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Coaches have expertise in their preferred area of study. Weight loss coaching uses personal coaching techniques to bring about long term weight loss. Based upon the relationship between weight and attitude and the mind body relationship, coaching is an holistic approach.

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Coaches have expertise in their preferred area of study. They work closely with individuals, providing information and advice specific to their clients. Weight loss coaches promote healthier living through weight loss. This often means providing meal plans, workout routines, and other techniques that will help people reach their specific goals.

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Coaches are professional tutors who have expertise in their preferred area of study. Weight loss coaches, specifically, have clientele within the health and fitness industry.

A weight loss coach’s job is commonly described as a personal trainer. They fulfill the needs of individuals in order to help them reach their weight (or fitness) goals. This may include, but is not limited to, exercise and meal preparation.

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Back in the early 1800’s is when the slang “coaching” came into play. Before, these individuals were just known as tutors. The early definition of a coach was someone who “carries” another person through tasks. Originally used in reference to schoolwork, the definition broadened into the various coaches we are familiar with today.

William Banting was a funeral director and a coffin maker from the early 19th century. He is well known for being the author of a booklet called Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public. This booklet contained some of the earliest knowledge of weight loss dieting. This letter is like a journal that includes all the different regimes Banting tried until finding one that worked. From all the fails, came the low-carb diet breakthrough which is still heavily researched and used today.

In 1978 Susie Orbach published her book Fat is a Feminist Issue. One of the first texts to highlight the relationship between behavior, culture and weight gain. In her book Susie looks at how food becomes associated with love, comfort and nurture and how this can manifest in overeating behaviors. For a long time, it has been recognized that attitude can have an impact upon the maintenance of a healthy weight.

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According to the Journal of Medical Internet Research, experiments were done with real individuals to see the effects of coaching in relation to weight loss. Julie Kennel talk about a similar topic in her article called Health and Wellness Coaching Improves Weight and Nutrition Behaviors.