About
Hi, I’m Diep-Anh! I’m excited to share why the low fat/low calorie diet is making you sick. Trust me, I feel your frustration and pain of feeling hungry all the time while trying to manage your weight by reducing your caloric intake. As a mother of 2 boys, I gained over 40 pounds with each pregnancy. I was never told to lose weight, so I took the liberty of “eating for two” and I did! I was so large I earned the nickname “Beach Whale”. Mind you I’m only 4 feet and 9 inches tall and each boy was 6 pounds at birth and I was the heaviest I’ve ever been. Now you get the picture? 😃
Struggling to get back to my 95 pound self, I diligently applied everything I was taught in Pharmacy school, read in articles and saw on TV about low fat/low calorie diet but couldn’t shed the weight. I went vegan, eliminated meat and fat in hopes to shed the pounds … again, NO results. I was literally starving myself. The mere smell of food made me gain weight! We’ve all heard of caloric deficit….the energy-in has to be less than energy-out to loss weight, right? Ok, time to hit the gym. To my astonishment I gained even more weight around the waist and I was told that It was muscles, WHAT? I took a long hard look in the mirror and decided to accept, I can’t change genetics. I’m my mother’s daughter. Short and heavy around the waist and buttock. Then one day, I discovered the untold truth and I haven’t looked back!! I’m 53 years old and back to my pre-pregnancy weight! It’s not about genetics or fate…..It’s all about FOOD!!
My goal is to help you enjoy what you eat, live healthier lives, be medication free all while preventing or eliminating diabetes and save money. I’ll help you take control of your health with personalized meal plan and motivational tips to guide you through the journey of lifestyle change so you can look and feel better about yourself. Allow me to be your health mentor on this journey of personal transformation. Together we can change your lifestyle for optimal health.
HERE’S WHO I REALLY AM…
I’m a pharmacist and a certified diabetes educator. I’ve worked with pre-diabetics, diabetics and overweight patients for 5 years to help them manage their disease state through motivation and support. I love to share recipes and tips on eating clean as well as educating how processed foods are harmful to our bodies. Through my love of food and desire to live a healthier life without medications, I want to help you achieve your goal for a healthier life and be able to sustain this WAY of life for years to come and not feel deprived.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE…
I love to cross country ski and hike.
I like to entertain and share recipes that my mother cooked growing up and would tweak them to make them healthier
I love autumn in New
England. The bright red colors of the
maple leaves make me in awe of nature’s
beauty and splendor from the back of my
porch.
A FEW RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME.
I’m one of the refugees in 1975 and my first English word was “shut up” that I’d learned from watching TV as a kid in New Orleans. I didn’t know the impact of word until I said it to my family sponsor. I couldn’t sit on my butt for days. (Sad face)
“Mighty Mouse” is my gym nickname.
I like my food to bite back when I eat. I have habanero with every meal.
Diep-Anh