Why Hire a Health Coach?
Wellness/health coaches are sprouting up like mushrooms on a dewy day! Why? Because a large majority of Americans are overweight and are tired of it. They are not getting their medical needs met by their primary care doctors. As 4th century B.C. philosopher Aristotle said “Nature abhors a vacuum,” thus the rise of coaches.
Simply put, wellness or health coaches facilitate your attempt toward improving both your physical or mental health. They are an advocate and a motivator in your attempt to optimize the person you would like to be. I think the best way to explain the benefits of using a wellness coach could best be answered in typical responses as to why you might NOT need one. Click here to read more…
Why Hire ME as Your Health Coach?
I was an overweight child and teenager. I weighed 80 lbs. in kindergarten and 260 lbs. (with a size 54 waist) as an upperclassman in high school. Only by the providence of God did I have the opportunity to lose my weight. I was an overweight child and teenager. I weighed 80 lbs. in kindergarten and 260 lbs. (with a size 54 waist) as an upperclassman in high school. Only by the providence of God did I have the opportunity to lose my weight.My parents futilely sent me to dietitians and weight loss coaches, but I simply wasn’t ready. Despite being ceaselessly ridiculed at school (my first name is Albert which unfortunately was the portly title character of the 80’s Bill Cosby cartoon) I subconsciously didn’t want to give up my binge eating. It was my solace. Food was there for me. It didn’t talk back to me or reject me.
I loathed shopping at Big and Tall stores, seeing the looks of people when my parents would introduce me to them, and contemplating a future where I would never have a first kiss, much less experience intimacy with a woman. To be honest, I was a cutter and even contemplated suicide. I cover all of these in my Confessions of an Obese Child blog and podcast. To continue reading more about my story and how I lost my weight, click here…