About Me

Hi! My name is Wendy Rojas. I am married, have 3 children, and live in Washington state. I am a life and weight loss coach (certified through The Life Coach School). I am so excited and passionate about the work of teaching women how to lose weight, and keep it off permanently.

I have struggled with my own weight for the last 10 years, as well as dealing with depression throughout that time. I have been in that dark place that my depressed mind took me for years, where I felt alone and broken….with no hope of feeling better. I was so filled with self-loathing and shame for being overweight that I felt like I was unworthy and incapable of anything better. I felt completely “unacceptable” the way I was…to myself and others.

A couple years ago, I finally reached a point where I said “enough”. I decided I wanted better for my life. I began searching for ways to help me feel better. I learned about the power of my thoughts, and I learned tools and skills that helped pull me out of that dark place. I took back ownership of my life, rather than acting like a bystander in it. I recognized I had the power to change my story! I realized it was completely unnecessary to continue telling myself that I was broken, and to continue judging myself for all the shame and self-loathing about my weight that I carried for years.

Although it has taken me a couple years to get to this point, I have learned that the size of my body doesn’t determine my worth and value as a human being. My body is a magnificent creation from God, and my body is an instrument- not an ornament. When I got really clear with my reasons for wanting to lose weight, I recognized that I didn’t want any of those reasons to be because I wasn’t good enough the way I currently was. I was tired of feeling shame about what my weight. I finally let go of the pressure to change the size of my body to fit the world’s standards of weight and beauty, and gave myself permission to accept myself exactly the way I was. Ironically, that is when I began to see the most change.

Over the last year, I have lost 40 pounds, all while dealing with parosmia (*see note below for more details). I am creating the future I want for myself as I work on my mind and body. It’s not an easy or fast process, but IT IS WORTH IT. Things worthwhile rarely come easy….but it is in the struggle that we find ourselves…we learn and grow and evolve in ways we never thought possible.

I am continuing to work on losing another 40 pounds this year. Please follow my weight loss journey through my progress videos, where I document what this whole process has looked like for me.

If you’d like to learn more about the tools and skills and strategies I’m using to lose weight, or would like to experience the value of coaching for yourself, please click on the “Work with Me” button to contact me.

*Parosmia is a condition in which your sense of taste and smell is distorted. (And when I say distorted, I mean REALLY horrendously distorted. Food tastes and smells like rotten garbage and meat, mixed with a sickly sweet chemical smell.) Since Covid, it has become a fairly common problem, with thousands of people worldwide dealing with it. There is no cure for it. Over time, the nerves in the brain will heal itself. My parosmia began in April 2021, and it is still an ongoing issue for me. The timeframe of recovery varies between individuals, but many people deal with it for 1-2 years. Parosmia has greatly affected the types of foods I can eat. Foods I cannot eat are: all meat, all chicken/poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, chocolate, anything deep fried or processed, anything with garlic or onion in it, and many fruits and vegetables. What can I eat, do you ask? Not much, my friend. Most bread products are okay, some dairy is okay (cheese, some types of yogurts, butter), vanilla protein shakes, some veggies (I eat a lot of spinach salads with homemade dressing!), avocado, and most sweets (minus chocolate) are okay. If you are personally dealing with this, my heart goes out to you! It has been a very difficult challenge for me over the last year. Please reach out to me for support if you need it. We can get through this together!

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