If you have a passion for helping others live healthier, more balanced lives, becoming a Certified Weight Loss Coach may be your next great calling. This 12-week CEU-accredited course will teach you to help individuals lose weight and keep it off, through proven lifestyle transformation methods that go far beyond diet fads and willpower. Whether your clients struggle with emotional eating, fatigue, digestion, or body image, this course gives you the tools to guide them toward lasting weight management and greater self-confidence.
Become a Certified Weight Loss Coach
Empower lives. Transform health. Inspire lasting change.
12-Week Certification Course with CEU Credits
Course Tuition: $2,797 — Save $1,000 when you pre-register today!
No prior experience necessary
Help Others Achieve Long-Term Success in Weight Loss and Wellness
Who This Course Is For
- Health and wellness professionals seeking to add a powerful specialty to their practice
- Counselors, life coaches, or nutrition enthusiasts who want to help others reach their goals
- Individuals ready to turn their personal passion for healthy living into a professional path
- Anyone who loves motivating others and seeing real, lasting results
What You’ll Learn
Over 12 weeks, you’ll gain in-depth understanding and practical tools to coach clients through their full weight loss journey — addressing mind, body, and lifestyle.
You’ll learn how to:
- Assess metabolic and behavioral challenges that influence weight
- Identify emotional and environmental triggers that lead to overeating
- Teach clients how to develop healthy relationships with food
- Apply proven motivational strategies to inspire long-term adherence
- Integrate simple techniques for energy, digestion, mood, and self-image
- Design personalized weight loss and maintenance plans
By the End of This Course, You Will Be Able To:
- Confidently guide clients toward their health and weight goals
- Identify the underlying causes of weight retention and emotional eating
- Apply practical techniques to restore balance, vitality, and energy
- Empower clients to maintain results through mindset and lifestyle mastery
- Earn continuing education credits (CEUs) recognized for professional advancement
Course Format
- Duration: 12 Weeks (1 Module per Week)
- Format: Online video instruction, guided exercises, and live discussion groups
- Materials: Digital workbook, reflection assignments, downloadable coaching tools
- Certification: Upon completion of all modules, assignments, and final practicum
12-Week Course Outline
Week 1: Introduction to Weight Loss Coaching
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- Understanding your role as a Certified Weight Loss Coach
- Setting realistic expectations for clients
- Ethics and boundaries in wellness coaching
Week 2: Understanding the Science of Weight Gain
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- Basic anatomy and physiology of weight regulation
- The metabolism: myths vs. science
- Common hormonal and lifestyle disruptors
Week 3: Nutrition Fundamentals
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- Macronutrients and micronutrients simplified
- Reading and interpreting food labels
- How to coach clients through dietary change without deprivation
Week 4: Emotional and Behavioral Patterns
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- Emotional eating: causes and cures
- Understanding cravings, binge cycles, and self-sabotage
- Cognitive tools to shift thought patterns around food
Week 5: Building Healthy Habits
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- The psychology of habit formation
- Coaching methods for sustainable change
- Developing a personalized daily success routine
Week 6: Movement and Metabolism
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- Exercise fundamentals for all body types
- Metabolic enhancement through activity and posture
- How to build effective, client-specific fitness recommendations
Week 7: Digestion, Detox, and Gut Health
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- How digestion affects mood and weight
- Supporting healthy detoxification pathways
- Foods that heal the gut and reduce inflammation
Week 8: Energy, Mood, and Motivation
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- Identifying causes of fatigue and low mood
- Coaching for motivation and accountability
- The connection between hormones, sleep, and metabolism
Week 9: Coaching the Whole Person
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- Integrating emotional, mental, and physical support
- Techniques for mindfulness, stress reduction, and positive reinforcement
- Overcoming resistance and plateaus
Week 10: Body Image and Self-Esteem Coaching
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- Understanding body image issues
- Language and communication that empower
- Building confidence and positive self-identity
Week 11: Maintenance and Relapse Prevention
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- Strategies for long-term weight management
- Preparing clients for challenges and setbacks
- Building lifestyle resilience
Week 12: Practicum and Certification
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- Case studies and supervised coaching demonstrations
- Review of key concepts and professional development
- Certification completion and CEU issuance
Why Choose St. Paul’s Free University?
- CEU-approved and globally respected certification
- Affordable tuition and early registration savings
- Step-by-step guided learning with expert instructors
- Supportive community of health coaches and professionals
- Lifetime access to course materials and updates
Make a Difference—One Body, One Mind, One Life at a Time
Your guidance could be the turning point in someone’s life—the day they rediscover energy, confidence, and joy.
Join this transformational 12-week program and become a Certified Weight Loss Coach who helps clients not only shed pounds but reclaim their health and purpose.
Enroll Today and Save $1,000!
Course Tuition: ~$2,797~ → $1,797 when you pre-register today!
Includes full certification, CEU credits, and lifetime access to materials.
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