Hi y’all! My name is Susan Scarce (you can call me Suz 🙂), and I am the Owner and Head Coach of Gleam Nutrition Coaching. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, and dog mama living her best life in the ATL, where I was born and raised. Growing up, I played a lot of sports. Because I was so active, I was also very fit. I do not remember having an ounce of body awareness, until I went to college. And that’s when I gained the “freshman 30+” in my first semester! Over the years, I lost and regained the same 30+ pounds multiple times. I have truly tried it all - I’ve counted points, done keto, paleo, intermittent fasting. I did high intensity interval training 6 days a week. I trained for and ran a half marathon. Sometimes the weight came off, but it always came back (and then some!). And I felt horrible in the process!

All of my efforts were to no avail, and I was constantly left feeling frustrated, confused, deprived, defeated, and convinced that there was something wrong with ME! In 2017, I had a health scare that led me to ask “why is my thyroid growing tumors?” and that took me down a path of holistic healing. That’s where my interest in nutrition and using food as medicine began. Over the years, I continued to educate myself by reading books and listening to podcasts. In 2022, I spent 8 months healing my metabolism (through nutrition) and that is when the fat really melted off (among so many other benefits - better sleep, more energy, clear skin, and more)! Now I’m keeping it off, eating way more food than I ever have, and feeling my absolute best at the age of 41!

The amount of (false) information out there is daunting, and you have no idea what to believe or where to begin. It has taken me a long time to figure it out. I’m here to tell you that losing fat, keeping it off, and living a life that you enjoy is absolutely possible. I got my Nutrition Coaching certification and started Gleam so that I can live out my purpose and my passion and help as many people as possible live a life they never even knew existed!