Sonia Dhingra
Weight loss coach for Desi women professionals
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Weight managementEmotional eatingHealthy habitsNutrition and healthy eatingNutrition and habitsOnline coaching |
| Works with | Women and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Fitness coach |
| Credentials | Physician; Life coach |
| Practice | The Kapaso Life |
Sonia Dhingra is a physician and life coach who runs The Kapaso Life. She helps Desi women professionals lose weight and keep it off. Her program is called Weight Loss for Desi Professionals, or WLDP. She built it after her own struggles with weight and food guilt. Clients learn a hunger scale to use at every meal. The program mixes personal coaching and group coaching, and it looks at the cultural side of food choices.
What Sonia helps with
Sonia works with women who have tried many diets and could not keep the weight off. She focuses on how clients think about food as well as what they eat.
- Losing weight and keeping it off
- Eating without starving
- Telling real hunger from other kinds of hunger
- Eating when not hungry
- Avoiding weight gain after vacations
- Food guilt and extreme dieting
- Balancing food choices with work, family and cultural expectations
Who Sonia works with
Sonia coaches Desi women professionals, including South Asian women who balance work, family and expectations. Her clients often have a long history of dieting with little lasting result. Some also come with health worries, such as being prediabetic.
How Sonia works
Sonia teaches a hunger scale that clients use at every meal to spot real hunger. Clients also learn one question to ask when they reach for food without being hungry. The program uses gentle, mindset-based coaching with structure, and avoids shame and strict restriction. It offers both personal coaching and group coaching. The focus is on small steps that fit daily life instead of crash diets.
Background and qualifications
Sonia Dhingra is a physician and a life coach. She created The Kapaso Life and its WLDP program after her own struggles with weight, food guilt and the pressure to follow a plan. As a South Asian woman, she knows the cultural and emotional weight that comes with food choices. She uses that understanding to shape a program built for Desi women who work and manage family life.
Sonia Dhingra pricing
Programs and services
- Weight Loss for Desi Professionals (WLDP) program
- Personal coaching
- Group coaching
- Free 6-step guide
- Free intro call
Sonia Dhingra reviews
The CoachVouch take
A physician and life coach who built a weight loss program specifically for Desi women professionals.
Best for Desi women professionals who have tried many diets and want weight loss that lasts without shame or extremes.
Common questions
How much does Sonia Dhingra charge?
Coaching with Sonia runs $75 to $130 an hour. Message Sonia from this page for an exact quote.
What does Sonia Dhingra help with?
Sonia Dhingra helps with losing weight and keeping it off, eating without starving, telling real hunger from other kinds of hunger and eating when not hungry.
Is Sonia Dhingra certified?
Sonia Dhingra lists: Physician; Life coach.
Does Sonia Dhingra offer group coaching?
Yes. Her WLDP program includes both personal coaching and group coaching.
What is the hunger scale in Sonia's program?
It is a tool clients use at every meal to tell real hunger from other kinds of hunger. It helps them eat without starving.
How do I contact Sonia Dhingra?
Send Sonia a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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