A health researcher and journalist, Lorrie has studied nutrition, whole-foods cooking, herbs, health, fitness, and motivation for more than 20 years. Lorrie taught her weight-loss class at a local junior college and through her own business for more than 10 years, and has taught natural foods cooking classes in Spokane, Washington and Tulsa, Oklahoma for 5 years.

She shares her knowledge in her seminars, and through her thriving nutritional consultation practice, Life Design Nutrition, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Lorrie is a nutritional consultant to the Miss Oklahoma organization and has counseled former Miss Oklahoma winners including: Casey Preslar (2002), Kelley Scott (2003), Elizabeth Kenney (2004) and Jennifer Warren (2005). She also has counseled Miss America (2006), Jennifer Berry. Lorrie is also the nutritional consultant for the Tulsa Oilers Hockey Team. Other clients include Jim Stovall, Lisa McGuire, Mrs. Oklahoma (1996), singer and musician Yancy, saxophonist Jerome Lee, and pianist Daniel Kleefeld.

Lorrie has a rich history of community involvement teaching nutrition and is a sought-after speaker for civic groups, churches, hospitals, and wellness organizations. She is uniquely qualified to write about health and fitness. Lorrie knows what it’s like to be a cranky calorie counter obsessed with foods, dieting, and striving to be thin. After struggling with her weight for many years, Lorrie lost more than 35 pounds and has kept it off for more than nineteen years.