My story
My interest in fitness started as a teenager. Despite playing multiple sports, I had little knowledge of nutrition or how to fuel my body, I was alway a bit overweight and bigger than my peers. I felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I set out to lose weight as a way to gain confidence going into college. I based my exercise and diet on what I saw trending on the internet. I was quickly engulfed in the world of media and societal pressure to prioritize thinness through intense diet, excessive exercise and developed a cycle of restrictive-binge eating. I was either on-track or off-track and constantly blamed myself for the frustration and failure to see results.
After a few years of this I was completely burnt out. I took a step back and needed to stopped beating myself up. I stopped tacking the pounds on the scale, macros in the food, and the calories burned on my watch. Instead I allowed myself to eat more, started strength training and gave myself grace. I spent time learning more about evidence based science of exercise science and nutrition.
“Once I was kinder to my body, it was kinder back to me.”
With more the focus on eating enough, training smarter not harder and a little self love, I was able to really find my groove, feel confident and finally reach my body goals!
The time I spent trying to navigate all the health and fitness information showed me how much misinformation and marking is out there is designed to sell products and offer a quick fixes. At the end of the day finding what works best was much simpler and enjoyable and truly lead me to feel my best!
I’m now at the point where I would love share what I learned and be able to help others who might have felt like I did. Living a heathy lifestyle does’t have to be perfect or overcomplicated, but it should fit you!
Degrees, Certifications & Experience
- BS, Public Health, UMass Amherst
- MPH, Public Health, UMass Amherst
- NASM, Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM, Certified Nutrition Coach
- NASM, Certified Virtual Coach
- ASFA, Certified Run Coach
- NCI, Thyroid Health
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