Client Story - “given me so much more than weight loss. It’s given me a sense of self….I have never been so at peace”
I found Tegan through a good friend. I was overweight, overwhelmed, and depressed.
At 43 the majority of my life had been spent restricting calories, and excessively exercising. Making myself as small as I possibly could just so I could fit into a world I didn’t really like. Then after escaping an abusive ex-husband, I found I couldn’t keep going that way. I’d stopped hating myself.
But I had a toxic relationship with food and exercise. I was always so exhausted and overwhelmed.
When we first spoke, I can’t lie, it was all about losing weight. I was still so lost. But Tegan worked with me. She gave me everything I needed (support, supplements, encouragement, and endless recipe switches and substitutions as I tried to figure out what I actually liked).
The first week I followed everything perfectly. And then I rebelled against everything in the second week. But nothing fell apart. There was no restarting. We discovered new foods and new mindsets. I did my best to fail because of my anxiety. Because of my past. And Tegan rejoiced that I was breaking free.
We stopped restricting calories. Tegan started helping me focus on nourishing myself, inside and out. On hard weeks when I was struggling with past trauma we cut down to two meals with endless snack and smoothie options. We did what worked for me.
I’m not a size 6. I don’t know if that’s my journey anymore. But I’ve never felt so at peace with food and nutrition. So happy and accepting of where I am now.
I’m not sure if this is a review Tegan will want or that others will find encouragement in. But for me, working with Tegan has given me so much more than weight loss. It’s given me a sense of self and an understanding and appreciation of what happens when I nourish my body and trust that it knows what it’s doing. I have never been so at peace.
Thank you Tegan. I look forward to working with you in the future.
Sarah
(name changed for privacy)