My experience with Anna's coaching has been very positive. My greatest achievement was in recognizing old hidden habits as the only culprits for gaining all this weight. Once I was aware of the “habit” and the emotion behind it, it was easier for me to avoid the automatic reaching for food. My learning experience was that “it’s so easy.” Having been a diet maven all my life, I really had trouble accepting that it really is easy to eat normally without guilt and not gain weight.
My other greatest achievement was finally getting off diabetes medication. My blood sugar began to stabilize shortly after beginning coaching. And the doctor also cut my cholesterol medication in HALF!!
I’m positive that without Anna's coaching and, to me, her unique approach to achieving goals, I would still be struggling with my weight and may have ended up at 300 pounds. I still have a ways to go, but now I KNOW I will never give up, because I see progress, finally!
I would recommend to people considering hiring a coach to pick up the phone and make the call. We can’t be objective about ourselves no matter how hard we try. Just learning to quit beating myself up about my weight and my food choices was worth it. Even when the results were disappointing at times (no change in weight between sessions) Anna's coaching got me through the plateau and helped me understand how the body's metabolism works. There were so many things I learned about everything I could go on forever about how great it is.
MW ~ Canyon Lake, Texas
ONE-HUNDRED POUNDS GONE!!! I did it! I achieved my ideal weight with Anna's coaching. I've lost a lot of weight before, but this time I got to the core of the issue, and it had nothing to do with food. So many diets work on the symptom of the problem, but without working on eliminating the problem, the weight comes right back, over and over. It wasn't easy to commit to long-term coaching, but the time passes whether you work on the problem or not.
J.J. Phoenix, AZ
Anna understood right away that it was my feelings about my job that was creating all my anxiety, and she showed me how I was sabotaging myself so I could have an excuse to overeat! It wasn't my job at all; it was my old programming that kept me seeking chaos. I was so used to chaos that I sought it out everywhere. She knows how to listen, and she does so without any judgment at all! She told me that as I build my confidence within, I will no longer need the extra weight to keep me protected. And she is right. The more confident I feel, the closer I get to my ideal weight. (She won't let me talk about weight loss; she says I'm not losing anything. I'm gaining my confidence, my self-worth, and I am achieving my weekly goals.) She says, "Change your thoughts, change your life," and she's right. It works!
A.J. ~ Australia
I worked with Anna for only two weeks before I discovered what the hidden programming was that triggered all my eating binges! And now she is helping me reprogram those old beliefs, so that I am no longer held prisoner by them. She does not focus on weight loss; rather, she focuses on achieving a goal weight each week and the strategy to achieve those baby-step goals. She truly understands how the brain works, and she is committed to helping me achieve my ideal weight in a way that I will NEVER yo-yo again. For the first time in my life, I no longer fear that I will fail once again. She has helped me find the triggers, and she is helping me deal with those issues once and forever.
Brenda J. ~ Houston, TX
I am working with Anna for weight issues. It's slow going, but for the first time I feel that I am working on changing behaviors, rather than focusing on just the symptom of the problem, which was overeating. Her book Weight Loss: A Quick Reference Guide helped me see what my core beliefs about my weight were and how they held me prisoner. Changing long held beliefs is not easy, but I am committed to achieving my goal. Anna helps keep me on track by coaching me to keep my focus on my vision.
Terri L. ~ New Braunfels, TX
You are the best teacher. You taught me so much about weight loss and also you made me realize that it's okay to cry and it's okay to stand up for myself. I shouldn't let people put me down and that I deserve better. Thank you, Miss Anna!
Brittane F. ~ New Braunfels, TX
The sessions were very helpful for me to look inside to see what my habits were.
Elsie P. ~ New Braunfels, TX
Thanks, Anna, for taking your time out of you schedule to help us here at the <Crisis> Center. You had tons of great information and it helped a lot.
D.S. ~ New Braunfels, TX
The classes have given me the knowledge and strength in my core beliefs to begin a new chapter in my life as a thinner me!
Mary B. ~ Canyon Lake, TX
I think the classes helped me change my attitude. Right now, even though I am not at my ideal weight yet, I weigh less than I did since I was 13. I don’t remember the last time I was this thin. The class helped me to realize that I can be at my ideal weight, and helped me realize some of the behaviors I had were preventing that. And then just sticking the number in my mind. And not letting go of that number.
Rabia H. ~ Plano, TX