Joyful Eating

FREE WORKSHOP: The Secret to Eating What You Want and Feeling Good in Your Clothes . Grab instant access here If you’ve ever wondered “why do I eat when I see food?”, there’s a spot in your kitchen where your hand just knows what to do, before you’ve even thought about it. By the end of this post you’ll understand exactly why your kitchen is quietly making you eat things you didn’t even decide to...

FREE WORKSHOP   The Secret to Eating What You Want and Feeling Good in Your Clothes . Grab instant access here Back in 2004, I kept asking myself one question. Why am I eating when I’m not hungry? It was my worst year ever. I got divorced. I lost my job as a winemaker. I crashed my work ute driving home drunk. So yes. A pretty stressful time. And one of the ways I coped was food. For me it wasn’t...

When my friend Darya Rose sent me an article that answered the question “why do I keep losing and regaining the same weight?”, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It was written by Michael Graziano – a professor of psychology at Princeton University. He’d found himself overweight. And he had a theory. He thought there was more to losing weight than just eating less. He thought hunger had a psycholo...

Why do I feel hungry all the time? I used to wonder that too, until I went 72 hours without food and hunger taught me a lesson I didn’t expect. Years ago, before I learned to listen to my body, I used intermittent fasting to manage my weight. The first time I fasted, I did it on purpose. I’d just come off night shift at Arnott’s, the cookie company, during a new product launch, and I decided to se...

I’ve been thinking about how to improve bone density naturally ever since a friend of mine, similar age to me, was diagnosed with osteopenia last year. She’s mid-50s. So am I. It got me thinking. I was pretty confident I’d be fine. But I figured it was time to stop assuming and actually get tested. Here in Australia, the government doesn’t fund a bone density test until you turn 70. So I paid for...

Am I eating too much protein to lose weight? That’s what a friend asked me last month, over coffee in Sydney. She’s in perimenopause and her doctor told her she needed more protein or she’d lose muscle mass. So she’d been forcing down 120 grams a day. Sick of roast chicken. Sick of the whole thing. And her weight? Kept going up. Clothes stopped fitting. She felt terrible. So here’s what I told my...

I want to stop mindless eating — that’s the exact thought I had last night, standing in my kitchen with a handful of macadamias I don’t even remember picking up. My Irishman had left the jar out after breakfast. Next thing I know, macadamias are in my mouth. Then I’m going back for more. And I catch myself thinking, “Whoa, what am I doing?” This used to be me all the time. Before I learned to list...

For years, Sandra avoided mirrors. She dreaded clothes shopping. And she’s not in many photos with her own kids growing up — because she couldn’t bear to be in front of a camera. Within twelve months of joining Naturally Healthy Club, all of that changed. Sandra can look in the mirror now. She goes clothes shopping without dread. And she’s done it while still travelling the world and eating the fo...

Mary had been reading my recipes and following my content for 14 years before she ever joined the Naturally Healthy Club. Read on to discover how to eat cake and lose weight like Mary did. What struck me most wasn’t how long she’d been around — it was how much has shifted for her since she actually joined. Not just her weight. The whole relationship. Here’s the bit that stopped me in my tracks. Ma...

Recently when I surveyed Stonesoup readers the same theme kept coming up, over and over. You lose the weight. Then you gain it back. Then you lose it again. So today I want to talk about how to stop losing and regaining the same weight, especially if you’re a food lover like me. Want help to stop losing and regaining? If you’d like to learn to actually listen to your body, properly, I’d love you t...

If you’ve been wondering how to lose weight without counting calories. This week I want to tell you the story behind how I lost two pounds in a week. No counting calories. No counting macros. Nothing hard at all. This is exactly how I made it happen for me. My invitation to You If you want the scale to move like this, working with your body instead of against it. Not going hungry. Not fighting you...

If you’ve ever borrowed another diet book from the library, promised yourself “this time it’ll stick,” and quietly known it wouldn’t — Helen’s story is for you. Before joining the Naturally Healthy Club, Helen had tried it all: calorie counting, weighing food, goodfood-bad-food rules, follow-this-plan programs. None of it lasted. Six months after joining, she’d lost 20 pounds, healed her relations...

If you’re trying to stop weekend weight gain, you’ll know this loop. On weekends, I overindulge. Monday morning the scale’s up. Then it goes back down. Round and round. For me, because I just want to maintain my weight, I don’t mind the rhythm. But if you’re after a weight loss trajectory, that weekly bump can keep you stuck for good. So this week, we’re looking at why why weekend weight gain happ...

I have a goal to be happy active and healthy until I’m 122. So today I want to share the anti aging foods I eat most days to help me get there. And because they help me look and feel good as I age. Want help putting this into practice? Then check out my new workshop, 7 Tiny Habits for Natural Vitality .

If you’re searching for how to drink less without quitting, I have good news! You don’t have to choose between boring sober and messy out of control. There’s a whole middle ground. And I live there. I’m a former winemaker. I still love wine. And I’ve gone from drinking more than I wanted to one or two glasses a week. Not because I’m being good. But because that’s genuinely all I want now. Before I...

Cooking with kids is one of those things that sounds hard in theory. In reality, it’s been one of the best things I’ve done for our family’s health. Physical, fiscal and emotional. Here’s what I’ve learned after 18 months of getting my boys into the kitchen. Want help? If you have kids in your life — children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, close family friends — this is for you. Joyful Cooking f...

Wondering how to avoid vacation weight gain without giving up the food you love? You don’t have to miss out on anything. It is possible to enjoy the ice cream, the wine, the local delicacies and feel great when you get home. Without missing out AND without significant weight gain. Want help putting this into practice? Then my  Joyful Weight Loss  course can help! Lose weight with ease. Eating food...

If you’ve been wondering how to stop overeating in social situations, you’re not alone. One of my clients posted in the  Naturally Healthy Club group  this week. She’d been doing brilliantly for three weeks eating at home and her usual restaurant meals. The scale was moving. She felt great. She wasn’t missing out on anything. Then she went to a birthday party. Lunch got delayed. The chips and dips...

If sugar cravings feel impossible to resist in the moment, you’re not alone. And good news: you are more powerful than you think. Here are my two favorite strategies to stop sugar cravings. One works immediately. And takes 10 seconds. Literally. The other reduces how often they happen in the first place. Want help putting this into practice? Then my Joyful Weight Loss Course can help! Lose weight...

Ever wondered if it’s possible to lose weight without counting calories? Well I’ve been helping people do exactly this for years. Spoiler: it’s not only possible, it’s actually more effective than calorie counting for keeping the weight off for the long term. Want Help Putting This Into Practice? I’ve just released a short on-demand course called  Comfortable in Your Clothes . You’ll discover the...

She’d eat well all day. Then evening would come and everything would fall apart. The urge for more snacks. Craving more and more and more. Here’s why we over eat at night during menopause. And what to actually do about it. Before we dive in… By implementing what I’m about to teach you my client went from her night time snacking causing problems with her weight. To feeling good about her evenings a...

If you’ve ever wondered ‘Should I eat if I’m not hungry?’. The conventional answer is NO. Wait until you’re hungry. Don’t touch food unless your stomach tells you to. It sounds logical. And I get why people say it. But that rule can lead to overeating. And worse, missing out on some of the most enjoyable parts of our experiences with food. Personally I eat when I’m not hungry on the regular. It ac...

I’ve always been someone who puts weight on around my middle. When I was younger I automatically assumed that I would be a victim of the classic middle aged spread. Luckily that isn’t what happened. One of the surprising side benefits of learning to listen to my body is that my waistline stopped being the problem it used to be. I actually have a (mostly) flat stomach even thought I’m a 53 1/2 year...

Over the last three years portion sizes had crept up for one of my clients. When she thought about eating less, it felt like punishment. Like going back to those smaller meals from when she was thinner was some kind of deprivation. It’s a common feeling, and it’s also not the full picture. So today I’m sharing my not-so-secret habit that helps you actually eat less without it feeling like punishme...

For years, I avoided weighing myself.  I thought it would make me obsess more. So I didn’t do it.  But here’s the irony: I was obsessing constantly anyway.  Every time my clothes felt tight, every time someone I hadn’t seen in a while asked if I was still running, my brain would spiral. Do they think I’ve gained weight? Have I? Then I read my friend Darya Rose’s book Foodist, where she recommends...