about me
I am a mom of three kiddos, Brock, Addison (Addy) and Evelyn (Evie) and wife to my handsome husband, Frank. My family is my WORLD and I want to make sure that I am around for a LONG time to see them grow up. That is WHY I lead a healthy lifestyle. They are my REASON, not my excuse, and I want to be a positive role model, so that they can learn from my example and get the most out of what life has to offer.
Growing up, I was teased and abused due to being overweight; hearing comments such as, "she'll only run to catch the ice cream man" and "that's not cute baby fat anymore, she needs to do something if she wants to change." These comments hurt, but I continued to eat, UNTIL a friend in high school told me that her sister was on this diet where she could only eat 1200 calories per day and she was losing a ton of weight. Obviously, I wanted to lose weight, too, so I started to 'count calories.' Having a competitive personality, I thought that if 1200 calories was good, then LESS than 1200 calories was better. This cycle of intense calorie restriction, coupled with excessive exercise led to weight loss and lots of it, but also crushed my metabolism, led to amenorrhea, and made me less than friendly to be around. Thanks to the support of MY wonderful mother, I learned what I was doing to myself before I spiraled completely out of control.
For the next 15 years, although I remained extremely active, I fell into the starve/binge/exercise cycle more than I would like to admit, maintaining a decent weight, but never where I felt comfortable. I even attempted to diet for a figure competition because I believed that having that goal would help me to focus. Little did I know, my problem was not focus, my problem was years and years of disordered eating.
Weight maintenance became even more difficult when I got pregnant. Despite going to Crossfit regularly and eating 'clean,' I gained over 50 pounds. I felt blessed to be carrying a healthy baby, but hated the changes my body experienced. After giving birth, EVERYTHING changed. I felt strong, powerful and motivated. I wanted eat as healthy as possible so that I could help my baby boy grow big and strong. I no longer looked at food as a chore or a treat, but as FUEL. I no longer dieted throughout the week and lived for the weekends.
In November 2014, I came across another opportunity. The opportunity to not only become a coach and help others, but also to begin on a journey myself.
Now, as an Integrative Health Certified Emotional Eating Coach, I empower women to live a healthy, joy-filled life without using food to fill the voids! Together, we CAN do this!
Are you ready?
Growing up, I was teased and abused due to being overweight; hearing comments such as, "she'll only run to catch the ice cream man" and "that's not cute baby fat anymore, she needs to do something if she wants to change." These comments hurt, but I continued to eat, UNTIL a friend in high school told me that her sister was on this diet where she could only eat 1200 calories per day and she was losing a ton of weight. Obviously, I wanted to lose weight, too, so I started to 'count calories.' Having a competitive personality, I thought that if 1200 calories was good, then LESS than 1200 calories was better. This cycle of intense calorie restriction, coupled with excessive exercise led to weight loss and lots of it, but also crushed my metabolism, led to amenorrhea, and made me less than friendly to be around. Thanks to the support of MY wonderful mother, I learned what I was doing to myself before I spiraled completely out of control.
For the next 15 years, although I remained extremely active, I fell into the starve/binge/exercise cycle more than I would like to admit, maintaining a decent weight, but never where I felt comfortable. I even attempted to diet for a figure competition because I believed that having that goal would help me to focus. Little did I know, my problem was not focus, my problem was years and years of disordered eating.
Weight maintenance became even more difficult when I got pregnant. Despite going to Crossfit regularly and eating 'clean,' I gained over 50 pounds. I felt blessed to be carrying a healthy baby, but hated the changes my body experienced. After giving birth, EVERYTHING changed. I felt strong, powerful and motivated. I wanted eat as healthy as possible so that I could help my baby boy grow big and strong. I no longer looked at food as a chore or a treat, but as FUEL. I no longer dieted throughout the week and lived for the weekends.
In November 2014, I came across another opportunity. The opportunity to not only become a coach and help others, but also to begin on a journey myself.
Now, as an Integrative Health Certified Emotional Eating Coach, I empower women to live a healthy, joy-filled life without using food to fill the voids! Together, we CAN do this!
Are you ready?
My education
I graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories – Ayurveda, gluten-free, Paleo, raw, vegan, macrobiotics, and everything in between.
I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including:
Each session will leave you feeling inspired and motivated. We will talk about things beyond food, seeking to bring balance to important elements of your life such as love and relationships as well as career and money. I will personally and carefully guide you to make simple, small changes that transform your life.
I studied with the world's top health and wellness experts including:
- Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, chair of nutrition at Harvard University
- Andrew Weil, MD, director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine
- Gabrielle Bernstein, bestselling author and life coach
- Susan Blum, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Mark Hyman, MD, founder of The UltraWellness Center
- Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating
- David Wolfe, raw food leader and nutrition expert
- Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, professor at New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
- Mark Bittman, food writer for The New York Times and bestselling author
- Joel Fuhrman, MD, family physician and leading expert on nutritional healing
Each session will leave you feeling inspired and motivated. We will talk about things beyond food, seeking to bring balance to important elements of your life such as love and relationships as well as career and money. I will personally and carefully guide you to make simple, small changes that transform your life.
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