Today we’d like to introduce you to Megan Hansen.
Megan, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I went to school to become a registered dietitian ten years ago, and when I completed my program, I was at a loss.
I had no desire to work as a dietitian in a hospital or in any sort of medical setting. It was 2009, so it was tough to find a decent job, so I did what probably many college graduates did that year – I bartended (on and off for the next nine years!)
I held a few other jobs the next several years with start-ups so I really learned how to be scrappy and build a business from nothing. When the company I was working for five years ago shut down, I felt like I was having a quarter-life crisis. So, I did what every millennial in my situation would do – I started a blog and The Nutrition Addiction was born. I wanted to show people they didn’t have to be fancy and a great cook to eat healthily. It can actually be REALLY easy – and cheap!
I blogged and worked other jobs for a couple of years until I decided I was done having a boss and I launched my nutrition coaching business full time. Today, The Nutrition Addiction is a blog, a brand, and an online nutrition coaching business. I’m also the creator of the 30-Day Metabolism Makeover, which hundreds of people from all the world have gone through.
And in addition to helping people fire up their metabolism, lose weight, and feel amazing, my husband, Andy, and I are opening a bar in Edgewood called Black Sheep Tavern + Oyster Room. Balance, right?
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
HA. No!
I decided to take my coaching business full-time two years ago, right about the same time I told my husband to quit his job so we could start working on opening our restaurant. What can I say, I like to work under pressure?
Honestly, though, doing this taught me how to work my ass off and get what I want in a shorter period of time. When you have to make money to pay your bills, you learn to figure things out a lot more quickly. I maxed out my credit card(s) hiring a business coach who helped me scale my business and the only thing I regret is not doing it sooner.
I tend to throw myself in the deep end which can make things tough for a while, but the payoff is much quicker than playing it safe. And I think I really learned that from working in start-ups – sometimes, you just have to wing it over and over until something sticks, and when it does, you hone in on it and take off!
So, as you know, we’re impressed with The Nutrition Addiction – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
What I’m most proud of that I’ve created is the 30-Day Metabolism-Makeover. This is a program designed to help people lose weight by INCREASING their metabolism, not DECREASING their calories. I mean, that sounds WAY more fun, right?
This program is based solely on science and takes a deep look at how your hormones, neurotransmitters, blood sugar, and metabolism work… and how they work together! It’s not about calories. It’s not about macros. It’s about science and metabolism.
It’s a 30-day boot camp designed to fire up your metabolism and get you in a place where you’re in a fat-burning mode more often than you’re in fat-storing mode. It’s really as simple as that. Once you’re able to master that, you can actually have a lot of flexibility in your diet.
I just wanted to create a program that people could actually do for life. And while EVERY diet program claims that, most of them are full of shit. This is a real-life way to view food and eating, and it works.
To give you a little sneak peek of what my secret sauce is – it’s PHFF! Protein, Healthy Fat, and Fiber at every meal. THIS is what keeps your blood sugar steady and your body in fat-burning mode. And once you have this down, you can be super flexible with your diet. It’s really as simple as that.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
I want 100,000 people to go through the 30-Day Metabolism Makeover by 2022! That’s my big goal. This program is life-changing and I’m excited to share it.
I’m also working on becoming an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practioner because I want to create an even bigger, more in-depth version program of the Metabolism Makeover where I’m able to really diagnose and treat (along with a functional medicine doctor) serious metabolic issues in clients I don’t believe anyone has an issue with their weight or their metabolism that can’t be fixed through functional nutrition or medicine.
Pricing:
- The 30-Day Metabolism Makeover is $297, but I’d love to offer Voyage readers $50 off the program. Just use VOYAGE at checkout!
- 1-on-1 Coaching starts at $349
- Seasonal 30-Day Fat-Burning Meal Plans are $99
Contact Info:
- Website: thenutritionaddiction.com
- Email: megan@thenutritionaddiction.com
- Instagram: @thenutritionaddiction
- Facebook: facebook.com/thenutritionaddiction
- Twitter: nutraddiction
- Other: www.thenutritionaddiction.com/metabolism-makeover
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