Are you picking up what I am putting down?

I am writing this enjoying the beauty of Tofino.  It is a perfect place to sit, relax and get comfortable with my thoughts and get serious about where I am at professionally.  Growth and change have been constant in my life over the past 5 years.  It has been subtle at times and at other times has felt like the universe was slamming me up against a brick wall.  The lessons I needed to learn, the clarity I needed to find did not always come down like a lightening bolt but when the time was right it did come.... my choice is to embrace it, lean into the fear of doing things differently or to scurry back to what I know and is comfortable. 

This post is about me no longer accepting comfortable as a place I want to stay. 

Thank goodness for all the coaches in my life this year.  They are there for a reason, to teach, guide, listen, support, encourage, provide strength (and help me claim my own physical and emotional strength) and have been the people I could trust KNOWING they will not waiver or fall prey to the stories my inner gremlins would love for me to believe as truth.

This clarity has allowed me to own who I am and what I do, the importance of my work, embrace the impact I have on the lives of others, hold tightly to my authentic self and celebrate all of those who support me and are also accomplishing their own goals and dreams. 

I commit to being a fierce, passionate, firecracker of a nutrition coach that ignites opportunity and possibility in my clients by practising courage over fear every day in my life, blowing the lid off of the bullshit surrounding healthy eating and pulling back the curtain on food addictions.  I do this by being grounded in the freedom that comes from knowing, with unwavering certainty, that I am living my life purpose.

BOOM.  How do you like me so far?

So now what?

A few changes to Bodies Under Construction and it will all start with a new look and new feel in the coming months.  I will no longer be accepting personal training clients but will continue to work with the amazing people who are already members of the BUC family.  I have decided that it is time to get serious about my passion and the direction of my business and be ALL IN.  My dedication moving forward is about spreading the E.A.T! message, allowing this community to take flight, making a change in the world and the people I touch.

I am passionate about working with women who have spent a life time being on and off diets and never feeling good about themselves.  I want my clients to let go of the judgement they have of themselves about why they don't have this food thing figured out and why they just can't seem to get the results they want for their bodies.  I am looking for women that feel powerless over food but are ready to learn and take responsibility for where they are, where they want to be and step into full ownership of the choices they make.  I am looking for the women who have realized that they are living but aren't really LIVING life and want to discover who they are, what they love about themselves and are sick and tired of being sick and tired.  They are tired of trying to out run it, out train it, out think it, research the shit of it, or out exercise it.

I specialize in taking the confusion out of food, dieting and healthy eating so that my clients can feel free, empowered and take full ownership of their choices without judgment, without being perfect and from a place of knowledge and confidence.  I help women create lasting and real life changes, physically, mentally and emotionally.  I love my work because I believe we all have the ability to overcome obstacles that have kept us feeling small and "less than".  No one is broken, there is nothing to be fixed.  I do this work because I care about my clients and want them to discover how to be their own best coach instead of their worse critic. I believe in each individuals ability to learn, grow and create the vision they have for themselves and their body.  I understand and acknowledge that food is a powerful drug and the depth of what being an emotional eater really means.

"I want to thank you sharing your own struggles.  It emphasized that we are all human with our own individual quirks and weaknesses, and we all every now and then give in to our weaknesses, sometime with no apparent reason at all.  You have made me realize that even someone as dedicated as you can have weak moments, and that there is no need to beat myself up with guilt when that happens.

 

I grew up with my mom (being the old school mom with her firm belief in eating less and being thin is good) constantly watching what I eat and how often, and always thinking I'm too big or I'm eating too much.  She had told me that fridge handles are corrosive with cleaner when I was a kid so I wouldn't open the fridge after school.  Every time she heard noises in the kitchen she would assume I was looking for food and would come to find out what exactly what I was eating (even if I wasn't).  She has sent me to specialist for weight loss, who on my first visit told me that my face did not belong with my body and asked how I had let myself get to this state.  My mom later agreed with him and said it was the honest truth.  I grew up struggling with my weight and body image issues.  I have gone on junk food benders during diets and then felt so guilty and have overdosed on laxatives to control my weight.

Before you, I had never been on a "diet" that didn't make me feel like shit both physically and psychologically.  I am thankful for your balanced approach to eating right and eating healthy.  You have helped me see food in a whole new way.  Not only do I not feel hungry, I feel energized.  Most importantly, I am incredibly appreciative of all your support and encouragement during this journey.  Weight and body image issues expose parts of our psyche that are raw and vulnerable.  You have made this journey an easier ride, and have made me feel more comfortable with my body, accept my own quirks and weaknesses without guilt, and being able to occasionally indulge without beating myself up." -NR

These are the women who I want to see in my September Let's E.A.T! class.

Faith is the decision to move forward without the proof that something will work out, but with the courage to take the risk, do something different and step outside your comfort zone.  Faith provides the opportunity for change, growth and real freedom.

Evening and Day classes available this September!

Registration for class is open and space is limited. 
Details and a link to claim your seat can be found at www.bucfitness.com/eat


~L