How I Got Here.

I’ve been asked so many times, “Why nutrition coaching?” and the answer is simple: I wanted to be the support and guidance that I wish I had.

There are two significant times in my life where I WISH I had access to a nutrition coach— a coach that was credible and formally educated with experience and compassion. I think it’s important that I share my stories with you because I want tell you that I am NOT perfect. I didn’t always know the right ways. There was a time where I struggled. But now that I’ve gone through my experiences, I’m able to combine my knowledge of nutrition science and real-life application to develop my own tool kit on how to properly fuel my body and feel CONFIDENT! And now it is my ultimate JOY to help other women succeed through my proven 4-step coaching method.

Let’s dive in with first, why I chose to be a Registered Dietitian:

I’m bringing us into the time machine, back to 2007 (LOL) my senior year of high school. I was in my senior drama play and I was SO excited for it!! We were picking out costumes and I found this dress that I knew was perfect for my character. It was both comical (due to the obnoxious polka dots) but also cute enough that I felt confident in it.. if only I was just a bit smaller. The zipper just wouldn’t zip and it drove me NUTS. Now at this point, I had only taken one nutrition unit ever and I only really thought was “Carbohydrates and Fat make you fat.” Like, why did I even think that? Oh yeah, its because Diet Culture gets you early on.. But anyway— I promised myself that I’d lose the weight at whatever cost.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the knowledge to realize how dieting could be harmful long-term, yet alone how to even start to lose weight in a healthy way. Now I have to remind you that I was practically a kid! I didn’t need to lose weight! But I thought I needed to because I wanted to feel cute in a dress— a reason so superficial yet MANY women of all ages can relate to. So what did I do? I tried the first diet I saw and fully committed: The Special K Diet!!! WHO REMEMBERS THAT?! It was advertised everywhere and all you’d do is eat Special K cereal and cereal bars all..day.. long. After a few months of doing it, I grew irritable and straight up HANGRY… but I also got obsessed with seeing that scale number go down so I kept going. And then my weight plateaued so I ate basically cereal and water. My skin was terrible. I felt tired all the time. I was lost. It wasn’t until my parents sat me down before graduation and addressed my actions and basically made me stop before I ended up in a bad place..and I am forever grateful. It made me really assess my thoughts, my actions and beliefs and realized how AWFUL I was being to myself.. but it also wasn’t completely my fault. I just straight up didn’t know what to do! It inspired me to study dietetics in undergrad and the rest is history.. Or so I thought!

Now I’ll explain what sparked me to take on clients:

I’ve been in corporate wellness pretty much since I got my RD credential 8 years ago but I always had 1:1 coaching in the back of my mind. It wasn’t until right after I had my first son, when I was going through the raw and vulnerable postpartum season. IF YA KNOW, YA KNOW, RIGHT?! Well let me be the first to say: I really had no idea.

I assumed since I knew how to eat, my body would just bounce right back and boy, was that not the case. The truth is, for most women, you don’t immediately drop back to your pre-baby weight and your body changes.. a LOT. I didn’t recognize my body. I felt vulnerable and lost and super hormonal. My social media feeds were filled with diet ads and intense workout programs; I felt like it was a sign for me; that I needed to do this in order to feel better, even if I did know better. So even I, a Dietitian felt like I needed to do something drastic to “get my body back” because I felt pressured to; postpartum was an unknown territory for me. I started low carb and working out as much as I could for a month before I found myself going down a familiar rabbit hole, feeling even WORSE both physically and mentally. That trying to lose weight through unhealthy behaviors was NOT what I needed at all. I really needed support, compassion, empathy. So I surrounded myself with other moms who gave me that support and a change of mindset as I navigated through new mom life and I was EMPOWERED! I KNEW that this is what I needed to be for other moms going through it, providing support paired with nutrition guidance to fuel their bodies the right way. That motherhood is stressful enough, without trying to lost weight through dangerous, restrictive and unsustainable eating habits. That women CAN fuel their bodies, while eating their favorite foods, and feel AMAZING while doing so, so that they can happily care for their families.

Which brings us here now: Chrissy Williams Nutrition, LLC!

Do either of my stories relate to you?! You’re not alone! I would love to help empower you to build new, sustainable, balanced habits so that you have the tools to feel great without ever having to try to diet again!!

Thanks for taking the time to read my story, friends. If I could help at least one woman through this, then it’s worth it.

All the love,
Chrissy
xo