Dragonfly Transformation & Wellness

ONLY 2 MORE DAYS to take advantage of this incredible incentive and get healthier before the holidays!

BONUS: Invite a friend to join you and I'll give you both another $20 toward your second month!

With this incentive, on our standard plan, 30 days on program is only around $299 and includes:

✅ A Nutrition Plan that's vitamin-rich and nutrient-complete, including most of the food you'll need for the entire month. Simple!
✅ A Health Coach to help you reach your health goal. I'm going to teach you skills you'll use in maintenance for life-long, sustainable, healthy eating.
✅ A Habit Change System that helps you figure out how you got to where you are now and then walks you through the process to change the habits that no longer serve you.
✅ A Maintenance Program - Reach your goal and I literally hand you a plan for taking what you've learned and applying it long-term. I never want to lose the same weight again and I assume my clients don't either.

If you want to continue for a second month, the incentive gives you ANOTHER $96 OFF toward that month as well.

Simply message me‬ or schedule a call at the link below to get started. https://tidycal.com/traceymiles/15-minute-call

Tracey Miles, Certified Health Coach

Not your typical health coach - I'm certified in health, fitness, nutrition, weight loss, cognitive behavioral therapy, medically supported weight loss, and eating disorders.

5 years ago today, I said YES to a program that would change my health and my life forever.

The picture shows the dramatic physical change. That before picture was all visceral fat and a very unhealthy, unhappy woman.

I don't continue to share this because I have a huge ego. I continue to share my story because I want people to know that A) it IS possible to lose weight and get healthy regardless of age, and B) it's absolutely possible to make small changes to how you eat long-term to keep the weight off. I can show you how to do BOTH.

What many people don't realize when they begin a weight loss journey is once you accomplish your goal, you never want to have to do it again! And more than that, you never want to go back to how awful you felt - physically and emotionally - when you were unhealthy. NEVER.

On this anniversary, I'm celebrating by gifting up to a $300 credit to get you started! That makes this program not only more effective than anything you've tried but cheaper than grocery shopping too.

Find out how LIFE CHANGING a health coach, a nutrition plan, and habit change, along with endless support and accountability, can be. We have customized programs for all different lifestyles and can even help you get started with medically supported weight loss if that's the route you want to go.

Start by telling me about yourself and your health with a few quick questions and we can go from there! -->> https://form.jotform.com/222704620788156

Or set up a quick call by putting yourself on my calendar -->> https://tidycal.com/traceymiles/15-minute-call

LOVE. MY. JOB.

It's not about beauty. It's about health. But watching someone get healthy is breathtaking.

I'd be truly honored to help you start your health journey. 🤗Regardless of your age, current health, or how many times you've tried, true long-term change is possible!

I believe in this program (and YOU) so much that I'm gifting a really extraordinary deal for each person who needs a healthier life.

This incentive is only available for FOUR MORE DAYS, through March 31st and client space is limited.

Message me or schedule a call for a quick chat - https://tidycal.com/traceymiles/15-minute-call

People often think they can't afford a health coach, especially when it includes a nutrition program and habit change coaching. I'm here to tell you you're wrong.

If you spend more than $300 a MONTH on groceries (and honestly, these days, who doesn't??), you can afford this program, especially with the incentive being offered through March 31st.

Stop struggling and start thriving. Let me help you make this incredible change in your health.

Let’s chat…I would be honored to help you start your journey to true, lasting health ❤️‍🩹 Grab the bolt within you. Let's run!

This!

And if you ARE ready to make a change in your health, I have an incentive for up to $205 off your first month on program and 30% credit toward your 2nd month! (limited time and availability)

Message me to discuss your goals!

I'm a Certified Health & Nutrition Coach and I'm giving a double referral fee this month! Earn a $40 Referral Fee for new clients you connect to me that sign up in March!

I've helped hundreds of clients get healthy over the last four years! Let me show you how a coach, habit change, and a nutrition plan can make all the difference.

Have questions? I'd be honored to answer them anytime. Message, text, or call me! Website link with contact info in the comments!

Today is irreverently known as “Quitters Friday.”

It's the day people are most likely to give up on their New Year resolutions, just twelve days into January. 😳

If you feel like you're struggling with your goals, let me help you! See my gift below 💝 use code at www.dragonflytransformation.com or message me for details.

*weight loss program will be credited 10% off each month, for three consecutive months. That's approx. $120 savings! All other services are 30% off now.

👏🏻

A gift of love 💝

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CAN YOU GET UP OFF THE FLOOR?

I watched a shocking video the other day that said if you can't get up from down on the floor without aid or struggle, your life expectancy is predicted to be 10 years or less(!!). The message boiled down to loss of muscle mass and its correlation with a dramatic decline in health. As a health coach, this got my attention and really made me pause to listen!

The truth is one of the most striking effects of age is the involuntary loss of muscle mass, strength, and function. Muscle mass decreases approximately 3–8% per decade after the age of 30. This rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60 and is a fundamental cause of and contributor to disability in older people.

A decrease in muscle mass not only increases the risks of falls and vulnerability to injury but is also accompanied by a progressive increase in fat mass and is associated with an increased incidence of insulin resistance in the elderly. Furthermore, bone density decreases, joint stiffness increases, and there is a reduction in stature. All these changes have probable implications for several conditions, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and osteoporosis.*

IS THE GYM ENOUGH?
We all know we need to get more active for heart health along with many other benefits, but what many don't realize is, that it's not just as simple as hitting the gym. What you put into your body while you're working out is just as critical to building healthy muscle (and not increasing muscle loss along the way). For those of us in the field, it's clear proper nutrition must be coupled with exercise for full benefits. After all, you can't outrun a poor diet. But did you know there's even more that's needed?

AMINO ACIDS & PROTEIN
I've been incorporating amino acids into my daily routine for some time to aid in muscle recovery. The right blend and type of AMINO ACIDS can:
💪🏻 Help support healthy muscle.
💪🏻 Help support healthy muscle metabolism now and as we age.
💪🏻 Reduce muscle soreness after exercise.
💪🏻 Reduce muscle damage.
💪🏻 Fuel post-workout recovery.
💪🏻 Help support muscle protein synthesis.
💪🏻 Aid in the retention of lean muscle mass as part of a reduced-calorie diet, with adequate protein consumption.

While exercise is not required to lose weight on our program, healthy motion is a part of the Habits of Health we teach. Whether a client is already active, or simply feeling more energetic once they start the program, I'm thrilled to be able to offer this amazing tool, along with an added protein supplement, to ensure clients now have the tools to help them get the most out of their motion. 🙌🏻

On August 1st, coaches were invited to start a 30-day challenge to get ACTIVE, ahead of the launch of our new Active line next month! I'm thrilled to be a part of a company constantly improving and evolving in our mission to transform the world!

WHO'S READY TO GET ACTIVE WITH ME? 👊🏻

*Source NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804956/ #:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20striking,60%20%5B4%2C5%5D.

THERE IS NO MAGIC PILL, INJECTION, OR "DIET". Because at the end of it, you are still sitting in the same room with YOU, and the habits & mindset you've been stuck with for way too long.

Changing both not only changes you, it changes the very room you're sitting in when you're done. It changes EVERYTHING. It's the freakin' game changer.

IT'S THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION. And in your heart, you know that too.

You don't have to have the answers to "how" or even understand the process yet. Have a conversation with me to see if I'm a person you can trust to guide you, one step at a time. That's it. Is a 15-minute conversation worth that to you?

The only thing I'm selling is that you are WORTHY, CAPABLE, and READY. Borrow my belief in this until you believe it too.
Just take the step you've been avoiding. You don't have to do it alone. I'm here and waiting to help you. All you have to do is ask. 🤗

My client Melinda has so many reasons to smile!

Down 33 pounds, feeling better, with huge improvements on her lab work! 12 more pounds to her new goal!

She watched me for a loooong time before reaching out! I bet some of you have been doing the same!

It's time to get a radiant smile on your face too!

FOODS TO AVOID IF YOU SUFFER FROM ANXIETY
Super interesting information about the link between ANXIETY and NUTRITION

GLUTEN:
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and some oats. According to Harvard Medical School,

“The brain has a direct effect on the stomach. For example, the very thought of eating can release the stomach’s juices before food gets there. This connection goes both ways. A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. Therefore, a person’s stomach or intestinal distress can be the cause or the product of anxiety, stress, or depression. That’s because the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) system are intimately connected”

The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at University of Maryland School of Medicine discovered that,

“Various types of anxiety are associated with gluten intolerance. One study found that CD patients were significantly more likely to have state anxiety when compared to controls, and that after 1 year on a gluten-free diet, there was a significant improvement in state anxiety symptoms [source]. Other anxiety disorders such as social phobia and panic disorder have been linked to gluten response. Addolorato and colleagues [source] reported that a significantly higher proportion of CD patients had social phobia compared to normal controls. Additionally, a higher lifetime prevalence of panic disorder has been found in CD patients and new studies have confirmed the increased association between CD and anxiety.”

SUGAR:
When sugar levels swing from high to low, your hormones, adrenaline and cortisol, are released, which can cause anxiety and panic

A 1985 study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology found that reducing sugar intake had a positive impact on emotions:

“… Subjects reported many symptoms and/or presented a distressed profile during baseline assessment. However, following a 2-wk dietary change symptoms declined, and the MMPI or POMS profiles reflected a more stable and less distressed individual."

VEGETABLE OIL (LIKE SOY)
These vegetable oils such as soy oil are genetically modified. Genetically modified soy contains a pesticide called Bacillus thuringiensis injected directly into the seed. It cannot be washed off. Continued consumption of a food product containing pesticides can cause permanent neurological damage that can cause the symptoms of mental disease.

GMOs can cause intestinal permeability, further damaging the gut. So that’s the first reason to avoid these oils.

These oils are dangerously low in omega-3 and extremely high in omega-6, which leads to inflammation of the body and brain.

When your omega-3 intake is inadequate, your nerve cells become stiff and more prone to inflammation as the missing omega-3 fats are substituted with cholesterol and omega-6 instead. Once your nerve cells become rigid and inflamed, proper neurotransmission from cell to cell and within cells become compromised.

Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4078160/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-gut-brain-connection
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3641836/

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https://www.dragonflytransformation.com/alternative-therapies

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Getting Out of Your Own Way: Stop Self-Sabotaging

Getting Out of Your Own Way: Stop Self-Sabotaging Self-sabotage is a common behavioral dysregulation that can be conscious or unconscious depending on the level of awareness.

Mother's Day is an important reminder for me of why I invested in myself to get healthy. My kids were a big part of my “why”.

Most of us moms don’t put ourselves first, or honestly even put our own needs in the lineup at all some days. That was me, for sure.

But what are you sacrificing by doing that? You’re sacrificing longevity and more years with your family. More than that, you’re sacrificing QUALITY years with your family.

I’m an older mom with young children. I NEED energy to keep up with them, and by feeling at the top of my game I can show up for them every day on a higher level. Feeling healthy and well allows me to be the best mom I know I’m capable of being.

For me, it was important to model healthy eating for my children, as well, and break the generational line of disordered habits passed down to me, and the downward spiral of health that can accompany that.

This Mothers Day I encourage you to put yourself first. Make yourself a priority. Everything else flows from that - flows from you at the center - and your family will thrive. ❤️🤗

This!

You want to know what Health Coaching looks like?

Today coaching was setting the program aside and just being there for some clients who needed someone to make space for them.

Listening with empathy and understanding is sometimes what coaching looks like.

Today coaching was reminding a client to give themself grace and that they are human. Making a huge change in your health is not always easy. Expecting yourself to do better and expecting yourself to be perfect are two very different things. People forget. I remind them.

Today coaching was lifting up a client who was in a very dark place to remind her that she is capable, and powerful, and beautiful. I see in people what they don't always see in themselves. I show them.

Today coaching was stuffing my own feelings down (sadness, anger, frustration, panic) and creating an immediate action plan when a client, who'd been putting off starting the program for several months, reported they had a stroke. People take their health for granted. I pray for them to choose their health and stand ready to pour into them when they do.

Helping them get back up and KEEP MOVING FORWARD when they are in a low place is a really worthy way to spend my day.
Helping them become EMPOWERED by choosing to celebrate every, single win is a great feeling.

Helping them CHANGE their health and life for the better gives me purpose.

Helping them see that their health - physical, mental, and spiritual - should be the HIGHEST PRIORITY in their life because it's from here that everything else flows, is a crucial part of my life's work.

Helping them BELIEVE they can change their lives and then showing them how is what I do.

This is what being a Health Coach is. This is who I am.

Yes!

I spoke with a beautiful woman today, a potential client, who was in a place of great pain and deep, wrenching sadness. She told me the story of who she was and what she wanted to change in her life.

Across the phone lines, I took her hands in mine and looked her in the eyes, and I told her MY story, which mirrored her own. She cried because she knew I could SEE HER clearly, and understood her pain more than words could say.

Then I told her where I am NOW, and the story of how I made it through to the other side. She cried because, for the first time in a long time, she had hope that things can get better.

Friends, it’s NEVER too late. You’re never too old. You CAN make your life better. You can BE better. I am here as a testimony, a breathing, living example, to show you it’s possible.

Getting healthier is so much more than the physical changes the world sees. Most of the work is inside yourself, deep in the shadows you tuck away from the world. You ARE capable and worthy of positive changes.

Sometimes you just need someone to walk that path beside you who knows the way. ❤️