What goals are you working on for this week? I try to set at least 5 goals, per week, other than the basics of everyday life. I have quite a few weekly goals for this week.
9500 steps per day for 7 days. Last week I missed 2 days.
Exercise at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. I have been consistently doing this, it can soon be considered a habit.
Discuss recent labs with kidney doctor and make sure it is OK to keep doing what I am doing. On this goal, I will most likely be increasing my protein from 45 grams per day to 65 based on my most recent labs. I think I need to increase fluids, also for these hot sweaty months.
Continue Guided Imagery class.
Continue advertising my group session for September, Better Sleep. You may want to consider joining that group session. All 5 spots are still open. It is an easy, and affordable way to get to know me as a Health Coach.
Go to the local library to test my AKF Kidney Coach presentation, to make sure it works with their equipment. If it does I will set up the first class for September. If it doesn’t I have some more work to prepare for that.
Stick to my eating plan, no cheating, or at least no cheating more than one time per week.
I have a bunch of crafting, and cleaning goals, but they kind of aren’t as important.
Keep the pool clean. This one is hard right now because we are getting so much rain every day.
What are your goals for this week? Leave me a comment. If you would like to learn more about working with me as your Health Coach, you can use the contact form below, or read about my updated available plans, here.
Hi, everyone! I am so happy to be back to my regular scheduled posting schedule. I am still debating how I want to move forward with my Foodie Friday topics. Recipes are great, but there are so many other topics that can come under that heading. So, I will be mixing it up a little bit each Friday. I am now up to 88 followers. My goal was to meet the 100 follower threshold by the end of 2019. As I continue with my Integrative Therapies classes, I am learning so much about ways to improve Health that have nothing to do with dieting, pills, or extreme exercise. It seems so much of the Health Coaching world focuses on diets and exercise. I have said before I hate the word diet. We all follow a pattern of eating, a diet is so negative. I am currently studying Guided Imagery, and I can not wait to finish so I can start making some audio Guided Imagery files, for people. Pain, Stress, Weight Loss, Anxiety, and Sleep are just some of the things that can be helped with Guided Imagery. Don’t forget about my Better Sleep live group sessions, starting in just a few weeks. You still have time to get in! It will be fun, I promise. Read about it here. I am optimistic someone will want to join me in that adventure.
Back to this week’s topic. Are you eating for a Chronic Disease? What does that mean? Basically, are you eating in a way that will increase your chance of getting a Chronic Disease, or already have one and still not eating in a way to help your Chronic Disease. Maybe you need to learn how to meal prep, especially for busy work or school days. I know those are my hardest days to stick to my healthy choices. I am tired, and just want something easy. So, you might turn to fast food, eating out, frozen meals, canned foods, or other highly processed foods, that are convenient but not very healthy. Maybe you think you can’t afford healthier food options. That of course is not true, and I can attest to that as well. It does take a little more planning, and thought, but it is completely possible. Maybe you have no clue how to cook. Cooking can actually be therapeutic in itself, and a complete joy. I actually very much enjoy cooking, it is the clean up I hate. I can also attest to the fact in FL, in Summer it is sweaty and stinky, making the thought of cooking daunting. There are ways around that too. If any of those things describe you, and you want to work with a Health Coach to help you meet your Chronic Disease goals, use the contact form below to message me. Your initial meeting is free, and there is no obligation to work with me after the initial meeting. To see all of my available plans, click here.
Updated 8/24/2021 Ok, so this is probably the hardest one to come up with, because this is an online Health Coaching business. I don’t have a gym, or an office. This Health Buddy Melissa option is the Walking Buddy Plan.
Please see the availability calendar below to see what days I am available for the Walking Buddy plan. I do work 2 days a week out of the home, but my schedule stays the same unless I sign up for more days. This is a one on one coaching plan, not a group plan. You can use the Paypal button below to purchase. I only accept US dollars. You must be at least 18 years old. Once I have been notified of your purchase, via Paypal, within 24 hours I will send you a welcome email with instructions for the Meet and Greet. The Meet and Greet is via email, and you will have a short new client intake form to fill out. It will give me vital information as to your walking and or exercise goals, and any medical conditions I should know about. You can ask questions and clarify the plan information you have chosen. All information is confidential through my paid business email at Google Suite. After the Meet and Greet you will have 24 hours to decide if you think I am a good fit to meet your needs. During that 24 hours if you decide I am not a good fit for you, your money will be reimbursed to you. You will need to sign an agreement of service form once you decide to work with me. All of this is done via email. You must be able to open rich text format, or other forms of documents. You may have to print it out, fill it in and then send it back to me. If you absolutely can not do that, you can answer all of the questions via email and sign in the email. I am new to this too, so we will need to be patient with each other. The business hours below are only for Live Walking options for you to pick your two 20 minute sessions from.
The walking plan is for people who may want or need someone to walk with them. This is a virtual walking session that is 20 minutes in length, two days a week, and the price is 80 dollars per month. At the end of the 30 days you can either renew the plan, or just not renew it. I will send you a Paypal invoice if you choose to renew. It is your responsibility to show up for you live walking session. I will wait 5 minutes past the start time and then I will go on to my other business. I will walk with you either outdoors or in your home via a walking video. You must have access to Youtube. I am not in the video, they are videos available on Youtube. We will chat via phone call. At this time I will not do video chats, but I may in the future. This enables you to have a walking buddy. Some people don’t like to walk alone for several reasons. Please be sure to see the available dates and times that I can Walk Live, below. Once a week I will send you an email to discuss your progress, any issues you may be having and if you want a more intensive coaching plan that would include food lifestyle modification, different dieting types, label reading, how to figure out and track your macros, etc. At no time will I promote diet pills, FAD diets, or any other unproven safe ways to lose weight. There are plenty of those available already. If by chance I get a lot of people signed up I will create a waiting list.
If you have Kidney Disease or any other Chronic Illness, or are new to exercising the Walking Buddy Plan is a great place to start your Journey to a more active lifestyle.
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