Bloom and Thrive Nutrition Coaching
197 Springfield Cr N2T 2M6 Waterloo, ON, Canada

What's in your favourite winter salad? Share your fave foods to pimp out your salads with me below. Most of the clients I work with associate salads with losing weight. They feel like salads are the only foods they can eat and have to be as plain jane as possible. That's just sad. They eat the same boring or blah *diet* foods all the time until they can't take it any more and quit. It's an awful cycle to be in! ...A LOT of things go into healthy weight loss and eating a varied diet rich in whole foods plays a huge part. We talk about good nutrition - increasing fiber when it's still enjoyable and adding protein and fat to meals. My clients use good nutrition principles to improve to add variety to their diet and boost their food confidence. The best part about improving your nutrition is that pimping out your salads is easy and trying *new* recipes makes healthy eating delicious AF! I know healthy eating can feel so limiting when you're on a diet, and you're stuck in this awful cycle of boring, blah diet meals. My Balance to Thrive program can help you improve your nutrition & That Meal Prep Life will give you the recipes you need to break out of this rut so that you can confidently enjoy nutritious & delicious meals that don't have to be salads! Apply to work with me and check out That Meal Prep Life by using the link in my profile! See more

Do you struggle to lose weight or hit weight loss plateaus often? Leave me a comment and let me know. Weight loss resistance and plateaus can be signs of a slow metabolism. My clients tell me that constantly being on the struggle bus trying to lose weight makes them miserable. They try to soldier through these feelings and end up bingeing on food or completely giving up on nutrition We work toge...ther to help address their metabolic issues. This is individualized but typically setting a moderate calorie deficit, improving the quality of their meals and making sure you're eating regularly throughout the day can be super helpful These changes can drastically improve your metabolic rate and can help you feel more energetic. When you're not always beating yourself up for not losing weight or using your willpower like a shield, then you can relax and trust the process. A slow metabolism is NOT your fault, but there are some things you can do to improve it I teach my clients how to do this so that they can feel great and not stress about food anymore Apply to work with me in the 4-week Metabolic Kickstart using the link in my profile. See more

January Challenge Alert! I will be running a 4-Week Metabolic Kickstart Challenge starting Monday January 4th! This is your opportunity to: Boost your metabolism so you increase your calorie burn... Start balancing your hormone levels so you have more energy Shed inches (and fat) and improve your body composition Build confidence and motivation As part of the Challenge, you will get: 4-Week Protein-rich Nutrition Plan complete with recipes, meal plans & grocery lists 4-Week Exercise and Movement Plan complete with workouts (beginner, intermediate, advanced workouts included) 4-Week Lifestyle Plan with daily metabolic boosting activities Coaching Support here and via email for motivation, support and encouragement All for only $47! Let's start off 2021 with a bang ladies! Who's ready to make their health a priority starting now?! To register, click the link below: https://www.bloomandthrivenutrition.com/metabolickickstart

Have you ever struggled on a diet and felt *worse* not better? Tell me your experience in the comments below. A lot of my cliets believe that restrictive diets are the ONLY way they will lose their weight. Meanwhile they suffer with exhaustion, cravings, headaches, mood swings and more, while struggling to 'stay on track' and stay strong. They agonize over every bite of food they eat and blame their own weaknesses and willpower when they just cave an...d just can't take it anymore. I get it. It's what women are taught - to go on a traditional diet like keto or weight watchers or paleo. The problem is, these diets cause more issues than they solve, like hormonal imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, obsessive dieting behaviours ... and more. They cause my clients to *gain* fat, not lose it ... and to beat themselves up because they feel like failures. When I work with clients, we create a personalized nutrition protocol that's based on *them* and it's focused on helping them heal underlying issues first. So we bring balance to their hormones, we speed up their metabolism and we optimize their health ... all that BEFORE we start focusing on weight loss. Why? Because when you're healthy, your body naturally sheds weight. Without the struggles, cravings, headaches, hangry feelings or exhaustion. Even if you've failed a hundred other diets, that doesn't mean you're not capable of losing *your* weight. You are. You just need to address the root cause first, so your body doesn't resist releasing weight. If you want 2021 to be the year you get healthy, lean and strong - I can help! I'm currently accepting clients in my Balance to Thrive System for January. Hit me up in a DM and let's make a plan for *your* success today! See more

If figuring out what to make for dinner is a constant struggle, then check this out! Right now, I am giving away my brand new Easy One-Dish Recipe Guide for FREE. Inside is a dozen of my favorite ONE-DISH recipes that:... taste delicious take minimal prep work are made in a single dish make a complete balanced meal are easy to clean up I handpicked these recipes to fit almost every type of diet all you have to do is choose the ingredients based on your tastes and preferences! Want a copy? Just click below, tell me where to send it, and it's yours instantly! Click below to grab a free digital copy now https://www.bloomandthrivenutrition.com/easy-one-dish-dinne

Do you love ugly Christmas sweaters like we do? If you do, share a pic in your Instastories today and tag me! Today, I'm hanging out with my guys, in our pajamas, unwrapping a few presents and watching a LOTR movie marathon. Yup, we're geeks. We have a firm *don't get dressed* policy today and eat yummy food plan. We're going to Zoom with our family in between movies and have a family meal virtually this year.... How are you celebrating today? How are you re-inventing your traditions so that you can keep each other safe and yet still enjoy the holiday? Share it with me in the comments below. I hope you have a truly lovely Christmas and I'm sending you some happy, positive holiday vibes to you & your family today. See more

[client win] When I met Allison, one of the things that struck me was just how STRONG she was. This lady had struggled with her weight from a really early age and had tried virtually every diet out there. With no luck. In fact, many of the diets made her feel worse than when she was eating normally. Did she give up? No. She remains one of the most motivated, strong & determined women I have ever met. And I am so glad that she chose to wor...k with me to help her improve her health and her nutrition. Inside my nutrition programs, we focus on healing the root cause of many of the issues that cause weight gain. Like metabolic slowdowns, hormonal imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, unhealthy eating habits ... and more. It's all about helping you heal your body and create a balanced lifestyle so you can THRIVE. It's about FREEDOM from dieting, obsessive calorie counting & tracking, unhealthy body image issues and more. And it's about doing it one simple step at a time. If you're ready to heal your body and achieve a healthy body weight without all the crazy dieting strategies, shoot me a DM and let's chat. I am opening up spots in my Balance to Thrive System for November & December and would love to have you join us. See more

[fitness] What are the BEST workouts for women? I got asked this the other day by a potential client who was struggling with what kinds of workouts to do to improve her body composition. My answer? Strength training + HIIT workouts ... Why? Well in order to change our body composition, we need our metabolism to run faster. And our metabolism runs faster when we increase our lean muscle mass. Guess what increases our lean muscle mass? You guessed it - strength training workouts. We also need to improve our overall physical fitness and cardiovascular system but we don't need to overdo it. In fact, for women, it's better if we *don't* overdo it with hours of cardio. That's why HIIT - which are short but powerful workouts - hit all those boxes. You don't need to workout like a beast, you just need the right combination of workouts to maximize your results. Looking for a complete plan to boost your metabolism, improve your body composition and accelerate your results? Sign up for the 4-Week Metabolic Kickstart and get a complete workout plan, nutrition plan, workouts + so much more to help you jumpstart your metabolism and optimize your health [link in BIO]. See more

[metabolism] Trying to lose weight or improve your body composition? Without a healthy metabolism, all the dieting and workouts just aren't as effective as you think they are. Women - especially women - think that as long as they slash their calorie intake and workout like a beast that they will get results. The reality is, if either of those things are too extreme then they risk causing hormonal imbalances and a slower metabolic rate. In... layman's terms this means their bodies just aren't burning as many calories as they think they are. And no matter how hard they work, it will only slow their metabolic rate further - not speed it up. To improve your metabolic rate you need to bring balance to your hormones, fuel your body effectively and create a lifestyle that optimizes your health. And that's why I put together the 4-Week Metabolic Kickstart ... because I saw in real time, how hard the women in my community were struggling to reach their weight loss and fitness goals ... but without a healthy metabolic rate, they were experiencing things like: Having to eat less and less just to see results Weight loss plateaus Feeling exhausted & hangry all the time Frustration at their diet (and at themselves) If that's you, you're not alone. You CAN press the RESTART button on your metabolism so you can increase your calorie burn and accelerate your results. Just click on over to my BIO and sign up for my 4-Week Metabolic Kickstart Program. You get everything you need to boost your metabolism, 10x your energy levels and optimize your body for fat loss. Got Q's? Drop em below or send me a DM! See more

What if healthy eating didn’t mean eating boring salads everyday? And what if eating healthy didn’t FEEL overwhelming or intimidating? Listen, I know that when it comes to healthy eating, most of us cringe. From the overwhelm of *what* to eat to the dread of endless boring meals while everyone else eats delicious, normal meals healthy eating gets a bad rap. So you do it for awhile, then quit because it sucks OR you just never get started. If you’re a woman who is working to...wards health & fitness goals then you’ve probably gone through this. BUT as a nutrition coach for women, all these beliefs about healthy eating seemed backwards to me. To reach ANY other goal, you *don’t* make the process as intimidating or unappealing as possible and then after you reach your goal go back to doing things the old way. That just doesn’t make sense. I’m here to tell you that you CAN make healthy eating both nutritious AND delicious. You *should* enjoy yummy meals AND be able to stay on track all week long. At the same time. Those two concepts go hand in hand like PB & J sandwiches. You shouldn’t suffer on boring or blah *healthy* food, then go back to *normal* eating when you reach your goals. That makes no sense. So, knowing what I knew from my own healthy eating experiences AND what my clients were telling me, I created an inexpensive healthy recipe club that would allow me and my clients to eat nutritious & delicious meals all week long while enabling me to also stay on track and hit my personal nutrition and health goals. I called it That Healthy Life and it’s become the most popular program I offer. It gives the people who buy it a one-stop resource for healthy recipes, done-for-you nutrition plans, grocery lists and both meal planning and prepping tools. And it has enabled my clients to not just stay on track, but to LOVE the meals they were eating. So they could fall in love with the process of getting to their goals and building a healthy lifestyle. Can you imagine eating healthy and nutritious meals that you (and your family) enjoy all while easily staying on track and feeling super confident about your meal planning & prepping skills? That’s what That Healthy Life did for me and my clients. And it makes all the difference when it comes to creating a healthy lifestyle that enables you to look and feel your best. And now I’m opening up That Healthy Life so you can become a member and grab all the healthy recipes, done-for-you nutrition plans and healthy eating tools so you can start eating nutritious and delicious meals this week. If you’re tired of eating the same boring healthy foods all the time or you want to ditch the overwhelm of *what* to eat to reach your goals, then That Healthy Life is for you. Ready to get started? Join us today and start eating healthier next week: https://www.bloomandthrivenutrition.com/thathealthylife