HI, I’M DIANA!
MORE about me
I am a wife to a wonderful husband who shares my love for health and wellness and was the catalyst for me pursuing a career in fitness and nutrition. I am also a mama to the best little girl, Cecelia and four sweet baby cats that I never knew I needed but now I cannot live without them. I grew up in Ohio and currently live in Kentucky.
Being an athlete most of my life, health and fitness has always been more of a hobby for me and wasn’t something I considered when I went to college. I attended design school and earned my BS in Interior Design at one of the top design schools in the country. After working in design for a few years, I realized I was spending all of my free time learning as much as I could about my personal nutrition and improving my performance as an athlete, which led me to make my passion for fitness and wellness my career. I have worked in the health and fitness industry for nearly a decade now and wear many hats. I have experience as a competitive athlete, a fitness coach, a nutrition coach, cooking and creating meal prep recipes and menus for a local restaurant and I recently earned my yoga teacher training certification.
I think it’s apparent that I believe in a holistic approach to health. This belief, along with my love for learning and supporting others in living their best life, has brought me here to this career of helping others do the same. I believe that nutrition is about much more than the food you put into your body and that building habits in all areas of our lives is what creates long-term change.
One of my biggest missions as a coach is to encourage my clients to embrace their own journey and to recognize that it is just that -- a journey that takes time and patience. We are always a work in progress. Our health is personal and our challenges and experiences are our own.
I feel so grateful to do the work that I do. My favorite part of coaching is witnessing when clients feel freedom in their relationship with food and the transformation that clients experience as they pursue their goals and understand how good they can feel all the time! I believe that the small things are where all the magic happens, saying yes to a side of fries shouldn’t even be a question, and recognizing that food can fuel you to live your best life.
certifications + experience
Bachelor of science
Precision Nutrition L1
CF-L2 | Crossfit trainer since 2012
200-hour Yoga Alliance Power Vinyasa Teacher Training
Health Mindset Coaching Certified (HMCC)
Former competitive athlete
MY NUTRITION JOURNEY
I started playing sports at a very young age and fondly remember an upbringing that taught me all about hard work, discipline and pushing myself to be my best. I have always led an active lifestyle but my personal journey with nutrition has been a process full of learning and lots and lots of trial and error (and it still continues to this day!).
For me, nutrition has never really been about aesthetic goals, but more about performing my best. Even so, I didn’t really consider the role nutrition played in my performance or my fitness level until I started doing CrossFit in 2012 and someone handed me a book about Paleo. I knew that I wanted to compete and was looking to change my nutrition in a way that would help fuel my performance, however I had no idea what this meant. I experimented for several years with many diets, from Paleo to Whole 30. Though I was eating “clean” and feeling better, I never truly felt like I was eating to fuel my performance and struggled with having enough energy to finish workouts, let alone maximize my recovery. At this point, I was overtraining and under eating - my body was unhappy, telling me through signs like amenorrhea and my inability to recover from my workouts. My relationship with food was defined by a list of approved foods, but none of them were helping me reach my goals.
After diving deeper into learning more about nutrition and starting to work with a coach of my own, I was able to really dial in on what I was eating and pay attention to my nutrition outside of the gym. Having the accountability, knowledge and support of a coach allowed me to understand my personal nutrition and that has made all the difference in how I perform and recover. Tracking my macros has not only helped me learn how to eat for my goals to train and compete, it has also helped me overcome a mindset of restriction and approach my nutrition with a focus on overall performance and flexibility. I know that carbs are essential, that eating more is a good thing, and that finding balance in my diet also applies to fueling and recovery.
Even now, as I move away from competing and focus more on overall health, my goals of looking and feeling my best haven’t changed. Tracking is a tool that I still use from time to time as it holds me accountable to ensure that I’m eating enough to keep my body healthy and happy. In fact, my nutrition has become a source of consistency and habit for me that allows me to handle a really demanding schedule, balancing several jobs (because I love what I do!) and a husband in a demanding career. For someone who lives a really jam packed life, flexible nutrition has been crucial in helping me balance my busy lifestyle with my continued quest for being my best self.
WHAT MY CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ME
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ROLE
Nutrition coach, world traveler, & master of meal prep
BORING CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science; Precision Nutrition Level 1; CFL2; RYT 200 hour power flow vinyasa
GO-TO DRINK
Water, all day every day, but it has to be in a bottle with a built-in straw
WALK OUT SONG
Levels Skrillex Remix by Avicci
or anything by Nicki Minaj
NON-GUILTY PLEASURE
All the sweets! Especially extra fudgy brownies, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream
FUN FACT
I have a B.S. in Interior Design and worked as a designer for several years (I even worked for HGTV!) before turning my life-long passion for health and fitness into a career.
COACHING SUPERPOWER
Pushing clients to their potential through encouraging pep talks, tough love and shining light on all the things they’re doing right.