Influencing Bridgeport- Lean and Chic

Bijou Square asks: Where were you before you lived here?

Debra: My husband and I resided in NYC for a couple years before making our way up good 'ole 95 to Stamford, then Norwalk, then Bridgeport. BTW, Bridgeport is my favorite place of residence - ok, ok, NYC may have an ever so slight edge.

Bijou Square: What brought you here?

Debra: The Lofts on Lafayette - we LOVED the cool urban loft units in the unlikeliest of places (Fairfield County CT).

Bijou Square: What do you do in Bridgeport?

Debra: I am a nutrition and health coach and am currently working on my masters in Human Nutrition at Bridgeport University. My fabulous fashion and beauty stylist partner, neighbor, friend etc. (Madeline Rhodes) and I just launched LeanandChic.com - a health and fashion make-over company. I'm Lean and she's Chic....get it? I am also a mom to a 1 and a half year old (who is pretty good with a drum set) and a 7 month old fetus.

Bijou Square: What’s one spot you could be in Bridgeport all day and why?

Debra: My home. I am a home body who craves excitement and attention. Not exactly a complementary combination, but it seems to work here cause I have the coolest, most diverse and fun neighbors. I never have to travel too far for fulfillment. A second favorite is Seaside Park for a weekday stroll.

Bijou Square: What do you think we’re missing here?

Debra: A grocery store filled with local farm produce, whole grains, and snack foods lacking high fructose corn syrup.

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