Katrice’s Story
Hi there and thank you for your interest in KMD Get Fit! My name is Katrice Depew and I am an East Nashville-based fitness buff and creator of KMD Get Fit. I graduated in 2013 with a BS from Grand Valley State University (Michigan-native!) and am a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT). Everyday I try my best to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and I hope to inspire all of my clients to do the same!
How I Got Started in Fitness.
Prioritizing fitness hasn't always been important to me. In fact, in my mid-20s, I spent years being overweight, overfed, and being under nourished. When I finally got tired of the way I looked and felt, I tried everything to loose weight and I truly became obsessed with dieting. I would find the latest and greatest diet, and I would go all in. I would read the testimonials, buy all the books, subscribe to all the programs, and purchase all the equipment. I was like a professional dieter and honestly, I got great results. There was only one problem though, the results were temporary. And by temporary, I mean super temporary. What took me 6 months to loose (6 months of depriving myself and feeling miserable I might add) would take me 1 month to put back on once the diet was over. To make things even worse, I always managed to add on a few extra pounds as well. Nothing worked to keep off the weight and I just got heavier.
When I moved to Nashville, I decided to hire a personal trainer and I was ready to jump into another diet and extreme exercise program. My coach had something else in mind however, and for the first time in my life, I started weightlifting and a moderate macronutrient-based diet. Weightlifting was so awkward at first. I felt self conscious about my body and I felt like I didn't belong in the same space as all the buff gym rats. I kept going to my personal training sessions though and with a lot of encouragement from my coach, I started to like weightlifting and I have since grown to absolutely love it.
Finding a good coach, starting to lift weights, and having a moderate macro-diet have truly been some of the biggest blessings in my life to date. When I wake up in the morning, I don't dread getting on the scale or what I might see when I look in the mirror. I don't cling to the latest fad diet and I definitely don't feel like I have to deprive myself of food to get the look I want. What I feel now is inspiration - inspiration to get to the gym, lift heavy, and eat foods that fuel and nourish my body. I also feel inspired to help others overcome some of the same challenges I faced, which is why I chose to make personal training my career. I hope that through my story and through my dedication to delivering effective training programming to all of my clients, I can help you to overcome whatever fitness challenges you face. Having a coach has been enormously helpful in my personal fitness success and I hope to help you in the same way. Together I know we can get sustainable results and if you follow my programs, I promise you will get the body of your dreams.
- Katrice Depew, CPT