Intake Instructions:
The attached forms are designed to provide us an in depth view into your overall health, contributing factors to whatever obstacles you are facing, and result in efficient first steps toward our goals together. You may notice you might not agree with the reasoning or face-value of every single question in these forms. I don’t either! But there is a method to the madness and your responses to each and every question as they are presented will contribute to a bigger picture that will make sense at the time of our next meeting.
 
To reiterate, I want you to fill out each prompt the best you can. I will not schedule a review of findings until every question and prompt in these forms is answered.
 
Packet delivery: 
The intake packet takes a minimum of ten days to fill out because of the diet and activity log. Take advantage of that by filling out the rest of your forms a little at a time - it can take over 3 hours total to complete. To ensure quality answers, don’t tackle it all at once. Take it slow. 
 
When I receive your complete packet, I will send a link for you to book your Health Coaching Consultation. 
 
That meeting is typically 2+hours in length (allow for extra) and the cost of booking this call acts as a deposit that goes towards the total cost of your coaching package. This review of findings is non-refundable as it also acts as compensation for the in-depth analysis, assessment, and consultation based on the attached paperwork. 
 
Two hours! Why so long? - Some of these appointments are done in 90 minutes… I’ve also spent as much as 3.5 hours with someone on a single call. We take the time we need to review all the details you provide me, holistically weave them together into a greater picture, discuss how I may best serve you, and what the new beginning of your health journey may look like. It takes several hours to fill these forms out - it’s only right we give due credence to their review. Quality care takes time. We can take a short break if need be. 
 
In regards to honest responses:
This work often requires us both to be vulnerable, honest, and open to communicating feelings and details of our lives we tend to shy away from in our everyday relationships. 
 
This is an opportunity to begin to break whatever patterns of shame and guilt we may tie to the less-than-healthy behaviors we all indulge in. This is a working relationship where the more openly you share, the more power you give yourself to heal.
 
In regards to the Health Appraisal Questionnaire:
On the scoring sheet, please add up your total points in the bottom row for each section, and add those totals to find your Health Appraisal Score. Write your score in large text somewhere on the margin of the sheet.
 
In regards to the Diet and Activity Log:
I want 10 consecutive days, even if it's ugly sometimes, no wrong answers here. Don't be overwhelmed, this doesn’t mean you are upending all your eating habits overnight after this. Try your best to avoid doing the log where a holiday, travel, or family event would interfere with the week you choose. 
 
In addition to the prompts on the form:
Using either myfitnesspal or cronometer (my favorite), record your food and write your total calories, along with proteins, fats, and carbs in grams on the sheet for each day. The apps should provide estimates of those values for you. Be as specific with weights and volumes of whole foods as you can without it being a burden - meaning it's okay if you don't have a kitchen scale. If you need help estimating, please reach out and ask for assistance. More details are better! In regards to dietary detail - I want you to note organic or not. (If all food is inorganic/conventional you can note that at the top of the log along with *unless otherwise noted, to save time.)
 
For packaged goods/condiments/pre-made anything, I want brand and product names. That includes parts of meals - like the tortilla brand you use for a burrito. To minimize work, if it's always the same brand, write it once somewhere in the margins instead of over and over. 
 
If you go out and eat at a restaurant, I want the name, even if it's a takeout pizza etc. 
For animals I want to know pastured/grassfed vs conventional. - but same as above, you can write it once and then note exceptions as you go on.
 
In regards to the exercise and relaxation blocks on this form -
Don’t only mark what you do, write when you do it. If you happen to go on a walk, exercise, etc it helps me if I can see when these things happen in relation to your food and sleep. 
 
Don't skimp on sleep details. The sleep details in this form are here for a reason - sleep is majorly affected by how your body responds to food choices.
 
The more precise you are here, the more advice I can offer to increase your likelihood of great results.
 
2 last mentions: 
Water can be counted in glasses, and I will assume 1 glass is a standard 16oz pint glass. A common water bottle size is 2 of these at 36oz. Your disposable or reusable water bottles should have the oz marked on them somewhere for point of reference.
 
The poop part on the diet log can be made less awkward by simply googling "bristol stool chart" and jotting down the closest corresponding number, with a simple comment on whether you believe it to be a "complete or incomplete" elimination each day. - the number and one accompanying word is enough.
Looking forward to supporting you!