Gina Cousineau, MSc

Gina Cousineau aka Mama G has been married for over 40 years, residing in San Clemente, California with her husband Mark and have been immensely blessed with four children along with three grandchildren, Olivia, Kellen, and Caden. She started her first career as a chef’s apprentice with the Hilton Corporation after earning her AA in Culinary Arts. Knowing this was the only the beginning of her desire to learn, she then went on to gain her BS in Dietetics. As a young mother, she opened a prenatal/postpartum fitness program, valuing exercise and community early on. From there she became a group exercise instructor and personal trainer, moving into management, always using her education in nutrition paired with her love of food and exercise, to affect change in her clients. Earning her Master of Science degree in Integrative and Functional Nutrition as an empty nester, along with her extensive experience working with clients for over 30 years as a fitness professional, has allowed her to customize a lifestyle plan that empowers each one to flourish in their very busy and diverse lives.
In this day and age, when people are obsessed with “weight loss”, and have little time to commit to cooking, her job is most challenging. Her mantra is to “cook once and enjoy more than twice”. Or to bring the family around the kitchen table? Or both somewhereThat paired with a simple and easy game plan and more than 200 recipes available on her virtual recipe library of all cultures and themes, helps get clients into the kitchen using real, wholesome food to not only hit and maintain their weigh goals, but significantly improve their health.
With many life experiences, Gina practices what she preaches and preaches what she practices, understanding the value of using “food as medicine” paired with a little calculated exercise in one’s daily life, but also the importance of “preventative care screening” and having a medical provider that believes in shared decision making.