Registered Dietitian. Certified Transformation Coach.  Special investigator into why intelligent, capable adults can know exactly what to eat...

...yet they just don't.

I’ve been a Registered for more than 17 years, which means I have spent an absolutely disrespectful amount of my adult life discussing protein, poop, blood sugar, cholesterol, fiber, emotional eating, bowel movements, food guilt, and whether iced coffee counts as breakfast. And I've come to one conclusion. 

Most people know vegetables are good for them. They know protein matters. They’ve heard vague legends about exercise and sleep. The problem is that none of this advice accounts for the fact that it’s 6:14 p.m., nobody thawed the chicken, someone suddenly needs poster board, there are seventeen unread emails marked “urgent,” and your last remaining nerve has packed a duffel bag and left.

That’s the part I care about.

Not just:

“What should you eat?”

But:

“How the hell are we making that work in your actual life?”

My approach to nutrition is aggressively reasonable.

I believe food should support your health without becoming your entire flippin' personality. You can care about protein without weighing blueberries like you’re conducting a DEA seizure.  You can have health goals without treating your body like a condemned property undergoing renovations.


I’m a huge fan of good enough (-ish).


Good enough meals. Good enough movement. Good enough sleep. Good enough meal prep.  Think of it as a "B+ mentality" if you will.  I never got all A's. I don't expect you to either. All you need to do is show up to class. 


Perfect, performed temporarily while clenching your jaw and whispering discipline into the mirror?

That usually ends with takeout, guilt, and:


“Tomorrow I’m getting my shit together.”

Around here, science matters.
So does reality.

I love metabolism, blood sugar, cardiovascular health, digestion, appetite regulation, hormones, muscle, behavior, and all the weird little systems keeping us alive without asking for our input.

 

I will talk about soluble fiber longer than is socially appropriate. But science isn’t particularly useful if nobody can actually use it.

 

So I like taking:

“Dietary composition may modulate postprandial glycemic response…”

and turning it into:

“Put some protein with the carb so your blood sugar doesn’t enter its freestyle era.”

 

Same science. Fewer syllables. Less bullshit.

Mostly, I want this space to be useful and fun.

I want nutrition science to make sense. I want you to walk away with strategies you can actually use when life gets weird. I want you to stop feeling like health is some invisible exam everyone else somehow received the study guide for.

You are allowed to make progress without becoming an entirely different person.  You are allowed to buy convenience foods.  You are allowed to miss a workout.  You are allowed to eat carbohydrates after 7 p.m. without alerting the authorities.  You are allowed to change a plan that sucks. And you are absolutely allowed to stop starting over every Monday like Monday possesses some sort of magical, medicinal properties.

So, welcome.


I’m Christie. I’m glad you’re here.  And yes— we’re absolutely going to talk about protein. Probably fiber too.

You've been warned ;)