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I put a poll on instagram this morning with a slice of toast with raspberry jam on it, or a slice of toast with two eggs on it, and asked people which they would choose if their goal is to drop body fat. I also put up a box where people could explain why they made their choice.

I also...

The other day, I was enjoying my berries, in what I think* was full-fat greek yoghurt the other day, and I came to a realisation:

*my portuguese is not as good as it used to be

Eating full fat food keeps me fuller for longer.

And it tastes so much better.

It made me...

I think I might be finally growing up. I’ve had the strong urge to purchase an airfryer for a while now.

As you may know - in Bali, there is a great service called GoJek, which is basically UberEats but much cheaper and a huge selection of food.

It just doesn’t make...

I think the biggest block to long term fat loss, is the pursuit of short term fat loss.

It’s May now. If you are going into the summer thinking “I need to lose weight asap”, I hate to tell you - it probably won’t happen. And if it does, it probably won’t last....

I’ve realised now that there has been over 2000 women through The Furnace in the last two years.

These are not women who have never dieted before.

These are women who are frustrated after feeling they’ve tried everything but are still not happy with their bodies.

It’s been a weird couple of years, learning, acknowledging, improving.

You know the saying ‘when you know better, do better’? That’s how I’ve been living my life and changing my messaging on instagram over the last couple of years.

I used to think that...

For those that celebrate it, it’s Easter Sunday this Sunday. It’s to mark the day that Jesus rose from the dead. And what better way to celebrate than chocolate eggs?!

If you’ve been on my email list a while, you’ll remember that I advised giving up chocolate for...

12 weeks from now, brings us to the middle of June.

I don’t know if that’s scary because the year is flying, or exciting because the Summer is going to be here before we know it!

Now, before you think I’ve regressed - I’m not here to sell you a ‘12...

I think diet culture has ruined a lot of us… (Especially my age and older!).

My biggest struggle is not getting my clients to eat less.

It’s actually getting them to eat more.

Yes, fat loss is about ‘moving more and eating less’ but finding the right...

Wanna lose 10 pounds while in the sun?

 Sounds like the dream.

 Is it though?

 We know by now (I hope) that long term fat loss comes from changes in behaviours. 

Short term fat loss comes from short term changes in behaviours.

If you go to Thailand and train twice a day...

I am quite selective on my catholic traditions these days, but I just remembered that Lent starts the day after Pancake Tuesday.

Back when I was an alter server (!), I used to love Lent. We did an evening mass every night and myself and the priest had a bet on the amount of mistakes...

Myself and Sinead have come down to Uluwatu to be productive and feel our best. We live in Canggu in Bali, which is my favourite place but there are so many distractions, like long training sessions, margaritas and people to chat to in every cafe.

That's not necessarily a bad thing but...