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Food Is Life, Basingstoke (2026)

29/04/2026

Em’s reason for joining me might be one of my favourites ever…

She saw that I eat a Galaxy Ripple near enough every day and thought:

“Yep… that’s a coach I can get on board with.” 😂

And honestly? Fair

Because she was tired of the all-or-nothing nonsense

Her kids are now 18 and 21… and somewhere along the way, she realised she hadn’t really prioritised herself since having them

Years of putting everyone else first

And now heading into perimenopause… the weight was creeping on faster than ever

She felt uncomfortable

Frustrated

And a bit lost

To try and fix it, she’d downloaded a free meal plan from an online PT

Which basically meant…

Chicken

Broccoli

Rice

Repeat

And surprise surprise… she hated it

So we scrapped that immediately

Instead, we got her eating more of the foods she actually enjoys

Like the beloved carbs

And immediately life became far more enjoyable

And because the food felt normal, she became incredibly consistent

No emotion derailed her

No social event became an excuse to “start again Monday.”

We planned for everything

Meals out

Life stress

Family events

And now?

She’s 2 dress sizes down… almost without realising it

Losing weight week on week feels normal to her now

But my favourite part?

She’s throwing out her bigger clothes

Not because she’s being reckless…

But because she’s genuinely that confident she’ll never need them again

That’s huge

If you’re a menopausal yo-yo dieter who has spent years putting everyone else first…

DM me the word FIRST and I’ll show you what it would look like if we worked together

28/04/2026

It was a vibe at the time at least 🤷🏻‍♀️

27/04/2026

When your male PT says to you during the hungry week on your cycle

“You’ve got a decision to make, you either push through the hunger or you fail”

And it sounds ridiculous writing that

Because surely that doesn’t happen?

It does

But I suppose how can any man understand and empathize with what it feels like?

And it’s not their fault necessarily, as it’s hard to explain the feeling

The feeling of questioning all your life decisions from

Crying about the pizza you had for dinner which you now feel guilty about eating

All the way to being unsure why exactly you married your husband all those years ago

(And then the week after you return to rationality 😅)

I say this because I have clients that start working with me

And they think they need to push harder during the hungry week

That they need more willpower, more motivation, less food

Because this is what they have been told

When in actual fact what they don’t realise is that they need the opposite

They need to be kind to themselves

And remember the single most important thing in the entire world

You can’t fight against mother nature

And in actual fact you may need MORE food

More flexibility

More kindness

And what my clients then realise is that we can manage the calories on a monthly basis rather than daily or weekly

Using my calorie allocation system

MIND BLOWING

So the point is, if you’re female and have a regular period, or one every now and again

Remember that you’re female

And please be kind to yourself

And work with your hormones, not against them 🫶🏻

26/04/2026

And if you’re peri/ menopausal and your periods are all over the place, this advice applies but DOUBLE 🫶🏻

24/04/2026

Okay I’ll admit it

I was once a victim of the famous juice diet detox

If there was an event coming up, like for example I was a bridesmaid for my friend

I’d be on the 7 day detox beforehand

Which is great for the 7 days prior

Feeling my slimmest jimmest, ready to rock the dress

But what nobody talks about afterwards

The morning of the wedding once the detox days are behind us

I’m slavering at the mouth thinking about the wedding cake I can eat later

I DON’T EVEN LIKE WEDDING CAKE

Looking back 10+ years ago before I invested in my Masters degree in Nutrition

Diets like this (I wasn’t even overweight at this point and I still continued juicing)

Was when my relationship with food was at it’s worst

Fast forward over 10 years later

If I was a bridesmaid this upcoming weekend

Nothing about my diet changes

It’s just another day in the life of Steph, running a business and raising 2 kids and a dog

And I deffo wouldn’t be eating the wedding cake

I’d much rather save the space for an extra midnight slice of pizza or 3

So believe it or not the point of my post is nothing to do with my opinion on wedding cakes

But think carefully about quick fix diets

And how they make you obsess over food

It’s no wonder yo-yo dieters suffer with the “all or nothing” attitude really, is it?!

Comment the word JUICE and I’ll send you the link to this 30 min podcast episode 🫶🏻

23/04/2026

I’d be up for giving it a go? 😅

22/04/2026

Katie came to me feeling completely fed up

Not because she wasn’t trying…

But because she’d been trying since January and was still the exact same weight
. January 2025 that is..

Tracking her calories

Going to the gym 3 times a week

Eating “clean”

Doing everything she thought she was supposed to do

And still… crickets

That’s the bit that messes with your head the most

Because when you feel like you’re doing everything right, but your body isn’t changing… you start to question yourself

“Is it my age?”

“Is it menopause?”

“Am I just stuck like this now?”

So she decided to stop guessing and get help from someone who deals with this every single day

And it didn’t take long to spot the issue

The calorie target she’d been given by her tracking app, myfitnesspal?

Too low

Which meant a couple of things were happening…

She wasn’t tracking as accurately as she thought (very normal)

And she wasn’t actually in a consistent calorie deficit

So we fixed that

Got her on the right numbers

Tightened up the tracking (without making it obsessive)

Made it work with her lifestyle

No extremes

No cutting her beloved wine from her diet

Just doing the basics properly

And now?

She’s nearly 2 stone down

Feeling lighter

Brighter

And more like herself than she has in years

That’s the difference having someone in your corner makes

Not another plan…

An expert who can actually show you what’s going on

If you’re a menopausal yo-yo dieter who feels stuck and doesn’t know what way to turn…

DM me the word TURN and I’ll show you what it would look like if we worked together

21/04/2026

If you’re scared that dieting is going to be tough, listen to this

20/04/2026

There was poo EVERYWHERE

We were at the park on Monday afternoon and I failed to catch him in time

The poor guy was sitting on the potty embarrassed as a goat standing in a sheep pen

Poo surrounding him, it’s on his clothes, it’s in his hair

Watching all the other kids happily still sliding down the slide

Yes it’s true

Potty training for Cody, our 2.5 year old has commenced

I have so many tales to tell already but I’ve got a funny one I wanted to share with you

Day 3 of training he comes home from nursery, finishes his orange penguin bar

And heads over to where his nappies are stored

He takes his trousers off and proceeds to say, “nappy on”

Never in his life has he bothered to put his own nappy on, until day 3 of training

And although it was hilarious there’s a good lesson there for us

We as humans don’t like uncomfortable, do we?

It’s in our nature to protect ourselves, conserve energy and take the easy route

All we have to do is look at the popularity of the weight loss jabs

If there’s an easier way, we’re going to take it

What Cody doesn’t realise yet though, is the magic that’s waiting on the other side

For example, he won’t have the scream his lungs out every time we have to change a poo nappy

And fun fact

Dieters that put in the hard work now

Increase their chance of keeping the weight off by 88.8%

So yes, potty training is a bother

It’s uncomfortable, a hassle and we could stop and leave it for another time

But really, that benefits nobody in the short or long term

19/04/2026

Are you the rare exception? 👀

16/04/2026

Holy butter on warm fresh bread 👀😅

15/04/2026

Kelly came to me after losing 4 stone on the weight loss jabs

And for the first time in a long time… she felt amazing in her body

Confident, lighter, more like herself again

But there was a problem

She knew she couldn’t stay on them forever

Too expensive

Not realistic long term

So she stopped

And within 8 weeks, 1 stone had already crept back on

Not because she’d “failed”…

But because she had no scooby how to maintain the weight loss

And that’s the bit no one talks about

We all know the fear of putting it all back on…

After finally feeling good in your own skin again

So we changed that

We got her tracking her food

Not to restrict her, but to educate her

So she could see:

How much she actually needs to eat to maintain her weight

What her calories allow her to include

How to build meals that keep her full and satisfied

We focused on food volume…

And yes, a KitKat a day was part of the plan 🍫

Because this isn’t about being perfect

It’s about making it sustainable

And now?

We’ve created her a nice sized calorie deficit

That 1 stone she regained is already coming back off

Her clothes are fitting better again…

Including a summer dress that was starting to feel a bit too tight

But more importantly?

She’s no longer guessing

She understands what she’s doing

And she knows she has to now put in the hard work to keep her results

And that’s the difference between temporary weight loss…

And knowing how to keep it off for good

If you’re a menopausal yo-yo dieter who wants to come off the weight loss jabs and actually learn how to keep the weight off…

DM me the word JABS and I’ll show you what it would look like if we worked together

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