Welcome to Motivational Monday! Do you know or follow any self-proclaimed "health coaches"??? An acquaintance of mine has overnight become a "keto coach" and changed all her social media to keto everything! I am not squashing her excitement with keto (she's only a few weeks in on this round of keto with only a small weight loss) buttttt she herself is eating less than 1000 calories almost zero carbs (few veggies, no fruit) and telling people not to eat all their fat macros & that exercise is not necessary! Her "certification" is a $15 Udemy online course that has 8 hours of videos. She is now charging for her "advice". Hmmmm well, she always wanted to be a media star without too much effort LOL
I have been researching health for many years, looking for that just right combo that would easily melt the excess weight off. There are many beautiful influencers with claims, but I know they are just trying to sell a product or themselves. I've been to many accredited, degreed experts about my eating disorders and my weight. I've resisted a lot of their basic advice because I wanted to believe in the quick fix. My body kept telling me to stop the severe restrictions that lead to binges. My mind took a long time to heal with years of counselling. I am happiest when I can move my body, sweating outdoors in sunshine. My health journey isn't sexy nor cute nor even exciting; it's a consistent effort full of ugly red faces, smelly sweat, soreness, hours of chopping & prepping in kitchen with a determined mind to do it again tomorrow. It's not Instagram worthy! It's real and honest.
Please find the right healthy program for yourself with the help of medical professionals. Do what makes sense to you and works for YOUR body. Not what works for a 20 year old stranger on social media with a private gym and staff!
Wishing you a successful week doing the "dirty work" and loving yourself!
See ya Friday for my Weekly Weigh-In and Update!
DISCLAIMER: I am not anti-keto; just anti fake health experts! I am not anti-Udemy (love online learning) but a $15 certificate is just not equivalent to those who have studied the human body for years, with an accredited institution, with years of medical experience. Choose your health information sources wisely :)
Udemy course reference:
https://www.udemy.com/course/ketogenic-diet-ketosis-nutrition-health-coach-certification/
Related article:
http://www.sheilakealey.com/nutrition-experts-shouldnt-trust-2/
*Pic from (article about fake health sites):
https://start.campuswell.com/reliable-health-websites/
