The plan is rarely the missing piece
Habit coaching looks at why the same patterns return: restriction, then a blowout, then a promise to be good on Monday. It looks at what gets in the way on a real week, and how to come back at the next meal instead of writing the day off.
Yana’s work sits here as much as in the meal plan. Beliefs about food, all-or-nothing thinking, and the weeks that usually derail people. The aim is consistency that does not depend on a quiet life or a fresh burst of motivation.
What you practise
Fewer decisions when you are tired. A default breakfast, a lunch you repeat, a dinner that survives a late day. And a different sentence when it goes sideways: that was one meal, and the next one still counts.
- Why the same habits keep showing up
- What to do on the days the plan does not match your diary
- Accountability that is curiosity, not a telling-off
- A healthier relationship with food, without another diet
When coaching is the wrong first step
If food is tied up with harm, fear, or a history of disordered eating, talk to your GP or a registered dietitian. Habit coaching is for people who are generally well and tired of starting over. It is not treatment.
The guide on a healthier relationship with food is the longer version of this idea. The programme is where someone stays with you for 12 weeks while you practise it.
How the 12 weeks work
You apply, and Yana calls you before a programme starts. The call is to hear your goals and see whether coaching fits. There is no pressure to enrol from a form.
If it is a fit, you complete a consultation and receive a personalised meal plan: a flexible way of eating built from your actual week. The programme runs for 12 weeks. Coaching includes a monthly call. Coaching Plus adds weekly calls and message support. The pricing page has the comparison.
- Consultation and a meal plan that can be updated
- Weekly accountability in the coaching portal
- Habit coaching when the week goes sideways
Questions
Is habit coaching a diet?
No. You get a personalised way of eating, and the coaching is about the habits and beliefs that decide whether you keep it. It is not a detox, a challenge, or a rigid set of rules.
I already know what I should eat. Why would this help?
That is the usual starting point. The work is the gap between knowing and a messy Wednesday. Weekly accountability is there so the gap gets looked at before you decide you have failed.
Do you treat emotional eating or eating disorders?
No. Coaching can help with ordinary all-or-nothing patterns. Clinical care belongs with your GP or a registered dietitian. Yana will say if she is the wrong person.
Where Yana coaches
Auckland
Online coaching for Shore, city, west, south, and east Auckland weeks.
Wellington
Online coaching for city, hill-suburb, and public-service weeks.
Christchurch
Online coaching for spread-out suburbs, colder months, and family weeks.
Rest of New Zealand
Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin, Queenstown, and towns with no local coach.