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Befriend your body one bite at a time with MommaStrong FUEL.
Confused about how to fuel yourself? Wondering how to befriend your perfectly, imperfect body? FUEL is here to give you a new playbook, one that says—please, be free. Be true to yourself above all else. Be your very own best friend. This is oddly rebellious, isn’t it? Welcome to FUEL.
Tired of diets that never work? Confused about how to fuel yourself?
Befriend your body one bite at a time with MommaStrong FUEL. FUEL is here to help you befriend your perfectly, imperfect body– to give you a new playbook, one that says, be true to yourself above all else. Be your very own best friend. This is oddly rebellious, isn’t it? Welcome to FUEL.
FUEL is made up of 3 components:
Community
(Included with MommaStrong membership)
The MommaStrong FUEL Community is not your typical community. It is moderated by the MommaStrong team—including the FUEL Registered Dietitians and MommaStrong Mental Health Advisors. You can ask all your burning questions or just hang out and learn from others. Not a big community person? We have something for everyone. If you are part of the FUEL community group, we curate a weekly summary email of the major topics and conversations that happened in FUEL that week, including content shared by our FUEL RDs and some of the week’s best Q&As.
FUEL: Intro Course
(Included with MommaStrong membership)
The FUEL Intro course is an online course that will introduce you to the basic FUEL concepts and mission. You will meet our team of experts and learn how the FUEL community will support you as you progress through the content. You will learn about the FUEL anchor points: Know Yourself, Sustain Yourself, Show Up for Yourself, Refuse Restriction, and Challenge Expectations. Then dive into “body kindness” and see how it fits into the bigger system of FUEL. And finally, you will learn about creating a daily practice.
FUEL: Befriend Your Body Course
(Available for purchase)
If you like what you see in the FUEL Intro course. and want to dig even deeper, you can choose to purchase the full FUEL: Befriending Your Body course. This course is a deep dive into the science of weight loss and dieting; cultural perceptions about weight, food, and health; investigating our feelings around food and eating, and learning to feed ourselves with ease. We also offer an optional pre- and postnatal section with nearly 30 videos covering the unique nutritional needs during pregnancy and postpartum, fueling while breastfeeding, and gestational diabetes.
- Have tried everything under the sun to stick with only “healthy” or “clean” eating habits, but nothing has worked long term.
- Want to finally feel ease and peace about food, while also feeling good in your body.
- Are tired of trying to figure it out on your own.
- Know that more dieting or relying on your “willpower” won’t work or feel good.
The MommaStrong FUEL program was developed specifically for MommaStrong members. It is a foundation that helps you make sustainable choices about your health that contribute to a positive relationship with food, on your terms. We are not here to define what health looks like for you, or to put fences around how to get there. Maybe you will be plant-based or a total carnivore. Maybe you will start drinking green juice or going back to loving coffee after years of quitting. Maybe you will want to gain weight or lose weight. Maybe you will want to reduce inflammation or improve your gut health, or maybe you’ll surprise yourself with an entirely new definition of what healthy even means. You will decide all that later, on your terms, and based on your unique needs and wants. We actually do not care about those decisions. It is simply our belief that these decisions have to come from befriending your body FIRST. So, instead of diving into a program of rigid rules and restriction, FUEL is our opportunity to be rebelliously healthy for the long haul.
There are several different parts to FUEL. As a MommaStrong member you will get access to the expert community and the FUEL Intro course. If you like what you see and want to dig even deeper, you can choose to purchase the full FUEL: Befriending Your Body course. This course is a deep dive into the science of weight loss and dieting; cultural perceptions about weight, food, and health; investigating our feelings around food and eating, and learning to feed ourselves with ease. We also offer an optional pre- and postnatal section with nearly 30 videos covering the unique nutritional needs during pregnancy and postpartum, fueling while breastfeeding, and gestational diabetes.
The FUEL: Befriend Your Body course will take you about 15 minutes a day, a few times a week for about 8 weeks. As always MommaStrong recognizes that you know yourself best. If you choose to go faster or slower that is always A-OK.
The FUEL approach was created with the same values as our MommaStrong functional fitness program, with the added expertise of our Registered Dietitians and our team of Mental Health professionals, to bring you the most up to date research and guidance. You can trust that the FUEL: Befriend Your Body course will help you build a foundation of knowledge that will serve you for the rest of your life. No matter what you decide to tackle next, you are in charge. We want you to learn and explore and figure out what is right for you, because you are the only one who can truly know. But first—we want to make sure you are equipped with the tools you need to make those choices.
Our focus is not on weight loss. Instead we provide education to help you unlearn the false narrative about weight and health that we’ve all been raised with, learn to listen to your body and honor its signals and needs, and truly nourish yourself through the different stages of pregnancy and parenthood. This may result in weight loss over time, but this is not our objective. As with our MommaStrong fitness program, we value function over appearance.
6 Things to Remember About the FUEL Program
You are not alone. The MommaStrong FUEL community is a safe place to share your truth.
FUEL can help you build a healthy relationship with food without restriction or diets.
You will learn to befriend your body and nourish it even on the hard days.
The FUEL course teaches you to embrace your unique taste and appreciation for food.
You will learn why thinness does not equate to health and how you can care for your body in a sustainable way.
You can expect major mindset shifts that will help you learn to trust your body again.
This course is for you if:
You’ve tried everything under the sun to overcome “less healthy” eating habits but nothing has worked.
You are tired of trying to figure it out on your own.
You know another diet or relying on your willpower alone just won’t cut it anymore.
All MommaStrong members have access to A FREE FUEL community group supported by our Registered Dietitians and Mental Health team and the FREE FUEL Intro course. All are available in the MommaStrong Community.
Don't start another diet
Don't commit to a new wellness lifestyle
Don't give up in frustration
Instead, learn how to befriend your body and be rebelliously healthy for the long haul.
Buy the FUEL: Befriend Your Body Course
This course is self-paced, but if you spend ~15 minutes a day, you will complete the course in about 6 weeks. There is a one-time fee of $250 for the course and you can reach out with any specific questions along the way to our Registered Dietitians in our FUEL community.
Meet the FUEL Team!

Safiyya Suleman, RD

Jya Plavin, MPH, CPT, CPPC

Monique Cortes, LCSW-S

Theresa Moutafis, RD, IBCLC

Kirstie Bylenga, RD

Melissa Nieves, RD, LND, MPH

Courtney Wyckoff, CPT, CES

Kathleen Johnson, MA, RD, LDN

Nicole Myers, RDN, CDCES
Buy the FUEL: Befriend Your Body Course
This course is self-paced, but if you spend ~15 minutes a day, you will complete the course in about 6 weeks. There is a one-time fee of $250 for the course and you can reach out with any specific questions along the way to our Registered Dietitians in our FUEL community.
Buy the FUEL: Befriend Your Body course today and get a 50% discount, just for MommaStrong members.
This special offer of a one time fee of $125 $250 only lasts through September 2021. Do this before you do anything else.