Personalized Nutrition Coaching
Without understanding food, getting healthy, weight loss or body transformation will be nearly impossible.
When we start the journey together the absolute first step is assessing your consumption of food and drink. I will say it 100x that you will never lose weight if your diet is unchecked. You will never sustain weight loss or a healthy lifestyle if you don't educate yourself and implement change.
It's why programs like "Weight Watchers" are garbage. They don't educate you, they give you pre-made space food and limit calories. The second you are left to fend for yourself you are helpless.
The most important thing you can do for yourself is to never need a coach or a program to know what to consume and what not to consume and why.
- Learn about nutrient dense foods
- Explore popular diet misinformation
- Learn to read labels to make better choices
- Explore great tasting, healthy alternatives
People are hypnotized by nutrition theories.
Many people associate the word diet with a meal regimen designed to lose weight. I view diet as a healthy lifestyle rather than a program, fad or trend that is bio-individual or unique to YOU. This lifestyle encompasses nourishing yourself and choosing foods that support your optimal health and well-being.
Nutrition information is most often taken from the online experts, news, blogs, magazines, social media clips, or books. Guess what? Every expert does things their way and every expert conflicts with another expert.
My goal is to expose you many nutrition theories and ultimately to a lifestyle of consuming only real whole foods. Whether you go Carnivore, Paleo, Mediterranean, Vegan or anything in-between should be figured out intuitively.
I have picked bits and pieces from dozens of sources to find my way.
You will flourish when you adopt a way of eating created with your bio-individuality in mind and with real whole food at the forefront of every meal you eat.
But how do I navigate this?
I offer in-person, in-store and online coaching. Sometimes it's integrated into our training sessions to save time. Sometimes it may be in-person shopping sessions. I provide tips and insight on how to identify real food, to help you replace processed food, fast food, seed oils, fake sugar, conventional meat and dairy with real, whole food versions, and make it easy for you to eat healthy no matter where you shop or eat.
- Learn how to identify real food and how to eliminate fake food
- Learn about macronutrients
- Hands-on help with healthy eating
- Learn how to navigate going out to eat and vacation
- Save money on healthy food by knowing where to find the best deals
- Digital assistance on how to best use Instacart, Amazon, and other direct-to-consumer sites to save time and effort
- Replace processed food, fast food, seed oils, fake sugar, conventional meat and dairy with the real, whole food versions
- Eat healthier and feel better, with personalized support and guidance from a health coach
Hello, I’m Michael Baker. I am a 49-year-old strength trainer, certified personal trainer, running coach, health coach & yoga teacher. I'm also a former yoga studio owner, and dedicated health and wellness practitioner with over 30 years of experience. I began "Get Up Earlier" (GetUpEarlier.com) because getting up earlier was step 1 in transforming my routine and overall well-being, especially after spending years sitting at a computer as a digital professional. [read more about me here]
My primary goal is to bridge the gap from inactivity and poor diet to strength and healthy habits. I focus on helping people rely on intuition, providing a personal experience, and introducing them to weights, along with fundamental nutrition knowledge and concepts. While my own marathon training or strength achievements might seem extreme, I'm not trying to turn anyone into a bodybuilder or marathon runner. I'm simply showing that, even at 50, these things are possible. It's about inspiration and helping people make realistic, sustainable changes. [reach out here for a free training & coaching session]
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Develop transformative exercise and lifestyle habits
30+ year strength trainer, e-ryt 200 yoga, former studio owner, certified health coach focused on building and retaining muscle, endurance and flexibility.
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Both in-person and utilizing digital platforms to help keep your efforts on track.
1-on-1. No AI, no nonsense.
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