Finding Your Wings

If you're a woman ticking over 40 years old, if you feel like your body is completely foreign to you and you've lost all control in your waistline despite your nutrition and exercise efforts, you are in perimenopause with or without symptoms such as gut disturbances, hot flushes, brain fog, low energy and erratic moods and/or periods, then this is exactly what you need! Who it's NOT for is a menopausal women (>1 yr since your last period) or someone looking to lose weight quickly at all costs. It is also NOT for you if you have a history of any clinical conditions that require ongoing management by health care professionals or for competitive master's female athletes of higher training volume, these situations require individual nutrition advice and as such, a group program is not suitable for you.

Absolutely! We recognise that Mum's are (most of the time!) the hub of the family when it comes to food and you need to be able to create ease when cooking with others in mind. All the recipes and snacks are whole-food based with simple ingredients the whole family will love. You also have exchange lists to substitute out anything you (or other family members) don't like too! 

This will complement any consistent exercise you are participating in currently at a recreational level and will build from foundational nutrition principles that are necessary before engaging in higher level sport. It is encouraged to be moving consistently 3x/wk to obtain the benefits of complimenting this with nutrition. If you are competing or need race planning for exercise, this will not address sports nutrition for this. Sports specific nutrition requires a supportive base so if you are new to this, and want to get into competing or racing in future, you will still benefit from learning the fundamentals but if you are already at this level, please don't expect to have conversations around race nutrition and planning. You also DO NOT need to be competing or registering in events or be participating in a current activity routine to do this course. 

No, this is not JUST a weight loss program. Do I want you to do this before you attempt any weight loss endeavour? YES. Can I guarantee you will lose weight? NO. Everyone is unique and individual and this is not the primary goal of the program. The majority of women do find their body does change as a result of the program teachings but this is merely a side effect, what is guaranteed is that with education and honest consistent execution your health and wellbeing MUST improve from start to finish and should continue to improve well after the program ends, rather than most other weight loss programs that see your "results" disappear when you can't sustain the diet long-term. Using perimenopause nutrition principles there is an underlying focus on reducing visceral abdomen fat (mid-section belly fat) and waistline as well as attenuating and minimising muscle decline for enhanced movement, energy and functionality. 

Each module that is 1-1.5hrs of video 'lecture' content and a 60min live Facebook discussion Q&A (which is recorded if you can’t make it live) at the end of the month. The content is available for you immediately so you can watch at your own pace. The sooner you purchase, the quicker access you have to the 100+ female specific designed recipes, lifestyle tracking journals and pantry guides so you have time to get your bearings and performance kitchen ready to start implementing from the beginning. There is plenty of flexibility to the foods/recipe suggestions and through the course I will educate you on how to build your own plate and menu planners to suit your goals too. I have tried my best to make the 'science' stuff applicable to health habits so you can action straight away so whilst it's created with evidence in mind, it's designed to be applied to your lifestyle in a way you can enjoy and sustain. If you aim for one module per month you will find it very easy in the busiest of lives to prioritise the education aspect and be implementing the rest of the time to see results!

Absolutely. In fact, your confusion is the reason you need to learn the foundations first before being able to apply any of the nuances that aging brings! The BONUS module specifically explains this unique time point in a woman's life and things to do nutritionally to help coast through it, it builds from the foundations that must be learnt first in order to have maximal impact. It can still be useful for a menopausal women to benefit from, however most of the course cohort are women 40-50 years so will share similar life aspects. 

Yes! But...a meal plan that I like, is not the best meal plan for you! I do recognise that sometimes you just want something to follow, so I am offering the BONUS Peri Menu Plan Winter Edition! It's a 4-week designed meal plan with shopping lists and all midlife macro portioned. You don't however need to stick to it to the letter. As a Dietitian, I know that what you choose to eat depends on a number of factors that makes sticking to a "meal plan" difficult. So I am also providing you with over 100 recipes that are scientifically calculated and designed using perimenopause nutrition principles to enhance your performance kitchen but you will also be given exchange lists if you don't like a certain ingredient or it's not available in your peri-pantry to substitute. This way, you are 100% involved in choosing what you want to eat I just teach you the principles of how to recreate a peri-plate that will provide you with results to optimise your midlife physiology. You have the flexibility of sticking to my suggested plan or setting out your weekly menu based on your preferences and you will still always be 'on track' without ever needing to count calories!