WHAT I EAT

When it comes to any “meal plan”, there is not a one-size-fits-all plan for anyone to follow. Some people eat three meals a day while others prefer to eat five or six! A lot of clients want to know, do I eat three or five? When I say there’s no right or wrong answer, that’s not usually what they want to hear. I’ve tried to write down what I usually eat in a day and it looks like for me, it’s 4!

I usually start the day with PT training or taking my beautiful Weimaraner, Odie for a walk.

Breakfast:

8 am - In the winter I love a warm breakfast! So what better way to start the day than a medium soy cappuccino please! I love my coffee, I usually only have one a day and boy-oh-boy do I enjoy that one.

Avocado on toast is first on the menu most mornings; sometimes I have GF toast otherwise a thick dark rye bread will do the trick. My other ‘go to’ is rolled oats with rice malt syrup, pepitas and cinnamon. In the warmer weather I’m obsessed with Loni Jane’ Superfood Burcha, I honestly can’t think of a better go to on the run!

Lunch:

12.30 pm - Lunch is usually brown rice or quinoa with left over veggies. I like to sauté it in an Indian sauce or my Dads homemade pasta sauce.  As a source of protein I loooove chickpeas, or I will fry off some tofu.

Snack:

3 pm - Rice cakes with avocado or tomato and a pinch of salt OR a small bowl of dates and cashews. I never used to snack, and I do still prefer to stick to my three main meals, however a 3pm pick me up keeps me sane.

Dinner:

6 pm - Dinner is usually sweet potato (I love sweet potato), salmon and greens.
I use to have chicken a lot for dinner, but lately I’ve been opting for tofu, tempeh or just extra veggies!

As you can see, I don’t follow a specific “diet”. I don’t have an exact routine. Yet, day-to-day, what I like to do is eat my veggies and avoid foods that cause inflammation. This would include sugar (I’m a fan of Sarah Wilson), red meat, gluten, dairy and most processed foods. When I say avoid, these are foods I don’t eat day to day. If I find a good quality bread or a well proportioned platter then I will enjoy it! but this is day-to-day.

I like to have an early dinner as often as possible! I don’t like the feeling of going to bed on a full stomach and I like the idea of having 14 hours to fully digest my food. Some might call 14 hours a fast, yet I don’t find this as restricting as fasting.

I finish work at 4.30 and go straight to coaching tennis, doing pilates or netball training, sometimes even both. All before coming home to cook dinner. There is time for a healthy diet in a busy schedule, I promise!