Weight Loss & Lifestyle Coaching

Weight loss coaching with NU-U Health & Fitness is about far more than a number on the scale—it is a guided, sustainable path to feeling stronger, lighter and more energized in your own body. Working one-on-one with Elena Tonietto, you get a whole-person program that brings together movement, balanced nutrition, everyday habits and steady accountability, available in person in North Bay and the Nipissing District or online across Canada and the USA.

Most quick-fix diets fail for the same reason: they are built to be dropped. This program takes the opposite approach. Instead of cutting food groups or chasing a crash, you learn to eat well, move consistently and rebuild the small daily routines that quietly shape your weight over time. It is coaching designed for real, busy Canadian lives—through long winters, shift work and family schedules included.

Elena brings 20+ years as a fitness professional, Certified Nutrition Coach training and a specialty in healthy aging to every plan. Whether you are looking to lose your first ten pounds, get moving again after years away, or finally break the yo-yo cycle for good, you get a program shaped around your body, your history and your goals—never a one-size-fits-all template.

Benefits at a glance

• ✓ Lose weight sustainably—no crash diets, deprivation or all-or-nothing rules
• ✓ Movement, nutrition, habits and accountability coordinated in one clear plan
• ✓ Build routines that actually last through weekly check-ins and support
• ✓ Gain energy, strength and confidence, not just a lower number on the scale
• ✓ Choose in-person coaching in North Bay or online anywhere in Canada and the USA
• ✓ A program tailored to your body, schedule, history and life stage

Pricing

• Free Intro Call20–30 minute discovery call to map your goals—no obligation.Free
• Kickstart ProgramMulti-week plan combining movement, nutrition, habits and accountability.Program-based (CAD)
• Ongoing CoachingMonthly support to sustain your results—online or in North Bay. USD available for U.S. clients.Program-based (CAD)

Who Weight Loss & Lifestyle Coaching Is For

This program is built for people who are done with the diet rollercoaster and ready for something that lasts. You might be carrying weight that crept on over the years, feeling low on energy, or frustrated that the plans that once worked no longer do. You might be starting over after an injury, a busy season of life, or a long Ontario winter on the couch.

It’s an especially good fit if you want more than a meal plan—if you want to actually change how you move, eat and live. Because it pairs naturally with nutrition coaching and habit and accountability coaching, you get the full picture rather than one piece in isolation. And if you’re navigating midlife shifts or hormonal changes, coaching can be tailored around healthy aging and women’s wellness so your plan works with your body, not against it.

What a Sustainable, Non-Crash Approach Looks Like

Crash diets promise fast numbers and deliver rebound weight—because they ignore how bodies and habits actually work. Here, we take the long view. You’ll build a way of eating and moving you can keep after the program ends, so the weight you lose is far more likely to stay lost.

Movement is a core pillar, not an afterthought. Rather than punishing cardio, we lean on progressive personal training and functional strength and mobility so you build lean muscle, protect your joints and boost the everyday energy that makes healthy choices easier. On the nutrition side, the focus is whole foods, protein, portions and consistency—no gimmicks. If you want a deeper look at the philosophy, my article on losing weight without dieting is a great place to start.

Elena's Approach: Coaching, Not Dieting

Elena Tonietto has spent 20+ years as a fitness professional—an instructor since 2004, personal trainer since 2006, Pilates instructor and Certified Nutrition Coach (Food Matters Institute) with a specialty in healthy aging and older-adult fitness. As the founder of NU-U Health & Fitness since 2008 and an active trail racer and triathlete, she coaches from lived experience, not theory.

Her role is to be your guide and your accountability partner—translating what works into a plan that fits your real week, and adjusting it as your life and progress change. Coaching is education and general wellness support, not medical treatment, and Elena will always encourage you to consult your physician before starting a new exercise or nutrition program. The goal is simple: help you move well, feel strong, and reach a weight you can live at comfortably—for good.

What’s included

How it works

1. 1Free Intro CallBook a no-obligation call to share your goals and see if we're the right fit.
2. 2Assessment & Goal-SettingWe review your lifestyle, movement and eating patterns and set realistic, motivating targets.
3. 3Your Personalized ProgramElena builds your movement, nutrition and habit plan around your body and schedule.
4. 4Weekly Coaching & AccountabilityCheck in regularly to stay consistent, troubleshoot and adjust as your progress.
5. 5Reassess & SustainWe revisit your results and build the habits that keep the weight off for good.

Frequently asked questions