Certified Athletic Training and Dietitian San Jose, CA

My Clients (Individual and Corporate/Group)

Western Athletic Clubs
*Decathlon Club
*Courtside Club
Sun Microsystems (Santa Clara, Menlo Park, Newark, Sunnyvale)
Apple
Filemaker
Silver Creek Country Club
National Semiconductor
Maxtor
Gilead
Novo Nordisk Delivery Technologies, Inc.
Microsoft (Silicon Valley Campus)
BaySport Physical Therapy
Carmichael Training Systems
Nike Farm Team
HeadStart-San Mateo
San Jose City College
Adobe Systems
National Charity League
VeloGirls
Athlon Health & Fitness Club-San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Triathlon Club

Testimonials

The nutrition portion of the L.E.A.N. program has had a huge impact on my improved health and well-being. My daily diet was a disaster when I began the program, but Nicole took a controlled, systematic approach to addressing my poor eating habits and choices by introducing me to
healthy alternatives that significantly aided weight loss but didn't taste like tree bark! Who knew that eating right could be so fun and taste so good!
~ Jeff Saunders LEAN 1 Microsoft

Before working with Nicole on my nutrition, I was completely unaware of proper nutrition and diet. I thought that I knew how to eat properly but it was not until Nicole showed me how to read nutrition labels on food packages, knowing what to eat and when to eat, and understand how important calcium, proteins, and other food groups contribute to overall personal health. I was exercising constantly, but without proper nutrition and diet, I was seeing limited results. Now that I understand proper nutrition, I am seeing great results!
~ Thomas, Decathlon Club Member

Nicole has helped me lose weight slowly and keep it off. Before Nicole, I gained weight steadily by yo-yo dieting. For example, I lost 5 lbs on Weight Watchers but then gained 10 lbs. Nicole is encouraging, and more importantly, keeps me on the right track. When I was on my own and
started to gain weight, I'd become frustrated and gain even more. Now Nicole sets me straight and points out bad habits to stop. She is open to my questions, and asks me to try her suggestions at least one time, which is very reasonable. Nicole has been instrumental in my weight loss!
~ Orya, Personal client

How can I put into words how Nicole has helped me turn the corner to better health. I not only see the results of all the hard work in the gym but I finally know I am in control of my eating habits. After years of lifting weights and cardio I finally see the definition and toned body that I work so hard for. Before I worked out because I knew it was good for me but secretly wondered why I didn't look any different from my friends who didn't work out at all! It was very frustrating! With
Nicole's advice and encouragement I no longer merely put things into my mouth because they are in front of me. Now I see food as fuel for my body. I love the new awareness of when I need to eat a little protein, some more fiber or more liquids. I was clueless about my body before Nicole.

I tell everyone who asks that Nicole was the key to my new body and my new way of life. My friends all want to know how to get on track too. I tell them to start their weight loss plan by consulting a Registered Dietitian and taking a resting metabolic rate evaluation like the BodyGem offered at the Decathlon Club. No mass-market diet plan is tailored made for everyone so it is best to use the latest science and professional support to make sure what you are doing is working for your body. Not only will you see the results on the scale but you will gain a better
understanding of your body which is how you will keep the weight off for a lifetime.
Thanks Nicole, I hope we will have a relationship for a long time. I'm your biggest fan!
~ Erika Spence (lost 33 pounds, and 24 inches and still dropping!), Personal client

Two key areas where you have helped me improve my eating and weight control:

1. Change my eating during the first 1:30 of workouts from a bar and one to two bottles of Gatorade to 1/2-Clif Natural Bar and a bottle of Propel. This cut about 200-calories per day without effecting performance.

2. Eating more yogurt, FAGE, which keeps my hunger down and gives me more protein, which you also recommended.

~ Dick Lansing, Personal Client

Nicole works with me to find ways that nutrition would work for me. She asked a lot of questions to make sure she knew what my goals are and then she tailored a plan. She made sure the nutrition plan was something I would do and made it as easy as possible. The combination of exercise and nutrition has help me lose 30 pounds and get into the best shape I have been in years.
~ Bill Channell, Sun Microsystems

I very much enjoy working with Nicole, as she is always encouraging, informative, and helpful. I've been able to change to and stay with a much healthier diet, and to lose weight on a steady basis, without feeling "deprived" of anything and without feeling that I wanted or needed instant results.
~ Anonymous, Decathlon club member

Nicole Baggett's nutrition teaching philosophy follows the old proverb,"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Nicole doesn't simply provide a sample eating regime or recommend some particular diet. Instead, she educates
her clients to start a nutritious eating pattern that can be implemented on a long-term basis.

Nicole taught me three particularly important and related lessons: food as fuel, the timing of daily meals and snacks, and portion control. Before working with Nicole, I rarely ate breakfast, had a large lunch around 12 Noon, and usually ate a large dinner around 8:00. Now I understand the importance of feeding the body earlier in the day, with smaller portions, so the body works off the consumed calories during the busy day, instead of consuming large amounts of calories before
sleeping.

Nicole also provided helpful suggestions on meal and snack choices that provide satisfying alternatives. Overall, I'm thrilled with Nicole's advice, and would recommend her services to anyone who wants to improve their nutrition.
~ Rodger Cole, Decathlon Club Member

Nicole provided me with a diet and a personal training program that helped me lose several pounds I just could not get rid of before.

The food combinations, supplements and snack suggestions help me maintain a high energy level without any sensation of craving.

I now have an optimal diet tailored to my specific needs (my own body and activity level), which keeps me at the right weight with a maximum of energy.
~ Mia Denton, Decathlon club member

The nutrition services that were part of the LEAN program have been crucial for the overall success of the program. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, the consultations and follow-ups have been tailored to my needs. Nicole, a Registered Dietitian, had me focus on one or two areas each week. This made the difficult task of fundamentally changing my nutrition habits manageable. After four months in the LEAN program, the new nutrition habits have become second nature, and are helping me to achieve my goals of losing weight and reducing health risk factors. I'm confident that the positive impact will continue long after the program ends.
~ Marc LEAN 1, Microsoft

Nicole Baggett has helped me with a well balanced nutritional plan. She is very good on the follow up meetings in going over each day and making helpful suggestions. I feel she has had a very positive impact in the way I approach nutrition.
~ Rick, Courtside Club

Almost daily, your words of expertise and encouragement ring gently in my ear steering me on the path toward my nutritional and overall health goals.

Your personalized style of teaching was positive and motivating. The tools offered were valuable for behavior change. The hunger scale helped me to judge accurately how I was actually feeling and whether I was eating as a habit. Also, as you added specific changes to my diet you provided the physiological basis and science behind the changes.

Success is measured in multiple ways:

My fat ratio decreased 5% during course of our sessions.
I continue to drink water instead of sodas
I continue to incorporate 1,500 mg of calcium/day
Your influence is spreading far and wide, as many of my friends are examining food labels with scrutiny, dismissing soda for water, and increasing their dietary calcium.

Thank you for your time, expertise and commitment.
~ Janet Chang, Mission Fit Participant, Courtside Club

Thanks so much for setting up the Nutrition speaker for the Patroness meeting last week. I thought Nicole did a great job. Nutrition is such an important topic, and she put her talk into a dynamic form that the girls could really understand. It was eye opening to see all of that sugar coming out of those cups. I think my daughters were stunned to see how much sugar is in one of their beloved Jamba Juice drinks! We are always debating if they are really as healthy as promoted, and I think Nicole did an excellent job of pointing out how little nutritional benefit comes from all of those sugar calories!

~ Suzanne Sullivan, National Charity League

I want you to know what a life changing experience it was for me working with you on nutrition. I've had pretty good control over my weight since I turned 40, but was going about it from, what I considered, an unhealthy path. When I got married last summer and started eating meals with my husband in the evening, I began a gradual weight increase that was disturbing. Instead of going on a diet, I decided to really look at how and what I eat. Your approach was very systematic and informative. Each week you would introduce a new concept and talk me through reflective thoughts regarding eating habits and choices. You also provided me with significant information on how to read labels and identify the contents of food as well as websites to determine food content. Your suggestions on how often to eat and the inclusion of calcium in the diet have been immensely helpful. Honestly, I'm 56 years old and am looking at food completely differently than I ever have in my life. I want to have a healthy "senior" life and I believe that this new way of eating will assist me in that goal. I am enjoying food more than ever and truly feel in control of my eating.

So, thank you for such a positive experience.

~ Nancy Braughton-Fisher, Courtside Member

Coming from a family with a history of obesity, I have talked with dieticians, heard of all the latest trends, but wanted a resource I could trust. I found that in Nicole. Nicole helped me to identify the subtle changes that I needed to make in my eating habits to make my weight loss a continued and consistent success. I took her teachings of healthy balanced eating to heart, and it shows in the weight I have lost and kept off! I think the most important nutritional value I learned about eating was to manage the hunger scale. I have Nicole to thank for that!
~ Stacey Silva, Sun Microsystems