If you've tried and struggled to change your body composition, you're not alone. It's difficult .(1)
I've observed this phenomenon in my clients. Some make progress and never look back, others make small progress but regress as soon as we finish working together.
Studies have shown that a crucial factor in maintaining a change like this is a client's ability to update his/her "self-image." (2,3) This is where the StemShift method differentiates itself.
12 one-hour coaching sessions which will include these strategies and more:
✦ Identity prompts (ie. "I am a man who ___")
✦ Inner Critic Journaling
✦ Self-talk practices
✦ Visualization practices
✦ Meal-prep architecture
✦ Eating behavior tools
Kim, S. H., Heo, J. H., Cunanan, K., & Gardner, C. D. (2026). Body composition changes after 6 and 12 months of dietary weight loss: insights from the DIETFITS trial. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 10(3), bvag015. https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvag015
Rhodes, R. E., Kaushal, N., & Quinlan, A. (2016). Is physical activity a part of who I am? A review and meta-analysis of identity, schema and physical activity. Health psychology review, 10(2), 204–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2016.1143334
Strachan, S. M., & Brawley, L. R. (2008). Reactions to a perceived challenge to identity: a focus on exercise and healthy eating. Journal of health psychology, 13(5), 575–588. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105308090930