Ready To Solve the “I Know, But Don’t Do” Problem? We Can Help.

As a nutrition coach one of the most common statements I hear is “I eat really good but……….” Then the blank is filled in with the challenge that person is facing.

We all have challenges and issues but first what is ‘good’ eating?

Eating good (or Healthy) can easily be summed in in these three rules. By following these three rules you’ll have ‘good’ eating – Healthy Eating.

1) Eat a wide range of veggies every time you eat (with a special emphasis on green veggies). A great rule of thumb when it comes to produce is to consume at least one green item AND as many other colors as possible at each and every meal to get the most health benefits.

2) Eat a wide range of lean proteins at each meal. A great rule of thumb here is to consume at least a fist-sized worth of anything that had a face that ran, flies, or swam at some point (sorry, doesn’t sound as appetizing this way, but it’s one way to remember!). Protein is the only macronutrient responsible for building and repairing lean muscle but it also allows your body to best starve its ugly, unwanted fat stores.

3) Eat a wide range of healthy fats at each meal (olive oil, coconut oil, beef, salmon, whole eggs, avocado, mixed nuts, flax, full-fat cheese, etc.). Sufficient dietary fat intake is critical to beneficial hormone production. Hormones are designed to help us not hinder us. They actually make everything else run smoothly and correctly.

But following rules or even eating the "right food" is not the Secret to Success.

The Secret To Success, to creating lasting change, is this -

Be who you are and face head on the challenges that are unique to you.

  • “I’m so busy at work that I often forget to eat”
  • “I do really well for a few days but then……”
  • “My husband can lose weight just like that but I struggle”
  • “If I just think about junk food I gain four pounds”
  • “Its nighttime eating that gets me, I sometimes don’t even realize I am eating until its gone.”
  • “My job is so stressful that I find a bit of calm in having a treat”
  • “My kids have chips and stuff in the house and I can’t help getting into it.”
  • “One or two bites of sweets isn’t all that bad, right?”
  • “The weekends get me”

Does any of that sound familiar? Can you hear yourself saying this? Can you fill in the blank with another challenge that prevents you from eating ‘good’?

You don't need a different "diet". You need to get to the heart of what makes eating so challenging in your life.

I ‘d like to help you.

I can't even fully express the difference it makes to have "permission" to be less than perfect with this process. I have done more than my fair share of starving and bingeing as a result of trying to be the perfect eater. It is unsustainable and makes me miserable. I can be successful at this. That is a big change for me.

Mary

I hate diets. I've never been able to stick with one for more than about 6 hours. I don't actually remember a diet plan that I've done (and I've experimented with many) that lasted more then a work day. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what was good for me, I just didn’t know how to overcome my challenge of sneaking sugary desserts to help myself.

What is Essential Nutrition?

Essential Nutrition is the farthest thing from a diet plan. Rules and regulations about food make me feel like food is our enemy. Labeling food "good" or "bad" makes me feel like we are in a fight against all Foods Evil. Beating ourselves up because we did or didn't eat that or because we did or didn't have enough of this.

Stop already.

Many of us already live in a place where we deal too harshly with ourselves. We easily find fault with ourselves. We don't need one more thing that calls us out and puts us down. Food isn't meant to do that.

Essential Nutrition is designed to help us get better health. It’s about learning to listen to our bodies tell us we are eating enough, too much or too little. It’s about knowing when we are truly satisfied with what we eat. Satisfied not just physically but emotionally.

Eating should be an enjoyable process from start to finish not one of drudgery. The emotional response to our eating should be one that is adding to our health.

I am actually liking the three meals habit. My day is much more structured now and my work day is more focused as I am not always thinking of when or what to eat.

Bob

How Does It Work?

The first 6 weeks of Essential Nutrition is not even about food but about you.

Learning to know our bodies, know our energy level, truly seeing our schedule for what it is, fitting food into our life so that it becomes a joy to eat. It’s about figuring out how you can eat to become healthier while still being among friends at a party. It’s about working treats, sweets, bread, cereal, wine, and any other food into your day so that you remain in a good place emotionally about your choices while working towards health.

You can achieve both.

Essential Nutrition will help you make inroads into freedom from guilt, bingeing, sneaking, gorging, restricting, hiding, and any other choice of eating/or not eating we do.

Its not always about the scale, that will come. Essential Nutrition is all about finding the joy in food. Our food choices should make us happy while we are consuming them and hours later. Being content and happy is a great thing and the world needs a whole lot more happy in it.

How can you make it easier to have all this "healthy eating stuff" fit into your life?

Here's how.

The Grateful Plate Nutrition Coaching will be starting our next 10-week “Essential Nutrition” Habit Program October 31st, 2016, and I would like you to join.

“I feel like I've made great progress with our Habits overall - and I'm counting on holding onto them.”

Jennifer

Why Habit Coaching?

Change can be difficult, no question, but trying to muster up willpower to keep disciplined goes against all the evidence of creating lasting change.

In other words creating change is hard because we make it hard. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way.

The New Way

There is actually a simple, evidence based way to get on the “habit highway”, and it goes like this.

  • Have a coach that helps you customize your habit.
  • Be part of a group doing the habit.
  • Consistently show up for your coach and the group.

You need the coaching and support to do your habit in a way that works for you, and do them often enough so it becomes part of who you are, not just something you do.

Here Is What's Included:

  • 10 weeks of personalized coaching
  • 5 habits that are tailored to fit your needs
  • The Exclusive Grateful Plate "Essentials Cookbook"
  • And to deliver all your nutritional lessons and habits you’ll receive access to "Habit Catalyst". (You can optionally download the "Habit Tracker" app for both iPhone and Android, so you never miss a lesson and check-in. Pretty cool!)

The Magic? A incredible community of online support, help, encouragement, and accountability.

How Much?

The 10-Week “Essential Nutrition” Habit Coaching course is $197 for 10 weeks. Simple as that.

No gimmicks, no fancy supplements to buy, no shakes, pills, potions or lotions. If all that stuff worked the world would be fit and healthy by now.

One more thing. This is not one of those online programs where you don’t get to talk the coaches. We are coaches, we love to coach, and this program is all about you getting the coaching you need. In fact if you don’t really want coaching, accountability and support, please don’t sign up for this program.

Secure your spot below and I'll send you your copy of my " Essential Recipes" cookbook", a beautiful 27-page full color downloadable guide to easily preparing meals, right away. We will hook you up on our Private "Habit Ninja's" page so we can get to know each other. Then look for more info in your inbox starting Friday October 28th as we get ready to rock!

Questions? Click Here To Send Me A Note

To your best health,
Coach Nancy

21-Day “Healthy for the Holidays” Partner Jumpstart Challenge

You don't have to (and shouldn't) wait for the New Year to Start Getting Healthy!

I know winter is coming, but that is no reason to hide under those warm clothes and pack on a few extra pounds for the winter - you are not going into hibernation after all!

If you were one of the many people who participated in the Detox Challenge back in January and February of this year, you KNOW how good you felt when you cleaned up your nutrition after the holidays. And shedding some extra weight was just a really cool bonus.

If you missed out, read what some of our happy participants had to say ...


Rayne

Don’t accept that quality food isn’t worth the time; that waking up w/occasional achiness is part of aging; asthma-type congestion is only resolved w/medication; Sugar or coffee are necessary afternoon pick-me-ups; that getting everything done requires more hours (as opposed to more natural energy)….”

Maura

I became very mellow and experienced better sleep and more energy. Workouts were better and clothes got a bit looser. (I think I lost 10 pounds!) The food was good and I even got my husband to eat dinners that I prepared. I learned a lot about the foods I hadn't eaten before - mostly the non-sugar condiments and the non-gluten flours, etc. Although I've had celiac disease for several years, I wasn't experimenting with the alternative flours and oils, so that was very helpful.

Kathy

Thanks so much for the daily e-mails and support. I hopped on my scale at home yesterday and I am down 9.2 lb.'s. The program outlined in the packet you sent over was very well laid out, easy to follow, and answered all the questions I had. I enjoyed making and eating the recipe's and I found the plan to fit into my life, far better than I imagined. My husband and I plan to eat this way on a regular basis.


BONUS: This Jumpstart time we are upping the game by letting you team up with a partner for even MORE support! Join with a friend, neighbor, spouse, significant other, sister, brother, mother, father - You Get The Idea! The winning duo will win a Sweet Holiday prize.

How Do We Win?

Great Question! We are keeping it super simple this time around. The Duo with the highest percentage of weight lost over the 21 days wins!

REGISTER FOR THE HEALTHY FOR THE HOLIDAYS 21-DAY PARTNER DETOX CHALLENGE FOR ONLY $27 EACH PERSON!

**If you plan to purchase an additional program for your partner please do so in a SEPARATE transaction. It’s critical that they’re registered separately with their name and their email so they get all the materials, access links, and daily tips. Once you register you will be direct to a form to fill out your partners name. If you don't have one, we will do our best to find you one ASAP! Thank You!


How does it work?

During the 21-Day Jumpstart you will get a check-in reminder from us through "Habit Catalyst". (You can also download the "Habit Tracker" app for both iPhone and Android) You'll never miss a lesson and check-in. Pretty cool!



And speaking of check-ins; each one will have a link to a nutrition based lesson to go right along with the Jumpstart Detox. While you're inside Habit Catalyst you'll answer this question daily:



"Am I "On Track" by sticking to the plan for the door I chose?" (You will learn all about the "doors" once you sign up)



Reading the lesson and answering that question honestly is key to helping you successfully complete the 21 Day Jumpstart Detox. You will see how many days out of the 21 you read the lessons and stuck to the plan. That kind of accountability feedback is just what you need to drive your progress forward.


Paulette

If I fuel my body with healthy food, it’s so much happier with me than if I feed it junk! Amazing how simple it is!




And the lessons you get are amazing. Here are some of the lesson titles to whet your appetite. (Pretty Punny, Huh?) 🙂

  • What is Protein and Why Should I Care?
  • I Hate Veggies!
  • Fat Is Not A 4-Letter Word (I counted)
  • All About "Carbs"
  • Go To Bed Already!
  • Enjoy Your Food
  • and 16 More!

Our 21-Day Jumpstart will kick your focus into high gear. Its 21 Days all about you. (and who doesn't like the extra attention? C'mon -admit it.)

Here's what you get when you sign up for the 21-Day Jumpstart Challenge

  • Jumpstart Meal Plan That Eliminates All The Guesswork
  • 3 levels to personalize your detox
  • An Easy-To-Follow, Step-By-Step Plan
  • A Challenge Transition Plan to help you keep going
  • Grocery list to make your shopping a snap
  • 21 Delicious recipes you and your family will love
  • 21-Days in our Private Facebook Group to ask questions, share ideas, and help each other out - this is ALWAYS a favorite part of the challenge.
  • 21 Daily Tips and Nutrition Coaching to keep you on track toward your goal. These are gold!

In a nutshell you get Accountability, Access To Expertise, and Association with a group of like- minded people committed to success.

REGISTER FOR THE HEALTHY FOR THE HOLIDAYS 21-DAY PARTNER DETOX CHALLENGE FOR ONLY $27 EACH PERSON!

**If you plan to purchase an additional program for your partner please do so in a SEPARATE transaction. It’s critical that they’re registered separately with their name and their email so they get all the materials, access links, and daily tips. Once you register you will be direct to a form to fill out your partners name. If you don't have one, we will do our best to find you one ASAP! Thank You!

21-Day Jumpstart Challenge Dates:

Success Workshop Saturday, October 22nd @ Get Fit NH Concord, 9:00am to 10:00am

Registration Cut-Off Date: Friday, October 28th @ Midnight

Official Start of Challenge: Monday, October 31, 2016

Official End of Challenge: Sunday, November 20, 2016


Debbie

I have learned that eating well is easier than I thought! I definitely can eat this way forever! I am stronger than I thought”













Meal Prep Tips and Tricks Workshop with Coach Meagan

What?! Why is Coach Meagan doing a meal prep tips and tricks workshop, isn’t Coach Nancy the nutrition guru? The answer to your question is YES! Coach Nancy is the expert by far. I am putting on this seminar, because I DO NOT enjoy being in the kitchen and this workshop is designed to show you my tricks, tips, and tools that keep me eating clean AND get me out of the kitchen faster!

At this hands on workshop we will be utilizing Pampered Chef tools which will be available to order if you’re interested (but there will be no pressure!). We WILL have food which we will prepare together. Some of the tools I want to show you are the veggie spiralizer, the manual food processor and the veggie wedger (among a few others tools!) but those three things in particular help me keep my nutrition in check and keep it quick and delicious too!

We are starting to stock up early on our “free” give away pile for things like the Christmas party and challenges. We love giving you guys free stuff – specifically free stuff that will help make your life easier and keep you tracking with your goals, so that is why we are going to kick “the free stuff” up a knotch. Starting in OCTOBER if YOU get perfect attendance then your name will be put into a drawing to win some Pampered Chef tools.

Here is the recipe we will be preparing together! 14017745_1146137535429662_1935788820_n

This is a FREE event for you and whoever else you think may benefit. If your spouse helps you out in the kitchen then bring them along and together you may learn something new. Not everyone likes to cook and spend time in the kitchen and that’s okay! But food dictates your results so let’s figure out a way to get in and get out and still look n’ feel great!

When: Wednesday August 31,2016
Where: Get Fit NH Concord
Time: 5:30 PM
Cost: FREE

Coach Meagan

Thank-You For Your Generosity!

My heart is so full after our incredibly successful Operation Hat Trick Extravaganza! Here is one of the many things about the Get Fit NH family that I love so much- you NEVER disappoint. Never. We had easily 70+ people come through on Saturday and 27 Strongman/Strongwoman competitors!

Do you remember what my goal was for competitors? 25! THANK YOU for helping us reach that goal. The band was awesome. The competition was friendly. The weather was PERFECT and the food was delicious.

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To everyone who came out- thank you!

To everyone who donated- thank you!

To everyone who competed- thank you!

To everyone who brought food- thank you!

To all of our sponsors- thank you!

This event would have been a dive without each and every one of you.

Thank you so much.

If you were here to listen to the founder of Operation Hat Trick then you heard the passion behind the organization. ALL of the money we raised stays right here in NH to help OUR local heroes. The exciting news? We raised just over $1500 on Saturday!!! I had to pick my jaw up off the floor when I counted that. My goal? $1000. Once again you guys made it happen and I just can’t express how grateful I am.
I feel so lucky to know such unbelievable, generous people.

A shout out to all of our sponsors:
S&W Sports
Live Juice
Runner’s Alley
Things are Cooking
Chichester Massage
Under Armour
31 – Sonia Cormier
Rodan & Fields – Marybeth Vozzella
Debra Todd
Deb Richey, Maria Gilbert, Anne LaForce, Helen Dutton
Granite State All Naturals

And a congratulations to our 3 winners:
Jayne Millerick- Strongwoman winnerjayne
AJ George- Strongman winner
Tracey Sweet- Side dish winner

Check out our Facebook Page for more pictures!

Thank you so much!

Until next year….
Coach Meagan

EXTRAVAGANZA of the YEAR

I am beyond excited to invite you to our 2nd annual Strongman/Strongwoman competition Olympic style and our first ever Operation Hat Trick (OHT) Extravaganza. This is going to be the party of the summer so mark your calendars and invite your friends. As most of you know OHT is a veteran’s organization we support. This organization helps New Hampshire’s own heroes. All of the money raised stays right here in NH.

With a $15 donation you will get:hatrickhat
•Entry into the Strongman/Strongwoman competition (optional)
•A custom Get Fit NH/OHT ball cap

You can come to watch or you can come to play – everyone is welcome! We even invited our local news stations in hopes to make this event a big deal. Our NH veteran’s deserve our support.

Here’s what you can expect:
•A rockin’ band
•Strong people
•Happy peoplewarhammer
•Insane amounts of fun

I would be delighted if you came and supported this amazing cause. A lot of time and hard work went in to making this happen and I want to make it HUGE!

Strongman/Strongwoman competitors this is what you can expect:
•Sled pushin’
•Car pushin’
•Boulder movin’
•Ax holdin’
•Rope pullin’

Who’s in?

When: Saturday August 13, 2016
Time: 10 AM
Where: Get Fit NH Concord
Cost: Donation

Rock N’ Race 2016 Pickup and Meetup Details

concordmainstreet.jpgThis Thursday is the Rock N’ Race – where did THAT come from?

Anyhoo, here’s the deal on how to get your shirt and bib number, etc.

Coach Meagan is going to pick up the shirts as soon as they are available on Tuesday afternoon and bring them to the Concord gym. She is going to sort them out with your shirt size and number, and then we will do our best to separate the Epsom and Concord shirts. Coach Dean will then pick the Epsom shirts up late Tuesday afternoon and bring them to the Epsom gym.

PLEASE NOTE: Because we have such a big team, and you all did such an amazing job getting your friends and family to sign up, we don’t personally know everybody on the team. If you have a friend or family member (or even you) would prefer to pick up your shirt at one location over the other please let us know and we will do our level best to accommodate. We will be bringing any shirts that do not get picked up directly to our meetup spot on Thursday afternoon, so you can also meet us there. Thanks!

Here are the available shirt pickup times at each gym:

Get Fit NH Concord, 287 South Main St.

Tues: 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Wed: 3:00pm to 7:30 pm
Thu: 4:45am to 12:00pm

Get Fit NH Epsom, 167 New Orchard Rd.

Wed: 9:00am to 7:00pm
Thu: 4:45am to 3:00pm

PLEASE REMEMBER: We are open Wednesday afternoon and evening this week and closed Thursday afternoon so we can all participate!

Meeting Place and Time: We will meet up to pass out remaining shirts/bibs and get a team photo at the Eagle Square Clock (it is still there, right?) at 5:30pm.

If you have any further questions please let me know!

Coach Dean

IMPORTANT: Schedule Change For Rock-N-Race

rock n raceCan you believe it is almost May! When did that happen? May is an exciting month around here with S3 in full speed and the Rock N’ Race 5K. If you have not signed up for the Rock N’ Race then we would love to have you on our team. We pick up the t-shirts and bibs on Tuesday morning and they are ready for distribution by that afternoon. That way you don’t have to wait in the crazy lines when you get there!

If you train in the afternoons then please take note that we close down on that Thursday May 19th. We want EVERYONE to get behind this race and all that it stands for. Cancer has probably affected your life to some degree so let’s get out there and support the Payson Center. You can sign up with Get Fit NH and Beat Cancer using this link.

2016 Rock N Race Is Here: Let’s Do This!

We have you covered though! If you are an afternoon student then we are going to have all regular afternoon training times on Wednesday May 18th! We will be doing the same training as Thursday, so morning students don’t try and double up (you know it is tempting!) Thursday morning training times will remain the same.

Mark your calendar so you don’t forget. We appreciate your flexibility while we go out and support the Payson Center!

Make it Happen,
Your Coaches

March Madness Epsom Style

March Madness isn’t just for Basketball

photo-145During the month of March we turned up the action in Get Fit NH Concord and Epsom. Things were hopping and a bit crazy. For the first time ever Concord had a challenge completely different from Epsom.

In Epsom each training time battled against all other training times in a sled push challenge. While we had some veterans push the 135 – pound sled, others pushed for the very first time. What a great feeling to drive that much weight down the length of the gym and back. For each lap they earned points for their team. As a coach there isn’t a better feeling than seeing huge numbers rack up as the month went on. There were numbers from 2,565 pounds to 76,275 pounds pushed through the whole month. Dan from the 6:15 training time pushed the most with 565 laps during the whole month. The prize? Take home dinner cooked by Coach Nancy. Team 6pm won this challenge with a total of 1928 laps pushed and a whopping total of 259,200 pounds pushed in March. With that number they would have pushed 43,200 elephants back and forth in the gym. Now that is Madness.

Congratulations to all. And enjoy your dinner 6 pm!

Guess what!?!

Our annual Sizzling Summer Slimdown (you know it as “S3”) is just around the corner! Last year we had SO much fun and had some record results. We are very excited to kick off S3 2016.

Here are some teasers:

– FIT3D (aka “The Truth Booth”) Will Be Your Secret Weapon
– Partners
– Cash Prizes
– Custom 6-Week Habit Course using Habit Catalyst
– All New Accountability and Tracking Tool “Fit Client”sun
– Fat Loss Nutrition Plan
– “Meals Made Easy” Workshop
– Private Facebook Group
– …..that’s enough teasing for one blog!

We are fine tuning the details each day. Ok one more teaser then I am done! This year we are inviting non Get Fit NH family members to participate! So if you have a significant other or a friend who you are trying to get on board with this healthy life style thing then this is your chance! Everyone wants to work hard for cash!

Stay tuned for the rest of the details!
Coach Meagan

Thank-You For Voting. It’s Time To Vote!!! (WHAAAAT???)

cappies2016Voting season is here and in high speed!

Thank you all so much for your votes in the 2016 Hippo “Best Of”Awards.

Thanks to you Get Fit NH was recognized for the 7th year in a row for “Best Gym” seat Coach Nancy earned her 6th “Best Fitness Instructor” award. You Rock!

Could you please help us out again?

We are asking for you to put your voting caps back on for the 2016 Capital Area People’s Preference Awards also known as the Concord Cappies. Voting starts TODAY and goes through April 30th.

Please Vote for Get Fit NH in the following category:

Health and Beauty
Question #34
Best Fitness Center
Get Fit NH

We lost last year to a franchise gym, but we are confident that you can help us win this year, and we created a link to take you right to the voting. You’re Welcome! :0

Click here at http://VoteGetFitNH.com, where you will find the voting categories. Please nominate other local, deserving businesses too!

We are grateful that you choose to train with us, and thank-you for voting!
Coach Meagan

P.S. You will receive a confirmation email from “Polldaddy” after you vote. Please “confirm” or your votes won’t count! 🙂

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