I'll have what she's having...

Christina Watkins: Achieving optimal health + self confidence

Christina Watkins is a nutritionist and health coach committed to empowering women to achieve their optimal health and confidence. As the founder of The Wellness Concierges, she specializes in both group and private coaching, guiding her clients through their health transformations.

Tell us a little bit about your health journey and how you got into being a nutritionist:

I was the client. I spent the majority of my life being consumed by my weight. I was overweight as a child and through my early adult years. I started diet pills when I was in the 5th grade! I tried every diet and every pill out there, bingeing, purging... I hit some really low points with my health. 

It wasn’t until I had moved back home after a few years post-college that I realized I needed to try something new (again!). I was living off of meal replacement shakes and “cleanse days”. It was brutal. I started working with a trainer and started eating real food and I was seeing changes. That was just the start of my journey….

I eventually fell in love with strength training and started working with a nutritionist.  She opened up my eyes to a whole new world….blood sugar management. I learned so much and also realized I could eat food, feel good and lose weight…. 60lbs to be exact! It was pretty incredible. 

From that point I realized I wanted to do what she was doing…empowering women to make themselves a priority, and know that there was a better way (and less miserable) way to lose weight. I eventually changed my career in marketing and started a new job developing wellness programs for some of the largest employers in Orange County. On the side, I was getting my health coaching certificate and building The Wellness Concierges! I have now taken TWC full time and it’s been a dream come true!