I have been there...

We discovered during pregnancy that our second child would have some significant special needs. I was 35 when he was born and lost the baby weight pretty easily.

But, fast forward 10 years and things had changed!

The weight had started creeping up, even though I was doing the same things.

I talked to my doctor about this and she shrugged and said: “Welcome to Midlife! It’s just what happens!"

I also had terrible sleep, bad skin, poor digestion, anxiety and mood issues but never connected it to food or hormones shifting. I thought it was just the stress of being a parent and a caregiver. But, I knew that I wouldn’t last as a caregiver if I didn’t figure this out.

I saw a health coach who was very knowledgeable. She was also at a very different life stage (half my age and no kids). She had some great ideas but they were hard to implement because I had two small kids and a career to juggle. So, not much changed for the long term.

I jumped into fad diets with gusto! (For a few days at least.) But they would either be unsustainable or unpleasant. Feeling like I was starving, not knowing what I actually could eat or having unpleasant side effects.

And, although I had tackled my sugar addiction years ago. I was still craving processed carbs A LOT.

And the nighttime urge to snack was so immense and I couldn’t figure out how to stop it. I remember one night literally sitting on my hands to try to stop the snacking.

After years of trying things and researching. I finally started to understand WHAT to change but I was still struggling with actually DOING IT! I still felt like it was impossible to the things to take care of me - working out, eating well, friends and downtime - along with the other demands of life. Can you relate?

Slowly, I started testing and implementing some planning and prioritization practices.

Then I became certified as a Holistic Nutrition and Weight Loss coach and learned the tools for mindset and behavior change. I started testing things in MY life to make sure they were actually DOABLE with a busy life.

Once I started to be able to pair the action WITH mindset, planning and habits I started to actually be able to consistently take the action I wanted to take!

I knew I wanted to share this with a broader audience. I hear about women all the time who are struggling with confusion about what works at midlife as well as struggling to actually implement it into their lives.