The Mission

I have been working with Teresa as my nutritionist for 9 months and as my weight trainer for the last month. I never had to worry about weight until the last 5 years. Turning 60 changed everything. I was adding 5 pounds a year and was uncomfortable in my body and clothes. My problem has never been eating healthy, it was more snacking, sweets, and drinking wine!

Teresa has been a light at the end of the tunnel for me. She is extremely knowledgeable and has fine tuned my eating to include more fiber and protein. We use the “Lose It” app which keeps me accountable. Teresa checks my intake every day and makes suggestions as needed. We have also

established alcohol limits and non-drink days which are flexible based on my schedule. She sends me reminders as to where I am with my goals almost every day. At the end of each week I get a summary of the prior weeks highlights and what to work on in the coming week. If I’m not hitting my targets she sends me suggestions on foods that will help. We check-in on Facetime every 2 weeks and I always feel like she is available to help with any concerns or additional help that I need. I will say it took a few weeks to get my daily calorie goals in place correctly. At first I was getting additional calories for my exercise but we were able to see that the extra calories did not work for me and we adjusted.

I have always exercised but not with weights. I resisted, not sure why, but have now been weight training with Teresa for a month and it has been a game changer. I feel like it’s been the missing link. Once again, Teresa is extremely knowledgeable and helpful with introducing me to the various weight machines. My weekly report now includes the weekly workouts as to what machines were used and the purpose.

Overall I would say the thing I like most about working with Teresa is her positivity. All of us are going to have a bad day from time to time. She says “Log it and tomorrow is another day!” There is no judgement or negativity. She really knows and enjoys what she is doing and it shows. She will send you great information on anything you need during your journey.

Jackie Smith

12/2023