I had been on the Macros FB page for a few years and with my medical and fitness background felt that I already had a pretty good foundation of fitness and nutrition, but still struggled making good decisions with regards to my food choices. and combating the ever so present food noise. "I'll be better tomorrow" kind of went on for 3 years and for about 20 lbs. I blamed it all on menopause and went into the process a bit skeptical. I had lost weight successfully before, but why was it so much harder now? I decided to give coaching a try for a month, just to see what all the hoopla was about, and loved it so much that I did it for 8 months. During that time, I lost 18 lbs, despite already being in menopause for two years. I learned so much during the coaching process, and my coach Amanda was very supportive and responsive throughout. The accountability and knowledge was just so awesome. I'd do it forever if I could afford it, but I now have to tools to succeed on my own and that's what it's all about. I realize that my 18 lb loss may seem small to some, but for me it completely changed my life. It helped me get over my all or nothing mindset, and I learned I could still enjoy the things I liked, just not all of them all of the time! It also empowered me and taught me that in this midlife season of life, juggling kids, aging parents, my work schedule, while being 55 that it CAN be done! And to celebrate I did a 55th birthday photo shoot on the beach