Working with Gillian helped me realize that being healthy is not just about the food you eat and the amount of exercise you do. It’s about establishing realistic daily routines and habits.
In January 2021, I was miserable and overwhelmed, looking for the fastest way to lose weight. After working with Gillian, I feel much more confident and knowledgeable about how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The biggest change that I have noticed is how quickly I am able to get back to my normal routine and healthy mindset after a special event or time away. Before I would have been like, “I’ll start exercising next week” or “I’ll change the way I eat after the weekend is over.”
I also learned how important is to create habits around stress management, sleep hygiene, and grocery shopping. Before starting, I thought I knew how to portion my meals. I was shocked at how much protein my body needed and how much more satisfied I felt when I included protein in every meal.
Also, I learned that losing weight was not just about what foods I eat and how much exercise I do. For example, a lot of the time it wasn’t that I did not want to eat healthily, it was a matter of making sure that I had the routines in place to make sure that I had enough healthy food in my house.
