Real People, Real Results
The proof is in the transformation
Every story here represents a real client who showed up, did the work, and reclaimed their health. From hormonal balance to gut healing, weight transformation to autoimmune support — these are the journeys that make this work so meaningful.
Hi, my name is Penny. I’m a National Board Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach and classically trained chef from Paris. I lost 40# pre-wedding and 30# after my 1st child. I don’t say this to brag, I say this because in my mind, I know what I should be doing, right?
Second pregnancy —> I got morning sickness and all I could eat was bread/cheese and gained almost 50#. First pregnancy, weight flew off. Not this time. I gave myself some time, women’s bodies aren’t meant to bounce back and tried to appreciate my new body. But I didn’t feel good, I stopped cooking and had the worst anxiety of my life. At 5 months, something needed to change cause I still felt lousy.
I set 2 goals for myself: get back to cooking (even if it wasn’t the healthiest), and be at pre-baby weight by the time my daughter was a year. I knew every coach needs a coach, so I started with Stephanie and said I’d give it 6 months. After 3 days I got back into the kitchen, started dropping weight, and started to feel like my old self.
Fast forward 6 months: I’m consistent with my 5 day/wk workout, I cook 3 meals most days, lost 17 inches, and 23.2 lbs. Not only did I get to pre-baby weight, I surpassed it!
- You are worth it. Don’t think about how much it costs — your health will cost more if you don’t have it.
- You don’t have to spend your life in the gym.
- Eat more! Starch and grains are NOT the devil.
My four weeks on the flush has been amazing. Before starting, I had become heavily reliant on caffeine, having 2-3 cups per day minimum. I had also been consistently drinking wine to “wind-down” in the evenings. I was feeling bloated, puffy and jittery for much of the day. I had been consistently having wake-ups at night around 2-3am and finding it hard to go back to sleep.
Within one week and throughout the flush, I have consistently slept through the night. I have maintained consistent energy throughout the day. My digestion has been great, with a noticeable decrease in bloating. I have also noticed that my body odor has gone away when I exercise. To top it all off — I have lost about 5 pounds!
I started working with Stephanie after a severe bout of diverticulitis put me in the hospital earlier this summer for five days. I didn’t know what or how to eat without pain. Working with Stephanie Wagner was such a great experience for me!
At the recommendation of a friend, I started working with her at a time when I had been hospitalized for some serious stomach issues and came out of that feeling very frail and needing some help and direction. Stephanie was kind and knowledgeable and empathetic, and did a great deal to set me on a great nutritional path to help heal up some of the issues I had going on. Very thankful for her!
I started with Stephanie in September 2020. I spent the previous year struggling with hormonal imbalance and I was over training. I knew my hormones were off and took several blood tests and the doctor kept telling me I was normal, however my levels were not in the normal range.
I did compete for a few years, I felt fine but then started to struggle with hormonal imbalance and burnout. Daily I struggled with mental fog, low energy and fatigue. I drank way too much coffee to keep me going. My body was not responding.
After struggling for over a year I started working with Stephanie. Working with her, I feel like I have become healthier — not just physically but internal health, body, mind and soul. I have learned so much working with Stephanie. I have found balance in my health and fitness.
Mary came to Stephanie hoping to get off her RA meds and decrease inflammation. She had gone through a period of time where her health made it difficult to do her job. Our program started with a focus to calm her immune system and bring down inflammation. To make this a reality, we put a lot of emphasis on gut health, stress management, and food sensitivities.
A big trigger of inflammation is food sensitivities. We had Mary run an MRT food sensitivity test, which is a personalized elimination diet. Reactive foods are immediately eliminated from the diet, and non-reactive foods are slowly introduced over a 1-3 month period. This helps to calm the immune system.
As we calmed her immune system and fortified her digestive health, Mary started to improve and she was able to start pulling out some of her medications. We had her checking labs every couple months to stay on top of her AI disease.
It was suggested to me by a Dr to reach out to this company and I am genuinely grateful for what I learned and how much of my health I got back. It was rough at first and I did resist BUT Stephanie was there no matter what and guided me with all of my many internal and external factors that drive my illnesses, into a better place.
She had a lot of patience with me and I know I was a very tough case at the time. I still have every email and look at them often when I need inspiration. If you can do it — it’s worth the money, work, and your health. Thank you very much Stephanie!
I used to be a gym rat — would work out 5-6 days per week for at least an hour, do cardio & weights every single day, do HIIT workouts & calculate my calories/macros. I would only eat greens & lean chicken breast. No fats, no carbs.
I put myself on a low calorie diet so I could lose more weight, which worked for a short period of time. Afterwards, I started gaining weight back while still exercising & keeping a low calorie diet & I did not understand why. It was frustrating… but I’m glad I was able to start my journey with Stephanie.
What I didn’t understand was that I had super high cortisol (3 times higher than normal) and had no estradiol, progesterone, or testosterone. I was shocked, but that explained why I had a hormone belly & couldn’t lose fat. I had overtrained my body, was too harsh on it, and wasn’t feeding it properly.
- Become calmer & my hormone belly got smaller
- No more sleeping problems — I sleep like a baby every night
- Freedom around food — I eat everything, even ice cream, and my weight stays the same
- No more bloating, even after meals with lots of vegetables & fiber
- Cut my cardio by 90% & I’m happier than I could ever be
Patience is the key. Be patient with your progress, your journey, & focus more on YOU and your mind & ENJOY & LIVE your life!
I was not living life fully because it was dictated by my stomach issues & anxiety for over 7 YEARS. I didn’t go anywhere that didn’t have a bathroom, and even if it did, I was still in high anxiety about the drive there. I’d have a racing-heart feeling waking up from sleep, I had a very limited amount of foods I’d eat & still have symptoms. My “diet” was so restricted.
On top of all this, I was overtraining my body in the gym, competing in figure competitions, & doing CrossFit. I was a workout junkie. I had seen a good handful of GI Drs, naturopaths and tried to read any books I could on things like Paleo, SCD Diet, FODMAPS — you name it. When I came across Stephanie, I instantly reached out for help.
In 2020, I started working with Stephanie. She caught me at my worst. We started a flush plan & my body didn’t know how to respond at first. We did MRT testing, stool testing & cortisol testing to help learn what my body fully needed to heal. Through her guidance & recommendations, I changed my daily stressors/habits. That’s when more progress started to occur.
With all the work that has been done this past year, I’m in a much better & healthier place! I have a much larger food variety, I digest my foods now, and I have learned great ways to cope with anxiety. I can go places with less worry about having to use a bathroom. I’ve learned much better stress management & how much I love different ways to workout that aren’t intense like CrossFit.
I never thought I would hire an online coach but here I am, 9 months later, ready to gush about how great my coach Stephanie is.
The knowledge I’ve gained about my individual health and needs these past few months is truly wild. Stephanie has patiently guided me through a plan tailored to me while holding me accountable to stick to it. (And bless her, because sometimes I go rogue and I need to be stopped, haha.)
One of my biggest takeaways has been understanding that health is more than just diet and exercise. It’s hormone, adrenal, thyroid and gut health. It’s balancing cortisol and blood sugar levels, lowering inflammation in the body, stress management. But I’m excited to continue learning and ready to take on more challenges, all while having fun at the same time. 5 stars. Much wow.
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