What to expect from Nutrition Coaching with me

I can help support you with the process of meal planning, if this is something you believe will be beneficial for you. Then, from here, I can also offer support on planning your food shop so it fits in nicely with this meal plan, as well as lining up with your own personal budget and shopping schedule.

This is such a helpful way to see how your current diet matches up against current dietary recommendations. No matter what your goals are, dietary analysis provides an invaluable insight and can help drive your goals and actions.

Sometimes food labels are colourful, other times they are full of percentages that don't tend to mean a lot to some of us, and they may even have an ingredients list that looks like an essay in another language. I will be here to help you decode food labels and understand what you should be looking for when you choose foods.

After collecting a little bit of information, I will be able to calculate things such as BMI, energy expenditure, required energy intake and much more. This will allow me to understand the position you are in right now, as well as ensure all meal plans, advice, and educational opportunities fit in with your personal circumstances. This can also be an opportunity to learn so much about yourself too!

After analysing your food diaries and seeing how your current diet matches up with healthy eating recommendations, I can advise you on small, simple changes to start making to help you close the gap between where you are now and where you are aiming to be. Generally, I will recommend 1-2 changes per week and this just ensures that things do not become overwhelming and too difficult to sustain. 

A big part of any nutritional journey is also physical activity. As we work together, I will endeavour to find ways that you can fit in activities you enjoy to support you with your goals. I will never ask you to do any exercise or physical activity that you do not enjoy (I personally am not a fan of running!) and I will not set unrealistic challenges for you. All advice is intended to fit in with your lifestyle and existing commitments. 

I am never just going to make up dietary advice or information because it sounds good, just worked for me, or has been circulating as a 'trend' lately. All advice I give is based on the current healthy eating recommendations laid out in the UK, and any extra information I give outside of these will be backed up with research. I will allow you to take the action you think is best for research that does not yet have conclusive evidence. In some situations, I may also feel it is relevant that you seek advice from another health professional such as a registered dietician or GP. In this case, I will not try and diagnose, treat, or advise on anything I am not qualified to do so and will make sure you receive the help you need.

Whether you want to know how your body digests food, what happens to nutrients found in your food, the different approaches you can take to weight loss, how to best protect your immune system, or what the dietary risk factors for certain disease are, I am here to help you. If there is a certain area of interest to you, I am happy to spend time talking about the topic you want to. If I don't have the answers, I am more than happy to do some research for you and come back with evidence and resources to try and answer any questions you have.

Part of the process will likely involve some personal details such as weight, body measurements, food shop budgets etc to ensure the advice I'm giving is relevant to you and will help you specifically to make positive changes. My promise to you is that this information will always be stored securely, will never be shared with a third party unless you wish to do so (such as with a GP), and I will never judge you for any information I receive. I am here to help you, and it is very important to me that there is trust when we are working together. I will always delete data 21 days after we have finished working together, but this can be done any sooner at your request.

Outside of our sessions, feel free to message me for advice, support, or just general little questions you may have. This does not cost any extra on top of the sessions you pay for - I just want to make sure that the process is as clear and achievable as possible for you. Also, some people really benefit from a bit of encouragement time to time, and so I am always happy to check in with you to see how things are going.