Carmela’s approach is truly revolutionary. She puts forth a new paradigm that not only makes sense – it works!
~ Dana Lightman Ph.D
Let me guess…
✅ You’ve done the diets – the high carb, low carb, high fat, low fat, fad, starvation and “healthy and sensible” diets – and realized that they don’t work long term.
✅ You’ve done the exercise programs – the high impact, low impact, plyometric, high cardio, low burn, mind/body programs – and achieved limited results.
✅ You’ve figured out that a “lifestyle change” is just a fancy way to say that a diet and exercise program is so convoluted that you have to rearrange your entire life to follow it.
✅ You’ve done your “personal work” – you’ve addressed your mommy issues and your daddy issues, your inner child and your inner critic, your self-esteem and self sabotaging behaviors.
✅ You’ve done your “spiritual work” – you can quote the Buddha, the Dali Lama, the Bible, A Course In Miracles and cite principles of Law of Attraction.
✅ You’ve done ALL this WORK – but nothing seems to really “work.” You realize that you can’t even eat a strawberry because every food ends up “bad” on some diet plan.
Life changing!
If you have ever struggled with body image or weight loss/gain/loss you HAVE to meet this woman!
~ Julie Anne Jones
Changed my life forever! For anyone who has struggled, truly and painfully struggled with their body and thought, “What’s wrong with me? Why won’t it work for me?” The teachings of Carmela Ramaglia will set you free.
~ Ali A.
You made me look at something that has haunted me for life in a way that heals my spirit and psyche. We’ve all been so conditioned to hate food and/or our bodies. You’re like a real-life super hero!
~ Mindy Lee Caron
I finally stopped judging my body and myself! The weight just started falling off – and continues to fall off! I”m so aware of how much I love myself, my body and my life!
~ Phillis Benson
Carmela’s last name isn’t nearly as scary as it looks. Ramaglia (rah-MAHL-ya). The “g” is silent – it’s Italian. An award-winning author, speaker and wellness coach, Carmela earned her PhD in Personal Transformation with an emphasis on Body Image and Weight Loss from the very prestigious School of Hard Knocks. Her signature “Model of Alignment” and proven 5-Step Happy Calories Don’t Count® method are a result of reverse-engineering the process she used to heal herself of her painful and life-threatening issues surround food, exercise, her body and her weight. Carmela equips women with the mindsets, frameworks and tools to find freedom from food issues and body shame while optimizing physical results. Through her online courses, podcast, and group and private coaching programs, she helps women all across the world find peace and freedom from food while creating a body they love. A Classically trained Certified Pilates Instructor, Carmela continues to see clients in her award-winning boutique studio as well as guest teach throughout the country. She is also an actress and commercial print model and has heard in more than one grocery store check out line, “Didn’t I see you on TV?” When not working, Carmela can be found rocking out to ‘80s “Hair Bands,” loving on her fur babies and hanging out with her family.
I feel more freedom than I’ve ever felt and the guilt and pressure I’ve always felt around food is little by little, day by day, fading, being replaced by how great I feel in my own skin.
I was stuck. I knew from painful years of experience that diets didn’t work. And every alternative weight loss approach I tried left me feeling angry, deprived and frustrated. I thought the problem was me: I had a bad attitude; I needed to try harder.
Then I came upon Happy Calories Don’t Count®, and I had the revelation that the problem wasn’t my failure, it was the failure of the diet and exercise model.
Carmela’s approach is truly revolutionary. She puts forth a new paradigm that not only makes sense, it works.
I used to think that the biggest challenge keeping me from my weight-loss goals was simply my lifestyle. I’m an empty nester and I work from home as a Virtual Business Manager and Life Strategist and Coach, so it’s easy to fall out of a scheduled meal and workout routine.
But my big “ah-ha” from working with Carmela’s program – and it’s a DOOZY – is that once I stopped JUDGING my body and myself (yup, even a Life Coach goes there…) the weight just fell off – and continues to fall off!
I am so aware of how much I love myself, my body and my life (and all its ups and downs).
I have no cravings and when I do eat something that I used to think is “bad,” I just enjoy it and am good to go!
Lots clicked after I went through your course! It’s a great way to have huge mind-shifts! Thank you Carmela for sharing your story and your breakthrough – you are a “Star” in my life!
What’s a “Happy Calorie?”
A “Happy Calorie” is a concept. “Happy Calories®” is a whimsical expression I coined years ago to describe one’s relationship to food. One long-ago day, after hearing a Pilates client rehash the same negative self-talk over and over again, I finally exclaimed, “Look – it’s not about the chocolate. It’s about your relationship to the chocolate. “Happy Calories” don’t count!” This concept went on to become formalized into my proven, signature 5-Step “Happy Calories Don’t Count®” method. While the traditional, cultural “diet and exercise” model uses calories as a “currency of exchange” between food and exercise (or food and weight gain), Happy Calories® refers specifically to one’s relationship with food. When dealing with the physical movement side of things, I speak of “Happy Exercise®.”
Is this a diet?
Happy Calories Don’t Count® is not a diet. It is a framework for optimizing weight loss and well-being in a sustainable way. Happy Calories Don’t Count® is an entirely different underlying core model than the conventional, traditional, cultural “diet and exercise” model of weight loss.
Is this a weight loss program?
This program focuses on healing your relationships with food and exercise, body optimization and on total well-being. That said, by following the 5-Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® approach, clients often experience weight loss as a bonus side effect.
Will this approach work for me?
While specific results can never be guaranteed, I have personally experienced – and witnessed in my clients – the amazing transformation this approach facilitates. The method was developed by reverse-engineering the process I discovered from healing my own painful – and life-threatening – issues surrounding food, exercise, my body and my weight. By following the 5 Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® Method, you will find freedom from food and exercise issues, enhance your self-esteem, feel more confident in your body, optimize your physical results, and improve your overall well-being and happiness. And if you need help, I’m here to guide and support you every step of the way!
© 2024 CARMELA RAMAGLIA
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CARMELA RAMAGLIA IS AN AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, SPEAKER, COACH AND THE CREATOR OF THE HAPPY CALORIES DON’T COUNT® METHOD. SPECIALIZING IN WEIGHT LOSS, BODY IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM, SHE HELPS WOMEN HEAL AND TRANSFORM THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD, EXERCISE, THEIR BODIES AND THEMSELVES. SHE IS ALSO A CERTIFIED CLASSICAL PILATES INSTRUCTOR AND A CERTIFIED SPINAL FLOW PRACTITIONER. CARMELA RAMAGLIA IS NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND MAKES NO CLAIMS NOR OFFERS TO DIAGNOSIS OR TREAT ANY MEDICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION. THE INTENT IS TO OFFER INFORMATION TO HELP YOU ON YOUR QUEST FOR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU USE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION FOR YOURSELF, WHICH IS YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, CARMELA RAMAGLIA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS NOR ANY LIABILITY.