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Project kyla begins,follow my journey to a healthier and happier life

11 Sep 2011

An introduction to Project Kyla

So who the heck am I?

My name is Michaela (Kyla) and I am a Personal Development Coach.  I have been a learning and development professional for over 20 years.  I set up my business Green Shoots Coaching www.greenshoots-coaching.co.uk in York, North Yorkshire so that I could spend as much time as possible doing the thing I love, helping people be the best they can be.  Some time ago I decided to broaden my business to offer a more holistic service by becoming an independent distributor for Forever Living, a fantastic range of health, nutrition, and personal care products www.forevergreenshoots.co.uk

The problem with a lot of people in the coaching business is that we spend so

much time supporting others that we don’t look after ourselves!  This has certainly been the case with me.  My clients all say great things about how I motivate them and keep them to goal but I wasn’t doing it for myself.

Quite recently I experienced a bit of an epiphany, not in the religious sense but a sudden realisation that something fundamental had to change.  The something in question was my health.  I had been making excuses about not losing my baby weight (the baby in question was born over 5 years ago) and not being able to do anything remotely active with my child without having a paramedic on standby.  I have been deeply unhappy with the way I look and feel in clothes for years, why had I allowed this to happen?  I decided it was high time I started to use some of the skills, techniques and products I use with others on myself.

I decided to give what I was about to do a name, Project Kyla, I felt it would make me more accountable, something I had to deliver on.  So, what was my starting position?  I have decided not to share my starting weight at this point, I don’t particularly care what the scales say its more about how I look and feel.  For you to appreciate my journey I will share my weight loss and I also intend to share inch loss.  I considered putting a before picture here but I have decided to do this at the end for maximum impact.  If you look at the picture of me on my website I need to be honest and say I am a lot heavier at the moment.  If you are interested, that picture had been taken just after I had enjoyed a meal cooked for me by James Martin (sorry to name drop).

Project Kyla started on Monday 5^th September, I know, I know, never start a diet on a Monday.  The simple reason is that I am not on a diet I am managing my weight and getting healthy so there!!  There are many factors to consider but I have chosen to use the Forever Nutri-Lean Programme, I will tell you more about it and why I have chosen this route another time.  Another important factor is exercise, I don’t do exercise.  A major challenge for me is to find forms of exercise that I can enjoy, again, more of that to come.

I will be sharing my experiences laughs and tantrums with you along the way in a weekly blog, regular Tweets (KylaGreenShoots) and on my Facebook page (Green Shoots Coaching).  It would be fantastic if you could ‘follow’ me and ‘like’ me on facebook.  I will also share coaching tips on keeping motivated, keeping to goals, and exercising.

If you are interested in life coaching or weight management please don’t hesitate to get in touch.  I offer everyone a FREE consultation so you have nothing to lose except things that are stopping you from being you at your very best!  Call me today on 01904 733663 or 07847 300914 or email me at info@greenshoots-coaching.co.uk.  You can look at and buy my products at www.forevergreenshoots.co.uk

Speak soon

Kyla (Project)

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