Defiance PT is excited to offer Nutrition Coaching, designed to support your health goals

Molly Kempel has joined our team as a nutritionist and is ready to help you crush your health goals and support your work in the gym with the right nutrition plan. 

There’s a lot of nonsense in the nutrition space, so we thought it might be helpful to have Molly answer some top FAQ’s around nutrition coaching and how it can help you elevate your lifestyle. 

First, what exactly is nutrition coaching?

Nutrition coaching is a personalized service that helps you reach your health & wellness goals through tailored dietary guidance, lifestyle adjustments and ongoing support. If you have goals around:

• Physical/ athletic performance

• Weight loss or gain

• Living long and living well

• Injury recovery

The right nutrition can help you get there. Unlike traditional diets, which often focus on restriction and temporary changes, nutrition coaching offers a sustainable path to health, emphasizing flexibility, balance, and informed choices. Coaching is for people who are looking to understand how to take the next step in their health journey and better support their goals. 

Why is nutrition important?

If you’re working hard towards a healthier you but ignoring the nutrition piece you’re leaving progress on the table. Ever wondered how much you should be eating, when you should be eating, or what you should be eating to support your goals? Building an understanding of nutrition will accelerate you towards your goals- the food we eat drives our bodies, from cellular interactions that create energy, to controlling fluctuating hormones that impact our mood, food is a main driver of how we feel and perform throughout the day. 

Today’s nutrition space is a bit of a Wild West- influencers and dramatic headlines have taken over and there’s a new piece of “advice” every week.The right coach understands the scientific foundations that apply broadly, but also the nuance that makes them apply to each individual- and knows how to dig into bold claims to see which ones have merit.  

Ok, but are you going to tell me to give up chocolate/ bread/ coffee?

Absolutely not- the difference between “dieting” and effective coaching is that coaching is based around making sustainable lifestyle changes, not outlining tons of restrictions. I don’t prescribe to restrictive diets, intense food tracking or cutting out food groups. Unless there is an identified sensitivity or allergy your plan should allow you to live your life, enjoy the foods you love, and fit into your current lifestyle. This means everything from your favorite foods to how often you want to cook, to who else is in your household will all be considered when building your plan. 

Ok… I’m pretty busy- what do I have to do every day?

Coaching starts with a 30-45 minute sit down where we dive into your goals, food preferences, lifestyle and health history. From there we build a plan that helps you stack incremental changes on top of each other to create a lifestyle that helps you crush your goals. We work through a personalized app and every week there are 10 check in questions (it takes 5 minutes), a quick conversation if needed, and a habit/ challenge to add. Every other month we connect for 30 minutes or so to discuss your progress, and in the interim we connect through emails/ messages. This is not designed to be another burden on your busy schedule- it’s simple, straightforward, and effective.

Within my app there are dozens of resources from recipes to guides, with more added each week. I believe coaching is a partnership, and that you need to have the information you need to make the most informed decisions for you. These resources are straightforward, science based and help you build the knowledge base you need in order to continue navigating the nutrition and health space.

What’s the first step? 

Wondering how nutrition coaching fits into your plan? Let’s have a quick chat- I’d be happy to answer any questions, talk more about my process or start to brainstorm a plan for you! Book a 15 minute intro here.