Ready to Break Up With Dieting And Finally Make Peace With Food?
Does your relationship with food feel like a tricky one?
Maybe even negative or obsessive?
Are you not able to have certain foods (candy, cakes, chips, etc.) in the house because you have no willpower around them?
Do you think about food all the time? Do you feel motivated during the day, but have zero willpower at night?
Do you find yourself feeling defeated and overwhelmed with food?
Do you know all the macro and calorie counts of food, but still have no idea what to eat?
Are you sick of “starting over” every Monday or January 1st?
It is possible to redesign your relationship with food.
Imagine…
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Knowing what nourishes your body
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Listening and trusting your body, rather than fighting it
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Decreasing stress eating
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No longer worrying about your weight
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Feeling good about your body - and treating it with kindness
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And finally getting off the diet roller coaster
That would mean you’d…
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Spend more time on the things that really matter to you
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Stress less about food and your body
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Have clarity around food choices
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Save money by avoiding the next diet fad and diet foods
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Feel more confident at work, home, and socially
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Enjoy exercise, instead of dreading it like a chore
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Feel more alive, energetic, and productive
Hi, I’m Nancy Burns
Pilates Instructor, Health Coach, Functional Nutrition Counselor, and founder of Nancy Burns Pilates and Wellness, specializing in helping women find the root causes to chronic health conditions, and change their relationship with food and their body.
I’m going to be honest and tell you that I may have been an unusual child. Since I was a toddler, I have always appreciated food and started out with a very healthy relationship with it. You could say that my life as a ‘FOODIE’ started early. I’m pretty sure eating has always been my favorite activity.
So, I grew up all the way until my thirties, eating whatever and whenever I wanted, out-eating the boys, and staying super thin. You could say it was my super power. Albeit, I was extremely active in sports, dance, swimming and recreational activities. Keep in mind though, I ate everything, ‘good’, ‘bad’, and whenever I was hungry. I was intuitively eating without even knowing it.
My super power did not last forever…
Right before I turned 30 I had a very stressful job that pushed my mind, body, and spirit into a very unhealthy state. I started gaining a little weight, experiencing fatigue, weakness, memory loss, and developed extreme pain all over my body. As a result I went down the road of dieting for the first time to see if various anti-inflammatory diets like raw vegan, paleo, anti-fungal, auto-immune paleo, and intermittent fasting would help. I even did weight watchers to lose the baby fat after having my two children.
With each diet, I felt empowered and excited at first, even felt better and lost weight, but would slightly gain a little back.
After those diets ran their course, since then, I was maintaining my diet by 'clean’ and gluten free, and staying at a good weight. When I decided to go back to work again after being a stay at home mom for 8 years, along with nutrition coaching, I taught many hours of group and private Pilates classes which kept me moving A LOT. I was in very good shape.
After 4 years, I decided to change gear and completely work for myself which meant giving up the hours of group classes to teach only my private one-on-one clientele. I simultaneously began homeschooling my children.
My body changed and I became obsessed with my appearance.
Not only did I stop moving a whole lot apart from my own workouts, I started to sit way more to facilitate homeschooling lessons, and work on my online coaching business. Boy oh boy did I start to gain weight.
For the first time, I was experiencing being in a body I didn’t like, and all I could think about was how disgusting I looked! I didn’t even recognize myself. Even though I eat very well, I was for the first time experiencing the pressures of body culture, image, and expectation; expectation to look the part. After all I am a Pilates and nutrition coach.
I wanted to look good again, but was not willing to put myself through another round of dieting. I remember how depressed, miserable, and isolated I felt. I recognized that I had actually developed an unhealthy relationship with food because I was told when and how much to eat instead of letting my body tell me those things.
I refused to give up the joy that eating freely gave to my life and I wanted so badly to feel the freedom I had growing up. Food is a gift from God, and my body as well.
That’s when I decided that there HAD to be a better way.
If I wasn’t willing to torture myself like I did in the past nor was I willing to put another client through any level of diet mentality, I discovered that Intuitive Eating was an actual eating approach and made it a non-negotiable for my life.
Which led me to some pretty incredible results….
I allowed myself to eat and take care of myself like I instinctively knew in the past that felt good again; not like a punishment.
I felt the freedom and confidence with food and my body I once had.
I was no longer obsessing, counting food, or constantly worrying about gaining weight.
I felt confident and relaxed around food.
More specifically, I discovered that I was eating too much and that white table sugar made me feel bad.
I even stopped resisting and learned to love myself and my body in its present state.
Then I started hearing and seeing others living out this non-diet approach. . .
They experienced the same peace with food, feeling satisfied and enjoying the food they ate.
Here’s what I know….
By the time a woman reaches her 45th birthday, it is estimated that she has tried 61 diets, food plans, programs, lifestyle changes, detoxes, and cleanses.
Diets have a 97% failure rate. Research shows that while diets may result in immediate weight loss, there is no sustained weight loss after 3-5 years with any diet plan.
The number one predictor of weight gain is dieting.
Diets cause slowed metabolism, weight gain and even eating disorders.
You are not a failure, the diets were the failure all along.
I used to be tempted to search for the secret hack that I thought everyone else knew. It makes perfect sense that I began searching for a smaller body and “perfect food plan” because this was what society tells us is good and normal.
When I stopped focusing on losing weight, I finally was able to create a whole new relationship with food.
I had a whole new outlook on my health, food and body image. And now I want to help you experience this.
Introducing…
Making Peace with Your Plate™
Making Peace with Your Plate™ is based on the principles of Intuitive Eating - the most effective, research-based way for you to create a healthy relationship with food and finally get off the diet roller coaster!
Intuitive Eaters have higher:
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Self-esteem
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Well-being and optimism
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Life satisfaction
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Body appreciation & acceptance
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HDL (good cholesterol)
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Interoceptive awareness
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Pleasure from eating
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Proactive coping
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Greater motivation to exercise
Intuitive Eaters have lower:
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Emotional eating
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Binge eating episodes
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Blood pressure
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Triglycerides
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Self-silencing or suppression of one’s thoughts, feelings, and needs
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Loss of control eating
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Weight bias internalization
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Body dissatisfaction
The principles of Intuitive Eating allow you to reestablish trust with yourself and create a healthy relationship with food and your body.
You don’t need to count every macro, calorie or point that you eat every single meal for the rest of your life.
You can have a relationship with food that feels free, and light without overthinking!
In this program, I will guide you through a process that allows you to accomplish all of this!
End the dieting cycle and start a long-lasting transformation - you deserve this!
This program is for you if you find yourself saying:
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I’m so sick of starting new diets or food plans over and over again
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I feel like a failure with food. Nothing works for me and everyone else seems to know the answers
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I’m exhausted and frustrated. I just don’t know how to eat anymore
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I’m tired of thinking about food all day long
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I’m so motivated during the day, but no matter what I do I have zero willpower at night
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I go to bed feeling shame most nights after eating non-stop while watching TV
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I just don’t have the motivation to start another food plan or lifestyle change
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I can’t keep any candy (or other favorite food) in the house, I have no willpower
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The only thing that works for me is strict rules about food (but I can’t stick with them for more than a month or two)
Over 14 days, I will lead you through a powerful process that will help you finally make peace with food.
I know what you’re thinking…
How is this different from all the other diets/plans
and programs out there?
In this program you will:
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Start to break the cycle of dieting so you can trust yourself with food.
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Tap into your body's hunger and fullness cues
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Identify root causes of any emotional eating you may experience, so you can reduce stress and emotional eating (without relying on willpower).
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Rediscover the pleasure and satisfaction of food again - because food is meant to be enjoyed.
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Learn what foods satiate you and sustain your energy levels throughout the day, so you feel more alive and can enjoy your life fully.
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Stop counting calories and start eating with ease and freedom.
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Begin to make peace with food and your body, finally, so you can experience greater joy and fulfillment with food and in your life.
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Start to heal your relationship with food, so that you can focus on what’s truly important to you.
Join this program if you want to transform your relationship with food and your body!
In this program, I will take you step-by-step through a powerful process so you can say goodbye to dieting, remove the guilt and shame from foods so you can enjoy them again and have a plan for creating healthy daily habits without the punishment of diet culture.
"Through this program I was able to cultivate a new relationship with food. Now I can start to release the shame with different foods and really know which foods make me feel like I am thriving in life."
LAUREN LEITNER
"I have changed my perspective when it comes to eating. When I eat, I feel freer, more satisfied, and literally more at peace with my plate."
KRISANN FRIDAY
"This program allowed me to have the freedom, ease, joy and health that I deserve. I definitely learned to make peace with my plate. This program is revolutionary!"
PAMELA BARTEE
What's Included in the Program?
5 Live Group Coaching Calls ($497 Value)
You will be supported through this entire 14 day process. We will have 5 live coaching calls where I will guide you through our Make Peace with your Plate™ method. You will be able to ask questions, share and receive coaching on these calls. These live calls are a tremendous value.
Calls will be held on:
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Call #1 Fri, March 1st, 6:30pm - 8:00pm CT
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Call #2 Wed, March 6th, 12:00pm -1:00pm CT
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Call #3 Fri, March 8th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm CT
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Call #4 Wed, March 13th, 12:00pm -1:30pmCT
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Call #5 Sun, March 17th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Can’t make the call live?
You can watch the replays at any time.
Daily Support in a Private Facebook Group ($297 Value)
You’ll have daily personal support and coaching from me, along with the support of your fellow participants, so you can experience transformation, connection and encouragement.
Client Guidebook ($197 Value)
This Guidebook will be an amazing resource to support you in between your live group coaching calls. It introduces you to the concepts of a non-diet approach to your relationship with food and your body.
Daily Coaching Emails ($297 Value)
For 14 days of this program, you will receive a short daily email with a short teaching, along with a brief daily assignment. Think of it as having a coach in your email box every single morning!
Client Journal ($97 Value)
Support your process of building your Intuitive Eating cues of hunger, fullness, and satisfaction with this Client Journal. This special journal goes hand in hand with the 5 live coaching calls and Client Guidebook.
Suggested Daily Routine ($97 Value)
A simple roadmap for you to follow without strict rules and restrictions. This is focused on simple self care and feeling good! Say goodbye to stress, overwhelm and frustration.
Over 30 Delicious Recipes created by a Professional Chef ($297 Value)
These recipes get RAVE reviews from my clients! Because the recipes are so delicious, you will find this experience is about pleasure and you will start to find joy with food again. From smoothies & salads to curries, soups, and stir-frys, you’re bound to find your favorites and there are recipes for all levels of kitchen abilities. The recipes are provided as inspiration, not a rigid meal plan. In fact, there’s no requirement to use the recipes.
Kitchen and Food Prep Tips Guide ($97 Value)
Newbies and kitchen pros alike will appreciate these simple time-saving strategies. You will easily turn these food prep practices into consistent and sustainable habits.
BONUS 45-Minute
Private Strategy Session with Me ($100 Value)
We’ll talk about your experience during the program so we can fine tune things further for you and we’ll discuss personalized next steps and strategies to help you continue your journey to making peace with your plate!
"This program has been a gift for me! The time and energy I'd spent obsessing over food is now freed up to apply to what truly nourishes me most ... loving, meaningful, soulful connections with others and with myself."
DINA WEISS
"In the past I tried intuitive eating on my own and never stuck. Through this program I developed understanding and compassion for myself and my body. My relationship with food is better because food is no longer the enemy. I feel so much better physically, mentally, and emotionally."
SHANA BICKFORD
"This program has given me so much insight and understanding into my pattern of emotionally eating and I now feel confident that I can meet my emotional needs without overindulging. This is truly a life changing program which I would 100% recommend to anyone wanting to recalibrate their relationship with food and their body!"
SHIRLEY AVIS
Happiness Guarantee
I have held nothing back in creating this program for you. I want you to live a happier, more vibrant life so I’m giving you all the tools and support you need to start your path to a healthier lifestyle.
Because I want you to experience the amazing results possible in this program, once the program materials have been sent out, there are no refunds. I have created this policy so that we are both accountable for your success. I am here to support you every step of the way!
FAQs
Will I lose weight on this program?
Here’s my honest answer…
Yes. No. Maybe.
The desire to lose weight is totally normal, that’s what we have been taught- thin equals healthy/good/valuable. Weight loss isn’t bad, but the focus on it can get in the way of healing your relationship with food.
I will invite you to spend 2 weeks focusing on establishing a healthy relationship with food, instead of weight loss. Just to try it out and see how it affects your relationship with food.
By the time women are 45 years old, statistics show that they have tried at least 61 different diets and food plans. As a result, the dieting industry is a 71-billion-dollar industry that has women doubting themselves and their bodies.
After a lifetime of trying to shrink your body, don’t you think it will be a welcome relief to spend two weeks focused on healing your relationship with food and your body?
In this program, some people lose weight, some gain weight, or some stay the same weight. All of those results may be healthy for each body.
This is a weight-neutral program, weight loss is not the focus. Remember that thin does not equal health. Health is defined by each individual. Health is evident in different shapes and sizes of bodies.
Applying a weight-neutral approach to your life is freeing. It allows you to focus on healthy behaviors in your control. It’s a powerful shift.
What exactly is a non-diet/ Intuitive Eating approach?
Instead of focusing on weight loss, in this program, we will focus on health behaviors and the thoughts and emotions behind them. We will begin to unpack the Restrict-Rebel-Guilt cycle of chronic dieting that so many people are stuck in.
Along with health behaviors, we will address the root causes of emotional eating patterns. The program is grounded in the principles of Intuitive Eating which are research and science-based. I believe that all bodies are good bodies. The pursuit of weight loss is more damaging mentally and physically to the body.
Intuitive eating allows your body to tune into its hunger cues, fullness cues, and how it feels after eating certain foods.
Are the recipes vegan, vegetarian, or paleo?
The recipes do not follow a directive nutrition plan that eliminates whole food groups. In case you are wondering, there are plenty of vegan and vegetarian options.
Instead of eliminating food groups, we will work to grow your inner attunement to hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues, along with rejecting the diet mentality with food. We will practice perceiving all foods as neutral, rather than good and bad foods. This is one of the critical mindset shifts to ending emotional and binge eating, along with anxiety around food.
Will you tell me what to eat?
No, not in the typical diet sense. I believe in body autonomy. This process is about you trusting your own body rather than looking towards external rules. An important part of detaching from diet culture is learning what works for your body. I will guide you through a process to learn more about how you feel when you eat different foods and what best supports your body. We will focus on gentle nutrition including foods that will satiate you, give you energy throughout the day, and support your mood.
Is this the same as mindful eating?
No, however mindful eating is an important tool used in Intuitive Eating (and this program), but we will go much deeper.
We will dismantle diet culture so you’re able to understand how it has impacted how you think and feel about food. This is the often missing piece to healing your relationship with food.
In this program you will:
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Start to break the cycle of dieting so you can trust yourself with food.
-
Tap into your body's hunger and fullness cues
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Identify root causes of any emotional eating you may experience, so you can reduce stress and emotional eating (without relying on willpower).
-
Rediscover the pleasure and satisfaction of food again - because food is meant to be enjoyed.
-
Learn what foods satiate you and sustain your energy levels throughout the day, so you feel more alive to enjoy your life fully.
-
Stop counting calories and start eating with ease and freedom.
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Begin to make peace with food and your body, finally, so you can experience greater joy and fulfillment with food and in your life.
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Start to heal your relationship with food, so that you can focus on what’s truly important to you.
How much time will this program take each day/week?
There are 5 live coaching calls that are 60-90 minutes in length. You can always watch the replays if the times don’t match your schedule.
The daily assignments will take 10-30 minutes a day, depending on how much time you want to put into it. Many of the assignments don’t take any extra time - they are simply inviting you into greater awareness and mindfulness around food, eating, emotions, and your relationship with your body - so you can shift them.
What makes this program different from other diets like Noom, Whole 30 and Paleo?
Noom, Paleo, and Whole30 all have elements of restriction - where certain foods are forbidden and villainized or where the goal is to restrict calories.
This is the “old” way of approaching health and wellness.
I created this program because the old ways of “good” and “bad” foods and restrictions were not working for my clients. It only created a more stressful relationship with food.
I knew my clients needed a different approach, and I’m guessing you’re probably looking for a plan that offers a fresh path.
This program is based on an innovative, highly-effective, evidence-based approach that allows you to experience more peace, joy, and fulfillment with food and in your life.
This is a unique departure from what’s been traditionally offered in health and wellness.
This program is based on the principles of Intuitive Eating, where all foods fit. There are no food rules to follow.
This program allows you to prioritize your physical health, along with emotional and mental health. - which allows you to experience an easeful relationship with food and your body.
I’ve read the Intuitive Eating book, but I’m still confused. Will I benefit from this program?
Yes, it’s great that you already have a start, let’s build on it! I love when my clients have read the book, Intuitive Eating (but it’s not required!). There’s so much power in practicing a non-diet approach to food with a coach (that’s me!) to support you - along with a like-minded community.
Ditching dieting can feel isolated at times, like you are the only one in the world on this journey. I hope you will join us for community, connection and deepening of your Intuitive Eating practice!
What if I’m not available for the live calls?
While I encourage you to participate on the live calls as much as you are able, recordings will be available, so you can listen on your own schedule.
I’m not sure if I’m ready to let go of dieting (or losing weight) yet. Is this program for me?
You don’t have to be ready, just open minded to a new approach.
It’s totally normal that you may feel a sense of safety and security in the world of dieting. All of us have been raised in a diet culture and thin ideal obsessed society, so it’s only normal that dieting feels comforting to you.
One of the first things we will work on in this program is uncovering the lies you’ve been taught by diet culture.
Thinking you need to have the perfect body or have food all figured out to start this process is one of the many lies of diet culture.
I hope you will put your trust in yourself to start this healing process. I will be honored to guide you.
Through participating in this program, I brought greater awareness to my eating habits and resulted in less binge eating and emotionally-driven eating.
– Suzanne
After these 14 days, I am developing a deeper sense of awareness and respect for what a truly healthy relationship with food looks like when I become more curious about my thoughts and my habits. The result is truly a more peaceful plate!
– Beth G.
NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions or concerns about the program let's chat!
Email me at NancyBurns@nbpilateswellness.com.