my story

It turned out that my hormones were a hot-mess & my metabolism was destroyed from years of yoyo dieting and on and off again fitness programs. So no matter what I ate or how much I exercised, my body was storing fat instead of burning it. UGH! Not to mention the slew of other symptoms I was experiencing like adult acne, mood swings, fatigue, headaches ...the list went on and on.

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That struggle led me to become an expert on all things metabolism so I could heal my own body. Through that experience, my passion for health, wellness & nutrition exploded. So for that I am so grateful. I am proud to be a Nutritionist, specializing in weight-loss & ditching the vicious yoyo diet cycle. My intention is to use my struggle, experience & education to take the struggle out of your journey of finding peace with your body. Whether we work together 1:1 Private Coaching, through my signature Ditch The YoYo Diet Method Course or you utilize some of my exclusive free content; I promise to give you valuable information that you can actually use & that will help  you approach weight-loss like never before! 

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The long story...

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I started dieting when I was 14 years old. It all began when I noticed that my body was different than all the girls around me. I was much taller and had bigger everything (except boobs, because I missed out on that genetic quality). I was even teased with names like "Thunder Thighs" and "Shamu". It was during a time in my life that I was dealing with the divorce of my parents and new living situations, that I first turned to food as a comfort. 

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I remember a very emotional trip to the mall to try on clothes. It ended with me crying in a dressing room, leaving empty handed and pouting all the way home. It was the first time I looked at myself in a mirror and felt disgusting. Cue the beginning of a tumultuous relationship with food and exercise. 

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That was the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school. I began working out every single day (sometimes 2 times per day) and intentionally eating less and less food. I lost the weight, It worked, I felt good. I started my sophomore year of high school thinner than I ever was before. That was a good year for me, I got a boyfriend, I was friends with the popular kids, life was pretty good (funny to look back and think about where my priorities were at lol).

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Fast forward to college when my boyfriend at the time told me that if I lost some weight he would not cheat on me while he was on spring break. (Like what? Are you kidding me??) I was NOT fat, but in my mind I was certain that I was. I was convinced that in order to be lovable and not get "cheated" on I had to be skinny, be on a "diet" and spend my days at the gym. In the years following that moment, I was obsessed with my body (and comparing my body to other peoples bodies), diets & weight loss in an unhealthy way. 

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It consumed my mind and it seemed like that is all I ever was doing was thinking about my body, my diet and how much I should be  working out. I became fed up with that obsession, frustrated and convinced that something was wrong with me. I knew there had to be a better way to be at peace with my body. Naturally I became interested in learning about nutrition and healthy living and then found myself enrolling at The Health Coach Institute to become a Health Coach.

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I learned some incredibly powerful things about health, habits and life. I began coaching some amazing women through their own transformations. They inspired me and challenged me. I loved it and wanted to take it even further so I enrolled at the Institute of Transformational Nutrition to expand my knowledge on how food fit into this mix. I was beyond excited for my new adventure and then my whole world came crashing down.

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My younger brother passed away and life as I knew it changed profoundly. I turned to food (& wine) to comfort me more than I probably should have. I sought solace in isolating myself at home and basically closing myself out from the community and world around me. I gained weight, lost my self-esteem and couldn't seem to find the confidence I had in myself before. I couldn't even stand to look at a single picture of myself. I didn't know who I was anymore.

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Here I was calling myself a  Health Coach, who had successfully helped other women feel good in their bodies and transform their lives but I was STUCK and unable to do that for my own body and life. I turned back to my studies and graduated from the Institute of Transformation Nutrition planning to use all I learned to heal myself. I knew something more was going on with my body because even when I was doing everything right like working out and eating healthy, I continued to gain weight.

Working with my doctors, we discovered that I had hormone imbalances. Turns out  that the hormones that are also responsible for metabolism were ALL OVER THE PLACE. It was one of the biggest AHA moments of my life. I took my training as a health coach and nutrition coach & became an expert on all things hormones and metabolism and began transforming my body (and my life). 

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While I am not perfect today I am a whole lot better than I was then. The tools & knowledge I used to heal myself literally changed my life. This can't be kept a secret for my own use, it needs to be shared with the women of the world because I know I am not the only one dealing with this. So I am here to show up, to share my story and to serve those who resonate with the struggle of a being at war with their body & the never ending yo yo diet cycle.

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I am honored and humbled that you have stuck around to learn about me & I am looking forward to getting to know you! 

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Xoxo Milan 

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