Inspiring Conversations with Dr. Hannah Brandt, PT, DPT, CPT, IFNCP  of HLB lifestyle

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Hannah Brandt, PT, DPT, CPT, IFNCP.

Hi Dr. Brandt, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I graduated as Dr. Hannah Brandt, PT, DPT at my heaviest weight to date, and couldn’t lose 10 pounds to save my soul… fast forward ten years and things are looking quite different. Hi, I’m Hannah, happy you’re here! I am a licensed doctor of physical therapy that pivoted into the online health coaching space after personally losing over 60 pounds and keeping it off.

After a transformation like that, you start getting asked questions and that turned itself into the business I run now helping women all over the world lose weight and gain confidence in their health, fitness, and nutritional habits via virtual one-on-one coaching to ultimately step into her best self both inside and out.

Coming from an evidence-based and clinical background accompanied by a personal training and integrative & functional nutrition therapy practitioner certification, I pride myself on not just telling, but teaching women the how and why behind weight loss so it actually works… and stays off… win-win.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Losing weight is about as smooth as a freeway in the mid-west in the winter… potholes everywhere. My struggles with my weight started early in life despite being active in sports and that struggle continued into adulthood where I was the stereotypical woman bouncing from diet to diet in hopes the next one would be THE ONE that worked. Year after year I spun wheels, never happy with my appearance or how I felt in my skin, feeling like I was constantly trying, and failing.

I stayed in that “suck” place until I realized the one thing standing in my way… myself. I was letting my ego and my pride of “I can do this by myself” keep me in the constant battle of losing 5 pounds gain 10 instead of realizing I had the past 10 years of failed diets as proof I could NOT in fact do this by myself. It wasn’t until I hired an online health and fitness coach who made a customized weight loss approach for me that got the results I had been working so hard to find.

As you know, we’re big fans of the HLB lifestyle. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
HLB lifestyle is a virtual, one-on-one, custom health and fitness coaching/consulting business on a mission to redefine the accepted norms of diet culture and weight loss from fad diets, severe restriction, and quick fixes to one of sustainability, optimal health, and enjoyment.

Our vision is to act as a catalyst in creating a culture free from negative weight loss stigma through education and the relentless pursuit of joy. Weight loss can stem from a place of positivity and empowerment, we just have to take the first step. At face value, I help successful, driven women find success in their health, fitness, and weight goals that have always seemed to elude them. One-on-one weight loss coaching is the fastest way to the results most women are starving themselves for, but we get to do it with more food and less cardio than you’d think.

What sets my coaching company apart is the multidimensional way I can relate to my clients. I have the education to back up what I teach, but I also have walked the walk losing over 60 pounds, so I actually “get it” and know how the journey feels with the unavoidable ups and downs along the way. The primary complaint I get from my coaching clients is that they didn’t hire me sooner.

What matters most to you?
Helping women LEARN how to manage their weight independently.

Crash diets void of education and sustainable lifestyle practices leave you worse for wear. Teaching someone how weight loss works and HOW to keep the results they get is what changes a life.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.hlblifestyle.com
• Instagram: @havingandeatingcake
• Facebook: HannahBrandtOnlineTrainer
• Linkedin: drhannahbrandt
• Youtube: Hannah Brandt

Image Credits
Amber Larkin of Empowerography Files