I have been eating “intuitively” with clean, whole foods forever, but after 3 kids and a complete hysterectomy/surgical menopause in my mid 30s (I’m now 52), I quickly gained 15 lbs. Although I was still eating healthy foods, I had no idea that my humble bowl of chia seed pudding was packing a whopping 500 calories. At 5’1”, that was just shy of half of my calories for the day! I just bought into the inevitability of weight gain after menopause. Once I realized that I needed to start weighing and tracking foods more carefully, I bounced up and down between 117-121 lbs as I was on and off with the tracking. For years I did this! Although no one would ever look at me (clothed, at least!!) and say I needed to lose weight, I was fluffy, and I didn’t like the way my clothes were fitting me. I also knew I needed to get serious about resistance training for longevity/health purposes, and I could not seem to stick to that at all, mostly because I’d rather stick a fork in my eye than lift weights. I’ve considered coaching for a long time. My excuses were “it’s too much money, I just need to be more disciplined on my own” and “I don’t have much to lose, I should be able to do it without one.” I’ve tried having friends and family be my accountability partners, but let’s be honest; they don’t want to stick to their own programs, so they’re more than happy to watch you get off track, too. I finally realized that nothing is going to change if I don’t do something radically different. So, I got the coach. Krista was great; she was nice and encouraging, but she also called me out on my excuses. The fact that I was paying for this and didn’t want to seem like a quitter to her kept me going when I know I would have stopped had I not been accountable to someone. Yes, it cost money, but I blow much more money on other, less important things all the time. I am now 11 lbs lighter, so much stronger, and a bit “tighter” for that money, and it could not have been better spent. Get the coach and invest in yourselves; I could not be happier!