M2 Coach
Shelby Jones
Wife and mother to new baby, Kellin. Dog mom to two golden retrievers- Kilo and Murph. She has a passion for exploring, walking in the woods, and being on the water.
Education
B.S. Exercise Science CFL1 PNL1
Favorite Food
Breakfast Foods!
Shelby was always one of “I can eat whatever I want if I work out hard enough” people. She fell into the category of a yo-yo dieter. She looked into those “how to lose 10 pounds in a week” diets, but never found herself able to restrict enough to even see results short-term.
Eventually, she figured out the importance of nutrition in terms of improving the one thing she loved, fitness. It was at that time that she started learning how to eat outside of a purely caloric restriction. That's when she hired a nutrition coach and began working on macro balancing.
Learning so much through nutrition and its powerful impact on our lives, Shelby got certified in nutrition coaching and proceeded to start her own coaching business so she could coach in a way that she truly believed in. Her major coaching emphasis has been improving relationships with food and taking a lot of the negative stigmas out of nutrition.
Her increasing passion for coaching comes from watching her clients break free from food stigmas and yo-yo dieting. She loves showing people that you don’t have to live in a world of restriction to see the results that you want.
Client Testimonials
Saoirse D.
"Amazing - Shelby help me so much, my relationship with food and my body has improved SO much."
Casey L.
"I am so thankful for the experience I had with M2 and my coach, Shelby. I learned a great deal how to better listen to my body, support it, and fuel it."
Travis R.
"I have really started to challenge myself mentally to try and find ways to fill my cup rather than constantly draining it. Worked for 2 years because I was stubborn but now I need to find healthier ways to make good decisions and Shelby helped me see this."
Shelby's Posts
The Hardest Type of "Transformation" | Part 1
This post is a two part series about the longer journey to happiness that sometimes happens in nutrition coaching. Part 1 will deal with a hypothetical journey of a client signing up and their physical and emotional journey. Part 2 will deal with a REAL LIFE version of that journey with 4X Crossfit Games athlete Mekenzie Riley. A small preview of Part 2 can be found at the end of this post.
How to Track Macros | Protein
Did you know there is a difference between the weight of food when it’s raw and when it’s cooked? Raw food loses on average 25% volume once it is cooked as water evaporates away. That water loss will vary depending on cooking method, how long you cook your food, the amount of water in that food, etc, but for simplicity sake, let’s call it 25%. This can make accurately tracking your macros for protein a little tricky. We've outlined some of the common mistakes people make when logging your macros into MyFitnessPal and a few easy ways to avoid those missteps in the future.
