Geneva

About Geneva Fortson

My mission is to empower people to become the best and healthiest versions of themselves so that they can LIVE BETTER. No gimmicks, No quick fixes, and no superficial approaches are used in my coaching. My coaching is for people living Real Life in the Real World. Real World. Real Life. Live Better.

There’s nothing funny about binge eating

"Omg I just ate a whole pint of Ice Cream.  I am so fat!!! Off to the gym to work it off" "I just demolished the whole jar of Peanut Butter....GAINZZZ" "I just ate a whole pizza!!!  Oh well it will all go to my glutes!!  How bout that booty pump!!" These are common status ... read more >

Tips for Eating Healthy when you’re on the road!

I used to think traveling on business was glamorous and a sign that you had made it.  I thought about how fun it would be to travel and be in different cities or even continents all in the same week. Then I started training clients who had that reality and I realized that traveling on ... read more >

Progress Journal: Confronting my own Eating Routines

Well I survived the Geneen Roth workshop. Thank you Katniss Everdeen for the inspiration.  We're killing FEARS one by one this year!  We're shooting them down! The experience was quite fantabulous!  I felt that I got a lot out of it.  I didn't break down into hysterics and neither did many in the audience.  It ... read more >

Progress Journal: Facing Fear head on

Nutrition and Workout Update I'm still following a Paleo nutrition program Monday - Friday evening and then after that I tend to loosen up. The workouts have changed a bit.  I have some early morning clients now so I haven't been working out early in the morning these past 2 weeks. I'm coming up on ... read more >

Recommended Read: Eat Meat and Stop Jogging

  If you're a vegetarian, then skip over this post. I respect everyone's moral stands and choices on whether or not they eat meat.  The author of course wants to sell books so he needed a catchy title and here we have: Eat Meat and Stop Jogging. The purpose of this book is to counter ... read more >

Nutrition Question of the Week: What about Sugar Alcohols?

Sugar Alcohols are not to be confused with artificial sweeteners. Artificial Sweeteners, as the name implies, are man made.  Sugar alcohols naturally occur in fruit like Plums, berries, and in some veggies. Sugar Alcohols are known as Polyols.  They include: sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, mannitol, and iso-malt. Polyols are the P in FODMAPS.  These are (Fermentable, ... read more >

The 12 Week Transformation Truth They don’t tell you about

Transformation Programs are popping up all over the place.  Lose 20 pounds in 6 Weeks!  Lose 50 pounds in 3 months! WEIGHT LOSS WILL HAPPEN  FAST! FAST! FAST! Do these programs work? Yes they do which is why people love them.  We're all enticed by the pictures of the Before picture of the miserable looking ... read more >