Weight Management

If you're like many people I meet, accepting your body (and any health issue) is rather difficult. The journey in releasing unneeded weight can feel painful and demoralizing when we're constantly focusing on what's wrong about ourselves. Let the process of weight loss be a spiritual journey that’s making you whole and complete. Your weight…

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  Are you stuck in the dieting rat race?  Diets can lead to a vicious cycle of painful deprivation (followed by binges), a worn out body, and pummeled psychology. And when your psychology takes a beating from repeated weight regain, or from weight loss failures, you become trapped. (more…)

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Many people believe that in order to be successful with weight loss, dieting demands endless willpower. You think they need to deprive themselves of nearly everything you love to eat. But you also have to filter the sea of health advisors, all of whom advise differently with what to do with your health. Eat vegan! No, eat paleo.…

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"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." - Henry David Thoreau The holidays are a beautiful time for F-words: feasts, family, and fun. This is also a period for an E-word: expanding waistlines. If you're wanting to avoid food comas and weight gain, try these five Thanksgiving tips: 1. Eat Breakfast…

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You can thrive despite having diabetes. It’s natural to feel that the diagnosis of diabetes is a real curse. If your diagnosis is new, it’s alright to give yourself time to grieve and process. But don’t stay in that space too long. In the case of diabetes, these lessons include adopting the healthy lifestyle factors…

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Let's face it. Living with diabetes is no simple thing. And figuring out what you can safely eat to keep your blood sugars within safe ranges - not too high, not too low - can be quite the learning curve. When I first started training with diabetes educators, I was disappointed to learn that the…

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Last month, dozens of you opened up and told me all about your weight struggles in an online survey. Many of you really took your time in sharing vulnerably, telling me all about some of your most painful thoughts and feelings related to your weight. You openly shared about your struggles in habits, emotions, and…

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I'm working on bringing years of my professional weight loss coaching online so that more people can access my support. Plus, there will be community. Lots of it. I'm really jazzed! So many of you have told me that this is what you're seeking: something convenient, affordable, and online. (more…)

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“Before meeting with Frances I spent 8 years in pain, with a Fibromyalgia (FMS) diagnosis. Then I spent 5 years actively trying everything to lose weight. Assisted by Doctors, lab tests, even training sessions with 4 different people. No one could figure out why I couldn’t drop weight. The only thing that worked even a…

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"I went to Frances to get help on eating healthy and she helped me do that. Frances even made time to go to the grocery store with me [to teach me there]." - Carolyn I., WA        

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