“Extreme diets are easy to start, but real, lasting change happens when you find a realistic balance that works in everyday life.”
– Kylie Fagnano, MS, RDN, IFNCP, Entrepreneur and Founder of DC Strength & Nutrition
Everyone needs to eat, yet most people feel confused about food. As an Integrative and Functional Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and entrepreneur in Washington, DC, Kylie Fagnano helps people overcome this challenge. She noticed that high achievers often get stuck in an all-or-nothing mindset with extreme diets. Kylie built her career teaching that if a nutrition plan fails during busy work weeks or travel, it simply isn’t designed for real life.
Instead of counting every calorie or worrying over tiny details, Kylie helps clients build quiet confidence around food. Her focus stays on adding nourishing options rather than restricting meals, which reflects a broader view that sustainable habits matter more than short-term rules.
Through her practice, DC Strength & Nutrition, Kylie offers an alternative to traditional trainers and dietitians. Her methodology is centered around “building structure in the gray area,” or finding a comfortable middle ground between total freedom and strict rules. Rather than giving clients generic meal templates, the practice creates realistic foundations tailored to each executive or leader’s lifestyle. This includes establishing bare-minimum “non-negotiables” that clients can maintain even during their most stressful weeks, alongside practical solutions like customized meal prep strategies, delivery services, and in-home chef support.
The practice combines personal training and integrative nutrition under one roof in Washington’s Blagden Alley, with virtual options for clients who can’t train in person. Kylie works alongside co-founder Bryan Crossley, a personal trainer, so nutrition guidance and strength programming can be planned together instead of separately.
The heart of DC Strength & Nutrition is about mastering the core basics: supporting gut health, building lean muscle, balancing blood sugar, and managing daily hunger. Kylie firmly believes that until these key foundations are locked in, worrying about small nuances or quick-fix hacks is pointless. Her business is built for executives and high performers who want nutrition and strength habits that fit around demanding schedules rather than add more stress to them.
Looking ahead, DC Strength & Nutrition is launching an upcoming GLP-1 guide by the end of 2026. This guide delivers no-fluff, straightforward nutrition basics coupled with a solid strength training program that can be used repeatedly to help individuals preserve crucial muscle mass while using GLP-1 medications, reinforcing Kylie’s core advice: don’t skip the basic, boring stuff, because that is what truly matters in the long run.
