#25: Let's Look & Feel Better with Guest, Isabel Lopez Certified Primal Health Coach

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We're Erika Radis and Marie Lifschultz, a San Antonio area realtor and lender, but most importantly, we're working moms.

The goal of this podcast is to provide support and a sense of community to San Antonio area working moms like us. So join us in trying to find a balance between career, family, and everything in between. Welcome to this week's episode of the Working Moms of San Antonio podcast. We're here with Isabel Lopez, and she is a transformation coach. And so now we're going to turn it over to her and let her discuss all the things she's got going on.

Yes. Hi, thank you guys so much for having me. I really appreciate it. Um, I've been in your Working Moms group for a little while now too, so it's, it's really nice. I love what you guys are doing with that.

It's pretty—

honestly, like, out of all the Facebook groups, you guys are my favorite Facebook group because the people in it are nice.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a nice group of ladies.

It is, it's a really good— it's a lot of ladies, but it's a good group. They, they really truly want to help each other. And it's nice to, it's nice to have that Community.

Yes, it is a nice Community. So I am a transformation coach. I'm a Certified Primal Health Coach, and I have been working as a health coach for about 6 years. Actually, no, my son's 9, so shortly after he was born. So more like 9 years now. I started working, helping women achieve their weight loss and health goals. At the time, I was struggling a little bit myself because I had just had a baby. And this has always just been kind of like, I've always been interested in, you know, nutrition and health from a very young age, even though I didn't really approach it the right— for the right reasons when I was younger. But I think the more that I got into it, I I started to learn that, you know, it wasn't so much about the negative things of it, which is like being skinny and like all these things, but it's more about being healthy and strong and, you know, confident with yourself. And so I started, you know, taking a different route, and that's really helped me come a long way in my career and as a person and the way I raise my family too. Yeah.

Definitely. I think it's so hard. I mean, especially for women, we do sort of, I mean, a lot of us grow up with those sort of negative thoughts, like, you know, oh, I've got to, and I know I do, oh, I've got to diet, you know, I've got to do this, I've got to be skinny. So I love that your approach is really more focusing on the healthy, sounds like healthy body, healthy mindset, you know? And so that's, that's so important.

I've, you know, as I've always been, I was an overweight child, overweight teen, and as an adult, and I think I started really And I've always felt like I was confident. I liked myself, so I always had that. But I felt as I've gotten older, it's not so much the look. I still enjoy the way I look. It's just more I need to make some decisions because it's going to affect me a lot later in life that I realize my knees hurt a little bit more. Things are harder to do and I don't like that part of it. I don't like that, you know, affects your sleep habits. So there's a lot of things that— and it changes. Your health changes as you get older. Like, things— after I had kids, I'm like, I don't— I had C-sections, and I'm like, I don't think he put stuff back the way, like, it was there before.

Like, things—

your body changed, and things that worked before don't work right after having kids again. So there's always unique— and there's so much misinformation on, um, the internet and so forth, so you don't know what's out there that's true, you know.

So there's just too much information out there. I mean, And honestly, like, I think a lot of times, you know, it's, it's not the lack of knowledge. Many times people know what they should do, or they think they know what they should do because of all of the information online, but they either don't know how to apply it, or, you know, you need like support, you know. A lot, a lot of women don't have that in their homes.

Men too, right?

Like sometimes in a relationship, one's ready to get healthy and like just feel better and the other one isn't. And I think that, you know, one, it affects the relationship, but two, it affects the person trying to make changes for themselves because the other one's just kind of pulling them back. And so they, you know, having somebody who can support you and kind of like, you know, give you advice and maybe help guide you a little bit is going to come a long, long way for that person. Yeah.

I agree, definitely agree with that.

And that's what you do as a transformation coach, or is it sort of like accountability and that kind of stuff?

There's, um, a lot of accountability. Um, I, I have a— so I, I work one-on-one and group, right? So we do a lot of one-on-one, my, you know, with my client, right? Individually with each individual client, what they're going through, how I can help them individually. But then we also have a community aspect, and we'll do group coaching. So we'll have calls like we are right now where we're all on it together and everybody can ask questions. Many times people have the same question, um, and so listening to one person ask it, they can— they realize, oh, okay, it's a thing, right? And so everybody can just kind of feel comfortable and they make big friends, and then you have all that accountability support from someone other than myself, right? You can get that from friends too, or maybe they start— if they're local to each other, which a lot of my clients are not even in San Antonio, um, they'll get together and, you know, do things, go for walks or whatever, if they can, if they're near each other. Okay, wow.

Yeah, no, that's great. That sounds like it would be super helpful.

Yeah, yeah.

A lot of times they struggle, you know, just having to do it by themselves. So it's, you know, it's just helpful to have somebody who can guide you through all of that. And then when it comes to the nutrition and exercise part too, like, one of the things that like women always tell me is like, hey, well, I need to lose weight. I've already started running, or I need to start running. And I don't even run at all. Like, really, I want— so I really want women to understand that you don't have to go like pound the pavement and like feel horrible all the time in order to make progress. It actually can be a very enjoyable process.

Um, that's so good to know. That's like my least favorite thing.

I hate that.

But you do feel like you have to do it. Yeah. And it's like, I— like, my body just like— I'm not running unless I'm running away from something, you know what I mean? Like something after me. I just hate it. And so, um, you know, that's so good to know.

I actually used to run a lot when I was younger. I did miles and miles a day. And I remember, like, I was in so much pain all the time. My legs were always, you know, just in pain, uncomfortable, and I didn't really see any change. Um, so I didn't really— but I thought that's what I had to do, and so I did it anyway because that's just always when it comes to health and nutrition, that's just who I've always been. I would do the things even if I I didn't like them. Thankfully, over the years, I have learned that I can act— there's, you know, I can— it's enjoyable, right? Like, you don't have to run. In fact, walking is a way better exercise than running because, for one, if you're just doing it to, like, you know, you need to get steps in, burn calories, and you're going to be able to walk for a lot longer than you are going to be able to run.

You're going to run.

Yeah. So that makes sense, in that sense. And then also, we already walk, right? So let's say you go out for like a mile walk, but that, that's not the only thing that counts, right? You also, you, you do chores and you go to the grocery store and you walk across the parking lot and all of those things also count. So you don't actually have to like, you know, run to all of the chores or anything in order to get that stuff done. Sometimes you don't even have to break a sweat. You know, it's just about the movement. And like you were saying earlier, your knees hurting, walking is really going to help. And I have had clients that— so I had one client in particular that would tell me, you know, her knees really hurt. And then one day she sent me a picture of her skating and she was like, I never thought I would be able to do this. But, you know, because I've lost weight and I've been doing this, like, my knees don't hurt anymore. And I'm skating, like roller skating. That is a huge deal for so many people. Like, it's not an easy thing to do. So, you know what I mean? As you start moving around more, you can do all that stuff. But my main goal usually is to teach them about nutrition. So that's mainly where I got my start, is teaching people how to eat. Um, and then I've started incorporating exercise now as I've seen how exercise has helped me as well.

Okay.

Yeah, I think nutrition is the biggest part of your, your health. And I think you can do a lot of things with food and just learning how to do it. But again, a lot of information's out there, just what is the right way and what works for— I'm assuming it would be individualized for that person because each, each, each person's different.

So in a lot of ways they are different. It's not as different as you would imagine, but yes, like everybody is different and they have different needs, energy needs too, you know, how active they are. Or how not active they are.

Yeah.

So who would you say is like your typical client? I mean, it sounds like you do help women. Um, is it of a certain age group or, or how does that work? Right.

So I have, yeah, the majority of the women that I have worked with, I have also worked with men, though not as much. Um, but the majority of people that I've worked with are women between the ages of 35 and 40. And I chose that age group because that's my age group. And, um, I'm 40 years old and I just recently turned 40, but I want to be able to, um, connect with my client, right? It just kind of wouldn't really make sense if I'm 25 years old, never had any kids, never had any weight issues, but I'm trying to teach someone who's got all of these things. Something that I've never even been through, right? So the best place to come from as a coach is experience, right? You've been there, you've gone through it, you came out the other end, you know, stronger and better, and now you can help somebody else do it. And honestly, like, I have done— been doing this for a long time, but even a person who, you know, just being a little ahead of the person that they're teaching is enough, right? Like, you know something that they don't know. So maybe like, you know, anybody could technically be a coach. It's like, I'll bring you along to my walks, right? And to see how well I'm doing. And all I'm doing is going for a walk. And so now this person is going for a walk. Well, now you coach that person, right? To go for walks and start improving their life. And so you just need to be a little bit ahead of the other person and be able to teach them and come from a place of experience. You don't want to teach them something you don't know nothing, anything about.

Right, right. Yeah, that's, that's a— I'm a part of that age group as well. I'm 35 years old now, um, and I just wonder if part of your, your, I guess, work, does it ever have to do with like changing in hormones and different things like that? Like, I feel like at 35 years old, for me, it's so easy for me to put on weight and it's so hard for me to get it off, no matter if I exercise, no matter if I eat just vegetables, you know. And I just feel like there is a lot of, like, starting around 35 years old, there is a lot of, like, hormonal stuff going on with women. Um, and I wonder if you guys touch on any of that at all because it is to do with that particular age group.

Yeah, uh, we do talk about hormones. Um, I have found, uh, and again, I have personally experienced kind of like premenopausal symptoms in the past. Yeah, same. You know, disturbance sleeping and, like, going to sleep but waking up and not being— and I struggled for actually a few years, especially after I had my son, um, and with weight gain and like weight loss and all that stuff. And it, it, at the end of the day, all came down to like what I was eating, what I was drinking, right? I've learned that alcohol really affects that too. Um, how am I exercising? Because exercise can be too much and it'll increase your stress. And then once, if you're like overly stressed at work, overly stressed at home, and then you're going to the gym and like doing this overly stressful workout, and then all of those things, and then not eating appropriately, probably cutting calories, so undereating, all of those things will definitely have an impact on your hormones. But it's not like, you know, it's not this thing where, um, well, you know, I have to fix my hormones before I can lose weight or before I can eat healthier, because if that's, you know, it all goes together. Everything ties in together. And believe it or not, almost everything that you suffer in your body has to do with food, right? Because yeah, it, it can either be medicine or it can be poison. And that is like super, um, like a really strong— might be a really strong statement, but it's true, right? Yeah. I mean, you can be poisoning your body on a daily basis with the kinds of foods that you eat, or you can be nourishing your body. And all of those things will make an impact on your hormones for sure.

Yeah, I agree with that. I think, I think a lot of times, like, if we're stressed, we eat things that maybe we shouldn't, and that just increases the opportunity to gain weight.

Yeah.

And then I think the challenges that after becoming a mom and someone who works, trying to fit it in and finding things that work and not feel guilty about it, I think is also a factor for a lot of people in age. I'm a little, I'm 43, so I'm a little older, but I noticed it's just more difficult to, because the kids are more active than I'm getting them to their activities, but not taking care of myself a lot of the times. So it was— and I had lost some weight very recently and I wasn't able— I don't think I did it the right way. I reduced calories and I realized that's the only good thing about it is I realized I didn't drink enough water. Like, water was a big deal. I didn't realize how much I didn't drink. But as soon as I got out of my habits, the weight just came back on. It wasn't something that was sustainable. And I realized it has to be a little bit different. So can you talk about a little bit of how your program works, Isabelle? Things that you do with a client? Like what is something, or a day like that looks like for you?

Right, so I call it the SLEW method, right? Because it's an acronym for sleep, lift, eat, walk, right? And so these 4 things need to be done and you could start with just 1 thing, right? And then add to it as you get better at doing the things. Um, or you could start doing them all at once, but doing them consistently is what's going to really take you a long way, right? So those 4 things done over and over again over time will make a difference, right? So sleep is, I think, um, up there with food, probably the most important part of it. Um, and we all struggle with it, right? After we have kids, because of the kids, and then hormones and all of this stuff, but our— what we eat and how late we eat really affect our sleep. Scrolling really affects our sleep. So one of the main things that I would want people to do is like focus on getting better sleep. And what happens is that if you're well rested and you feel better in the morning, maybe you'll wake up a little bit earlier and now you have time to eat a healthy breakfast, right? Instead of like waking up last minute to go to work, rush, because you're tired from the day before and you didn't get enough sleep. So it all connects, right? Lifting weights. I highly recommend lifting weights for women, and I know that's probably like a huge topic, and maybe you guys have questions about that. Let me know, because we have been told not to lift weights, or like lifting weights is for men, or it's gonna make you bulky, and all of these things that are absolutely Not true. And I think that it has really affected women in the long run because, um, as we age, first of all, we need muscle in our body, right? Whether it's the muscle we were born with and just kind of naturally have, or we build muscle. But as we age, we lose muscle. The more, as soon as you start, you turn 30, I think maybe 35, you start losing muscle every year. You lose a certain percent of muscle. And if you don't do anything about it, then you get older and now your bones start to get weaker. You know what I mean? And as you age, you have trouble moving and walking. And so muscle, what it's going to do is help you stand up straight, keep your hips, protect your bones, right? And so you're able to last longer without needing help from people to get up and sit down and walk here and go to the toilet. Also, I've noticed, and I've noticed this in myself, is that, and I, because I've noticed it like in younger generation too, they fall a lot. People fall, right?

All the time.

And I have tripped many times, but I never fall. And I realize now that it's because I'm strong enough to like stop myself and hold myself up or balance, you know what I mean? Catch my balance if I trip. And a lot of people who constantly fall is because of that, you know what I mean? They have— they don't have the balance, they don't have the strength to hold themselves up when they trip, or, you know, any little thing makes them tip over. And so, right, lifting weights is super important for women.

That makes sense to me. I think a lot of jobs have become sedentary, like we don't do a lot of manual jobs, so we're not— I mean, we lose just sitting around, you know. I do— I, I might— my, my job is at a desk, at a computer, on the phone. Um, so I think you're right, like the more you're, you know, you don't move and you're not building that muscle, you— that's why a lot of people break hips you know, they have, you know, issues with their legs and, and so forth as they get older. And once they do that, it's hard to— and if you're older— to get healthier, but to get back to it. So it makes a lot of sense.

I use a story often that, um, actually I heard from my mentor. Um, he talks about, you know, how older, you know, old ladies, old men often die from like hip fractures, right?

Yes.

Um, And it's not so much the hip fracture that killed them, but let's say they got up at night to go to the bathroom, which maybe shouldn't have happened because you should be able to sleep through the night without having to go to the bathroom. But let's say, you know, so that's one. And then they get up and they maybe trip and they can't hold themselves up. So they fall and they break a hip because they don't have anything to protect them from breaking the hip. And then they go to the hospital and then their heart and their lungs can't really sustain all of that stress because they're not very active. And then they get pneumonia. So it's like, you know what I mean?

Like one thing after the other, just kind of— yeah, yeah, domino effect, right?

And so like my mentality about life and about people in general is to try to avoid that. Like what can we do to, you know, not be the fragile old lady that we're all going to end up being old ladies, but do we have to be, you know, fragile and sick? And how are we gonna age? Like, it's okay, you know, we're all going to age, but are we gonna start getting sick at the age of 30? You start getting sick and just kind of live miserably for the rest of your life, or, you know, you're active, you're healthy, and you age, and then one day you die without having all of the— you know what I mean? Enjoy your entire life.

Yeah, yeah.

Instead of like the last 20 years, it being like you feeling like an old woman who can't really do anything. You know what I mean?

That's not fun. That's not fun at all.

No, it can be fun. So like my whole mentality about everything is like having the best life possible as we age. Mm-hmm. Right. Right. And also muscle really helps to burn fat and not gain weight. So like earlier you were mentioning, um, you talked about how you lost some weight, but then as soon as you'd stop doing certain things, you gained it all back. First of all, that's always going to happen, right? Because like you need to put your habits into place forever. Like you can't really ever stop eating healthy. You can't ever stop exercising because those things will come back. But also how fast is something that you can control, because if you lift weights and you have muscle, then your body is better able to process the kinds of foods that you eat. And you burn more calories with doing less, right? And so all, you know, it's just really, really important.

Well, I think in this situation I had lost about— I lost 50 pounds, which was wonderful. And I felt great. I didn't realize how much weight pressure was on my knees. I didn't think I hurt, but then I'm like, oh, this is, this is not so bad. This is actually great. But the calorie intake that I was taking was a lot— was not sustainable. I didn't realize I needed to eat more. And like, which, yeah, but I— so building habits that you can continue to do. So yes, you're going to lose weight if you don't eat. I mean, that's going to happen, but that's not sustainable. You can't do that. So I realized I mean, I didn't get it all back, but I gained some of it back and it's frustrating. I'm like, I built better eating habits, but I don't know how to get back. I mean, like, I have— I'm struggling with that part and it's frustrating. Yeah, but I think that— but I wasn't incorporating, you know, building muscle like I was. It was really focused on my diet and what I was eating. And water intake was a big deal.

That's a huge— like, yeah, that's okay, right? The more you implement good eating habits, you will eventually have more energy. And on your own, you might be like, oh, maybe I'll start exercising.

You know what I mean?

It doesn't have to be like everything. You don't have to start everything now. But like, as you see that you're feeling better, Maybe you can be like, maybe I can work out a couple of days a week now.

Yeah.

You know, and, you know, things like that is little by little. It doesn't have to be all at once either. Although it does help to see more change faster.

Yes.

Yes. It's motivating. I can tell you that.

It is motivating.

I know my issue, especially being a working mom, is that I sometimes don't have time to eat or I don't make time to eat. So like, I won't— I'll have coffee for breakfast in the morning and I won't eat you know, all day, and then at night I'm so freaking hungry that I will overeat and just eat whatever, you know what I mean? And so it's like, then, and I just feel like the weight has just come on and on and on and on, you know? And it's like, I need— I know, I know that, like you said before, you know the things that you have to do, but then you just have to like do those things, you know?

I'm saying, yeah, how do I do those things?

Yeah, yeah, for sure.

Um, yeah, and like I said, they're just habits over time. So You know, you have to make it a point. Like if you, like you said, you're busy, right? And you're working. So, um, getting up earlier to have breakfast will take you a long way because now you won't be so hungry later. But what do you have to do in order to be able to get up earlier? Right. Yeah. So if we go back to sleep, right, right. Make sure you're getting enough sleep. And then, um, another big thing that I, because I only eat twice a day, right? And you would think a lot of people are always saying, you're like, oh, you need to eat every 2 hours. I personally don't think that's true. Actually, it's not even the right mindset because our, you know, every time we eat, we get like insulin spikes, right? And so the best thing to do is to constantly have as like keep your blood sugar as stable as possible. And so if you only eat twice a day, you know, you can eat 3 times a day, as many times as you feel comfortable eating. But my point is like, you don't have to eat 6 times a day, right? And have all these little meals prepped because that takes off a bunch of time. But like, um, I get up in the morning and I usually don't have breakfast until noon or 1, right? Okay. And, but, and that's what time I feel hungry. So there's that, right? It doesn't have to be a 6 morning breakfast. Ultimately, breakfast is just breaking your fast. Whatever time you break your fast, that's what time your breakfast is. That's breakfast. Yeah. So make that first meal epic, right? Protein, healthy fats. Stay away from the processed carbohydrates, sugar, cereal, Pop-Tarts, that kind of stuff. Yeah. And just make it a big, healthy protein-filled meal. And that's going to carry you for a long period of time because you're going to be full. For a long time, satisfied mainly. And what I've noticed is just like a reduction in cravings, which is a big deal for women. I find they're constantly telling me, what do I do about my cravings and my cravings? It's like, I'm not going to give you something to satisfy your sweet tooth because then you won't get rid of your sweet tooth. It's not sweet teeth or sweet teeth. Sweet tooth isn't something that we're just born with. It's something that we create. Keep from eating sugar, right? Yeah, it's a sugar addiction pretty much. And so if I give you something for that, then you're just going to continue wanting more. So instead, what you have to do is eat enough so you're satisfied, and then that will keep you from like wanting to snack here and there, you know what I mean? Especially in the evening. I find the evening wanting to eat is a lot of a habit, and personally too, For me, if I'm like, I'm gonna have some, a snack today, then tomorrow I'll want another one in the evening.

I know I do.

Yeah, it just happens constantly. So I have to actually like make a mental note to myself of like, no, I don't eat after this time. And then every day I kind of have to fight it a little bit and be like, no, I'm not gonna eat. But of course I fed myself earlier. So maybe like, what time do you normally go to bed? And eat a good— like, even if it's your only meal of the day, make it a big healthy meal at that time so that you're satisfied enough that you're not like craving anything later on, you know what I mean?

Yeah, no, that makes sense.

Well, I think a lot of women tend to snack in the evenings because they've slowed down. Like, you, you've gotten your chores done, you got the kids to bed, you got them bathed, work is done for the evening hopefully, um, and you're like I can breathe. What's in the freezer? Or what can I—

you slow down and it's your time to just kind of rest and watch a little TV. And I get that completely right. But it can definitely be a problem. The nighttime snacking can be a huge problem and it affects your sleep so much too, for sure. If you've eaten 2 hours prior to going to sleep, you're going to sleep a lot better than if you eat right before. Your heart rate just has to increase, your blood, your energy, like your body temp has to increase in order to process all that food. And when we sleep, our body temp needs to decrease to get a good night's sleep. And so you're kind of making it warm up instead of—

Yeah, and it definitely makes sense.

We're making it hard on ourselves.

We are. We are. Just our schedule in general, I think as working moms, we do that to ourselves and we don't realize the damage that we're doing. Like, I realize I feel miserable when I eat right before bed. You have indigestion, you wake up more, and it's not— yeah, yeah, it's not fun.

You wake up in the morning kind of with a stomachache or sluggish.

You're real sluggish.

Yeah.

It's hard to wake up.

Well, that's so interesting. Well, it sounds like there are a lot of benefits to using some coaching services like yours, but can you tell us What are some of the favorite things that you like about what you're doing in your work?

Well, my, like, the thing that I like the most is when I'm, when I see the women getting results, right? Because it kind of changes, like, they're just so proud of themselves, or they'll change the way they dress, or, you know what I mean? They start just, they just look different and they become happier. And I mean, I can tell that, that difference just in their face sometimes, like, because I do track through progress pictures too, right? And it's always very noticeable, like their first picture, usually they don't even want to look at themselves. They're just kind of like looking to the distance and frowning. And their last picture, they're like, yeah!

I need to get to that final picture.

You want to get to the final picture and it just changes the way they feel about themselves. Their confidence, you know, they start doing this on their own. And I, but I always have to insist because it's very like, I have, I have had clients that kind of like after working with me, they just kind of like go back to how things were and then eventually they gain the weight back and it breaks my heart. But I have, and so I don't know if I started doing this over time because of that or like several times throughout my coaching with them is like, this is not over. Like, yes, just because your relation— and our relationship is not over, but our business relationship is over— doesn't mean that it's over for you. Because, A, I mean, yeah, you lost— let's say you lost 30 pounds, but is that the end? Like, is that all you wanted to lose? You probably want to lose more. In order to do that, you need to continue, like, sleeping, lifting your weights, eating the right foods, taking your daily walks, you know, forever. And I mean, I'm not saying if you miss one day nothing's gonna happen. And see, but that's the thing too, like the longer that you do this, now you can like one day you can go on vacation for a week, uh, not exercise, eat what you like, drink, and then not really see any weight gain during that week. It's not even something that you have to think about. And guilt is a major thing that I like I work with women on because it's like you have been working for the last 10 years constantly telling yourself that you need to eat less, right? And you eat a cupcake and you eat it and you don't even enjoy it because in the back of your mind you're constantly thinking, I shouldn't be eating this and I don't know why, and it's just like, it's torture. And so you enjoy that cupcake for like 2 minutes and then after that you just hate yourself. And we don't, we don't want that. Like, yeah, I don't want that for anybody, right? Including myself. And so for the most part, I don't really eat any junk. But if today I was like, I really want like some ice cream, I'll go and find myself a good ice cream that I'm really going to enjoy. And I'm going to eat that ice cream and I'm not even going to momentarily give it a thought. I mean, 90 9% of the time I'm doing the work, I'm eating the right food, I'm getting the right sleep. So like that ice cream has like no effect, right? And there's going to be no change in, in my body at all. All I have to do is that after that ice cream, the next day or whatever, I keep doing the things that I need to do. So when you get back from vacation, enjoying your life and your family and your fun and your food and doing all the things that you love doing, you come back and it's not going to take you 6 months putting all the weight back to start over. And so you're just going to come home and now it's part of your lifestyle. So, oh, we're home now. So time to go for my walk, time to get my workout in, time to make sure I eat the right foods. You know what I mean?

Yeah. Yeah.

So it just kind of all has to kind of become part of your life. It's a lifestyle. Yeah.

Yeah. No, that's— it's consistency. I mean, I think, I think I read somewhere that it takes 30 days to build a habit. You know, so if you're consistent for 30 days, eventually it becomes a habit that it won't feel like it's work. Yeah.

No, and you're absolutely right. But I've seen people break their habit after 30 days and fall back completely. So it does make it easier, but I think it takes probably a little bit longer than that to like really let it click and just stick around. Yeah. Because it, you know, um, I don't know. I honestly don't know how long it actually takes. It does take 30 days to create the habit, but for it to stick around, it could be a little bit longer than that.

I think the part of the accountability, the support group that you offer within the business is a big part of the component or the biggest component probably in maintaining a healthy lifestyle is having that support. Someone said, hey, did you go for your walk? You know, even if they're not, you know, in the coaching process at that time, it's still having someone who's done the journey with you, who cares about your well-being, and have that support group. Because I think—

and knowing that somebody's going to check in on you and ask you, it's going to be like, oh, I got to go get my picture and show her because I'm going to be embarrassed. Yeah. And it's always good to have a group support. Like, my program is 16 weeks long, and I do it that way because That's how long it takes to, like you said, make it stick around and actually see results. Because I want my clients to see it happen while they're still with me, right? I mean, there's so many like programs out there, there's like 30 days, and 30 days is not enough, right?

Yeah, what can you see in 30 days?

Not really.

No, you might lose maybe 5, maybe 10 pounds if you're lucky, but You know, it's not— you're not going to get— continue to get results from probably doing those things over and over because your body changes and you kind of need to change things up sometimes. The way that you eat, how much you eat, what kind of exercise you're doing, all of those things sometimes need to change. Or, you know, you do better because now you're at a higher level so you can do a little bit better. So yeah, I mean, so I make— I'd like for it to be a long program so I can see I can take you through the whole thing. Um, and then at the end of that, I do have like a coaching container where it's just like bare minimum, uh, monthly check-in. And, um, you know, you still get your workouts from me and you still get your, you know, your community, but it's not like it— like the 16 weeks are a lot more intense, right? Right. And then after that, it's just, you know, me checking in on you. You can still communicate with me. And then when you're part of the monthly call, so that way we can check how you're doing and making sure that you're continuing, um, your progress and you're still working and you're still putting in the effort, you know what I mean?

I like that, I really do. I think that's a great option to have, to have that community afterwards and have someone to support you. I really like that.

Yeah, great.

Well, at the end we sort of usually have our guests say, um, how folks can get a hold of you for your services.

Okay, um, Well, let's see, I have my Instagram profile, which is Paleo Lola, and then I have my Facebook group is Sustainable Weight Loss for Busy Moms. So I think that's— you mentioned sustainability earlier, and I was like, that's what my program's called, because you want to be able to do this long term, right? And then of course, you can DM me through or my Facebook, just my regular Facebook is Isabel Lopez. So you can DM me through any one of those profiles and you can reach out to me from there. And then I do have my Calendly link, which is on my profiles. Got it. Perfect.

Perfect. Great. Well, thank you so much for being on. I learned so much information about what I should be doing and what I'm not doing.

So I hope that—

Yeah. And I'm sure our listeners have as well. And then I also just want to thank our listeners for tuning in to this week's episode of the Working Moms of San Antonio podcast, and we will catch you guys next week.

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