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Catholic
Weight Loss Blog
I didn't become a health coach because I had it all figured out. I became one because I didn't — and I refused to believe that was the end of the story.
This blog is where I share everything I've learned about Catholic weight loss, strength training, nutrition, virtues and the saints who walk this road with us.
I am so glad you are here.
Why Women Over 50 Need Strength Training (The Science Your Doctor Probably Hasn’t Told You)
I want to talk about something that is not discussed nearly enough in women’s health conversations — and that is almost never mentioned in Catholic wellness spaces at all. Strength training is not optional for women over 50. It is essential. And I do not mean that in the wellness-influencer, you-should-really-try-this way. I mean it in the your-bones-are-losing-density-right-now, your-metabolism-is-slowing-down, your-long-term-independence-depends-on-this way. Let me give you
5 Saints Who Can Help You Lose Weight (And How to Ask Them)
One of the most common questions I get from women who are new to my program is this: can I really ask the saints for help with something as ordinary as losing weight? Yes. Absolutely yes. The saints are not reserved for the dramatic moments — the health crisis, the grief, the impossible decision. They are our companions in the whole of life, including the ordinary, daily, unglamorous work of caring for the bodies God gave us. And some of them are extraordinarily well-suited t
The Pause & Pivot: How I Learned to Pray Instead of Panic-Eat
I want to tell you about a moment in my kitchen about ten years ago that changed everything. It was evening. I was tired. I was stressed. I was standing in front of the open bottle of wine with absolutely no memory of walking there — that particular kind of automatic, trance-like habit that is not driven by anything at all. My hand was already reaching. And something stopped me. Not willpower. Not a diet rule. Not a calorie count running in the background of my brain. Somethi
St. Joan of Arc and the Courage to Start Over — Again
There is a moment that every woman in my program knows well. It is not the moment she decides to start. It is the moment — usually somewhere around Week 3 or Week 4 — when the novelty has worn off, the results are not visible yet, and everything in her says: what is even the point. That is the moment I always think of Joan of Arc. Who Was Joan of Arc? Joan of Arc was seventeen years old when she led the French army to victory at Orléans in 1429, turning the tide of a war that
Maura Kopulos
Jun 293 min read
What is Catholic Weight Loss?
If you found this page by searching "Catholic weight loss," welcome. You are in the right place — and I think you already know there has to be a better way. You have probably tried the diets. Maybe more than a few of them. You know what macros are. You have counted points, tracked calories, started over on Monday more times than you can count. And you are tired — not just of dieting, but of the whole exhausting cycle of trying and failing and wondering what is wrong with you.
Maura Kopulos
Jun 243 min read
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