For the whole journey 50, 75, 100 pounds or more and everything that comes after.
Personalized 1:1 coaching for people working toward significant weight loss. Your weekly relationship is with one of GFIT's 29+ certified health & fitness coaches, backed by monthly 1:1 sessions with 50+ registered health professionals. Nutrition, strength, behaviour change and long-term maintenance — built around the whole journey, not just the first few months.
Often covered by extended benefits, NIHB, VAC, and CAF
Trusted by Winnipeg physicians & providers: QDoc · IMD Medical Clinic · East St. Paul Medical Clinic · Platinum Compound Rx
GFIT Wellness is a Winnipeg-based online coaching service for people who want to lose a significant amount of weight and build the habits required to maintain it long term. Clients work weekly with a certified health & fitness coach and meet monthly 1:1 with registered health professionals, including Registered Dietitians, Registered Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Naturopathic Doctors and Clinical Counsellors. Coaching combines personalized nutrition, progressive strength training, muscle preservation, behaviour change, accountability and a planned transition into weight maintenance. GFIT serves Winnipeg, Manitoba and clients across Canada, and eligible registered-professional services may be covered by extended health benefits, NIHB, VAC and CAF.
Losing a significant amount of weight can take time. Your calories, training, recovery, mindset and goals won't stay the same from beginning to end — so we adjust the plan as you change.
Major weight loss requires consistency over months, not extreme restriction for weeks. Your nutrition strategy is personalized around your starting point, food preferences and lifestyle, then adjusted as your body and needs change.
The goal isn't simply to become smaller. Progressive resistance training and adequate protein help prioritize muscle preservation while you lose body fat — supporting strength, function and better body composition.
Weight loss rarely happens in a perfectly straight line. Your team reviews trends, adherence, nutrition, activity and progress before deciding what actually needs to change — rather than reacting to every frustrating week.
Major weight loss can involve much more than calories. Emotional eating, all-or-nothing thinking, stress, self-sabotage and years of dieting can all influence the journey. Registered professionals help you build behaviours that can last beyond the diet.
A plan that worked 50 pounds ago may not be the plan you need today. Training, nutrition, movement, recovery and goals evolve throughout significant weight loss — and your program evolves with them.
Maintenance isn't what happens after the program. It's a phase we prepare for. Calories increase strategically, training continues and your focus shifts from losing weight to maintaining your new body without returning to old extremes.
Sarah and Amanda have each personally lost approximately 100 pounds and maintained that change long term. Anthony specializes in fat-loss transformation and the training, nutrition and accountability behind meaningful body-composition change.
Sarah doesn't coach major weight loss from theory — she's lived it. She lost 100 pounds and has kept it off for 14 years, and navigating the transition from active loss into lasting maintenance shapes an approach built on sustainable habits, not temporary restriction. She also supports clients on GLP-1-assisted weight loss.
"I lost 100 pounds and kept it off for 14 years, so I know lasting change comes from habits you can actually sustain — not quick fixes."
"I hit 9.6 lbs lost and 10 inches! Completed 5 weeks of 5am workouts, no excuses made yet!"
Shelley · Sarah's client
Amanda has personally lost 100 pounds and maintained it for over a decade. A Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist with GLP-1 weight-loss support training, she focuses on sustainable fat loss, healing the relationship with food and moving away from the yo-yo dieting cycle.
"I spent years stuck in yo-yo dieting before I lost 100 pounds and kept it off for over a decade. What changed everything was healing my relationship with food — not another quick fix."
"I'm proud of staying 100% this week — and, honestly, feeling good in my body."
Kelsey · Amanda's client
Anthony specializes in structured fat-loss and body-composition coaching — combining progressive training, nutrition and accountability for clients ready to make a significant physical change. He brings a strong training and body-composition lens to the longer weight-loss journey.
"Your goal is my goal, and at the end of the day I love seeing other people become the best version of themselves."
"My arms went down half an inch, and I can see more definition in my shoulders when I flex. It makes me so happy!"
Tara · Anthony's clientYour certified coach is your continuous weekly relationship; registered professionals layer in monthly for discipline-specific depth. If your primary coach's caseload is full, you'll be matched with another coach whose experience aligns with your goals.
One coach who's walked the journey, one coordinated team of registered professionals, and a plan built for the whole thing — not just the first few months.
Major weight loss can touch nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, behaviour, body image and mental health. Behind your weekly coach, monthly 1:1 sessions with registered professionals provide additional expertise as your needs change:
Personalized calories and nutrition, protein, meal planning, body composition, plateaus and the transition from weight loss into maintenance.
Emotional eating, stress, motivation, all-or-nothing thinking, body image and sustainable behaviour change.
Sleep, energy, routines, meal preparation, daily movement and building healthier habits into everyday life.
Clinical psychological support when deeper mental-health, body-image or eating-related concerns require appropriate care.
Overall health, nutrition and wellness support within their professional scope and alongside existing medical providers.
Relationship with food, confidence, emotional wellbeing and the psychological adjustment that can accompany significant body change.
Significant weight loss can intersect with obesity medicine, GLP-1 medications, bariatric surgery and other medical concerns. GFIT provides the coaching and lifestyle layer while medical diagnosis and treatment stay with the appropriate healthcare provider.
GFIT's team includes Registered Dietitians, Registered Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Naturopathic Doctors and Clinical Counsellors. Depending on your benefits plan, eligible monthly 1:1 sessions may be reimbursed through one or more professional categories. GFIT also works with NIHB, VAC and CAF benefits.
We'll review your plan on your discovery call. Or, get an instant rough estimate now with our free calculator.
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Tell us where you're starting, how much you'd like to lose, what you've tried before and what has made maintaining progress difficult. We'll explain the program and review your insurance coverage.
You're matched with a coach experienced in significant weight loss based on your goals, history and personality fit.
Nutrition, strength training, movement and behaviour strategies are built around your starting point. Your coach works with you weekly and adjusts the plan as your body, progress and needs change.
Consented client stories — significant loss, becoming stronger, a healthier relationship with food and a fundamentally different way of living.
"Since working with Anthony my life has done a complete 180! We've lost 90 lbs working together and are continuing to lose weight and crush goals. The workouts are always changing to keep progress coming, and the plan works with foods I enjoy. Would definitely recommend."
Brandon · Winnipeg
"My years with GFIT have given me a whole new lease on life. I've gone from thinking negatively about myself all the time to seeing the positive, even in hard situations. I enjoy the gym, I can keep up with my husband outdoors — as long as we keep pressing forward, there's nothing that can stop us."
Samantha · Winnipeg
"I feel like I'm starting to remember who the Mahasin I want to be is. I'm feeling stronger every day and more eager to begin a new chapter in my life. I decided to live my life, have fun and be with people who make me happy — and I managed to keep it under control!"
Mahasin · WinnipegReal client stories, shared with consent. Individual results vary — weight-loss amounts and timelines differ for everyone.
Whether you want to lose 50 pounds, 100 pounds or more, we'll help you build a plan for the whole journey — including what happens after the weight comes off.