Working as a nutritionist and personal trainer

I'm not big on following any strict diet, everything in moderation I say! As long as majority of the food we put into our bodies is good for us there is no harm in having a little treat every now and then. This is something I follow, if I really want to have a piece of chocolate then I have one, and I go out for wine and cheese nights with friends, because who doesn't love a good wine and cheese night? However, working as a nutritionist and personal trainer I need to think more about what I eat and the exercise I do. I mean who is going to trust  someone to help them lose weight and have a healthy life if they themselves don't follow it themselves. Be a product of the product!!!

Doesn't mean I don't get people constantly asking me what I eat? They say I take it you never eat anything unhealthy and would never have take away? Or I guess you are the food police and will tell me off for what I'm eating? Or the one I love the most and get the most often is please don't look at what I'm eating today it's just a bad day, or I'm stressed out and need comfort food. Well I am not the food police. I will not tell you off for what you are eating as everyone has a choice of what foods they eat and don't eat and I can't force anyone to eat a particular food, or follow a particular lifestyle and nor would I want to because if you are not interested or committed to a lifestyle then you will not be successful in it. So I do follow a relaxed healthy meal plan which has little to no added sugar in it, very little carbs and a lot of fresh whole food. In particular I love a good farmers market which I will tell you all about in another post as I could talk about that for ages so  I'll move on to personal training side.

Anyone who knows me knows growing up and in my early 20s as not really into exercise. I didn't enjoy going to the gym, still don't really, but I found myself in a job where I got the opportunity to study and become a personal trainer surrounded by people who were passionate about it and passed on that infectious passion to me. I still don't love going to the gym, I much prefer being outdoors and doing exercise there, but I love the feeling you get from a really hard workout where you are dripping with sweat, can barely move and want to throw up. There is a feeling at that point that you are stronger than you ever thought you could be, and for that moment it's not about anyone else but you achieving something AMAZING! That's how I look at exercise now, I don't look at it as something I have to do, though I do need to workout most days of the week to maintain the right body shape and fitness level  to be able to help other people achieve their goals, but I look at it as keeping myself strong and healthy.

So really as a nutritionist and personal trainer I live and breathe exercise and good healthy food. It's hard as I have people in my life and even strangers who make me feel guilty for looking the way I do and it took me a long time to be able to let those opinions go and not let it get me down. But what I need to remember and what I tell myself everyday is that I need to be look how my clients what to be and this is my job, my passion and my income so it is what I live and breathe everyday and I won't let people have a negative impact on that.

I look forward to helping more and more people increase their self-esteem, improve their health and live the lifestyle they want

Have a great day!!!!

S x