Coach With Chris

05/15/2026

You eat dinner, clean the kitchen, tell yourself you are done for the night - and then somehow you are standing in front of the pantry negotiating with a box of cookies like it has legal authority.

If you keep asking, why am I always craving sugar, the answer is not that you have no willpower. Most of the time, your body is sending signals that something is off with your blood sugar, stress load, sleep, hormones, gut health, or eating patterns.

Read more: https://coachwithchris.ca/why-am-i-always-craving-sugar/

05/13/2026

Never quit!

05/13/2026

You can eat well all day, hit your protein, drink your water, and still find yourself standing in the kitchen at 9:17 p.m. holding crackers like they personally offended you. If you want to learn how to break nighttime snacking, the first thing to know is this: you are not weak, or doomed to a lifelong romance with the pantry.

Nighttime snacking is usually not about a lack of willpower. It is often a sign that something earlier in the day is off - physically, mentally, or emotionally. For busy women over 30, especially those juggling work, kids, hormones, and low energy, evening cravings can become the exact habit that keeps weight stuck and confidence low.

The good news is that this pattern can change. Not through white-knuckling your way past the cookie jar, but by fixing the real reason the urge keeps showing up.

Read more:

Learn how to break nighttime snacking with practical, sustainable strategies that curb cravings, support hormones, and help women lose weight naturally.

05/11/2026

If dieting has left you tired, frustrated, and oddly hungry all the time, this Natural Weight Loss Coaching Program Guide is for you. It breaks down a natural, sustainable approach that supports your metabolism, steadies cravings, and helps you take personal accountability—without extreme rules or shame spirals.

For women juggling work, kids, and hormone chaos, it’s built to help you make progress you can actually keep (even when life is anything but “on plan”). Because your body isn’t beyond repair—your plan just needs structure, support, and a little tough-love.

Read more: https://coachwithchris.ca/natural-weight-loss-coaching-program-guide/

05/11/2026

If you feel like you are doing everything right - eating less, trying to be "good," squeezing in workouts when life allows - and the scale still will not budge, your gut might be part of the problem. Gut health and weight loss are more connected than most women have been told, especially when bloating, cravings, fatigue, constipation, and stubborn belly fat keep showing up like uninvited houseguests.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄:
✅- cut out sugar and processed foods, (high insulin levels decreases your ability to digest fats)
✅- eat more cruciferous veggies, (this improves your liver health)
✅- lookout for xenoestrogens that can enter the body and negatively impact your liver and gallbladder
✅- Read blog for more tips
➡ https://coachwithchris.ca/gut-health-and-weight-loss-explained/

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and caregivers!

05/09/2026

Yesss!

05/08/2026

Why SMART WOMEN 🤓 still struggle to lose weight.👇

05/08/2026

How to Fix Slow Metabolism Naturally

If you feel like you can gain five pounds by looking at a bagel, but losing even one feels like a part-time job, you are not imagining it. When women ask me how to fix slow metabolism, they are usually not asking for a gimmick. They want to know why their body suddenly feels harder to manage, why the old tricks stopped working, and what will actually help without living on salads and sadness.

The good news is that a “slow metabolism” is rarely just bad luck or a broken body. More often, it is a sign that your system has adapted to stress, under-eating, poor sleep, muscle loss, hormone shifts, gut issues, and years of dieting. Your body is not trying to ruin your life. It is trying to protect you. The fix is not to punish it harder. The fix is to support it better.

Read more:
https://coachwithchris.ca/how-to-fix-slow-metabolism-naturally/

05/06/2026

Hormone Balance and Weight Gain Explained

You can eat the salad, skip dessert, drag yourself through a workout, and still watch the scale act like it has a personal grudge. If that sounds familiar, hormone balance and weight gain may be part of the picture. Not as a trendy excuse. As a very real reason your body feels harder to manage than it used to.

For many women over 40, especially busy moms and professionals, weight gain is not just about willpower or calories. It often shows up alongside poor sleep, stubborn belly fat, cravings, mood swings, fatigue, heavier periods, PMS, or that lovely feeling of being tired and wired at the same time. When hormones are off, your body does not respond the way a diet app says it should. That does not mean you are broken. It means your body is asking for a smarter approach.

Read more:
https://coachwithchris.ca/hormone-balance-and-weight-gain/

05/04/2026

Belly fat that won’t budge… even when you’re doing everything right? It’s probably not your diet.

And it’s definitely not your willpower.

For a lot of women over 40… it’s hormones.

Specifically: estrogen dominance.

When estrogen is too high and progesterone is too low, your body gets the signal to:

• Store fat (especially in your belly)
• Hold onto weight
• Stay tired, bloated, and stuck

That’s why more dieting and more workouts aren’t fixing it.

Your body isn’t broken… it’s just out of balance.

Start here:

• Eat organic meats and veggies (reduce added hormones)
• Add cruciferous veggies -broccoli, kale, cabbage, arugula
• Cut out products with chemicals (xenoestrogens)
• Support your liver
• Consider natural herbs like red clover + black cohosh

When you fix the root… fat loss gets easier.

If you want help dialing this in for your body:

Book a free call here:
www.coachwithchris.ca/change