Have you had limited success improving your health or losing weight and keeping it off?
Do something different!
Losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight is about far more than willpower and calories. So is dealing with other wellness issues.
The key is understanding your body science – the many hormones and chemicals and processes that are at work in your body, your metabolism, your gut microbiome – and how they adapt to different circumstances and change as we age or deal with various health conditions. It’s about learning to interpret what your body is really trying to tell you. It’s about learning which foods to eat and how to prepare them in easy and enjoyable ways. It’s about working with your metabolism and body instead of against it.
My coach approach helps you:
- Identify what you’re already doing right and what you may want to change.
- Understand how to avoid the biology versus willpower competition and work with your body.
- Discover which foods can help you feel great as well as be enjoyable.
- Learn how to choose and prepare meals and snacks that fit your preferences, schedule, and life.
- Overcome barriers that get in your way.
- Develop habits, routines, and skills that keep you on track even after you stop working with me.
- Learn to work with your body and metabolism as you get older.
I AM READY TO HELP
"Going it alone and getting into situations where biology and willpower compete can lead to failure. That doesn’t mean change is impossible – it just means you need an expert like me on your team."
— Lisa Garcia MS, RDN, LD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Weight & Gut Health Expert
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
If your body is changing − or has changed− and you don’t like it…
My coach approach gives you knowledge, encouragement and support, helps you overcome the barriers that get in your way, and enables you work with your body instead of against it. If you’re experiencing any of the following and what you’ve tried in the past hasn’t worked or isn’t working anymore, do something different – work with me!
Unintended weight gain
If you’ve put on more weight than you like because of life, pregnancy, stress, perimenopause, menopause, or a thyroid issue, you need someone to help you on your weight loss journey by giving you knowledge, encouragement and support, helping you overcome the barriers that get in your way, and enabling you work with your metabolism and body instead of against it. I’m ready with my extensive training and experience in weight management and gut health to help you develop habits, meal plans and skills to lose weight and stay on track even after you stop working with me. Get started by booking your free 15 minute telephone consultation today.
Heart Burn / Acid Reflux / GERD
Many times changes to lifestyle, how you eat, and what you eat can reduce how often you experience that uncomfortable burning you feel after you eat. But how do you do that while still living your busy life? If you’ve been diagnosed with stomach issues including GERD, acid reflux, or heartburn, arrange your free 15 minute telephone consultation and let’s figure out an eating plan and routine that works for you.
“Fatty Liver”/ Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
These are terms you may have heard from your primary care provider when you have more fat in your liver than you should. It may be due to being overweight or obese, what you eat or don’t eat, or your family history. Changing how you eat, losing weight and modifying your lifestyle can help. I help you figure out what changes you are willing to make, how to overcome barriers that get in your way, and how you can still fit in foods that you enjoy. Book your free 15 minute consultation today to see if I am the right person to work with you!
Weight regain after gastric bypass
You’ve had gastric bypass surgery and the weight came off, but now it’s coming back on again. As your gut has recovered from the gastric bypass, chances are old habits that initially lead you to gain weight may have recovered too. It may be that your lifestyle is different than it was when you were losing the weight. Another possibility is that your body is changing with age. Let’s figure out together how to keep you from finding that weight you’ve already lost and get back on track. Book your free 15 minute telephone consultation today.
Perimenopause & Menopause
If you're a woman in your 30's, 40's, or 50's you've probably realized some things are changing in your body. Your energy levels may not be what they used to be, clothes may be fitting differently, and you may be carrying weight in different places or gaining weight. My project for my master's degree in nutrition science focused on working with women like you and the good news is that many of these changes don't have to happen if you know the secrets of working with your body during this time. Book your free 15 minute telephone consultation today so you can get back to enjoying and thriving during midlife!
High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure
Has your primary care provider told you that these are too high or headed in the wrong direction? It may be connected to you weight, what you eat or don’t eat, or your family history, or all of these. Changing how you eat, losing weight and modifying your lifestyle can help. I help you figure out what changes you are willing to make, how to overcome barriers that get in your way, and how you can still fit in foods that you enjoy. Book your free 15 minute consultation today to see if I am the right person to work with you!
Pre-diabetes / Hyperglycemia / Insulin resistance
These are terms you may have heard from your primary care provider when your body is having challenges managing your blood glucose levels. It may be due to being overweight or obese, eating too many refined carbohydrates, your family history, or because you had gestational diabetes in the past. Modifying your lifestyle, losing weight and managing your carbohydrate intake can help you prevent diabetes. I’ll help you learn what approaches can work. Once you decide how you want to work on stopping diabetes, I help you figure out how to overcome barriers that get in your way, and as well as how you can still fit in foods that you enjoy.
Constipation
When you can’t go as often as you’d like, sometimes it’s due to irritable bowel syndrome or sometimes it’s due to something else. Reducing or eliminating certain FODMAP foods help and sometimes that has no effect, but that’s a process that should be guided by a registered dietitian nutritionist like myself who is experienced in working with the FODMAP elimination phases and challenge phases. Sometimes dealing with constipation is more related to you are not eating or other aspects of your lifestyle. Arrange a your free 15 minute telephone consultation to see if I might be able to help your gut happier and things move more easily.
Real victory
Lisa’s guidance has been an invaluable tool in my efforts to break the vicious cycle of weight obsession and sensitivity to our confusing culture of food-body connection. I have discovered the food choices for me that lead to energy, high self-esteem, interesting and satisfying food preparation and eating! I highly recommend Lisa for gentle guidance and direction out of the destructive diet culture.
Jen
Real change
"I had a mini stroke a month before my first appointment with Lisa. She not only helped me to make tasty, low sodium meal plans, she also taught me how the timing of my protein consumption is so critical. My wife and I incorporated what I learned from her into our daily life. Less than 2 months later, my blood pressure is now in the normal range and I have lost 20 pounds. Thanks for all you do, Lisa!"
Nick