About Kaylin
I believe my path in life is meant to take me to helping people understand how simple it can be to improve their health and happiness by choosing the right foods and listening more to what our bodies really need.
My journey with food and nutrition definitely began at a pretty young age. I am an only child and growing, up my mother and father both cooked lots of homemade meals. At my first house as a child, we had a humongous garden that provided us with fresh veggies so I definitely was introduced to fresh and wholesome foods early. My father is also an outdoorsman and does his fair share of hunting and fishing so venison and fresh caught lake fish were also a main ingredient found in many of our home cooked meals. I was never really a picky eater as a child.
But even though my parents had the right intentions of bringing me up on healthy homemade meals, I of course did treat myself to a lot of sweets and snacks and sodas too. And thus, I was quite a chubby kid, which progressively went on to me becoming overweight by the time I was in middle school. I didn't lay around and do nothing--I was pretty active outside and even played soccer for seven years! But the junk food I was eating was catching up with me. I didn't like my body and the way I looked in the mirror every morning so I decided to make a change.
My journey with food and nutrition definitely began at a pretty young age. I am an only child and growing, up my mother and father both cooked lots of homemade meals. At my first house as a child, we had a humongous garden that provided us with fresh veggies so I definitely was introduced to fresh and wholesome foods early. My father is also an outdoorsman and does his fair share of hunting and fishing so venison and fresh caught lake fish were also a main ingredient found in many of our home cooked meals. I was never really a picky eater as a child.
But even though my parents had the right intentions of bringing me up on healthy homemade meals, I of course did treat myself to a lot of sweets and snacks and sodas too. And thus, I was quite a chubby kid, which progressively went on to me becoming overweight by the time I was in middle school. I didn't lay around and do nothing--I was pretty active outside and even played soccer for seven years! But the junk food I was eating was catching up with me. I didn't like my body and the way I looked in the mirror every morning so I decided to make a change.
As I entered junior high school, I started to make small changes to my diet on my own. I also just started to be more active and stay on my feet or keep busy during most days. The pounds started to slowly drop off and it wasn't just the external changes I was noticing that improved my happiness and well being--it was that my body was just more energized and felt cleaner. I didn't starve myself nor did I do any extreme diet or weight loss plan--I simply did my own research on foods and nutrition in my spare time and implemented my own changes to my lifestyle. And so...my passion was born.
Fast forward many years later and I recently graduated college from the University of Arkansas in December 2013 with a Bachelor's degree in Human Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Dietetics and a minor in Marketing. In November of 2013 I had made the decision to enroll in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to begin my journey of receiving my holistic health coach certification. Through this program I'm learning about holistic and integrative nutrition. This means that rather than only focusing on the nutrition we get from our food, holistic nutrition focuses on "treating the body as a whole." Holistic nutrition not only addresses healthy and balanced diets based on our own bioindividuality but also brings in emphasis on other aspects of our lives and how they ultimately affect our nutrition and health--such as career, relationships, fitness, spirituality, etc.
Fast forward many years later and I recently graduated college from the University of Arkansas in December 2013 with a Bachelor's degree in Human Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Dietetics and a minor in Marketing. In November of 2013 I had made the decision to enroll in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to begin my journey of receiving my holistic health coach certification. Through this program I'm learning about holistic and integrative nutrition. This means that rather than only focusing on the nutrition we get from our food, holistic nutrition focuses on "treating the body as a whole." Holistic nutrition not only addresses healthy and balanced diets based on our own bioindividuality but also brings in emphasis on other aspects of our lives and how they ultimately affect our nutrition and health--such as career, relationships, fitness, spirituality, etc.
I've always been interested in health and over time, that has transitioned more into a great interest in healing and helping others find the right path to their ideal lifestyle filled with joy and increased vitality. Many times, our bodies will heal themselves, given half the chance. It's a matter of becoming more in tune and listening to them that's the trick. I want to help you figure this out, I want to help you unlock the puzzles you may have with your life concerns and give you the keys you need to better health.
To find out more about me, visit my blog page: Enticing Healthy Eating