One woman’s weight loss journey takes her from client to coach.
By Beth Bilton, Certified OPTAVIA Coach, Bilton Better Health LLC
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t’s January and most people are looking ahead and setting goals for the new year. Some of the top resolutions: getting finances in order, losing weight, exercising more, eating healthy, and spending time with others. For me? Mine was always to lose weight and keep it off so I would feel better about myself, both physically and mentally. I thought that meant hitting the gym every day, trying to eat healthy and hoping the number on the scale would go down. I didn’t really have a plan or support, just more of a wish, thinking I should be able to do it on my own. However, according to a recent survey, 81 percent of U.S. adults value support from someone with similar experiences when creating healthy habits. In 2016, everything changed when I found OPTAVIA: an Optimal Health and Wellness Company that provided support while teaching me how to live a healthy lifestyle instead of just following the latest diet trend. I had a coach who walked alongside me, guiding, and supporting me — and most of all, providing accountability. We talked about what was important to me on my health journey and why achieving my goals really mattered to me. I said YES to learning healthy habits, losing weight (23 pounds), lowering my cholesterol levels, increasing my energy, sleeping better, and having more confidence in myself. *OPTAVIA provided everything that was previously missing in my life — healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy finances! I realized that I wanted to share my life changing experiences with others and so I became a Certified OPTAVIA Coach. Now I help clients look and feel their best. I also partner with others who want the opportunity to build their own OPTAVIA coaching business. With OPTAVIA, we focus on six “macro habits” that give us the freedom to create optimal health and wellbeing in our lives. Habits of Heathy Weight Management — Reaching and
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