Break the Rules

Want to avoid entering the new year full of food guilt? Tired of feeling like you're wrapped up in self-criticism, questioning every food choice you make and obsessing over your weight during the festive season? Wish you could just go out and enjoy all your social events without worrying that you're going to overeat or have to "undo" all the damage come January? Then you best drop this one a liste...

Do you ever say to yourself... "I'm just going to avoid the chocolate at work this week because I can't seem to stop eating it" only to inevitably fall face first into that gift box that someone brought in this morning? Are you constantly trying to avoid "temptations", go as long as you can without eating sugar, eat as "clean" as possible? Do you then find yourself battling constant thoughts about...

Do you feel like you're constantly battling your body, your weight or your food choices? Do scale weight fluctuations send you into a spiral? Constantly picking yourself and your body apart or feeling self-conscious when you're in different social settings? There's a key piece of the puzzle you're missing - and it's not got anything to do with what you're eating or your willpower In this episode,...

If you find yourself swinging between rigid control with food or feeling like there's no off button whatsover, this episode is for you! I'm diving into why you feel like you're constantly swinging between two extremes when it comes to food and dieting, what finding a middle ground with food actually looks like and what to start focusing on now so you can begin to cultivate that for yourself... And...

Today I'm diving into the anonymous question box I posted last week to help unpick some of the challenges coming up for you with food at the minute... We're touching on what to do when you feel the need to get rid of "treat" foods from the house all in one go! APPLY FOR 1:1 COACHING

If you want to end the yo-yo dieting cycle for good, and support your goals and your health without thinking about food constantly, there's more to it than calories in versus calories out... So if you've done the calorie tracking, you've done the step targets, but either you keep finding yourself going round in circles with your fat loss or you worry if you're going to need to be logging into an a...

Do you always feel like you're not making any progress? Feel like everyone is losing weight faster than you or doing so much better than you? Find yourself wondering if you'll ever feel in control around food or lose weight successfully without needing to diet for the rest of time? End up doing things you know deep down you don't want to but can't seem to stop yourself? If you answered yes to any...

How do you diet without restriction? How do you support your health without rigid rules or depriving yourself? That's what I'm answering for you in this episode... If you struggle to lose body fat, maintain your body composition or eat in a way that supports your health and how you want to feel without having to follow rigid rules, avoid foods, without food guilt, self-criticism or constant preocc...

Do you worry about food or your weight over Christmas? Feel like you either have to lose weight or be super "on it" in the lead up as a way to "control the damage" or simply write yourself and your goals off altogether until January every year? In this episode, I'm diving deep on a trend I see in the diet industry that's adding more stress to your eating in December, as...

What happens when you avoid food? When you follow that advice you saw online about completely cutting out sugar to conquer cravings? When you eat "clean" or "healthy" until you've lost the weight? We're getting clear on that in this episode... - Why food avoidance feels like the easiest route but it's actually keeping you stuck - The exact advice not to follow for w...

Buckle up because I’m sharing some thoughts today on some of the things I’ve seen normalised in the menopause diet and wellness space that are, in fact, not normal (or necessary) so you can stop feeling like you have to reach some unhealthy level of “discipline” to support your goals and your health at this time! If you're enjoying the pod, please drop a rating (preferably 5*s on the podcast h...

HATE photos of yourself? Feel like you fall into a spiral when you catch sight of an unflattering photo of your body? Feel like you're always avoiding capturing memories because of how you look? In this episode I'm giving you 4 steps to take to navigate seeing unflattering photos of yourself without emotionally eating, sabotaging or panic starting a new diet, how to be in more photos and f...

If you feel like you start your day with the best intentions but by the time the day is over, you're wondering how you're ever going to achieve your fat loss goals and sustain them or no matter how much discipline you try and muster you can't stop overeating at night or hit the off button with food... ...this episode is for you! I'm breaking down 4 essentials steps you need to over...

Last week I left an anonymous question box open for you to put your queries in there about different diets and rules you've been told to follow or you're wondering about so we can break down the facts and help you unpick the noise out there! Here are my thoughts on "diets" for weight loss in menopause, including the Galveston diet, low carb and whether or not you should be eating...

Feel an overwhelming pull towards certain foods? Struggle to find an "off" switch when you start eating sugary things? Constantly in this battle with yourself around what you feel like you "should" be eating and what you actually want to eat? Then this episode is for you! Food rules can be all-consuming. We've gathered them from every corner of diet culture and social media...

Getting sucked into comparison around other people's bodies, diets or weight loss success? Constantly feeling triggered at how well everyone around you seems to be doing on their fat loss journey? Feel like you go into a spiral every time you compare to someone else? Here's how to dig yourself out of that comparison spiral in the moment so you can continue about your day, make choices that...

If you keep finding yourself needing to get back on track all the time, overeating or 'blowing it' on the weekends and always feeling frustrated or guilty, this episode is for you... Here's why you actually feel like every weekend is ruining your progress and every Monday or every morning you're faced with that pressure of "I need to do better" and how to stop that cycle...

Feel like you’re always yo-yoing between good weeks and bad weeks? Consistent for a while but then you fall off the wagon? Unable to make progress that sticks or struggle to trust yourself around certain foods without the flood gates opening? I'm breaking down why this is happening, how to start breaking the restriction/overeating cycle and steps to feeling more in control around food... PLUS...

Regain the weight when you stop tracking? Scared to stop tracking calories in case you undo all your progress? Unsure how you're going to come away from it when you've lost the weight? I've got you covered! I cover the important shifts to make if you're using tracking to support your fat loss goals and how to put yourself in the best position when you eventually stop using it witho...

Whether you consider yourself an emotional eater or not, here's a tool to help you gauge what's driving those eating bheaviours that you feel keep tripping you up when it comes to sustainable fat loss or supporting your health goals in menopause We dive into HOW to tell the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger so you can better understand why you're mindlessly eating...

Do you tend to find yourself comparing to everyone else around you? Wondering why they're finding it so much easier? Beat yourself up regularly? Tell yourself you should have this figured out by now or question WHY you're feeling so *insert emotion/feeling here* (hungry, tired, anxious, sad, irritable etc)?! Here's one thing you're doing that's adding more anxiety, more pressur...

Struggle to rest? To ask for support when you're struggling? To allow yourself to feel "bad" or "negative" emotions? That was me for so many years, but I thank myself today that I did that work on my relationship with myself and my body after waking up completely floored... So just a brief reminder you might not know you needed from me today! Enjoying the pod? Don't for...

Does the number on the scale dictate your worth? Does your negative self-talk impact your mood, your eating behaviours or how you show up for your goals? Are you dealing with body shame or finding it a struggle to manage days where you feel low in or about your body? If you answered yes to any of those questions, your relationship with your body needs support if you are to free yourself from that...

Having a positive relationship with food is a non-negotiable for sustainable fat loss and reaching a place where you feel at peace around food, free from yo-yo dieting and able to live your life without constantly thinking or worrying about food and your body... I'm giving the low down on what relationship with food is, how to know if yours needs work and what that actually looks like for you...

Incoming today is the checklist you didn't know you needed! If you are either struggling to see consistent weight loss progress in menopause or you feel like you're constantly back on a diet after regaining the weight again, I'm giving you the inside scoop on why that is and what to do about it in today's episode Enjoying the pod? Don't forget to leave a rating or a review, hit...