Balanced Lifestyle Nutrition

I found myself at a major plateau in my weight loss after having given birth to my second child six months earlier. I had tried Weight Watchers and doing it on my own but nothing was working and I felt like I needed help. I needed something that wasn’t going to stress me out and be flexible with my time and energy. Paul was recommended to me. I figured I would give it a try.
After our initial meeting, I knew this was going to be good. Paul was clearly well educated and lives by the same program he teaches. He made it simple, easy to understand and stress free. Our conversations around food were realistic and obtainable. He also never made me feel bad or defeated when I had off weeks. He encouraged me at a time when I felt unsure of my body and if I would ever get back to myself.
His guidance over just a few months helped me to lose almost 13lbs, inches off my waist and drop major body fat. More importantly he gave me the confidence to get back to my healthy lifestyle that I had lived prior to being pregnant. I needed this major jump start and am very grateful to Paul for his help.
I would recommend his service to anyone that just wants to make a change. Regardless of what the reason, I am confident that his method will work. I am sure I will check in with him again when I find myself getting off track and I know that his approach to helping will work once again.

I’ve worked out for years but came to the conclusion that exercise has nothing to do with losing weight. There are many good reasons for working out but weight loss is not one of them.
I tried Weight watchers and other eating plans but could not get below a certain number on the scale. In the first two weeks of Paul’s program, I broke through that number and it’s still dropping a month in. How? For the first two weeks, you give up dairy, carbs and sugar, alcohol etc. Sound insane? I was surprised how easy it was and believe me, I ate a lot of dairy, carbs and sugar.
After the first two weeks, you start to work some of those back in. Paul is your guru to help you. He’s personable and always available. Even without all the goodies, I was never hungry (in fact, I was almost too full). You must have some discipline but it can be done.
If you’re serious about losing weight, you need to get your eating under control. We all have bad habits but we can break them too. This program is all about keeping your cravings to a minimum and keeping you on an even keel. Highly recommended…
And you’ll discover that you don’t have to work out nearly as much as you thought!

I’ve been up and down with my weight since I can remember, but have always made sure to eat healthy over the years. After graduating from grad school about 2 years ago, I got myself into some bad habits as a new adult in the workforce that I was struggling to break free of. I relied on terrible food and maintained a sedentary lifestyle, working in front of a computer for 10+ hours of the day. My industry’s culture also includes a hefty amount of socializing and networking, which 95% of the time involves plenty of alcohol at your disposal. My weight gain was not at all a surprise.
Subsequently, all my healthy eating and fitness habits were thrown out the window over the past 2 years and I could not, for the life of me get myself back to that place again. So I decided I needed to do something different. I met with Paul, not because I didn’t know what I already needed to do to be healthy again, but because I needed the motivation and support that I was lacking to give myself. He really knows his stuff and he shared some great tips on how to create new habits week by week. I also gained some new knowledge on nutrition that I wasn’t aware of before our sessions. It was clear that since day one, Paul had a genuine interest in being a part of this program with me. He made himself readily available for any questions/​comments or concerns throughout each week. I left our last session feeling more motivated than ever and am excited to continue this healthy lifestyle that Paul helped revive!

Not only is Paul a really nice guy, he’s a great, patient, and thorough teacher. He helped me understand nutrition in a practical way that made sense for my life. He’s all about balance in food, fitness, and lifestyle-​no ridiculous cleanses, or arbitrary rules-​just clean eating that makes sense based on what you like, and gets results.
I always felt like I could text or call Paul if I had questions, or if I needed encouragement. I often texted him nutrition labels before I bought groceries and he was quick to respond. That made things really easy for me.
Paul always wanted to keep focused on my goals, and when those changed, he did too. I went from wanting to simply lose weight to wanting to gain muscle. Paul was right there with encouragement, helpful suggestions for transition, and a new plan.
I would recommend Balanced Lifestyle to anyone looking to stop guessing at how to eat healthfully, or to anyone who feels discouraged by the rigidity and nonsense of fad diets – Paul is practical in the best way, and a great coach.

I am a 53 years old guy in relatively good health except I was overweight and getting heavier and heavier each and every year. My good cholesterol was way to low, my bad cholesterol was way to high, my overall cholesterol was 229 and my triglycerides were off the chart high. I was always tired, and never had enough energy to exercise on a regular basis. I was also always hungry and would eat to excess. After eating, my stomach would bother me, but I kept on eating anyway. My doctor told me that my chances of having a heart attack increased from 7% to 14% in just one year and recommended that I take a statin to lower my cholesterol as well as a baby asprin to help prevent a heart attack. I was on my way to becoming a pill popping old man way before my time. I could actually feel my body breaking down, and whatever I tired on my own failed to stop this downward spiral.
It was then I spoke to Paul. I told him I wanted my life back but did not have the knowledge or dicipline to help myself. He explained to me what I was doing wrong, and more importanly what I needed to do to fix myself and why having a coach would be beneficial. Deciding to change one’s life is a scary thing. At least it was for me. I had very bad eating habits but was nevertheless depressed to think of all the delicious foods I would have to give give up. He told me it is not about what I would be giving up, but what I would be gaining. That I could still enjoy my favorie things if I did so properly and in moderation. In just one conversation he convinced me that eating healthy would not be a punishment but a blessing, and he would work with me every day as long as I needed to help me achive my goals in a painless and stress free manner. I had noting to lose (except weight), and everything to gain, so I put myself in Paul’s hands, and with an open mind asked him to help me become healthy and feel good about myself again.
I was not thingking long term or in a rush to see immediate results. I just wanted to make it through each day without struggling to eat healthy or feel like I was starving myself. Paul told me it would never come to that. So for the first time in my life I now had a nutrition coach.
I would email Paul everyday, somethings several times a day. He was very responsive and understanding and looking back I realize that he understood how overwhelming and scary this adjustment period was for me. He kept me focused and motivated. Something I could not do for myself. With his guidence I was able to begin to change not only my eating habits, but my life.

The first week seemed to last for ever, and was not easy. I probably would have started to cheat and revert back to my old unhealthy ways if I did not have Paul in my corner. It was only because of his coaching, guidence, support and motivation that that I was able to make it though the first week of his program. After that, it became much easier.
Before I had a chance to think about it, 3 months had passed, and in that time, I lost 20 lbs. My big belly was gone. I reduced my high cholesterol by 46 points. It went from 229 to184 without taking any medication. I added 7 important points to my HDL (the good cholesterol), dropped 37 points off my LDL (the bad cholesterol) and lowered my Triglycerides by 80 points. In short, thanks to Paul, my blood work was normal for the first time in years. In addition, I have Thyroid disease, and for the first time in 5 years, my Endocrinologist told me my Thyroid was improving and he cut the dossage of my thyroid medicaton in half. I also have energy that I thought was gone forever. My body does not hurt and I have the urge to exercise everyday. In fact I can’t wait to get to the gym when before I made every excuse in the world not to go. I look better in my clothes and am no longer embarassed to take my shirt off at the beach.
As addicted as I was to junk food, large portions and eating all hours of the day and night, I find myself now addicted to feeling wonderful, and I don’t want to ever lose this feeling. There is no shame in needing help, and without Paul’s help and his Balanced Lifestyle program I would not have been able to accomplish my most important goals of being healthy and feeling good about myself. Becuase of him I have lost the fear of failure and now look forward to a longer, healthier, and happier life.

I never wondered why I was overweight, I knew I was eating the wrong things. I was sleeping like crap, dragging my butt all day, getting out of breath tying my shoes. Yeh, it’s not easy being 300 pounds. I decided it was time to do something about it and went to Paul for help. It was the best decision I ever made. He taught me the correct way to balance and eat my meals. With his system I was able to see how fattening the foods I was eating and I was shocked. The first week I lost 8 lbs, then a very steady average of 3 lbs e week thereafter. It has changed my life, and I’m soooo thankful for it. As of today I’m down 55 +lbs and still losing. That’s also with NO exercise, just diet… YES believe that, it’s true. Who knows how much I would be down if I had.