Maggie Wright

There are a lot of men and women who struggle with losing weight and keeping it off. For those who have a significant amount of weight to lose, the task seems enormous. And if they're over 50 they probably feel like they've run out of time. More than anything, they just want to lose weight and eat like a normal person but think that they have to give up their favorite foods altogether.

Or perhaps, they think, why try when nothing works? So, the scale just keeps climbing. They know this can’t be God’s desired plan for them, but they feel powerless to change.

They find themselves stuck in a terrible cycle of shame and guilt.

If this is you, I have been where you are now.

And I know you have tried at least some of these things:

• All of the trendy diets, especially the ones that are featured on the "Today Show" or "Dr. Oz" because if they endorse it, it must work..
• Investing in miracle shakes, pills, and concoctions that promise you’ll burn 50 lbs overnight
• Very restrictive and low calorie diets, only to regain double that what you've lost.
• Invested money in gym equipment and memberships you never used. Heck, you might have even hired a personal trainer. 

Merriam Webster Dictionary defines dead as 1. Deprived of life; 2a. having the appearance of death; 2b. Lacking power to move, feel, or respond; 2c. Incapable of being stirred emotionally and intellectually; 3. No longer producing or functioning; and finally, 4. Lacking in power and effect. 

This is exactly how I would have described myself.  The only difference between me and a corps was that my heart was still beating, and I was still breathing. Death was only a formality.  I saw myself as worthless, unlovable, and weak. 

For years, I had not participated in normal day-to-day activities with my kids and husband. I sat on the sidelines and watched from afar. I couldn’t do simple things like clean myself properly, put on my own shoes without help, or kneel on the kneeler at church.  It hurt to walk, it hurt to breath, and deep down inside, it hurt to exist. Food was my comfort and my body felt like a prison. I laid awake at night asking God if this was really the life He wanted me to live, but I felt powerless to change. I was stuck in a horrible cycle of guilt and shame. I was 50 years old when God, in His mercy, put things in my life that led to an incredible transformation. 

On the outside, I lost 159 lbs, and the before and after pictures are amazing, but on the journey, I changed on the inside.  Oh, if you could see what God did on the inside.  This is where the real transformation took place!

But what if... 

• You never had to diet again?
• You could lose weight without severely restricting or starving yourself?
• You could actually enjoy the food you are eating while losing weight?
• Just changing your thinking was the key to keeping it off for life?
• A bad day did not have to result in an eating binge?
• You could enjoy vacation, birthdays, parties, and even the holidays without guilt?
• You could have control over your life rather than food controlling you?
• The investment you make in your health will actually pay off?
• You learned to love yourself the way God does?

I’ve developed a coaching experience that will help you transform your life the way I did!

I will teach you to:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts, motivations and desires, giving you a clearer picture of what God desires of you. 
2. Make yourself a priority and keep your integrity. 
3. Set yourself up for success.
4. Break the shame cycle and establish a new belief process.
5. Control negative stinking thinking around food:  Identify where you are stuck, what holds you back, and what uniquely motivates you to move forward.
6. What to do when life happens?
7. Manage rather than eat your emotions
8. .Persevere with grace.
9. Become a new you! (Ephesians 4:22-24)

I am on a mission to help others transform their lives and achieve what seems impossible.  My coaching focuses on helping my clients find wholeness in Christ through healthy habits, wellness, growth in virtue, and a personal encounter with Christ.  Wholeness is holiness and holiness is for everyone!

“Take care of your health that it may serve you to serve God” - St. Francis de Sales