I wasn’t always a healthy eater, I have to admit to you that I am a lover of all food and it hasn’t always been a natural choice for me to choose the healthy options. So where did my passion for healthy cooking and living come from? I was a young mother at 22 and…
Creating the Perfect Picnic
As summer approaches, so does hanging out at the beach, laying on the grass and going to the park with your family for long picnic lunches. It is so much fun just to get outside and enjoy the fresh air, food and a lovely time together. I love spending the time chilling out while the…
Self-Love A Key In Ingredient to better health
It can be discouraging and frustrating when you have health goals and you have been working so hard, but it feels like you never get there. I know the feeling as over the years I have had many frustrations, especially around weight loss. During the Real Food Pledge Challenge, we take a deep dive into…
Three Magic Tools For Reaching Your Wellness Goals
Whatever your health goal is, weight loss, more energy, happy gut, glowing skin or simply feeling amazing, it is easy to be discouraged when you make changes but the results don’t happen straight away. I have been there many times! But there is more to this story and your wellness journey than just what you…
My Balance Project Auckland Event
I was so fortunate to be invited by Justine from My Balance Project to speak at her Auckland event. What a night! For a start there were 50 incredible ladies there, a grazing table to die for and the most gorgeous set up at Pocket Bar in Grey Lynn. It was so lovely for me…
How to end the crash diets
I used to be someone who would go on a crash diet as an event or holiday approached. I was DESPERATE to get the weight off so that I would feel good for the special occasion. I would repeat this behaviour throughout the year – year after year. I know what it’s like to wake…
My Gran & Her Real Food Results
Today I got an email from me Gran because she saw that I have running the Real Food Pledge Challenge and she wanted to wish me luck! When I first started to eat real food, my mum and my grandmother who is in her 80’s joined me in the lifestyle shift. Gran is amazing, so…
The Balance Project
I have had the pleasure of getting to know the gorgeous Justine from The Balance Project. She is an incredibly positive and generous women with an inspirational story to share with the world. Justine is so passionate about spreading the word about self-love, balance and wellness. Her next event is in Auckland I am so…
The reason that I refuse to go on a diet… no matter how tempting!
I had a big year in 2018, with lots of celebrations including my wedding in Brazil in August and then again in Australia in December. Followed by a cruise with my family and then a honeymoon in Africa. I most certainly can’t complain at what an amazing year I had! But with all of this…