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Life-changing Flourless Pancake Recipe
Free from gluten, dairy, flour AND banana yet incredible tasting: these pancakes will literally change your life! Howdy beauties! You may recall I posted my excitement at nailing this pancake recipe on Instagram a little while back - which is why I wanted to make sure...
Stress: what we need to remember, forget and recognise (Part One)
Change your perception, change your response and watch the stress fade. Here's how... We all feel stressed from time to time. Whether it’s getting stuck in traffic, dealing with an annoying work colleague and of course bigger things, like unexpected life-changing...
How Not to Let Eating Out Sabotage Your Progress
Don't want to stop eating out but DO want to start seeing results? Here's how my personal trainer clients and I learned to do both... I believe one of the most common misconceptions about making healthy changes is that ‘life’ or what we perceive as ‘fun’ as we know,...
Not enough hours in the day? If you’d like more time, this one’s for you..
How to increase your energy, productivity and FREE TIME next week (tried, tested and IT WORKS!) Most people I meet these days 'firefight' their way through the day, certainly most of the ladies that contact me about personal training or joining Boot camp, who are...
The Fat-loss Trick We’ve All Forgotten (results in under A WEEK!)
Did that get your attention? Good, because as a person and personal trainer I believe we’ve become obsessed with all the wrong things. The best fat-burning workouts, the best fat-burning foods, the best way to live the happiest life possible so you can post photos for...
Travel Food Tips for Long Journeys
If you're travelling this summer, here's my survival guide to avoiding the stodge and keeping your journey healthy and happy! Hi beauties! Now it's that time of year so many of us are embarking on long journeys (and praying that Southampton's roads will be good to...
Top Tips to Avoid Summer Water Retention
If your diet hasn't changed but your clothes are suddenly feeling tighter, this one's for you... As I write this I'm still so excited by Southampton's awesome weather! I know I'm very fortunate to be able to take my work outside (these past few weeks have included...
Summer Foods to Cool You Down
Make the most of Southampton's sunshine while keeping cool from the inside Howdy beauties! If you're loving Southampton's weather as much as I am, you probably want to make the most of it before we're blessed with some showers! I'm fortunate enough to be able to take...
Beyond the Buzzwords: how to spot the foods that are actually healthy
Avoid buying into the bulls**t and start buying REAL foods! Most of us are aware that an unpronounceable ingredient that sounds like it belongs in a laboratory, is probably not going to be very good for us. Given what I’ve seen recently, I believe the food...
New Recipe: Flapjacks v2:0
My new improved flapjack recipe just got tastier, easier and even more awesome! Howdy beauties, hope you're all enjoying the intermittent sunshine Southampton has been blessed with lately! Today I'm thrilled to share with you the new improved version of my flapjack...
Stop Abandoning and Start SMASHING Your Goals!
If you're sick of starting a new diet every Monday, here's how you can finally break the cycle! Having tried pretty much every goal setting strategy over my years of trying to lose weight/get fitter/drop three dress sizes/give up chocolate, I thought today I’d share...
The Weight-loss Mind Trick That STOPS Excuses
If any of the following sound familiar, here's how to train your brain to make yourself stronger than your excuses... I get at least two messages every day that start with "I really need to lose weight BUT..." I just don’t have the time I work full time I have no...