From Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Jon McLernon, is founder of Freedom Nutrition Coaching. Jon has been a Nanotechnology Researcher, Marine Engineer in the Navy, globetrotting teacher visiting 45 countries on 5 continents, and ran a Nutrition and Supplement store. And now father of a 7-month-old, he is one busy man.
After almost being murdered while living in South Africa, his weight ballooned well past 300lbs, as he grappled with PTSD, binge-eating, and self-medicating with food. One morning Jon woke up and decided he didn’t want to be a victim to his trauma and began what he says was the most challenging journey of his life.
Although Jon used to live a hyper masculine type of lifestyle, his sensitive and empathetic nature was far better suited to coaching people on their weight loss journey. So how do you sustain weight loss? Jon feels that instead of adding a bunch of rules, he starts creating awareness. He believes weight loss is a doorway to self-love and not a destination.