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I went down to the Southern Highlands to visit some dear friends and I just love the country in this area. The sense of community in a small town is just incredible – everyone helps everyone else and I always come home with a box of home grown vegetables, jars of pickles and jam as well as a warm fuzzy feeling. The stunning wild rocket in my vegetable garden is from my friend’s garden and it just thrives!If you don’t have the space to create a veggie garden there is always some option for you. Why not grow some herbs in pots on a windowsill, or some cherry tomatoes in a Styrofoam box. No matter how small or how big your place is, you can grow something. One of my favourite green shops is Todae, in Glebe. I found there packets of flowers, fruits and vegetables that you can grown in packets! I had a wonderful experience with my little niece in growing some flowers and strawberries. Unfortunately the caterpillars ate them all but it was a great learning curve for her and she asked me the other day if we could  grow some more.No exercise today but we visited the Kangaroo Valley and went swimming in a stunning river with natural water holes. Our country is just so lovely and even driving 2 hours out of Sydney and it feels like a million miles away!I have just realised that my dinner portions are always huge! My appetite has decreased and I didn’t even realise it. Eating too much of a good thing is not wise and I have had many clients get frustrated as they eat well and don’t lose weight. The reason […]

Oops – not sure what happened but the last few days has been a blur of activity! Have been working on the new business structure and also implementation  strategies. It’s all very exciting and I feel I am gathering a great team of people around me now. Detox has been fantastic – I feel mentally clear, ready to make big decisions and grounded. My energy is much calmer and less frenetic which is perfect for doing all of this big stuff.My exercise has been brilliant and I have been putting the magnetic pellets on my acupressure spots for magnesium and it works wonders for me. I have also been having shots of Aloe Vera and chlorophyll throughout the day and think that this has helped me enormously as well. Chlorophyll is what makes plants green and it is an internal alkaliser and it makes me feel very clean and light.Aloe Vera soothes the entire digestive tract and helps the intestines and bowels to function more effectively. When you are detoxing it is of utmost importance that you are not constipated or even sluggish as you are releasing toxins from your fat tissue and you don’t want to be re-absorbing them. What a waste of all your good efforts and hard work!B – Poached eggs with mushroomsL – Quinoa, toasted pine nuts & sesame seeds with steamed vegetablesD – Grilled mulloway with red cabbage & beetroot salad

I hit the gym early morning as I was wide awake with the birds! A cardio session, a half hour ab workout and then some meditation at the top of the hill watching hot air balloons rising gracefully.My presentation today is “Eating Your Way To Success” which covers food labels (how to negotiate them according to you individual needs), my top ten Detox foods (tip – avocado is my fav right now) as well as my golden rules for healthy eating ( involves breathing slowly and stopping). I farewelled the crew at Golden Door and journeyed back to Sydney feeling relaxed after all that fresh air. A quick pit stop to have a cuddle with my gorgeous niece and nephew before going to the gym.A spin class (18.4km, 260cal) then a gruelling PT session, surprisingly I don’t feel too shattered after 3 hours of exercise today. I believe that my Saturday acupuncture sessions with Lina Thornton has made a huge difference to my recovery rate. Lina focused on supporting Detox and put a couple of magnetic pellets on GB34 to increase my magnesium levels and boy has that been fantastic!B – Poached egg on gluten free toastL – Salad from IKUD – Salad with all the usual suspects such as pomegranate, toasted pine nuts and left over 3 bean mix

Today I am off the Hunter Valley to be a guest presenter at The Golden Door Health Retreat for a specialty week called Body Blitz which is all about losing weight. I love going up there every few months to present as it is just so beautiful, I love driving along the vineyard covered roads. When I arrive at Golden Door I always walk up to the top of meditation hill and sit quietly for half an hour and soak up the peaceful surroundings.My seminar today is “Turning the Scales on Weight loss” which outlines pieces of the weight loss puzzle that you might not have thought of – vitamin D and central obesity, sleep and cortisol, hypertrophic versus hyperplastic obesity among them.I take a long hot Epsom salt bath tonight and watch a movie called “What in the World are they Spraying” which is a fascinating documentary on chemtrails and how they are affecting our health.B – Scrambled eggs with zucchini and parsleyL – Salad of rocket, snow peas, avocado and 3 bean mixD – Quinoa sushi

Despite being Sunday I am ready for a day of proactiveness and work. An 8am spin class with a ½ hour ab workout gets me going and I am starting to feel great. I went to bed at 1am after watching a beautiful Italian movie called ” I am Love” with Tilda Swinton, it made me cry about 4 times and such stunning scenery from the hills outside of Milan. So, one of my most preferred benefits of detox, needing less sleep, has begun!I interviewed a PA today and she is just perfect. Then I had a meeting with my publicist, Justine McKell to have a planning session for 2011 and damn I am so excited about my plans. We had lunch at Suvarin in Bondi which is an experience you have to try – they have all sorts of amazingly unusual health products. Today I found Natto Kinase which comes from Japan and is used by all the actresses to ensure a glowing complexion.I then spent a lovely afternoon doing my brainstorming and planning for Zero Filter’s 90 day online goal setting and performance program which I highly recommend. Shandra Moran is a brilliant coach and this program is keeping me on track with all my ambitions and goals for 2011.Here is some great info on chia seeds, one of my favourite foods:Protein accounts for 19% to 23% of chia seed, making it richer in protein, by weight, than any other known seed or grain. About 32% to 39% of the seed is oil – 60% to 63% of which is omega-3 (alpha-linolenic) – and the rest is omega-6, making an unusually favourable omega-3 to omega-6 ratio of 3:2. Chia is a richer […]

Today I went to the organic markets to shop for the week. Every time I go I find some inspirational produce and today it was the most perfect kale I have ever seen. I blanched it then sautéed it with fresh ginger, chilli and lemon for dinner. I also bought some beautiful rhubarb and stewed it with real vanilla beans and apples.The whole house smelled like vanilla and it is the smell that makes me think of food, somehow it always makes me hungry. In clinic I burn vanilla soy candles http://www.conscious-candle.com.au/ and it is such a comforting smell for me. I buy all my candles for home from http://www.glasshousefragrances.com/cashmere-blanket-candle.html and Cashmere Blanket is my favourite – it’s a combination of fig, anise and cedar. They burn for over 80 hours and are simply divine.Today I have started taking shots of aloe Vera and chlorophyll to soothe my digestive system. I have been feeling really bloated and this is so unusual for me. Aloe Vera is cooling and reduces inflammation in the intestines while chlorophyll is an excellent alkaliser and internal cleanser. Hopefully in a few days my digestion will have settled and I will feel clean and light on the inside!B – Scrambled eggs with onion, mushroom, red capsicum and parsleyL – Salad of rocket, asparagus, snow peas, avocado and tunaD – Sautéed kale with broccoli and zucchiniS – Liquorice tea

I am in a world of post PT pain – everything aches, muscles I didn’t even know about are screaming at me. In particular, a tiny little muscle from the inside of my knee really wants to kills me every single step I take. If I had a bath I would have an Epsom salt soak with 500gr of salts and also some lavender essential oil. But I don’t so I have been dosing up on chelated magnesium. I do have another PT session tomorrow so I  today is a day off. It always takes two weeks to get on track and not feel so crippled after the sessions.Let’s talk about sustainable seafood – we all know we need to eat more seafood for the health promoting omega 3 essential fatty acids but how do you know what fish to eat?The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is the only body that certifies sustainable seafood so look for their logo. They measure three factors:Sustainable fish stock – fishing must be at a level which is sustainable for the fish populationMinimising environmental impactEnsuring effective management of the fishing businessesThere is a search function on their website to find out where to buy MSC labelled products. http://www.msc.org/B – Hulled hemp seed nuts, sheep’s milk yoghurt, apricots, nectarinesL – Pitango organic soupD – salmon with zucchini, broccoli and edamame beansS – corn thin with avocadoJuice of the day – apple, whole lemon, mint and ginger, delicious!

Well today I focused on exercise and I think I got a little carried away! I did a spin class and then had a PT session with Cory, who is a machine. I worked with Cory last year for 3 months before I went to Bali and by the end of it I was the fittest I had ever been and that is an addictive feeling. While filming Eat Yourself Sexy, my exercise regime really suffered as I couldn’t keep up with 3 clinics, the show, my social life and exercise. After 5 months of not training as much as I would like, I felt terrible! So sluggish, so flabby and truly like a wobbly woman. After my session tonight I felt that I had come home, despite the fact that I almost vomited a few times. There’s always that point in a heavy session when you feel that feeling of nausea and wonder what the hell you are doing!Now that my body is flooded with those addictive endorphins I am once again hooked on training. My energy is a little better today but I know I need to still rest and little. Magnesium is my best friend right now as it reduces muscle soreness and lactic acid build up post exercise. I usually feel this on day 2 so have booked another PT session in to crack it!

Wow, I had an awful night’s sleep! I woke up with night sweats, the sheets were wet and I was having terrible bad dreams. It was like I had a fever that broke in the middle of the night and I felt delirious. I drank a lot of ginger tea yesterday so perhaps I increased my basal temperature a little too much. The other thing was that the Toowoomba floods happened overnight and I was anxious about that before I went to bed. Either way I will go to bed early tonight and read.I am drinking lots of chlorophyll in my water during Detox. Chlorophyll is the compound that gives plants their green colour and interestingly it is very similar in structure to haemoglobin, which is responsible for the transport of oxygen around the body. Recent research published in the Cancer Prevention Research has shown that chlorophyll prevents the absorption of aflatoxin, a toxin found in many contaminated grains and legumes which leads to liver damage. This demonstrates the powerful antioxidant capacity of chlorophyll. Eating chlorophyll rich foods such as parsley, rocket, kale and spinach will also be effective.B – Hulled hemp seed nuts, sheep’s milk yoghurt, peach, passionflower, Açaí berryL – Salad of rocket, red and red capsicum, snow peas, lemon zest, avocado, red cabbage and small tin of Green seas tuna in brineD – Miso poached tuna, broccoli, zucchini and cornS – Rice cakes with avocado