Even coaches and therapists need support of their own and today's guest has become a ripple effect by prioritizing her health and wellness... Today, we have a very special guest with us, Lainie Phelps. Lainie is a therapist, and also a certified life coach. She works with families within inpatient substance abuse treatment. Before she came to us, she cheered in college and ran a mini marathon a few years back and felt great, but then she “let herself go" which is why she came to VGFN. She felt bad all of the time: low energy, tired, unmotivated, and was snacking uncontrollably.  She felt like she uses all her energy at work and then crashed at 2/3pm, so she didn’t even have energy to hang out with people anymore. She told me “I’m 25 years old but i feel like I’m 50” and was even crying often because of how bad she felt. She had always struggled with being “the bigger girl.” She had lost a lot of weight fast in high school from doing 30 mins of cardio and 1200 calories every day, but she knew it wasn’t sustainable. She started working on eating more protein and running more before she came to VGFN, but she wasn’t seeing results.  She tried some fad diets but they were miserable. She hadn’t worked with a coach or accountability partner before, but realized that she needs the help so that’s when she reached out to me 2 years ago. Now Lainie is coming on the podcast because she wants to give back to people what she’s been given.  She said, “Sometimes whenever I go to explain to people what I've experienced through VGFN, it's like they don't always fully understand it. And so I just want to be able to have that space and that opportunity to talk to other people and be like, there is this awesome thing that you can do. And I promise it's like going to be beneficial. I know what it's like to be the prospective client and be very skeptical because the get skinny, quick fixes are everywhere. It's all over TikTok and social media. There's all these new things. And it's so easy to fall victim to that. And so I think just being able to build that connection with women and saying, you don't have to live that way anymore. And so much more about your life can change.” That's exactly what she did and we can't wait for you to hear our conversation! Time Stamps: (1:14) Our Guest Lainie (2:44) Finding VGFN and Gaining Weight After College (6:32) Learning to Put Yourself First (14:08) Strategies Before and After VGFN (17:04) Specific Changes to Nutrition (21:44) Diving Deeper Into Hormone Health (28:52) Advice for Women (32:59) Where to Find Lainie---------------------Follow @vanessagfitness on Instagram for daily fitness tips & motivation. ---------------------Download Our FREE Metabolism-Boosting Workout Program---------------------Join the Women’s Metabolism Secrets Facebook Community for 25+ videos teaching you how to start losing fat without hating your life!---------------------​Click here to send me a message on Facebook and we’ll see how I can help or what best free resources I can share!---------------------Interested in 1-on-1 Coaching with my team of Metabolism & Hormone Experts? Apply Here!---------------------Check out our Youtube Channel!---------------------Enjoyed the podcast? Let us know what you think and leave a 5⭐️ rating and review on iTunes!