what to expect
We work with a holistic, personalized and professional approach to your weight loss and wellness, supporting you to regain your best health, reduce your weight, increase your energy and heal your body. Weight loss has many contributors, we keep your overall well being in mind and believe that lifestyle modification is the key to your ultimate success. Our program has three phases, weight loss, transition and maintenance.
The nutrition team is led by Cassale Sherriff, Motivational Coach, Nutritionist, Exercise Physiologist and Meditation Teacher, who has a holistic approach to weight loss and wellness, with a firm belief that when we start nourishing ourselves in all parts of our life, personal, emotional, physical and spiritual, we come back to balance, with restored confidence and renewed energy.
What does our program give you? Structure, a personalized plan, accountability and motivation to succeed in your weight loss journey. You will be seen by one of our Nutrition Specialists each week and supervised by Dr. Gail Altschuler, MD, board-certified in obesity medicine.
You will be given a structured dietary program, weekly visits (in-person or virtual), access to a monitored electronic app to log all your food and bi monthly readings on our Body Composition machine. We work with you on your diet, exercise and movement, stress modulation and sleep to allow you to feel your absolute best.
“Meeting and working with Cassale Sherriff has truly been the touch of the divine. She is a strong, gentle and artful coach, sharing her considerable wisdom in context of my individual history, needs, concerns and psychology traits. She encourages good habits, shares appropriate information, but most importantly she takes the time to listen to my journey and vulnerabilities. Cassale encourages and supports my process and truly celebrates my success.”
– John
One-On-One Wellness Coaching Package
One-on-one weekly nutrition visits supervised by Dr. Gail Altschuler
Bi-monthly body composition reading
Access to an electronic app to log all food and exercise
$2000 for a 4 month program (16 weeks)
*Supplements and dietary food not included
Payment is spread over 4 months ($500 per month)
After the 4 month period and consultation with your practitioner you can move to 2 visits , ($290 per month) or 1 visit ($150 per month)5% discount if you pay in full
Maintenance Programs
Once you have lost the weight then you need to maintain the loss. Many of the skills you have built through your weight loss plan will allow you to naturally stay at a lower weight. There is a different mind set to maintenance, to stay in a state of balance. You are not on or off a diet, you are just living a healthy life with healthy habits.
We add back more dense foods to your diet so you are eating from all the food groups, we see how your body balances these added Macronutrients and Calories. You keep tracking your food and your body composition.
You can choose a 6 or 12 month maintenance program and is a combination of bi monthly and monthly visits, with a nutritionist.
The program is $1500 for 6 months and $2500 for one year.
Mindful Maintenance is $1995 for 6 months and $2995 for one year
Mindful Eating Program - 4 months
Led by Cassale Sherriff
Nutritionist, Mindful Eating and Mindful Meditation Teacher.
Beyond nutrition, into the heart of emotional eating
Do you have a tendency to eat when you are stressed or emotional? Would you like to be able to tap into your Hunger, Fullness, Taste & Body Satiety?
Whether you would like to lose weight or heal your relationship with food this program will provide you with a variety of tools and strategies to understand and start to change your behavior. Through self inquiry, discussion, exercises and specific guided meditations, we will bring you closer to understanding your internal body wisdom and begin to match it with your knowledge of food and nutrition.
One-on-one weekly visits, following a mindful eating program, somatic and compassion practices.
40 minute appointments X 16 - with exercises and meditations
Nutrition and lifestyle modification support
Bi-monthly body composition reading
Access to an electronic app to log all food and exercise
*Supplements and dietary food not included
$2700Payment is spread over 4 months ($675 per month)
5% discount if you pay in full
‘Cassale and I have been working together for around 18 months and I have shed 75 pounds! My heart is full now and Cassale and her team have given me the greatest gifts, self-love and good health’.
- Karen D
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‘I found lifesaving support at Marin Weight Loss & Wellness. Today, after calling MWLW I have lost 50 pounds, dropped 4 pant sizes and have a healthy relationship with food. I stand instead of sit at work, I keep moving, walking with new energy.
I learned how to sit with my feelings instead of eating mindlessly. I now practice quiet intent, allowing myself to let go of old habits and behaviors.
I am now present and aware of my body, how to nourish not just my hunger but my emotional well being’.
- Linda G
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What types of programs do we create for our clients?
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Hybrid Paleo Program
What is a Paleo diet?
A paleo diet is a dietary plan based on foods similar to what might have been eaten during the Paleolithic era, which dates from approximately 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago.
A paleo diet typically includes lean meats, fish, low glycemic fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds — foods that in the past could be obtained by hunting and gathering. A paleo diet limits foods that became common when farming emerged about 10,000 years ago. These foods include dairy products, legumes and grains.
Purpose
The aim of a paleo diet is to return to a way of eating that's more like what early humans ate. The diet's reasoning is that the human body is genetically mismatched to the modern diet that emerged with farming practices. Farming changed what people ate and established dairy, grains and legumes as additional staples in the human diet. This relatively late and rapid change in diet, outpaced the body's ability to adapt. This mismatch is believed to be a contributing factor to the prevalence of obesity, diabetes and heart disease today.
What to eat
Low Glycemic Fruits
Vegetables
Nuts and seeds
Lean meats, especially grass-fed animals or wild game
Fish, especially those rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, mackerel and albacore tuna
Oils from fruits and nuts, such as olive oil or walnut oil
What to avoid
Grains, such as wheat, oats and barley
Legumes, such as beans, lentils, peanuts and peas
Refined sugar
Salt
Potatoes
Highly processed foods in general
Vegetarian Progam
A vegetarian diet focuses on plants for food. These include fruits, vegetables, dried beans and peas, grains, seeds and nuts. There is no single type of vegetarian diet. Instead, vegetarian eating patterns usually fall into the following groups:
The vegan diet, which excludes all meat and animal products The lacto vegetarian diet, which includes plant foods plus dairy products The lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, which includes both dairy products and eggs
Metabolism Reset / Lean Body Program
3 or 4 Visit Program Packages
You can do this as a stand alone program or start with the Two Week Liver Detox Program and follow with this!
Our Metabolism Reset Lean Body Program is designed to support healthy weight loss and successful weight maintenance by helping individuals lose fat while maintaining lean muscle. The program is easy to follow, with whole foods, shakes and supplements designed to work on a mitochondrial level, the very core of your metabolism. In the knowledge that there are trillions of cells in the body, with 200-1000 mitochondria per cell (depending on cell type).
As you reset your body, you enable the body to burn fat as fuel, support insulin and leptin sensitivity, modulate cortisol, control food cravings, increase energy levels, improve sleep and lower stress.
Price: 3 Visit Package $650 (includes 3 visits, kit, supplements & teas) 4 Visit Package $775 (includes 4 visits, kit, supplements)
Mediterranean Program
What is the Mediterranean diet?
The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating based on the traditional cuisine of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. While there is no single definition of the Mediterranean diet, it is typically high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nut and seeds, and olive oil.
The main components of Mediterranean diet include:
Daily consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and healthy fats Weekly intake of fish, poultry, beans and eggs Moderate portions of dairy products Limited intake of red meat
Plant based, not meat based
The foundation of the Mediterranean diet is vegetables, fruits, herbs, nuts, beans and whole grains. Meals are built around these plant-based foods. Moderate amounts of dairy, poultry and eggs are also central to the Mediterranean Diet, as is seafood. In contrast, red meat is eaten only occasionally.
Healthy fats
Healthy fats are a mainstay of the Mediterranean diet. They're eaten instead of less healthy fats, such as saturated and trans fats, which contribute to heart disease.
Olive oil is the primary source of added fat in the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil provides monounsaturated fat, which has been found to lower total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol levels. Nuts and seeds also contain monounsaturated fat.
Fish are also important in the Mediterranean diet. Fatty fish — such as mackerel, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, salmon and lake trout — are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat that may reduce inflammation in the body. Omega-3 fatty acids also help decrease triglycerides, reduce blood clotting, and decrease the risk of stroke and heart failure.
Vegan Diet
Vegan diets are made up of only plant-based foods. This type of diet includes fruits, vegetables, soy, legumes, nuts and nut butters, plant-based dairy alternatives, sprouted or fermented plant foods and whole grains. Vegan diets don’t include animal foods like eggs, dairy, meat, poultry or seafood. They also are devoid of animal byproducts such as honey (made by bees) and lesser-known animal-based ingredients like whey, casein, lactose, egg white albumen, gelatin, carmine, shellac, animal-derived vitamin D3 and fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids.
Liver Detox Program
Rebalance and detoxify your liver. A wonderful way to rebalance your liver and your body! Use as a stand-alone program or as a kick start into one of our weight loss programs!
Program Highlights
During the next 2 to 3 weeks, we will show you how to detox and rebalance your liver in a safe and effective way. With a step-by-step guide and personal nutritional coaching, you will learn how to support your liver and protect it from external stressors and/or toxins. We want you to feel empowered to make the dietary and lifestyle changes necessary to realize your optimal health.Your health and well-being depend on your liver’s ability to effectively erase toxins from the body. As one of the hardest working organs, the liver benefits from an occasional reset. Over the next weeks, we will help you reduce the liver’s workload and promote overall health.
Why Support the Liver?
The liver is the body’s primary filtration system. It metabolizes nutrients and medications, produces the bile needed to digest fat, detoxes the blood, breaks down hormones and helps the body use carbohydrates for energy. These days, our bodies are constantly bombarded with stressors that overburden the liver that can make us feel sick and contribute to chronic illness and weight gain. The good news is that with simple dietary and lifestyle shifts, you can support the liver and improve your overall health.
Some Signs that you may need to support your liver:
Inability to lose weight
Excessive fatigue
Brain fog
Constant sugar cravings
Gas and bloating
Poor sleep
Program Offering:
Personal nutrition consults
Detailed program guide & information
Shakes & supplements
Price: 3 Visit Package $720 (includes 3 visits, kit, supplements & teas)
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