Eat • Move • Thrive Beta
Eat•Move•Thrive is a six-month wellness coaching program designed to empower and support you in your journey to wellness. Your journey may look like weight loss or disease management through lifestyle and nutrition improvements. The important thing is that you no longer want to live life like you’ve had to live it so far…
Six months?!?
You may be curious as to why I’ve chosen six months as the length. You may even be asking, “How come I’ve got to make such a significant commitment?” “Can’t I simply watch what I eat for a month or two and then be on my way?” Let me start by answering the second question first.
If you’re like most people living in the US, you’ve been exposed to a “quick fix” mentality for most of your life. The challenge of that mentality is that, in most cases, quick fixes don’t last.
My guess is that you’ve been struggling with health related issues for a long time – let’s say five years or more. That being the case, I would say it’s safe to conclude that you didn’t get where you are overnight. Therefore it’s also safe to say it’s a reasonable expectation that you won’t undo and reinstall a new “operating system” overnight… (Lasting) Change takes time…
But how much time?
Research has shown that for a person to make lasting changes – those that will last six months or longer and which they can manage on their own – they’ll need to spend time working on that goal, weekly, with one-on-one support, for six months. Face to face tends to yield better results but not everyone can afford to make that investment so phone and Skype calls are accessible substitutions.
Is it possible to make the changes faster?
Definitely, but you would need to be extremely motivated, committed and have all the resources you needed as you began. You’d also need to have all the info you needed, particularly on how to handle those times where things don’t quite go as planned. You’re very rare if you’re this type of person.
Below you’ll find a breakdown of what’s covered in each month of the program. Since the program is customizable, you may find you spend more time working on some topics than others. You may also find that you’ll need more time once you’ve finished the program. That’s ok too. I want you to be successful and will support you in any way I can.
Month 1: Sessions 1-4 (Laying a Foundation)
Highlights:
You’ll learn how to get the most of this program, how to clarify your expectations and to identify how they will be your ally or your enemy throughout the next few weeks.
You’ll come away understanding what dietary balance means for you.
You’ll begin to understand the importance of serving sizes and identify where you can improve in the food group choices you make.
Learn how healthy your diet really is;
Understand Phive Phoundational (Coach BobbyG’s Benchmark) Principles by which to measure your success
Understand how change happens and learn how ready you are for the changes you want (or need) to make.
Learn how to set effective goals
Get clarity on how best to reward your efforts
Practice self-monitoring
Month 2: Sessions 5-8 (Food choice in motion, Body in motion)
Benefits (5):
Know how to tell when you’re actually hungry (instead of when you want to eat)
Gain clarity on what triggers you to eat
Learn which food give you the most bang (nutrient density) for your buck.
Benefits (6):
Uncover your eating out style (Necessity or Special Occasion)
Learn strategies to defend against poor eating no matter which type
Benefits (7):
Understand the interactions between your thoughts, emotions and behaviors
Identity and overcome “Dangerous Dialogues”
Modify your negative “self-talk with positive thought
Benefits (8):
Identify and overcome obstacles to shopping for healthy shopping
Identify the best options in each grocery store department Use food labels to assess food choices
Month 3: Sessions 9-12 (Progress Check and Handling Potential Pitfalls)
Benefits (9):
Learn which type of social support benefits you most
Identify those sources of support
Recognize un-supportive people
Benefits (10):
Learn the benefits of whole foods
Assess your progress to date
Clarify and reset new goals
Benefits (11):
Understanding and preventing lapses, relapses and collapses
Coping with lapses when they occur
Benefits (12):
Understand the role of cooking in healthy eating Learn to modify recipes Discover ways to make healthy eating quick(er) and easy
Month 4: Sessions 13-16
Benefits (11):
Understanding and preventing lapses, relapses and collapses
Coping with lapses when they occur
Benefits (12):
Understand the role of cooking in healthy eating
Learn to modify recipes
Discover ways to make healthy eating quick(er) and easy
Benefits (13):
Better understand dietary supplements and fad diets
Learn to evaluate nutritional information
Benefits (14):
Understand the benefits of regular physical activity
Dispel myths about physical activity
Plan ways to be more physically active
Let’s Get Moving 2: Benefits (13):
Discover how important physical activity will be to your long term success
Clarity your Activity Preference and how to schedule it into your day/week.
Benefits (13.2):
Better understand dietary supplements and fad diets Learn to evaluate nutritional information
Month 5: Sessions 17-20 (Hanging in there)
Benefits (15):
Understand Body Mass Indess (BMI) and how it impacts your health
Learn about energy balance and weight management
Reassess your EMT goals
Benefits (16):
Clarify personal values
Learn to act on priorities
Understand how stress affects eating
Benefits (17):
Celebrating your success
Explore new possibilities (as a result of your success thus far)
Learn how to beat boredom
Benefits (18):
Understand our toxic food environment
Learn about other nutrtional lifestyles (vegetarianism, veganism, etc.)
Understand how to keep food safe
Learn new food technologies
Month 6: Sessions 21-24 (The Home Stretch)
Benefits (20):
Assess the health of your diet
Set new goals & rewards
Celebrate with style!
Benefits (24):
Bonus session Supplements, Goal events
