meet the coachesdiana dewAN
head coachdiana dewan
I am a mom of two, meal prep guru, yogi, and certified prenatal and postpartum coach helping clients ditch the all-or-nothing mindset and build lasting habits through all seasons of life.
Experience: +8 yrs
I help clients build body confidence and food freedom by shifting mindset and creating sustainable habits without shame or rigidity.
I am a wife to a wonderful husband who shares my love for health and wellness and was the catalyst for me pursuing a career in fitness and nutrition. I am also a mama to the best little girl, Cecelia and four sweet baby cats that I never knew I needed but now I cannot live without them. I grew up in Ohio and currently live in Kentucky.
Being an athlete most of my life, health and fitness has always been more of a hobby for me and wasn’t something I considered when I went to college. I attended design school and earned my BS in Interior Design at one of the top design schools in the country. After working in design for a few years, I realized I was spending all of my free time learning as much as I could about my personal nutrition and improving my performance as an athlete, which led me to make my passion for fitness and wellness my career.
I have worked in the health and fitness industry for nearly a decade now and wear many hats. I have experience as a competitive athlete, a fitness coach, a nutrition coach, a yoga teacher and cooking and creating meal prep recipes and menus for a local restaurant.
I think it’s apparent that I believe in a holistic approach to health. This belief, along with my love for learning and supporting others in living their best life, has brought me here to this career of helping others do the same. I believe that nutrition is about much more than the food you put into your body and that building habits in all areas of our lives is what creates long-term change.
One of my biggest missions as a coach is to encourage my clients to embrace their own journey and to recognize that it is just that -- a journey that takes time and patience. We are always a work in progress. Our health is personal and our challenges and experiences are our own.
I feel so grateful to do the work that I do. My favorite part of coaching is witnessing when clients feel freedom in their relationship with food and the transformation that clients experience as they pursue their goals and understand how good they can feel all the time! I believe that mindset is everything, the small things are where all the magic happens and saying yes to a side of fries shouldn’t even be a question.
sound like you?i love working with…
Those committed to making and maintaining sustainable changes beyond the number on the scale and focusing on building better habits, their relationship with food and how they feel, look, and perform.
Those who want to get stronger, faster, and fitter but are struggling to make their nutrition match their performance goals.
Those who are ready to let go of a mindset of “bad” foods, cheat days, and perpetual dieting and implement a more flexible and streamlined approach to both nutrition and meal prep.
Credentials & Experience
Bachelor of science
Precision Nutrition L1
CF-L2 | Crossfit trainer since 2012
200-hour Yoga Alliance Power Vinyasa Teacher Training
Health Mindset Coaching Certified (HMCC)
Health Mindset Coaching Certified, Level 2 (HMCC L2)
Former competitive athlete
My Coaching Superpower:
I am a compassionate coach who also loves to challenge her clients through mindset shifts and a big picture approach. My strength is uncovering the hidden challenges that hold people back and turning those into small, sustainable steps that build confidence and freedom around food. I love to collaborate with my clients by meeting them exactly where they are so we can work together to build an approach that is personal, empowering and truly achievable.
let's get personal...Get to know ME
non-guilty pleasureAll the sweets! Especially extra fudgy brownies, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream
walk out songLevels Skrillex Remix by Avicci
or anything by Nicki Minaj
Fun Fact I have a B.S. in Interior Design and worked as a designer for several years (I even worked for HGTV!) before turning my life-long passion for health and fitness into a career.
my own nutrition journey
For me, nutrition has never really been about aesthetic goals, but more about performing my best. Even so, I didn’t really consider the role nutrition played in my performance or my fitness level until I started doing CrossFit in 2012 and someone handed me a book about Paleo. I knew that I wanted to compete and was looking to change my nutrition in a way that would help fuel my performance, however I had no idea what this meant. I experimented for several years with many diets, from Paleo to Whole 30. Though I was eating “clean” and feeling better, I never truly felt like I was eating to fuel my performance and struggled with having enough energy to finish workouts, let alone maximize my recovery. At this point, I was overtraining and under eating - my body was unhappy, telling me through signs like amenorrhea and my inability to recover from my workouts. My relationship with food was defined by a list of approved foods, but none of them were helping me reach my goals.
After diving deeper into learning more about nutrition and starting to work with a coach of my own, I was able to really dial in on what I was eating and pay attention to my nutrition outside of the gym. Having the accountability, knowledge and support of a coach allowed me to understand my personal nutrition and that has made all the difference in how I perform and recover. Tracking my macros has not only helped me learn how to eat for my goals to train and compete, it has also helped me overcome a mindset of restriction and approach my nutrition with a focus on overall performance and flexibility. I know that carbs are essential, that eating more is a good thing, and that finding balance in my diet also applies to fueling and recovery.
Even now, as I have moved away from competing and have a focus more on overall health, my goals of looking and feeling my best haven’t changed. Tracking is a tool that I still use from time to time as it holds me accountable to ensure that I’m eating enough to keep my body healthy and happy. Throughout both of my pregnancies, postpartum and the really tough early years of motherhood, I’ve never been more grateful for the ways my nutrition and strong foundation of habits has supported me. In fact, my nutrition has become a source of consistency and habit for me that allows me to handle a really demanding schedule, balancing being a mom and my work with clients (because I love what I do!) and a husband in a demanding career. For someone who lives a really jam packed life, flexible nutrition has been crucial in helping me balance my busy lifestyle with my continued quest for being my best self.
“I am still working towards better health every day, but to date I have lost 30+ pounds, dropped sizes in clothes, and feel the best and healthiest I have ever felt thanks to Coach Diana.
Over time several orthopedic surgeries/rehab, work and a career, and a very busy family life (three kids and their schedules that are nothing short of hectic and busy) took me away from working out, eating what I thought was healthy, resulting in added unhealthy pounds that accumulated over the years. I tried several times to get back into a healthy lifestyle, working out and eating what I thought was healthy and right to lose weight, but it never seemed to work for me. To be honest, it seemed like it wasn’t possible and wasn’t even worth trying to get back to a healthy weight, as life was spiraling out of control, but that is where Coach Diana shines. I cannot say enough about Diana or KLN, but thanks to them I now have my life back, have control of my life, and know that I am doing all I can to be there for my family now. Thank you!”
Will C, 48
“I have seen so many changes besides physical.
I have seen mental and emotional changes. I am happier, I feel in control of my eating which I don't think I've ever been able to say that before. To my new friend Diana, thank you so much.”
Jessica H, 30
