Kristin Avagliano Went From Classroom Teacher to a 7-Figure Coaching Business. Now She Is Coaching the Self-Invested Woman
Quick answer
Kristin Avagliano, MA, CISSN, CPT, is a sports nutritionist, lifestyle and behavior coach, founder of Create My Weight and host of The Self-Invested Woman podcast. A former high school teacher, she has coached more than 1,000 people and says she grew Create My Weight into a seven-figure business by 2025. She is based in Delray Beach, Florida, and works with clients across the country.
Kristin Avagliano started her career teaching high school English and physical education. She knew early on that she wanted to teach beyond the walls of a classroom. A part-time job at a local gym in 2014 showed her where.
At the gym, she felt she had a bigger impact on her community. The adults she coached weren’t only changing their bodies. They were going home and teaching their children healthier habits too. That ripple effect became Create My Weight.
Key takeaways
- Avagliano left teaching in 2017 to go all in on nutrition and fitness coaching, without a clear plan for how she would build it.
- She hired her first business coach in 2018, signed her first three clients, and grew mostly through referrals in 2019.
- By 2021 she had added three coaches and four assistants and was hosting Create My Weight retreats in South Florida.
- She says Create My Weight became a seven-figure business in 2025, despite the rise of GLP-1 medications and AI.
- She helped develop the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Emotional Eating Psychology curriculum, and in 2026 launched The Self-Invested Woman brand and mastermind.
How did Create My Weight grow?
In 2017 Avagliano officially left teaching. “I had no idea how I was going to build it,” she writes, “but I knew I didn’t want to be tied down to a classroom and living in one place.” She wanted the freedom to travel more and work fewer hours while still educating people.
In 2018 she hired her first business coach and landed her first three clients. They got results and referred their friends, and in 2019 the business took off through word of mouth. By 2021 she had hired three more coaches, needed four assistants, and was hosting Create My Weight retreats in South Florida.
From the start, the work was about more than body transformation. She describes it as teaching people to live a healthier life with “Food Freedom,” combining simple nutrition, fitness and support for emotional eating.
What changed in her own life along the way?
In 2022 Avagliano went through a divorce, traveled solo and bought a condo in Telluride, Colorado. She fell in love with the mountains and the peace they brought her during a period of growth and change.
She also recognized a struggle she had lived herself: being a business owner on a mission to serve others while still protecting her own health and work-life boundaries. She knew other women needed support with exactly that.
What is The Self-Invested Woman?
The Self-Invested Woman started as a podcast in 2025. It did well enough that she created the Self-Invested Woman Mastermind in 2026, and the brand now sits under the Create My Weight umbrella. Create My Weight focuses on weight loss and building healthy habits. The Self-Invested Woman is for the woman who wants to protect the life and body she has already built.
Her clients are entrepreneurs, business owners and career-driven professionals who want their health, energy and confidence to match the success they’ve created elsewhere. Avagliano’s definition of self-investment goes beyond money. It includes protecting your energy, keeping promises to yourself, and building the capacity to enjoy the life you’re creating.
She plans to launch a new mastermind in 2027 to support women’s commitment to health, wealth and freedom.
What is her advice for busy women?
Avagliano’s advice is simple and practical: protect your energy. Treat workouts like doctor’s appointments you would never miss, and walk for your mental health, not just to hit a step count.
She has shared tips on staying consistent with a workout routine on WUSA9’s Great Day Washington.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kristin Avagliano?
Kristin Avagliano, MA, CISSN, CPT, is a sports nutritionist, lifestyle and behavior coach, founder of Create My Weight, and host of The Self-Invested Woman podcast. She is based in Delray Beach, Florida.
What is Create My Weight?
Create My Weight is Avagliano’s nutrition and fitness coaching business, focused on weight loss and building healthy habits. She founded it after leaving teaching and offers 1:1 and group programs plus an online FitFam community.
What is The Self-Invested Woman?
The Self-Invested Woman is a podcast, mastermind and brand under Create My Weight for ambitious women who want to protect their health, energy and the life they have built.
What is Kristin Avagliano’s top tip?
Protect your energy: treat workouts like doctor’s appointments you would never miss, and walk for your mental health, not just your step count.
Learn more
To work with Kristin Avagliano in her 1:1 or group programs, or to join the FitFam community, visit Create My Weight at createmyweight.com.
Source note: This is a written profile, not an interview. Business News Life did not interview Kristin Avagliano. The article is based on the background she submitted to us in writing, and quoted phrases come from that written submission. This article is for general information only and is not medical advice. Talk with your own healthcare provider about your health.
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