Banana Oat Pikelets
Here’s one of my favourite ways to use up overripe bananas. It’s so quick and delicious. *Makes 10 pikelets (Serves 5 – 2 per serving) Ingredients: 4 eggs 2 very ripe banana 100g oats Dash of cinnamon ¼ tsp vanilla Toppings of your choice (I used cottage cheese, frozen raspberries and honey) […]
How To Get Stronger Without Always Adding More Weight
Here are some ideas of ways to continue to get stronger ???? and progress that don’t involve adding any more weight: 1) SLOW THE F DOWN Most people do reps way too fast. Form get sloppy, and you don’t feel the movement in the right muscles. Coming from a crossfit background where everything is FOR […]
Marinated Potato Salad
I know the phrase “lifehack” is overused but I recently started marinating potatoes and I feel like a genius. There’s nothing more disappointing than biting into a nice looking piece of potato only to find the inside tastes bland. So what I do is marinade them after cooking & while they are still hot they […]
How To Get Better at CrossFit Quickly (For CrossFit Newbies)
Stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. I totally get this. I was a beginner myself and remember feeling extremely overwhelmed too. Since being a trainer I have also taken multiple “fundamental” classes and trained lots of beginners. I have seen the pitfalls, I’ve seen people […]
Raw cacao nut bars
Here is a recipe for you to try. Test out these awesome slices for a treat. They are quite dense, so if you are trying to lose fat, make sure you take into account the macros (see below). But they are a great source of good fats, and a good low carb option as well. […]
What is all the fuss about the ‘macros diet’?
I personally believe that everyone should learn about macros, what they are, and how to track them. This does NOT mean you have to track forever. But through the process of learning about macros and how to track, you are going to learn a great deal about the foods you are currently eating and how […]
When moderation becomes an excuse for continuing bad habits
Yesterday I received an email from a client in which was talking about being unable to have “moderation” with something that she just can’t seem to get a handle on. She wrote “ If I could do it with moderation I’d be doing it all the time, but I just can’t find the “off” switch for […]
Meal & snack ideas to help prevent cravings, binging and overeating
Here are some of my favorite healthy convenience meals and snacks that take very little time to prepare. These can be eaten on-the-go are easy to bring with you to work for in between snacks. Although of course I would prefer you to sit down and eat slowly and mindfully, sometimes this isn’t an option, […]
Delicious zucchini and carrot fritters
This is a healthy, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan friendly recipe for zucchini and carrot fritters. I have included both the normal method and my thermomix cooking method for those who have a thermomix as it’s really easy to do it in there as well. These fritters are amazing served with poached eggs and siracha sauce/fresh […]
How to get rid of stubborn fat, part 2: The practical stuff
In part 1 of this little series we discussed a bit about the science of stubborn fat & the different types of fat. I also went over why stubborn fat is so stubborn. You can have another read of that here, and if you haven’t read it yet I’d recommend reading that part first before […]
How to get rid of stubborn fat, part 1: The science-y stuff
If you want to know how to burn stubborn fat, you first have to understand a few key points. Stubborn fat is not the same as normal fat and it takes a bit of a different approach to get rid of it. In this 3-part series I am going to try my best to cover […]
Date caramel truffles
Here is the recipe for my delicious date caramel peanut-butter truffles. They are made with all natural ingredients and taste pretty damn amazing. It might get a little bit messy making them, but they are well worth the mess. Make sure you hide these if you want to keep them around for awhile, otherwise they will […]