Personal GLP-1 health coaching
You don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Hi, I’m Amanda Bonello. I’m an ACE Certified Health Coach and Weight Management Specialist with advanced training in anti-obesity medications. I’m also a GLP-1 patient and obesity advocate.
I provide compassionate, science-based support for people using GLP-1 medications and living with obesity or other chronic health conditions.
We can focus on self-advocacy, building healthy habits, and helping you stay motivated and accountable. I provide education about protein, hydration, fiber, muscle health, hair loss, and common GLP-1 side effects, including ways to reduce or manage them. We also look at how your body responds, because your needs and experiences may not be the same as someone else’s.
Most importantly, I listen. I’m here to be your accountability buddy and a consistent source of support. You don’t have to go through this alone.
My advocacy for affordable GLP-1 access has been covered by Reuters, Wired, The New York Times, Politico, USA Today, CNBC, Fast Company, and other news organizations.
Health coaching provides general guidance and support. It does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified healthcare professional.
Meet Amanda
I started a GLP-1 with almost no guidance.
Hi, I'm Amanda Bonello. My struggles with my weight started when I was twelve. Both of my parents have type 2 diabetes, and I was borderline prediabetic myself. I spent the years after that trying to control the size of my body, and I developed an eating disorder doing it. The food noise was debilitating the whole time.
I started my first GLP-1 medication in October 2024, and it was life changing. The food noise finally quieted and I got to think about something else. Everything around the medication was harder, and I figured most of it out on my own. I was terrified of the first shot. I was trying to work out how to dose myself, and the idea of putting a needle in my own arm frightened me. It felt like I was doing something I was not supposed to be doing, so I hid it from my family.
Then my hair fell out and the constipation was awful, and I did not know which parts were normal or what I was supposed to ask my doctor. The protein, the fiber, the water, and the questions worth bringing to an appointment all came one problem at a time, and mostly on my own. There are people going through that same stretch every single day.
So I became a health coach, and then took it two steps further with advanced training in anti-obesity medications and a specialization in weight management. I wanted to be able to say, with something behind it, that obesity is a disease and that it is not your fault. I have a lifetime of experience with weight stigma, and I am using it to build a compassionate care model for GLP-1 patients specifically.
Since then I founded the GLP-1 Collective nonprofit, started the GLP-1 Studio Podcast, gathered more than 27,000 signatures on a petition I took to the FDA and the patent office, built free resources for the questions patients kept asking me, and co-founded the GLP-1 community Cozy Butter with Kim Carlos so people would have the support I did not have.
New
My group coaching has moved to GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter.
Group coaching, weekly group sessions, and a community of people who understand what this is like. Come connect with other people who get it.
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How this works
Three things make this different.
01
No lectures here
You already have enough people telling you what you should be doing. We start with the part you actually want help with, and I draw out your own reasons rather than adding mine on top.
02
You're talking to a real human
Every answer comes from me. There is no chatbot handling your coaching questions and no team behind the scenes. I am ACE-certified, with advanced training in anti-obesity medications.
03
I've actually lived this
I take a GLP-1 too. I know the pharmacy calls, the insurance appeals, the family dinners, and the hundred small things nobody puts in the medication brochure.