Anna Nicolaou Nutrition

Anna Nicolaou Nutrition Certified nutrition counsellor, specialising in blood sugar regulation My deep dive into nutrition began back in 2018 when I discovered I had type 1 diabetes.

I was adamant to not let this condition stand in the way of anything I wanted to do and quickly realised that nutrition was my most powerful tool in order to achieve that. If you are interested, you can read all the juicy details of my story at https://www.annanicolaounutrition.eu/about-me/

Je me suis plongée dans le monde de la nutrition en 2018, lorsque j'ai découvert que j'étais atteinte de di

abète de type 1. J'étais déterminée à ne pas laisser cette maladie faire obstacle à ce que je voulais faire et j'ai rapidement pris conscience du fait que la nutrition était mon outil le plus puissant pour y parvenir. Si cela vous intéresse, vous pouvez découvrir tous les détails de mon histoire sur https://www.annanicolaounutrition.eu/fr/mon-histoire/

Teach your kids to see through this!👇Spotted today at the checkout counter in a Lidl, in Cyprus (but could have been any...
12/08/2025

Teach your kids to see through this!👇

Spotted today at the checkout counter in a Lidl, in Cyprus (but could have been anywhere).

Prime location. Eye level. Exactly where parents queue with hungry kids in tow.

Barbie wasn’t alone — the Minions and other cartoon characters were there too, smiling, waiting for little hands to grab them.

This is marketing directed at children.
It’s manipulative.
Frankly, it should be illegal.

(Not so) Fun fact: Cyprus is a european champion in childhood obesity. We cannot afford to ignore this.

If you’re in this situation, instead of succumbing to the pressure, I suggest you see this as an opportunity for some badass parenting - teach your kids to see this for what it is.

Step 1
Turn the packet over - ask them to read the Ingredients.
(If they can’t read yet, do it for them).

"Let's see what's actually in this "fruit juice" popsicle?
➡️ Water
➡️ Sugar
➡️ Dextrose — this is another name for sugar. It’s made from corn that’s been changed to make it sweet. It goes straight into your blood very fast.
➡️ Fruit concentrate — a tiny bit of fruit that’s been processed so much, it’s lost most of its vitamins.
➡️ Flavourings — these are just chemicals to make it taste like fruit, even when no real fruit is there."

Step 2
Explain what happens in their body when they have this “sugar water.”

➡️ Blood sugar spike — "the sugar from this will go straight into your blood. It will make you feel good for a little bit. But then the sugar in your blood will drop down very quickly. This will make you feel hungry, tired, cranky, and wanting to eat something sweet".

➡️ Dopamine hit — "The sugar makes your brain feel happy for a short while, so you want more. The more often you have it, the more your brain asks for it".

Step 3.
Go home. Blend some strawberries with water (or squeeze some oranges or [insert your child's favourite fruit]).
Pour into molds.
Freeze.

Result:
They get joy from a popsicle made with real fruit that they helped make.
You saved some money, did a good thing for the environment, spent some quality time with you kid.

Why it’s worth it:

Once your child's brain is wired to get pleasure from real food, junk won’t taste as good.

They’ll be more likely to make better choices, even when you’re not around.

Look at this label👇. What’s wrong with it? (Spoiler alert: its not the salt!)You buy nuts because they are a healthy opt...
10/08/2025

Look at this label👇. What’s wrong with it?
(Spoiler alert: its not the salt!)

You buy nuts because they are a healthy option that will keep hunger at bay and blood sugar flat. So far so good.

But, very often, if you turn the pack over and read the Ingredients you will see that there's more to what you bought than nuts. And in this case, more ≠ better.

The second ingredient is often some sort of vegetable oil, like sunflower oil in this case.

Why does that matter?

Because not all fats are created equal.

Sunflower oil is a PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acid), and our modern diets are already swimming in them—from processed snacks to salad dressings.

➡️ Too many omega-6 PUFAs (like those in sunflower oil, soybean, safflower, and grapeseed oils) can tip the balance in your body towards inflammation.

➡️ They crowd out anti-inflammatory omega-3s (found in fatty fish, flax, chia), and the ratio matters more than most people think.

➡️ Oils in nuts accelerate rancidity—your “healthy” snack may already be oxidising before you open the pack.

And if they’re roasted? Also not optimal, roasting at high temps forms AGEs (advanced glycation end-products), which sp*ed up ageing at the cellular level.

Better choice:

👉 Buy nuts with just one ingredient: the nut itself.
👉 Go raw when possible

Now, this is not about perfection. It is about optimisation.

I bought those peanuts in a rush in a supermarket I don't usually go to, without reading the label. I even had half the pack before realising they smelled off! I see it as a learning experience.

And it is never about one food. It is always about that food in context.

If your diet is mostly clean, made of freshly cooked whole foods, some oily peanuts every once in a while are not going to “kill you”.

And sometimes, if you are travelling, or on holiday in a different place, it is about “damage minimisation” - those nuts may be the healthiest thing in the shop!

So no stress, just better knowledge.

I am curious, do you usually read the label on “healthy” foods?
What do you do if you realise it's not what you were hoping to buy - eat it anyway or throw it out?
I have to say I am somewhat conflicted!

Have you been told you have “high cholesterol”? And then told to cut out things like cheese and eggs?Well… I have news f...
09/08/2025

Have you been told you have “high cholesterol”? And then told to cut out things like cheese and eggs?
Well… I have news for you.

➡️ The cholesterol you eat is only a small fraction of the cholesterol that ends up in your bloodstream.

Trying to lower your levels by ditching eggs and cheese is like trying to empty a constantly filling pool… with a garden hose.

Shortly after my Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, I was told I had high cholesterol — and that I should start medication.

Being someone who needs to understand the how and the why of things, I dove deep.

I’ve spent countless hours over the last few years trying to make sense of it all.

I can tell you this:
Few topics are more nuanced and complex than cholesterol.

There’s a flood of contradictory advice.

Some of it outdated.
Some of it plain wrong.
Some even dangerous.

It’s no wonder people feel overwhelmed.

It’s hard to see the wood from the trees.

For sure it’s not as simple as "just take a pill and all's good”

In this new carousel, I put together 10 key takeaways that you need to understand if you want to assess your real risk of developing heart disease — because ultimately that’s what matters. Not cholesterol as such.

It is my attempt to make a dense topic digestible, practical and empowering.

To help you be a better advocate for your health in a medical system that does not always prioritise prevention.

I am not pro- or anti-anything. I have no agenda other than to improve my own health and that of those who seek my help to improve theirs.

If you’re new to this topic, you might find yourself thinking:
“Wait — why did no one tell me this before?”

Use this post to take action — ask better questions, request better tests, and explore your options with more clarity.

👉 And if you know someone who’s navigating high cholesterol or heart health issues, please forward this to them. It might just be the spark they need.

Curious to hear — do you feel like you’ve ever had a real conversation with your doctor about what’s driving your cholesterol?

Ever “hit the wall” during exercise? There is a solution.You know that moment when energy vanishes, muscles feel heavy, ...
07/08/2025

Ever “hit the wall” during exercise? There is a solution.

You know that moment when energy vanishes, muscles feel heavy, and your brain says: “Game over.”
It happens mid-run. During a long cycle. Even halfway through your favourite class.

You’re not lazy. You’re not unfit.
You just need to optimise the type of fuel—and the timing.

This is another one of those moments where Type 1 diabetes can teach us something powerful about metabolism.

I found out I had T1D at 39.
At 40, less than a year later, I took up windsurfing.
(Partly out of desperation—we needed an activity to keep our 3 boys from bashing each other during long summer holidays at the grandparents' in Cyprus.
Partly out of ego—to prove to myself that T1D wasn’t going to get in the way of anything I wanted to do).

Windsurfing isn’t the obvious choice for someone with T1D. In fact, it can be quite dangerous.

You see, insulin's job is to get glucose out of your blood and into your cells.

But nature designed a brilliant shortcut:

➡️ When your muscles are active, they suck glucose out of the bloodstream without needing insulin.

It’s an evolutionary trick—so you can run from danger without waiting for the pancreas to kick in.

Now imagine: someone with T1D eats, injects insulin, then goes for a run—or worse, surfs out to sea, no phone, no CGM signal.

Insulin is pulling the glucose out of the blood.
Muscles are doing the same.
Blood sugar plummets.
Things can go very wrong, very fast.

Sounds kind of crazy.

Yet, I’ve never once gone low while windsurfing.

How?

I know how to adjust the type, quantity and timing of carbs so that by the time I hit the water, insulin is out of my system.

The glucose demand from the muscles alone is not a problem - the liver can keep up with it via gluconeogenesis. And if need be, my muscles know how to use fat for fuel.

In a person without diabetes, it can look like this:

You eat carbs.
Your pancreas secretes insulin.
As insulin starts pulling glucose from the blood,
You go for a run.
Your muscles suck up more glucose.
Your blood sugar crashes.

You won’t pass out like someone with T1D may—but you can at that moment “hit the wall”.

To prevent it:
➡️ Avoid sugary drinks (e.g.juice) or fast carbs (e.g oatmeal) before exercise.
➡️ Prefer slower carbs, with protein and good fats.

This is where a CGM can give you priceless insights and help you to really tailor the type of foods your body can handle without leading to a mid-exercise crash.

The idea is not to avoid carbs before exercise completely, but to figure out
> the type,
> amount and
> timing
of carbs that are right for your own metabolism.

That’s what we work on in the CGM Genius program.

If this speaks to you, send me a DM, I'll be happy to answer your questions.

Has the world gone mad?! Protein water??Here is what you should know:When I saw this 👇 sponsored ad in my feed, I genuin...
03/08/2025

Has the world gone mad?! Protein water??
Here is what you should know:

When I saw this 👇 sponsored ad in my feed, I genuinely thought I was seeing things. So I looked into it.

Turns out, protein water is not a joke.

It's a growing product category marketed as "clean", "functional", and “light”, promoted to the health conscious gym-goers.

But most of these drinks are just:

➡️ Whey protein isolate or hydrolyzed collagen

➡️ Dissolved in water

➡️ Mixed with sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K, stevia blends)

➡️ Plus synthetic vitamin isolates, flavorings and preservatives

We’ve reached a point where water + ultra processed protein + artificial flavour = €4.50 wellness.

This is not innovation. It’s convenience culture gone rogue.

Let's think for a moment: Is this good value for money?

Has our body been designed to consume protein this way?
(Remember: evolution does not move as fast as the food industry has in the last 100 years!)

To answer the question it helps to look at what Nature has done.

Real protein is always packaged with

> fat (meat, eggs, fish), Or

> fiber (lentils, beans), And

> it comes in solid form.

Nature makes only one exception : milk.

But milk isn’t a drink.

It’s a complete food, ingeniously designed to feed newborn mammals who don’t have teeth yet!

Once we can chew, Nature expects us to do exactly that.

Because chewing:

➡️ Starts digestion (enzymes activate in the mouth)

➡️ Signals satiety to the brain

➡️ Improves nutrient bioavailability.

Drinking isolated protein, without the fat and other cofactors, bypasses all of this.

Your body doesn’t absorb nutrients the same way.

You don’t feel full.

The artificial additives and sweeteners confuse your brain and can irritate your gut.

(Not to mention the price markup and environmental cost for bottling protein powder and water).

To put it bluntly - protein water is not going to give you your money's worth.
(It can, however, give you expensive p*e and another thing for your liver and kidneys to deal with).

Now—can protein supplements be useful?

Yes—after illness, surgery, very intense training, or for the elderly with difficulty chewing and getting enough from diet.

In all other cases, I would suggest you go for protein in a form as your body expects.

Think:

> greek yogurt / cottage cheese / skyr with chia seeds and berries

> a Boiled egg

> a handful of nuts

> apple slices with some nut butter.

It's time to stop outsourcing our biology to the beverage aisle.

Another blood sugar friendly win -Lentil "tofu" — aka my latest obsession.If you loved the red lentil flatbreads or wrap...
01/08/2025

Another blood sugar friendly win -

Lentil "tofu" — aka my latest obsession.

If you loved the red lentil flatbreads or wraps, (https://www.annanicolaounutrition.eu/l/red-lentil-wraps/),

this is made with the same humble ingredients:
➡️ soaked red lentils
➡️ salt,
➡️ a bit of baking powder
➡️ your favourite herbs and spices
(I like mine with oregano and garlic powder)

Blend it all up with enough water to barely cover the lentils in the blender.

Pour into a loaf tin, and bake at 180°C until the top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

Once cooled, slice it up like bread and sauté in olive oil.

You’ll get a crisp outside, creamy inside, and a high-fiber, high-protein bite.

This morning I had mine with:
🥚 an egg
🧀 some halloumi cheese
🥒 a cucumber

Filling, satisfying, and blood sugar flat as can be.

Try it with veggies, in a salad bowl, or dipped in tahini sauce 👌

👉 Save this for your next meal prep day and send it to someone who may like this!

It happens All. The. Time. in the space of health. Entire multimillion $ industries are built around this. The relentles...
28/07/2025

It happens All. The. Time. in the space of health.
Entire multimillion $ industries are built around this.

The relentless search for the "magic cure" .

I am going to be honest and say that I had been guilty of it myself. I know what that feels like.

You feel off.
Maybe it's fatigue, insomnia, gut issues, aches and pains in your back/ joints, hair loss, catching every cold...

You are concerned, worried, fed up with feeling that way.

You 17 taps trying to figure out how to “fix it”.

You find a supplement or a gadget.

You read the reviews of how it solved the same problem for others.
A health influencer swears by it.

You spend a fortune and half.

All you want is to just feel better, fast.

You are full of hope.

You get the thing.
You take it/use it for a short while.

Not much happens.

You are back online.
Different product. Same loop. Same hope. Same letdown.
and so it goes...

Here's the thing:

Yes, supplements can help. I am not going to downplay the utility of smart, targeted supplementation.
Gadgets can also be useful.

BUT

They are the cherry on top, not the foundation of your health pyramid.

You can’t supplement your way out of habits that are quietly wearing you down.

These 👇 will give you much much better "value for money":

> A whole foods diet that keeps blood sugar steady.
> Prioritising sleep over Netflix.
> Getting out of that chair and moving regularly.
> Ditching the drinking / smoking habit (there is nothing benign about “just few” a day).
> Letting the sun rays touch your skin for 20’ a day.
> Taking a breath when stress builds up.

James Clear really nailed it 👇 :

“It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it.

If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment”.

It may sound harsh, but it is so true.

If you want to feel better, press pause on the patchwork fixes—and concentrate on the foundation instead.

Make it part of who you are.

If it all sounds overwhelming, start small.
Pick one thing today:
> a protein rich breakfast,
> a walk after lunch,
> going to bed on time.

Just start.

(As my teens would say, “go touch some grass” 😅) .



Photo credit: Natali Hordiiuk on Unsplash

Want to feel full till lunch and avoid that mid-morning crash?Think of legumes for breakfast.Or lunch. Or dinner, for th...
26/07/2025

Want to feel full till lunch and avoid that mid-morning crash?

Think of legumes for breakfast.

Or lunch. Or dinner, for that matter.

They’re nature’s slow-release energy capsule:

💥 carbs (for fuel)

💪 protein (for building & repair)

🍀 fibre (for your microbiome & satiety)

Think lentils, beans, chickpeas, peas.

But also peanuts. And soybeans.

And yes—even green peas, snap peas, edamame, green beans—are all technically legumes.

👉 Legumes come in different "metabolic outfits":

➡️ Most pulses (like beans, lentils, chickpeas) have a low glycemic index and digest slowly.

They are great for blood sugar *if portioned right. *

They give a long and very steady blood sugar spike so it is important to figure out the amount your metabolism can handle.

Everyone is different and the only way to know is: Test. Don't guess. A glucose monitor or CGM can give you all the info you need to figure this one out.

➡️ Peanuts & soybeans are higher in fat and protein.
They have minimal, if any, impact on blood glucose.

➡️ Green legumes (snap peas, edamame, green beans) behave more like non-starchy veg, i.e they are "free" in a blood sugar context.

Legumes have the advantage of keeping and freezing well, so you can cook a big batch and save some for later.

A pressure cooker halves the cooking time.

But if you don't have time to cook, you can always just buy them ready.
(Go for organic & in a glass jar, if possible, to avoid the BPAs and such from the lining of the metal tins).

⬇️ The pics are from breakfast this morning, which is yesterday lunch's leftovers.

Chickpeas, cooked with some onions and tomato sauce.

Mushrooms, fresh celery and tomatoes thrown in.

Spiced with salt, oregano and garlic powder.

Served with a bit of feta, halloumi and a carob flour cracker.

What's your favourite way to eat legumes? Throw me some ideas in the comments below!

I don’t tend to talk about this, certainly not here—the raw reality of living with Type 1 diabetes.But today I will. Bec...
18/07/2025

I don’t tend to talk about this, certainly not here—the raw reality of living with Type 1 diabetes.

But today I will. Because sometimes what happens in T1D is like a magnified version of what happens in a body without diabetes.

By understanding it, you can understand your own metabolism better.

First—what is T1D?

It’s a condition where the pancreas stops making insulin. Still incurable.

And no, it’s not caused by “eating too much sugar” (please, never say that to someone living with T1D!).

It happens when the immune system (for reasons still unknown) destroys 3% of the pancreas’ cells.

That’s enough to kill. (At least it used to, until some rockstars discovered injectable insulin 103 years ago.)

That’s the theory.

In practice, it’s like walking on a mountain ridge.

On one side: a sharp drop (blood sugar too low—can be fatal, fast).
On the other: a rocky slope (blood sugar too high—damage adds up each time you slip).

What keeps you up on the ridge? Injected insulin. Glucose monitors. Good food choices.

But no man-made tool comes close to the genius of a working pancreas. So inevitably… we slip.

Sometimes both ways. Several times a day.

Yesterday, I was hanging over the steep end.

I overestimated the insulin needed for dinner. It did its job—moved the glucose out of my blood and into my cells—and then… kept going.

The blood needs about 1 teaspoon of sugar at all times. That’s because the brain has no glucose reserves.

If insulin keeps going, you end up with half a teaspoon… a third… a quarter (and then that’s it. Game Over).

I dropped to half a teaspoon yesterday.

First the brain—slow motion.
Then the heart races.
You grab sugar.
Head spinning
Hands shaking
Cold sweat
Tongue numb
You sit down
Then lie down (battery saver mode: every move costs glucose).

You down the sugar like your life depends on it—because it does.

Then the fight begins:

The adrenaline + hunger hormones yelling “EAT MORE SUGAR NOW!”
Your logic brain whispering “Just wait…You know if you do you'll slip to the other side”

You wait.
It feels like forever.

Eventually the sugar reaches the blood, then the brain. The fog lifts. The shaking stops.

You get back on the ridge…and keep going.

It's another day with T1D.

Now, if your pancreas works—you don’t fall like that.

But you can still slip.

If you flood your blood with more carbs than your body was designed to handle, the pancreas releases A LOT of insulin…

Your blood sugar drops below the teaspoon.

Not enough to shut down, but enough to trigger stress and hunger hormones.

Suddenly, that cookie is calling your name.

It’s not a willpower problem.
It's just biochemistry.

The hunger you feel is not “real” hunger.
Just a survival response trying to protect your brain.

Here's the good news:
➡You have full control over how much sugar floods your bloodstream.

There is one habit I see again and again in my clients, especially the busy and health-conscious ones. They think it’s h...
14/07/2025

There is one habit I see again and again in my clients, especially the busy and health-conscious ones. They think it’s harmless, even healthy, but it can backfire.

Many clients that come to me for help with weight loss skip breakfast.

"I just don't have time."
"I'm just not hungry."
"I heard it’s good to fast, so I just grab a green juice."

It sounds like no big deal.

While there’s nothing wrong with green juice, here’s what happens when your body doesn’t get any calories within an hour or two of waking:

➡️ Cortisol — your main stress hormone — stays high.

Cortisol is meant to peak in the morning. But then it should decline.

When you don’t eat, your body sees it as a kind of stress so cortisol keeps rising.

⚠️ Elevated cortisol tells your liver: “We might need fuel — send sugar!”

The liver promptly dumps glucose into your bloodstream from its own reserves.

That’s not all.

Cortisol also
➡️ blocks glucose from entering muscle and fat cells.
➡️ promotes insulin resistance.
➡️ tells your pancreas to reduce insulin output.

And it doesn’t stop there:

➡️ Cortisol breaks down muscle to free up amino acids.
➡️ The liver uses those to make even more glucose.

The Result?

➡️ A sneaky blood sugar rise you didn’t expect.
➡️ More cravings.
➡️ More fatigue (as less energy is going into your cells).
➡️ Higher blood sugar after lunch.

And, over time...

Higher insulin resistance and more belly fat - the very thing you are trying to avoid.

This isn't just theory. It’s been shown time and again in several studies.

We see it often in the CGM Genius program, skipping food for 2 hours after waking will often lead to blood sugar rising without any food and staying higher than normal after lunch and maybe even dinner.

That insulin resistance can linger all day.

Why?

Because our “hardware” is ancient.

When the body perceives food scarcity, it responds by making it harder for glucose to enter muscle and fat cells. It is nature’s clever survival mechanism to preserve glucose for the most vital organ, your brain.

By having breakfast early, you send the signal to your body that it is safe, cortisol goes down and you can go about your day with more energy entering your cells and more clarity in your brain.

With a simple habit change you can have a significant impact on your metabolic health.

You have more control over your health than you realise.

I am curious to hear what you think about all this.

Have you tried skipping breakfast and seeing what happens?

Would love to hear from you in the comments 👇.

New research just compared five popular diets. The results might surprise you—especially if the scale has been messing w...
05/07/2025

New research just compared five popular diets. The results might surprise you—especially if the scale has been messing with your head.

🔬 In this 3-month clinical trial, 160 adults with obesity (avg age 46, 71% women) followed one of five calorie restrictive diets ( -600 kcal/day):

➡️Ketogenic
➡️Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE) (meals between 8 a.m.–4 p.m).
➡️Late Time-Restricted Eating (lTRE) (meals between 2 p.m.–10 p.m).
➡️Modified Alternate-Day Fasting (mADF) (600 kcal every other day)
➡️ Mediterranean diet

Researchers tracked changes in total weight, fat mass and lean mass (i.e muscle and bone) and this is what they saw after 3 months:

Total Weight Loss (kg)

Ketogenic (KD): −11.9
mADF: −11.8
lTRE: −10.6
eTRE: −9.4
Mediterranean: −8.4

Fat Mass Loss (kg)

mADF: −14.26 ✅
eTRE: −10.00
KD: −8.51
lTRE: −7.82
Mediterranean: −6.34

Lean Mass Change (kg)

eTRE: +2.41 ✅
mADF: +1.30
Mediterranean: −0.95
KD: −2.12
lTRE: −3.82 ❌

See the difference?

⚠️ Keto had the biggest drop on the scale—but not because it burned the most fat.
A lot of that early loss comes from water, since your body stores carbs with water.
When carbs drop, water goes too. Less carb = less water = fast but misleading wins.

✅ mADF delivered the most fat loss and even a gain in lean mass.

💪 eTRE was the only approach to increase muscle while dropping 10 kg of fat.

❌ lTRE looked good on the scale—but came with the steepest muscle loss.

One big caveat: this was only a 3-month study.

If your goal is to fit into a wedding dress or a bikini next quarter—sure, keto will likely give you the fastest scale drop.

But what about after that?

The best diet is the one you're actually willing to stick with.

Dramatic weight loss can feel amazing for the ego—but often plateaus quickly, or rebounds even faster.

What works short-term doesn't always hold up long-term.

Sustainable weight loss is about:

➡️ A way of eating you can repeat
➡️Meals that keep you full
➡️ A plan that fits your life, not fights it

Personally, what I find works best long-term, is a modified version of the Mediterranean diet that ensures stable blood sugar (lower on the carbs, higher on the protein and fibre), combined with a degree of time restriction adapted to each individual case.

What about you? What have you tried? Would love to hear what worked and what didn't for you.

(Study reference: Martínez-Montoro, J.I., Bandera, B., Gutiérrez-Bedmar, M. et al. Effect of a ketogenic diet, time-restricted eating, or alternate-day fasting on weight loss in adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Med 23, 368 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04182-z)

👵🏻 "I came because I want to lose weight."That’s how our session began.She’s 74. Moved from her peaceful village to a bu...
03/07/2025

👵🏻 "I came because I want to lose weight."

That’s how our session began.

She’s 74. Moved from her peaceful village to a busier town to be closer to her son. Apartment on a noisy street. No more garden, no daily walk to visit her friend. Just traffic, silence—and takeout.

She used to cook from scratch.
✅ Salty breakfasts
✅ Light early dinners
✅ Balanced meals that kept her blood sugar stable

But since the move, that shifted.
❌ More frozen meals
❌ More snacking
❌ Less joy in the kitchen

The pounds crept on—and with them, a creeping sense of defeat. Her doctor mentioned prediabetes. That’s when she reached out.

When she filled out my intake questionnaire, the deeper issue came into focus: it wasn’t just food. It was disconnection. From nature. From people. From her own rhythms.

➡️ We talked about movement. A morning walk. Sunlight in her eyes to lift her mood and reset her clock.
➡️ We looked in the local paper and found local groups for people her age. She noted phone numbers and meeting times.
➡️ And yes—we talked blood sugar. How tracking it after meals could help her reconnect with her body and feel in control again.
That felt empowering to her.

She left with a plan. Not a diet plan—a life plan.

💡 Weight loss isn’t always about what’s on the plate.It’s about finding what’s been lost:Motivation. Movement. Meaning.

Nutrition matters. But it's just one part of the picture.

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