1 Coach Guide Secret Eating
Coaches Guide: Secret Eating - Part One
You can easily adapt this Guide to work with a group or one-‐on-‐one coaching clients. The questions are simply suggestions. As the coach, you are the best judge as to how the discussion should progress.
Audio #1: Why We Feel the Need to Eat When We Are Not Hungry! Description: In Audio #1 we bring to light the real emotions and motives behind secret eating. It’s time to be really honest with what is motivating the behavior that you know is ultimately holding you back. Audio Discussion: Depending on your coaching session format, you can use some of the following questions as discussion: Amber talked about the definition of secret eating and shared different styles and how it holds people back. • • • • •
Which type of secret eating style did you relate to? How is this holding you back and affecting your life? What does food represent to you? Where do you feel out of control in your life? How does food play a role in this area?
Belief Systems have been shaped by our experiences from the moment we entered the world until now. Belief systems affect how we view ourselves, how we view others, how we use food, how we take care of ourselves, what we believe our potential is in the world and MORE! Amber talked about Belief Systems, calling it “BS” as to why the weight won’t come off. •
What belief systems do you have around your weight that’s holding you back?
Let’s talk about Pain and Pleasure related to eating. People make decisions based on whether it will move them away from pain or towards pleasure. • • • • •
What pain are you avoiding in your life with food? What feelings of pleasure do you experience when you eat unhealthy foods? What emotions are underneath that pleasure? OR What feelings do you feel after you indulge in the unhealthy foods? What would be possible in your life if you stopped this behavior? What behaviors, habits or hobbies could possibly replace this behavior that would move you towards healing and open up the possibility for you to be free and healthy?
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Coaches Guide: Secret Eating - Part One Cost. There is a cost you are paying when eating unhealthy foods and engaging in secret-‐eating behaviors. • What is the cost you are paying to hold on to this coping mechanism? • What is the cost others are paying? • What will the cost be 5 years from now if you do nothing? • How does the thought of that feel? • What would be possible in your life 5 years from now if you set yourself free from this behavior?
Focus for the Week: (Wellness Trackers are HIGHLY recommended to best support your client(s) in this Secret Eating series. Visit amberthiel.com/store to purchase at a discount. Or refer your clients to this website.) 1. Address how Secret Eating shows up in your daily/weekly life. Commit to using The Wellness Tracker. a. If anyone is experiencing resistance, address the importance of this tool and the knowledge they will gain from it. 2. Choose one behavior or strategy you are going to implement this week when you feel tempted to indulge in secret eating behavior. 3. Begin/Continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. Review the goals and answer questions. 1. Eat healthy and low-‐glycemic every 2-‐3 hours. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 5. Take a high quality supplement as 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. directed.
After Group Session
After One-‐on-‐One Session
Evaluate: Evaluate: • What breakthroughs occurred? • What went well? • How powerful were the questions you • What would you do differently? asked? What could you have asked? • What feedback did you receive? • What ideas would you like to implement next time? • Where are they still stuck? • What do they need from you this week? Follow-‐up 24 hours before next session: • Contact client or group (email, FB, text) within 24 hours of session. o Acknowledgement/breakthrough. o Review of focus items for the week. o Inspiration. o Where they can go for support (email, text, FB group, Healthy Edge Community FB group, etc.) • Within 24 hours of next session, communicate the following: o Date, time, location, phone number o Bring Wellness Tracker. o Listen to Audio #2 of Secret Eating and complete Personal Guide. o SHOWING UP for the session whether or not they completed the actions in the Guide. © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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You can easily adapt this Guide to work with a group or one-‐on-‐one coaching clients. The questions are simply suggestions. As the coach, you are the best judge as to how the discussion should progress.
Audio #1: Why We Feel the Need to Eat When We Are Not Hungry! Description: In Audio #1 we bring to light the real emotions and motives behind secret eating. It’s time to be really honest with what is motivating the behavior that you know is ultimately holding you back. Audio Discussion: Depending on your coaching session format, you can use some of the following questions as discussion: Amber talked about the definition of secret eating and shared different styles and how it holds people back. • • • • •
Which type of secret eating style did you relate to? How is this holding you back and affecting your life? What does food represent to you? Where do you feel out of control in your life? How does food play a role in this area?
Belief Systems have been shaped by our experiences from the moment we entered the world until now. Belief systems affect how we view ourselves, how we view others, how we use food, how we take care of ourselves, what we believe our potential is in the world and MORE! Amber talked about Belief Systems, calling it “BS” as to why the weight won’t come off. •
What belief systems do you have around your weight that’s holding you back?
Let’s talk about Pain and Pleasure related to eating. People make decisions based on whether it will move them away from pain or towards pleasure. • • • • •
What pain are you avoiding in your life with food? What feelings of pleasure do you experience when you eat unhealthy foods? What emotions are underneath that pleasure? OR What feelings do you feel after you indulge in the unhealthy foods? What would be possible in your life if you stopped this behavior? What behaviors, habits or hobbies could possibly replace this behavior that would move you towards healing and open up the possibility for you to be free and healthy?
© 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Coaches Guide: Secret Eating - Part One Cost. There is a cost you are paying when eating unhealthy foods and engaging in secret-‐eating behaviors. • What is the cost you are paying to hold on to this coping mechanism? • What is the cost others are paying? • What will the cost be 5 years from now if you do nothing? • How does the thought of that feel? • What would be possible in your life 5 years from now if you set yourself free from this behavior?
Focus for the Week: (Wellness Trackers are HIGHLY recommended to best support your client(s) in this Secret Eating series. Visit amberthiel.com/store to purchase at a discount. Or refer your clients to this website.) 1. Address how Secret Eating shows up in your daily/weekly life. Commit to using The Wellness Tracker. a. If anyone is experiencing resistance, address the importance of this tool and the knowledge they will gain from it. 2. Choose one behavior or strategy you are going to implement this week when you feel tempted to indulge in secret eating behavior. 3. Begin/Continue living The Five Healthy Edge Daily Goals. Review the goals and answer questions. 1. Eat healthy and low-‐glycemic every 2-‐3 hours. 4. Exercise 45 minutes or walk 10,000 steps. 2. Eat 6 or more whole foods. 5. Take a high quality supplement as 3. Drink 80 oz. or more of water. directed.
After Group Session
After One-‐on-‐One Session
Evaluate: Evaluate: • What breakthroughs occurred? • What went well? • How powerful were the questions you • What would you do differently? asked? What could you have asked? • What feedback did you receive? • What ideas would you like to implement next time? • Where are they still stuck? • What do they need from you this week? Follow-‐up 24 hours before next session: • Contact client or group (email, FB, text) within 24 hours of session. o Acknowledgement/breakthrough. o Review of focus items for the week. o Inspiration. o Where they can go for support (email, text, FB group, Healthy Edge Community FB group, etc.) • Within 24 hours of next session, communicate the following: o Date, time, location, phone number o Bring Wellness Tracker. o Listen to Audio #2 of Secret Eating and complete Personal Guide. o SHOWING UP for the session whether or not they completed the actions in the Guide. © 2015 THE HEALTHY EDGE, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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