About Me
- Dena
- Hello-my name is Dena, and there was a time when I ate vending machine brownies for breakfast and fast food for dinner almost every night. During my teens and early 20's, I made many unhealthy food choices and poisoned my body with too much alcohol and lack of physical activity. This soon caught up with me as I reached my mid 20's and I felt terrible. I tried dieting by restricting my intake and achieved weight loss, but not a better sense of well being. Thus, my interest in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle was sparked. My life has completely changed since I decided to pursue the education necessary to become a registered dietitian. I am living the life of a typical broke college student in my 30's instead of my 20's, but am now happier than I've ever been. I feel better both physically and mentally than I did in my 20's. I now know that it is possible to attain and maintain this feeling by eating right and engaging in regular physical activity, and have personally become addicted to this type of lifestyle. I am truly excited to use my own experiences, plus my science-based education background, to inspire others to incorporate these principles into their own lives.