Become a NESTA Certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist
Learn a structured 20-session program for coaching lasting weight management. Work through it as a client first, then use it to guide your own clients from the first assessment to a long-term maintenance plan.
- 20 client sessions, each with a video presentation
- 40+ downloadable client forms and handouts, ready to use
- Online and self-paced, with lifetime access to your course
- 100% online training & online exam
- 20 session video presentations, an introduction audio and a notes packet
- 40+ downloadable client forms and handouts
- Lifetime access to your course
- Receive digital certificate upon passing the exam
- Free printed certificate within North America! International shipping available for an additional fee.
- Lifetime certificate
- 1.5 NESTA CEUsapproved credits
- 20 ISSA CECsapproved credits
- 30+ yearstraining fitness professionals
A Ready-to-Use Program for Helping Clients Manage Their Weight for Good
Lasting weight management is about more than calories. Clients need help with the habits, triggers, setbacks and everyday situations that make healthy eating hard to stick with.
The NESTA Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist course gives you a complete 20-session coaching program built on Healthy Eating Every Day (HEED) and NESTA sources. Each session has a video presentation that explains what the coach does and what the client does, plus the forms and handouts you need to run it.
Experience it first, then coach it. We recommend you go through all 20 sessions as if you were the client. By the end, you know the program from the inside and you are ready to take new clients through it, step by step.
Help Clients Achieve Lasting Weight Loss & Lifestyle Change
This program is perfect for:
- Fitness trainers looking to expand their skillset.
- Nutrition and wellness coaches who want a structured weight management program to follow.
- Professionals who work with clients in a weight loss setting.
- Anyone passionate about helping others achieve a healthier lifestyle.
What you'll be able to do:
- Assess your client with the HEED assessment and goals forms, and know when to ask for a physician clearance.
- Set realistic goals and rewards, and help clients identify their obstacles, barriers and benefits.
- Tackle everyday challenges: eating triggers, dining out, self-talk, grocery shopping, healthy cooking and recruiting support.
- Reassess at the mid-point and help clients get back on track after a setback.
- Balance calories with physical activity using a Readiness to Change form and a client activity log.
- Plan for the long term: managing time and stress, staying motivated, planning ahead, and a follow-up maintenance plan.
Frustrated with Fads? Help Clients Build Habits That Last
Fad diets and generic plans often ignore the reasons people struggle in the first place. This course focuses on behavior change, one session at a time.
Go Beyond the Surface
Help clients recognize what drives them to over (or under) eat, from emotions and habits to social situations, and replace negative self-talk with something more helpful.
Practical, Everyday Strategies
Defensive dining, international foods, grocery lists and supermarket strategies, food prep pointers, rethinking drinks and a clear look at supplements and fad diets.
A Done-for-You Client Toolkit
More than 40 downloadable forms and handouts, including the HEED assessment, physician clearance form, goal and reward sheets, sample menus at 1600, 2200 and 2800 calories, an activity log, high-risk situation planning and end-of-program recap forms.
NESTA-LWM Course Outline
The course is the program: 20 client sessions, from the first assessment to celebrating success, plus a library of bonus forms. Each session includes a video presentation, and most include downloadable forms or handouts.
- Recommended textbook (not required): Healthy Eating Every Day (HEED), sold separately through Amazon or your favorite book retailer. The course forms come from this book, and it is a helpful reference to keep.
- Start here: a course introduction explains how the program works and how the exam is set up.
Course outline
1Getting Started: Sessions 1–4
- Session 1, Introduction: introduction audio and video, notes packet, client daily servings, HEED assessment, physician clearance form and sample menus.
- Session 2, Assessing the Client: assessment tools and the HEED goals assessment.
- Session 3, Setting Goals & Client Rewards: goal and reward forms, and the ChooseMyPlate initiative.
- Session 4, Identifying Obstacles, Barriers & Benefits.
2Everyday Eating Challenges: Sessions 5–9
- Session 5, Tackling Triggers: common eating triggers and using nutrient-dense foods.
- Session 6, Dining Out: defensive dining, international foods and eating away from home.
- Session 7, Self-Talk & Reflection.
- Session 8, Healthy Shopping Strategies: shopping with the HEED plan, grocery lists and supermarket strategies.
- Session 9, Recruiting Support.
3Mid-Point Check-In & Setbacks: Sessions 10–13
- Session 10, Client Reassessment: mid-point assessment and goal forms.
- Session 11, Getting Back on Track: planning for high-risk situations.
- Session 12, Cooking Up a Healthy Diet: food prep pointers and a healthy cookbook.
- Session 13, Dietary Supplements & Fad Diets: Rethink Your Drink and how fad diets compare with HEED.
4Activity, Weight Control & Stress: Sessions 14–17
- Session 14, Balancing Calories with Physical Activity: Readiness to Change form and client activity log.
- Session 15, Controlling Weight: balancing calories confidence check and weight control programs.
- Session 16, Managing Time & Stress: healthy celebrating and holiday eating resources.
- Session 17, Staying Motivated.
5Maintenance & Celebration: Sessions 18–20
- Session 18, Eating in a Changing World: food safety tips.
- Session 19, Planning Ahead.
- Session 20, Celebrating Success: goals recap, self-reflections and a follow-up maintenance plan.
- Bonus forms: assessment instructions, action plan, stage of readiness, risky environment worksheet and more.
Approved continuing education credits
NESTA-LWM Certification Details:
Prerequisites: None
Your certificate
- Lifetime certificate: your certification never expires.
- Lifetime access to your course: come back to the videos and client forms whenever you need them.
- Learn at your pace: study online on any device, on your schedule.
- Online exam with instant results: 3 attempts included. Need more? A $95 retest fee applies.
- Pass the exam (70% or higher) and instantly download your digital certificate as a NESTA Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist.
- Free printed certificate within North America! International shipping available for an additional fee.
Enroll in the Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist
Lifestyle Weight Management
- 100% online training & online exam
- 20 session video presentations, an introduction audio and a notes packet
- 40+ downloadable client forms and handouts
- Lifetime access to your course
- Receive digital certificate upon passing the exam
- Free printed certificate within North America! International shipping available for an additional fee.
- Lifetime certificate
3-Day Refund Policy: you can request a full refund within 3 business days of your purchase date, as long as you have not started any course exam. Questions before you enroll? Call 1-877-348-6692 or use our contact form.
What our graduates say
“A special thank you to NESTA for the high-quality education, the structure, and the tools that really make a difference in real practice. Proud to be part of this learning journey. It's an amazing feeling seeing what I learned come to life and actually apply it.”
“LWM was a perfect certification for a professional working in the weight loss setting. If interested in learning how to be a lifestyle coach this is great content.”
“I have the MMACC, BMS, and now the LWM certifications, and it's a fantastic course. The exam was very challenging. I highly recommend it.”
“This is a very important field of study in today's era with all the significant challenges. The course was Fun and had a lot of great information.”
“The course was very informative and easy to understand. Got better knowledge to guide my clients. Thanks”
“I am glad I found NESTA courses at the right time in my career. … Thanks Team NESTA”
Start Your Journey Today!
Don't just help people lose weight, help them build habits that last. Enroll in the Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist program today and get lifetime access to your course.
