{"id":1948,"date":"2009-08-13T14:22:27","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T14:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2016-08-12T09:20:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T17:20:38","slug":"wellness-coaching-become-a-weight-loss-coach-who-goes-beyond-motivating-clients-to-stick-to-a-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wellness-coaching-become-a-weight-loss-coach-who-goes-beyond-motivating-clients-to-stick-to-a-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Coaching: Become a Weight Loss Coach Who Goes Beyond Motivating Clients to Stick to a \u2018Diet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I meet with a client for their first session, 9 times out of 10 one of their goals is a wellness coaching<\/a><\/strong> issue. Maybe it\u2019s to \u201cbecome more fit\u201d or \u201cto loose 15 pounds\u201d, but it makes me realize that if someone wants to become a weight loss coach<\/a><\/strong> there arw more than enough clients to stay busy. What are the key ingredients to a successful wellness coaching<\/strong> practice, and what is the quickest way to become a weight loss coach<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Wellness Coaching Requires You to Discover the True Needs of Your Client<\/h3>\n

To become a weight loss coach<\/strong>, you need to find out what your clients really want. They may say that they want to wear a size 6 or weight 120 pounds. It may sound reasonable, and they may be convincing. But what they really want is to fulfill a need or get their needs met at a higher level. As in any other type of wellness coaching<\/strong>, the key is to find out what your clients really \u2018need,\u2019 as in certainty, variety, love & connection, or significance.<\/p>\n

To Become a Weight Loss Coach You Must Find Out What Has Been Keeping Your Client From Meeting Their Goal<\/h3>\n

The next step to become a weight loss coach<\/span> who goes beyond average wellness coaching<\/span> results is to find out what is keeping your clients from moving toward their goals? More specifically, which needs are your clients afraid of loosing if they achieve their goal. \u00a0For example, does losing weight mean they lose love and connection because their peer group or family is overweight and they won\u2019t fit in? Is food the only way they connect with, and nurture themselves? Help your clients clearly see what is keeping them from their goal.<\/p>\n

Get to the Point to Provide More than the Average Wellness Coaching<\/h3>\n

The last key to become a weight loss coach<\/span>, who does more than provide accountability for diet and exercise, is to let your clients know what the problem is. Go beyond average wellness coaching<\/span> and get straight to the point. For example, \u201cYou\u2019re trying to gain certainty through eating, because you know how you\u2019ll feel if you overeat\u2026which is comfortable and satisfied, yet that\u2019s the only area in your life where you are comfortable and satisfied because you\u2019re not fulfilled in these other areas of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before you become a weight loss coach who can really transform your clients\u2019 lives, you\u2019ll need to get some leverage. How will you feel when you achieve your goals? How will you feel if you don\u2019t? What will you miss out on? And what will you gain? Then, use that leverage to empower your clients to move forward using your wellness coaching<\/a> skills.<\/p>\n

Colette Seymann<\/p>\n

JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I meet with a client for their first session, 9 times out of 10 one of their goals is a wellness coaching issue. Maybe it\u2019s to \u201cbecome more fit\u201d or \u201cto loose 15 pounds\u201d, but it makes me realize that if someone wants to become a weight loss coach there arw more than enough […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[136,190],"tags":[930,979],"class_list":["post-1948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-become-a-weight-loss-coach","category-wellness-coaching","tag-become-a-weight-loss-coach","tag-wellness-coaching","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18500,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948\/revisions\/18500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}