Hear What My Clients Are Saying
-BOB
“Katie is an exceptional dietitian-nutritionist and coach. I had the privilege of working with her for 7 months through her Fit & Strong Female Program, and it truly changed my life. I came to her feeling chronically exhausted and struggling with a variety of health concerns.
From the start, she was strategic, empathetic, and deeply invested in my success. She doesn’t just coach—she genuinely cares. She became an advocate for my physical and mental health, and for me as a whole person.
With her expertise, wisdom, and experience, she uncovered and addressed challenges I didn’t even realize I had with patience and insight. She showed up every step of the way with encouragement and consistency.
Today, I feel stronger, more energized, and more at peace in my body—with less pain and inflammation.
Katie was a true guiding light in this journey. I’m incredibly grateful and will carry what I’ve learned with me. She is an absolute blessing.”
“Katie is incredible! Throughout our 6 months together, she helped me really understand what was going on inside my body & gave me all the right tools to create a better lifestyle for myself. I not only lost weight I was having trouble getting rid of, but I gained long term habits that I can take into the future as I continue with new plans for fueling my body the right way for my hormones, stress, and fitness goals — all thanks to Katie!”
“The world needs more people like Katie Vaughn. I reached out to her after experience some severe GI issues that seemed to return out of no where. Navigating this while being an avid runner had me feeling exhausted, depleted, and very frustrated. Katie listened, payed close attention to what I was telling her, and tailored my gut healing process specifically to me. She takes time to get to the root cause of your concerns and is the opposite of a one size fits all mindset. After about 2-3 months of gut work with Katie’s guidance, I felt like a new person. During our time together she made changes when necessary and supported the changes that were going on both inside and out. After resolving my GI issues, I turned to her Fit & Strong Female Program to help support my running goals. The most important thing anyone reading this review needs to know is her approach is customized to you and your needs! She tailors her program to work for you. She has extensive knowledge and experience in sports nutrition and will help you feel your best while achieving your goals. I am going into my upcoming marathon feeling stronger and healthier than ever before. I also have a strategic fueling plan for the race. Thank you, Katie!”
“Working with Katie has been one of the best things I have ever done for myself - physically and mentally. I have been a lifelong athlete, working out consistently and eating what I thought was a healthy diet. Katie provided some initial feedback on making simple, manageable changes - but more importantly, she taught me how to achieve total wellness and truly make these lasting habits to take the best care of my body and mind. I feel much more aware of what my body needs to feel great, every single day - whether deep in the training trenches, or enjoying my new found appreciation for rest days. (taught by Katie!) Katie’s recipes are amazing - and it became so much fun for me to try new things and plan meals to help my body get exactly what it needs. I never felt like I was restricted or “dieting” - I felt like I was taking better care of myself with Katie’s guidance and constant support. Katie is a game changer - and as her client, I am beyond appreciative of what she has given me for life. ”
“Katie was super easy to work with and helped me with my goals. I felt overwhelmed by all the misinformation in the world, that I felt like I needed to realign with what was true in the nutrition world. Katie helped make that path clearer for me. I really enjoyed the 1:1 sessions and the customization that she offered. I didn’t feel locked into one pathway or method, but rather informed and confident to make the choices for myself. I’m grateful for the opportunity to work with Katie and know that the time spent will create long-lasting results in the long haul.”
“The reason I reached out to Katie was because I wanted to make sure I was truly doing the right things for my body—eating enough, supporting my hormones, and taking care of my health the best way possible. Thanks to her guidance and the detailed Dutch and gut tests, I was finally able to understand what was really going on with my body. We focused on improving my cortisol balance and gut health, and as a result, my sleep, energy, and overall well-being have improved so much. I truly believe everyone could benefit from this kind of detailed, personalized analysis if they want to improve or maintain their health. Katie’s knowledge and support have made such a positive difference in my life!”
“Katie was wonderful to work with. I came to see her having already a healthy lifestyle. Katie worked with my diet but tweaked it to better suit my energy and metabolic needs. We also did the hormonal panel to better understand and cater for my hormonal changes during menopause. Katie was great at educating me on the latest in nutritional research; that was important for me coming from the medical and wellness fields. All in all, my nutrition now helps support my active, wellness-focused lifestyle, I eat really yummy food and feel great with how my body looks and feels. I highly recommend Katie for anyone looking to use nutrition as a tool to improve their health, and as my experience showed, specifically for women going through menopause and want to better balance all those changes through nutrition.”
“Katie was amazing to work with! I am a college athlete competing on the track & field team at the University of Rochester and over the years I have been struggling with recurring bone stress injuries. On top of this, I have several food intolerances. Katie worked with me to find nutritional deficiencies and hormonal imbalances that were contributing to my injuries and gave me very specific meal plans/recipes/supplements to optimize my energy and performance beyond just preventing injury. Katie also takes into account the differences in nutritional needs of female athletes and educated me on how to incorporate these into my diet. As our sessions went on we were also able to tweak the timing and composition of my pre and post-workout fuel for best performance and recovery (which was a challenge with my busy class schedule). I have learned so much about my own body’s needs and how to optimize my food and training routine for my best performances on the track. After being injured for almost the whole indoor season I was able to come back to outdoor track for my most successful season yet. What I loved most about Katie was her kindness and dedication to her clients’ success, as well as her wholistic approach to wellness. She cared about my success as a student-athlete and my wellbeing as a person and frequently checked in on me throughout the process.”
“I worked closely with Katie for a histamine intolerance and her knowledge and help was unmatched! I have spent a year unable to eat most things without having some sort of allergic reaction and from the moment I started working with her, she knew all about it and was so supportive. While working on the histamine intolerance, she not only helped that, but the overall health of my body. I felt so much better after working with her and she was always available for any question or concerns that I had. I highly recommend her for any of your nutrition/health problems, especially if you feel like you have exhausted every outlet for some random problem”
“Katie helped me immensely. She started me on a plan to eat better and lose weight. She was always available to answer my questions. Her meal pan included delicious recipes and snacks. She definitely changed my eating habits to a healthier way to eat. I would HIGHLY recommend her!!”
“IKatie was such a help to me and my family! I have been working out for years with no noticeable changes. In 6 months, Katie changed things for me from the inside to out. My digestion is better, food and vitamin absorption is better, and muscle definition is finally a thing! Not to mention my overall mood has changed immensely. Would 100% recommend Katie to everyone and I do anytime someone mentions how they are feeling “off”.”
“I was suffering with a chronic illness and no doctors could give me an answer as to why my immune system was so weak. I was getting every disease under the sun and I just kept getting antibiotics shoved down my throat but nothing ever got better. After doing a 3 month program with Katie, I haven’t gotten sick since. She educated me so much on how immunity comes from your gut and put in so much effort to make a nutritional plan specifically designed to fit my schedule/lifestyle. She was emotionally supportive as well. Any time I needed to call she MADE the time to call me right away. I haven’t felt this good in years. Every person should see Katie it would fix everything about our health system.”
“I took my 15 yo daughter to Katie to help with her nutrition. She was amazing, we learned so much about ways to eat healthier to help her sleep and compete in the pool. She has developed a great routine and eats healthy every day. Katie was a pleasure to work with!”
“I trained for Ironman Austria 2020 since summer 2019. It was my first 140.6 full distance Ironman after completing the 70.3 distant several times and winning a few shorter local triathlons. Due to the pandemic, I ended up doing the race in July 2022.
Even though my training was going well, I was terrified of managing my nutrition before and during the race. I eat a plant-based whole food diet for many years, but I was not sure how to balance it all to support my body through such a long endurance race. I needed professional help. During one of my 3000 yards swim in the pool, a fellow swimmer recommended Katie for her nutritional expertise and working with Ironman athletes. I met with Katie for the first time 2 months before the race, so we were on a tight timeline. She helped me convert my metabolism from carbohydrates to proteins and fat which is not easy to do on a plant-based diet. She planned and tested my race-day nutrition and water intake. During the 2 months of intensive training prior to the race, Katie was very involved, checking in and making sure all is going well. On the last week prior to the race, her instructions were very strict, not to mention the 48h pre-race and the morning of the race.
Race-day conditions were challenging: sunny, 93 degrees heat, running the marathon part during mid-day. But one thing I can say, I was NOT dehydrated or undernourished. Katie’s nutrition plan sustained me well.
During the race, Katie was on the phone from Rochester with my wife in Austria to check on my progress and how I was feeling.
Hands down, outstanding coaching.
Can’t thank you enough.”
“Katie is amazing and I’m so happy I found her. I reached out to Katie when I was training for my first marathon and I no idea how to fuel my body. Katie did a full blood test to assess where my body was at, and helped me to utilize food as fuel as well as supplements to help me feel my best (and to get my digestion under control). The lessons Katie taught me during the three months I worked with her were truly life-changing. I hope to work with Katie again in the future just because she is a wonderful human and she has a lot to teach me. Highly HIGHLY recommend Katie to anyone who is looking to better their nutrition, fuel their bodies and just feel better.”