Are you happy or are you just comfortable?
Tough subject but valid question, & it always makes me nervous. Where does happiness end & plain old comfort begin? Can’t we all just be comfortable & content forever? I like to think we can. But then, sometimes at the end of the day when I am washing my face I look at myself & […]
On getting out of our comfort zones
This year so far has been a rollercoaster ride for me, in a good way! At the start of the year I was only just dipping my little toe into the water with my life & business. I realised that I had some pretty big goals so I decided to commit to trying new things […]
Practical diet tips for shift workers
I have had quite a few nutrition clients who do night shifts and/or 12 hour shifts, i.e. flight attendants, cops, emergency workers, nurses etc. and these type of people present their unique set of challenges when it comes to eating healthy and reaching their diet goals. It’s been very interesting and challenging for me to […]
Want to stop emotional eating? Learn to make friends with your feelings
Since working with so many nutrition clients and realising just how big of a problem emotional eating is for a lot of people, I have become so much more aware of marketing tactics that food companies use, and I get annoyed now when I watch food ads. You probably won’t notice it unless you […]
40 truth-bombs about diet, training and life
…A mix of things I have learned from reading, listening to people smarter than me, and personal experience. *Some of these are compiled from my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Training: 1) No matter how strong you are, warm up with the bar first. 2) There is no better thing you can do for yourself […]
My practical tip for turning around “bad vibes” and feelings of inadequacy & negativity
You know the haters, the people who sit back & judge or find fault with other people’s lives, their products, their businesses, their social media accounts, etc. They give off this yucky vibe & energy, & it makes you feel weird in your stomach? Or they will comment on something but their comment is clearly […]
My musings after the CrossFit Regional weekend
With another Regionals done and dusted, and me pondering my goals for this next year, I was thinking back about my very first CrossFit sessions and competitions years back. I realised that one reason why I am so thankful I found CrossFit is because it has made me a better person in other areas of […]
Thoughts on self-sabotage and how my “so what” rule helps me out
The following is something I sent to my newsletter email list a couple of weeks back, but I reread it today and thought it would make a great blog post too, especially with the CrossFit Open competetion in full swing at the moment! (If you want to get on my newsletter list where I send […]
Exercise bulimia: the new eating disorder
Did you know there are other eating disorders that can be a lot more subtle and less talked about than the bigger, more well known ones like anorexia? For example, constant yoyo dieting and binge eating is one, where someone keeps going into a binge-punish cycle in which they restrict themselves from consuming enough calories, […]
Goodbye 2015
In 2015… I said goodbye to thoughts of “what if”, “what will they think” & “what if it doesn’t work” I said goodbye to playing the victim and faking smiles just to be polite I said goodbye to “playing small” and realised that if you want something, own it. Own everything you do and what […]
My thoughts on judging what other people post on their social media profiles
Have you ever questioned whether or not to put a photo up on a social media site because you are worried it makes you look like a loser or too vain, and you worry people will think that about you? Have you ever started writing a post and then half way through got hit with […]
How to deal with negativity
This post is a mash-up of some thoughts I have been having for awhile now on the subject on negativity. Negativity can come in any form. It can be online, through social media, in person, or through your own thoughts and feelings. I think with the internet and social media exploding in this day and […]