Since 2008, I’ve worked in the healthcare sector as a Licensed Practical Nurse. I understand what it’s like to struggle with food choices and to feel hopeless because I didn’t know how to eat differently – as a teenager, I struggled with my weight. In my nursing practice, I saw a huge deficit in the area of weight management and food information which led me to return to school and earn my diploma in Natural Nutrition from CSNN in 2010, with accompanying C.H.N designation.
Over several years, I counselled individuals and led group consultations. During this time, I realized that many people didn’t have the time to plan for food due to life circumstances, lack of education or misinformation about food labels and healthy food choices. I also saw strict dieting programs leading to all or nothing thinking—diets just do not work to keep weight off permanently. Special events such as Christmas, birthdays, holidays and even periods of long working hours can sabotage the best of intentions.
One less thing to worry about on a daily basis
I’m a busy mother of two young boys. Because I have a meal plan in place for my family, that’s one less thing I have to worry about everyday.