About
Hi there! I’m Sarah, aka BLT (Bucket List Tummy). Thank you so much for stopping by.
I am a Registered Dietitian in Charlotte, a runner who prefers the half marathon distance, a coffee shop lover and a new mom.
My Motto and Background
I am a non-diet dietitian, meaning I don’t prescribe diets for my clients. Diets aren’t sustainable, and as humans, we need to be sustained and satisfied. I work from an intuitive eating perspective (more on that here). Many of us have lost that innate mind-body connection and we’re searching for the next diet or next best thing to get that back. Food shouldn’t be complicated. It is just that – food.
A kale salad can be just as nourishing as a slice of cake with your family. I aim to decrease the food guilt and help you find your happy relationship with food and yourself.
After graduating with a degree in Sport Management, I worked in college athletics for a few years before ultimately deciding to pursue graduate school for health and nutrition. I felt a strong, too-passionate-to-ignore desire to help people with food and health. You can see more about how I got into nutrition here.
With a Master's in Public Health and Nutrition, I now seek to help people develop a healthy, thriving relationship with food, and help educate about healthy lifestyles (not “diets”). I think all foods can fit into a healthy lifestyle. You can learn more about my food philosophy here and here.
My Passions and My Work
I’m also an avid runner. Running is my favorite way to reconnect and check in with myself. I used to be the person who used running as a way to get away from things, to not cope with them and to burn calories. I've come a long way and now recognize all of the other things running can bring. I now work with clients on developing a healthy relationship between food and exercise.
I write a lot about marathon training, nutrition for runners, and how to eat intuitively when exercising. More often than not, I see runners (and women, inparticularly) underfueling. Our bodies are so amazing, but they need enough Grade A fuel to perform.
I work 1-1, face to face with clients in the Charlotte, NC area. I also see clients virtually. I’ve helped women regain their periods, worked with runners on fueling for training and recovery, and helped counteless women improve their relationship with food. My ultimate goal is to help you get away from fearing food.
I also do recipe creation and freelance writing for many publications. I want to communicate the tenets of nutrition in an easy, non-extreme way so you're not flooded with diet messages in the media. You won’t hear me talking about never eating “x” again, because there is room for all foods.
Also, I love love to travel. I’ve been to Europe, Australia, South Africa and several of the 50 states. I’d say the biggest travel destinations on my bucket list right now are Greece, Switzerland, South America and Alaska. I write a lot about what I eat when I travel because I have to try everything.
Along with loving to eat, I love to cook. All of my recipes can be made in under an hour, and most can be made in under 30 minutes because we are all busy. I want my kitchen time to be efficient. You can see all of my recipes here.
And lastly, I have an almost one-year old daughter who I talk about on here occasionally. Motherhood has become a very important topic to me, and I try to be as authentic as I can in balancing being a working mom and a present mom for my daughter.
New here? Here are some of my favorite places to start!
Intuitive Eating
26 Lessons From My First Marathon
Please Don’t Give Yourself “Cheat Days”
Why You Shouldn’t Avoid All Processed Food
How To Increase Your Metabolic Rate Without Exercise
Why You Can’t Outexercise Your Diet
11 Great Sources of Vegetarian Protein
Healthy Nourishing for Active Women
If you're looking for more resources and information, you can also get a list of the best recovery foods for runners when you sign up for the monthly newsletter here, or catch me over on Facebook and Instagram. Or, you can reach me at sarah at bucketlisttummy dot com.
Let’s make eating fun and enjoyable again. I look forward to connecting with you!