A day in December of 2008 changed the course of my life. I was 21 years old, weighed 270 pounds, and found myself experiencing chest pains from the strenuous activity of… opening Christmas presents. I knew my life had to change.
 

Over the next year I engulfed myself in learning about nutrition and exercise, and I watched the scale drop more than 140 pounds — more than half my body weight.  As exciting as it was to successfully lose weight, I was also frustrated by the inconsistencies in what I was reading online about nutrition. I was hungry for truth. Not opinions. Not fads. Not some diet plan that some guy came up with in his basement. But actual science-based, “this is the way the body works” nutritional information.

 

I pursued a college degree in Dietetics, completed my dietetic residency, and am now a Registered Dietitian in Idaho. It was here, in Idaho, that I fell in love with the mountains. I began to observe and experience how nutrition fuels optimal performance on the contoured lines of these beautiful peaks.  

I started V2P to provide a solution and combat the perpetuation of misinformation about what is needed to truly reach your goals with nutrition and activity. Nutrition isn’t mysticism; it is science. I want to leverage my professional nutritional experience to help others perform their best in outdoor pursuits.