Gretchen Comey, Nutrition Coach
As a human being, food is a lot of things to me: safety, comfort, love, celebration, risky, painful, destructive, constructive, empowering, and rewarding.
As a nutrition coach, I embrace the spectrum of roles food can play in our lives and work with my clients to do the same so we can erase the “good” and “bad” labels we assign our food—and often ourselves by extension.
I believe the key to an empowering relationship with food stems from understanding just a few simple nutrition principles (macros). No foods are off limits—rather we use these basic principles to guide our food choices on a daily basis the same way we make different daily decisions about how to spend our time or our money.
This approach allows for a custom framework for each individual that accounts for their personal goals, lifestyle, and needs. I meet you where you are and design a sustainable roadmap for where you want to go or how you want to feel.
Testimonials
“I participated in Gretchen’s Cut the Fat program in the summer of 2023. I had just turned 60 at the time, and was so concerned about that ominous prognosis of weight / fat gain and muscle atrophy that we are told is inevitable as women age, and seemingly accelerates after entering that sixth decade. I worked out regularly and ate well…but still, I felt I needed to learn more and make some changes in the face of such scary predictions about my health and well-being. Cut the Fat and Gretchen’scoaching and guidance were exactly what I needed to change my perspective about aging and body changes. The beauty of the program and Gretchen’s leadership was that it was so personalized. Yes, indeed, Gretchen works within a framework based on research and science to determine what macros and food combinations we should align to. But it doesn’t stop there! I have some blood sugar issues as well as some diagnosed carb sensitivities, so we needed to tweak the recommended carb numbers to fit that — which required some tweaking of the protein and fat numbers as well. My results? I lost 4.7 lbs, I gained .2% in muscle and lost 1.7% of my body fat in 6 weeks. Great results, for sure — but behind those numbers is the real story — of Gretchen’s expertise, compassion, flexibility and encouragement — along with some rock-solid science that bolstered my confidence and results. I recommend this program highly! Do yourself a huge favor — give yourself some Gretchen. Your mind, body and spirit will be all the better for it!”
“I have battled with my weight my entire life. I have done every diet that is out there. I wanted something sustainable, healthy and easy to do. “Cut the fat” with Gretchen checked all of the boxes! What I love about the program is that no food is off-limits!
I have become pretty good at logging my food in the My Fitness Pal app.
Because I am a rule follower and I stay consistent, when I have a splurge it doesn’t make as much of a negative impact as it once did and it is so much easier to get right back on track! (that’s a non-negotiable, gotta stick with it and get back on track)
When I feel like I’ve hit a plateau I check in with Gretchen and we update my numbers (macros). It’s all about the math!
I continue to track and work out. I have never felt better!! I am slow and steady with my weight loss and I feel good about that because I’ll be able to keep it off! I know I can lose that last 20 to get to my target weight thanks to Gretchen’s CUT THE FAT program!!”
“I signed up for the Cut The Fat program led by Gretchen Comey in April 2024. I was very interested in learning more about how to count macros for weight loss. I was looking for something to get me out of my current diet and exercise rut which was doing nothing for me. From the start, Gretchen provided lots of information and was always very available whenever I had any questions. After my initial inbody and questionnaire, she came up with a nutrition plan tailored for me to meet my goals. I was a little cautious when she said I needed to increase my daily calories, but I trusted her as she shared her own journey with counting macros to meet her weight and fitness goals. To my surprise, I felt better with more energy within the first week AND was losing weight while not losing any muscle mass. Gretchen also provided lots of recipes, strategies for eating healthy at restaurants and also healthy snack ideas when taking road trips. It was also very helpful that she shared her own daily meals with our group so we could get ideas from her as well. Here I am 5 months later and I have continued to lose weight and I’m still sticking to my exercise plan and using the fundamentals I learned from Gretchen.
I am so thankful I decided to join the 6-week Cut The Fat Program as it has truly changed my body composition and the way I now think about using food to fuel my body!”
