ABOUT ANA LATINA
Mija, you need to eat everything!
It’s how I grew up, too.
In our culture, food is love. Saying no to a second plate can feel disrespectful. Every celebration revolves around food. And when the women who love us most want to show it, they usually do it through what they put on our plate.
My Before
A decade ago, I was excelling in Corporate America, mentoring Latinos in tech and checking all the boxes of success. But despite trying what felt like everything — the dietas de Colombia, fasting, workouts, Herbalife, WW — I was not succeeding in my health.
I was over 80 pounds overweight, exhausted, frustrated, and convinced there had to be something wrong with me.
But our inner fuerza doesn't give up that easily.
One day, I got tired of being last on my own list. Tired of promising myself that I would start on Monday. So I started that day. And then the next one. And the next one after that.
The more I learned, the more things started to make sense.
I lost 88 pounds over 10 years ago and have kept it off ever since.
But the biggest thing I gained wasn't a smaller body.
It was finally learning how to take care of myself without guilt.
And trust me, mija, that changes everything.
73% of Latina women are either overweight or obese. It’s time to break the generational pattern and become the example.
I spent a lot of time in Latina professional networks — rooms full of powerful, high-achieving women who were crushing it in their careers and quietly beating themselves up for eating a piece of bread at lunch.
The more I got to know these women, the more I saw the need. The confusion. The all-or-nothing mentality. And the more I learned and saw results in my own body, the more I kept asking myself — how can I help my community?
We take care of everyone. We excel at work. We get the promotions, we hit the KPIs, we show up for everyone around us — and we put ourselves absolutely last.
Hermanas, we cannot pour from an empty cup.
Today I’m a certified health coach, trained in the science of what works for women. I created VIDA Method™ based on the principles that worked for me (and now for all of my clients).
I’m here to help.
You've tried hard enough (for long enough).
It's time for a different approach.
Before you try another diet, GLP-1, another supplement, or another round of starting over on Monday...
Let's figure out why you're stuck.
