Today we’d like to introduce you to Danielle Alex.
Hi Danielle , it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
Pain turned into purpose. My story began when I was 16 years old and struggled with the image in the mirror basing everything I was on images from magazines, playboy, and movies. I was unable to see the beauty in myself and started to change how I ate to attempt to fit a mold that was not for me. I went to college at CSU in Fort Collins, Colorado and obtained two degrees. One in Nutrition and Food Science and the other in Psychology. I knew deep down all I wanted to do was to understand eating and how to be skinny.
After college, I started my career working for several weight loss companies gaining knowledge and wisdom on how to not eat healthy, obsess over food, create dysfunctional eating patterns, and continue to hate the image in the mirror. I was incredibly fortunate to cross paths with so many wonderful individuals along the way who ultimately struggled with the image in the mirror as well.
As time progressed I started to see a common pattern in individuals who had learned how to diet from the various weight loss centers and companies. I began to see a pattern emerge. I saw on and off mindsets. I saw how food became a punishment. I saw food was an all or nothing type mentality. I saw how binge eating came to fruition. I saw how the scale told people how to feel when it didn’t say what they wanted it to be. My breaking point came when I worked at my final weight loss company. I got in trouble because I didn’t tell the client to skip eating out. I advised the client to learn how to handle eating out because it was part of life. In that moment, I could no longer be hostage to coaching dysfunctional habits to people that created a mindset of eating very little, avoiding restaurants, and counting every grape consumed.
I took a chance and started my own company, Ultra-Wellness Consultants, LLC with the intentions of helping people learn how to actually eat, reconnect to their bodies, and to learn to love the image in the mirror. I know it sounds so crazy, but do you know how to actually eat? Most people spew out some answers they think are correct, but in short are actually still based on the dieting culture and involves eating very little or is a combination of things they picked up on Tik Tok. The reality is once you learn the equation for how to get healthy the side effects of the process are weight loss, improved energy, regular bowel movements, less fatigue, less bloating, deeper sleep, hormone balance, and you hear your own body’s cues. Reconnecting to the body is pivotal when it comes to health and wellness. It allows you to become one with yourself again. It leads to you actually loving the image in the mirror and not trying to fit molds that weren’t yours to hold.
It took me many years to rewrite my story so that I could love the image in the mirror. I did it over time and with every habit and every food. In the end, I have spent the last 13 years creating a blueprint for others to follow so they can be free from the dieting chaos.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Life is not a smooth road. It’s about climbing a mountain filled with stops, bumps, drops, pauses, and incredible challenges, beauty, yet you keep going. One foot in front of the other. You get up and you keep fighting. Progress is not linear nor perfect.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Ultra-Wellness is a health and wellness company that was created to help individuals learn how to eat, move, and establish lifestyle changes. It was created to help navigate the information in social media and to have a personalized approach to each individuals variables.
One-on-one coaching provided which involves a holistic functional approach addressing each health concern. The goal is making changes one habit at a time. Endless amounts of support and guidance are given. Clarity is the driving force. You do know until you actually know.
I am the owner. I have two degrees. Bachelor’s of Science: Nutrition and Food Science as well as Psychology. I am Certified Personal Trainer and a Behavior Change Specialist. The most important part of my foundation is that I once walked the same roads as my prospects. I can relate to every struggle.
The focus is on health as a whole from eating, to nutrition to movement, hydration, importance of water, sleep, stress management and self-care.
My personality sets me apart. I bring copious amounts of positivity and belief. The nicknames I have been given are sunshine and firefly. I tend to bring light and air into the room so I have been told. My most favorite comment to date is “your positivity is nauseating.”
I am most proud of helping individuals break out of the dieting mindset and finding an actually eating pattern that is realistic, doable, and guilt-free. Eating with purpose and intention hits very different the older we get.
Readers:
It is possible to eat and not feel guilty or have shame. It is possible to enjoy food again. It is possible to love the image in the mirror and be fit. It is possible to be healthy and have habits to support your current chapter in life. I currently work with women who can’t seem to get a grasp on eating and who suffer with possible gut issues, low thyroid function, liver, kidney, and hormone struggles.
Before we go, is there anything else you can share with us?
There is never going to be a perfect time to take your health back. Start now. Your life with change when you choose Ultra-Wellness to walk beside you.
Pricing:
- Summer Special 2 Sessions $99
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/hotpinkbandit00/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gettingyourlifebackwithweightloss
