About Jenna
Hi there, and welcome!
I can’t tell you how excited I am that this page exists. My hope is that, in reading my story, you’ll find something that resonates with your own journey and that it brings you a little more peace and confidence in your relationship with food moving forward.
My Story
When I was a kid, I was overweight. I didn’t like “healthy” foods, and I definitely didn’t like anything that made my heart beat faster than it did when I was sitting on the couch eating junk food.
Trust me, I tried everything. High-protein diets, low-calorie diets, Weight Watchers, juicing, fasting… it was grueling. Year after year, my grip on my weight kept slipping no matter how hard I tried.
At 19, I weighed nearly 200 pounds. I still remember plugging my stats into an online BMI calculator and seeing the word “obese” flash on the screen. That moment broke something in me. I felt hopeless, unmotivated, and lost. So, I dropped out of college and did the only thing I knew I loved. I moved to New York City.
One morning, sitting in Dean & DeLuca at Rockefeller Center with a notebook and a cup of coffee, I decided I was going to choose what to do with my life. I wrote down all kinds of career ideas: doctor, lawyer, singer, dancer… and near the bottom of the list, almost as an afterthought, I wrote “nutritionist.”
One by one, I crossed off each career until “nutritionist” was the only one left. I laughed to myself, wondering why I even wrote that down. Food had always been my greatest weakness! The idea of studying it terrified me.
But then I realized something: that’s what school is for, to learn what you don’t yet know. So, I made a decision that day. If I could learn about nutrition and truly change my own health, then I could help others do the same.
A Moment That Changed Everything
Sometime later, my friends invited me on a midnight mountain hike. I hated exercise, so every step was miserable. I was tired, angry, and out of breath, so I wandered off alone.
The trail was lit by a full moon, and when I reached the summit, I turned around and saw the most breathtaking view I had ever seen. Every step of that painful climb stretched out below me. And in that quiet moment, a thought came to me as clear as the night sky:
“I’m going to do this for the rest of my life.”
It’s funny, my parents always told me that some of my first words were “climb mountain.” I never thought much of it back then, but today, that phrase feels like my purpose.
Since then, I’ve climbed all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers and found endless joy in the trails around Colorado Springs including the Manitou Incline, Seven Bridges, Blodgett Peak, and countless others.
My Invitation To You:
If you’ve ever felt stuck, frustrated, or at war with food, I get it.
Because I’ve been there.
Nutrition consulting isn’t about perfection; it’s about progress. It’s about facing your challenges head-on and discovering what a healthy, balanced life looks like for you.
So, are you ready to reach your next summit?
Let’s do this together.
With love,
Jenna Moore, RD, CSSD