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Feb 15 • General discussion
Fat Loss Without Drama: 4 Things I Actually Do.
I’ve been thinking about the things I really rely on and recommend to my clients.
(for context, I've been a health coach for 20 years now!)
Not quick fixes — more consistent, effective tools.
#1 and #2 have been personal go-to’s for 10+ years.
#3 is newer — and especially good for peri-me.
#4? Slightly controversial…
✅ ONE: ½ your plate fibrous veg
(At lunch and dinner anyway.)
These are FREE foods. No calorie counting.
High nutrient density and filling.
The way I make it work:
➡️ Lunch: ½ bowl of mixed, washed leaves as a salad base.
From there you might add:
- extra veg + tofu + vegan mayo
- extra veg + lentils + green goddess
- extra veg + falafel + 4 bean mix + hummus
➡️ Dinner: ½ plate rainbow crunch topper or kale slaw.
From there you might add:
- potato + vegan balls + hummus / vegan pesto + sriracha
- lentil–quinoa mix + bean burgers + green goddess
- Tuscan beans + potato + tofu ricotta + crispy quinoa
➡️ Or: ½ plate frozen cruciferous veg baked with a little macadamia/avocado oil + salt.
Why frozen?
I’m lazy! They’re cheap, always available and zero waste.
Add-ons as above.
✅ TWO: Refined carbs on the weekend only.
You still get your favourites (bread for me 🙋🏻♀️).
However they’re not part of your every-single-day routine.
The way to make it work:
➡️ Enjoy whole food carbs restriction-free every day:
All the glorious potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other starchy veg, plus whole fruit.
You’re certainly not “low carb.”
You’re just very intentional with refined carbs.
✅ THREE: Circadian fasting.
A simple 12-hour non-eating window.
Time for your body to focus on healing + housekeeping instead of constant digestion.
The way to make it work:
➡️ Eat dinner a little earlier.
➡️ Eat breakfast a little later.
➡️ No post-dinner snacking.
➡️ No sneaky liquid calories interrupting precious sleep.
The reframe that helped me:
“This is something good I’m doing for my body — which works so hard for me.”
✅ FOUR: One-ingredient snacks. Controversial? 🤔
Last year I noticed the 6-pack I’ve had for decades was… unreliable.
Sometimes there. Sometimes not.
I told myself:
“You’re a woman in your late 40s. It’s peri. Hormones. Let it go.”
Yet honestly? It feels like part of me. It makes me happy.
It quietly signals how much I value being fit, strong and lean — and how I advocate for the vegan lifestyle and for the animals.
So I swapped to one-ingredient snacks.
The 6-pack is back.
And beyond aesthetics? I love having fewer decisions.
Less “Do I? Don’t I?” energy wasted.
The way I make it work:
➡️ Fresh fruit always in the house.
➡️ Frozen cherries (my 3pm go-to).
➡️ Frozen edamame + chickpeas for the air fryer.
My meals are big, abundant, diverse and emotionally joyful.
Snacks are there if I’m genuinely hungry.
If my body needs food — not my emotions.
I’d love to hear how these land for you?
No right or wrong. This is just what’s worked for me and many of my clients.
And… do you have a slightly controversial tip? 👀
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Fat Loss Without Drama: 4 Things I Actually Do.
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