My interest in health and fitness began when I was a freshman in college. I experienced the “Freshman 15” within the first two months of arriving at school. I gained a lot of weight in what seemed like the blink of an eye! I ate to deal with the stress of being away from home. I ate because I was making new friends, and my friends were spending hours in the dining hall and eating late at night. I ate to deal with the stress of final exams. And before I knew it, I was also eating because I figured the damage is done, so what’s a little more?

Within two months of starting school, the body I didn’t realize how much I appreciated was gone. Suddenly none of my clothes fit me. It was then I experienced those feelings of being uncomfortable in my own body, feeling miserable every time I went to my closet to get dressed, and being very unhappy about the way I looked and felt. I began to educate myself on nutrition and fitness and by the end of my freshman year, I changed my diet and began to workout. My body completely transformed…I was hooked!

It wasn’t until 8 years after I graduated from college that I changed careers and decided to follow my passion for health and fitness. I first became a certified personal trainer. After successfully helping my clients transform their bodies through training and diet advice, I then went on to receive my Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University.