies get ready.

Airlines say it the best, secure your mask first BEFORE assisting your child.  This is the subliminal message that we should remember everyday.  We must nourish ourselves wholly and completely every day in order to best serve our children, husbands, homes, pets, and careers.  Does a car function well on little oil?  What about gas?

I believe in eating what you want.  Indulgence.  I believe in the truth and honesty.  I ask a lot of questions (hence the name of my business).  I call it how I see it.  I do not sugar coat.  There are no pity parties in my office.  To work with me, you’ve got to be ready to be honest with yourself, face the music and cut the BS!!

Intrigued? Inquire with me about a sneak peak session to coaching.