I haven’t always been a Certified Nutrition Coach…

In fact, just last year—and 11 years before that!—I was a high school English teacher. (Shout out to The Great Gatsby!!)

I planned to teach themes, commas, and essays forever, but you know how life goes. It has a crazy way of steering you in different directions!

You see, in my early 20s, I was 15 pounds overweight, hungry (more like hangry), fatigued, and bloated.

And I always felt just “meh,” never awesome.

Since I was eating what I thought were healthy foods, counting calories, and working out 6+ times per week, I chalked my symptoms up to “aging.”

Sometimes I’d lose a few pounds and feel a bit better, but no matter how many tactics I tried, I always gained the weight back and returned to feeling hangry, fatigued, bloated, and “meh.”

In my late 20s, I decided enough was enough!

I became determined to lose weight and feel great, so I committed to making that happen.

I started out reading and soaking up as much info as possible from books, medical journals, and podcasts—but my thirst for knowledge was unquenchable!