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Protein - eat 30 g at breakfast to transform your energy, cravings and weight loss

The Protein Power Play: Why Your Metabolism Needs More Than You Think

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Quick question: How much protein did you eat at breakfast this morning?

If your answer is “I don’t know” or “Not much” or “Just toast and coffee,” you’re about to discover why your metabolism has been struggling.

Protein is THE most metabolically active macronutrient. It does things that carbs and fats simply cannot do.

And when you don’t eat enough of it – especially at breakfast – you’re leaving the EASIEST metabolic advantage on the table.

The Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)

Your body burns calories just to digest, absorb, and process the food you eat.
This is called the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF).

But here’s the thing: Not all foods create the same thermic effect.

  • Protein: 20-30% TEF (you burn 20-30 calories for every 100 calories of protein you eat)
  • Carbohydrates: 5-10% TEF
  • Fats: 0-3% TEF

Research shows: Protein requires significantly more energy to digest than carbs or fats, making it the most thermogenic macronutrient.

Translation: Eating protein literally burns more calories during digestion.

It’s like getting a metabolic boost just from choosing chicken instead of crackers.

But Protein Does Way More Than Just Burn Calories

Here’s why protein is non-negotiable for metabolic health:

✅ Preserves Muscle Mass During Weight Loss – Without enough protein, you lose muscle along with fat (which slows your metabolism).
✅ Increases satiety – Protein keeps you full longer, reducing cravings and overeating.
✅ Stabilizes Blood Sugar – Prevents the spikes and crashes that trigger cravings.
✅ Supports Muscle Repair and Growth – Muscle tissue burns more calories at rest than fat tissue.
✅ Reduces Late-Night Hunger – Adequate protein throughout the day reduces evening snacking.
✅ Improves Insulin Sensitivity – Helps your body use glucose more efficiently.
✅ Increases satiety – Research shows: High-protein diets (25-30% of calories from protein) significantly improve body composition, satiety, and metabolic rate compared to lower-protein diets.

Protein reduces insulin sensitivity

The Breakfast Protein Rule: 30g Minimum

Here's one of the simplest, most effective metabolic health strategies: Eat at least 30g of protein within the first hour of waking up.

Why? Because protein at breakfast:

→ Stabilizes blood sugar for the ENTIRE day
→ Reduces cravings and hunger later
→ Kickstarts your metabolism
→ Prevents muscle breakdown
→ Sets you up for better food choices all day

Research shows: A high-protein breakfast (30g+) improves satiety, reduces daily calorie intake, and helps maintain muscle mass during weight loss.

Compare These Breakfasts

Breakfast A: Toast with jam, orange juice
(5g protein, high sugar, blood sugar spike → crash → cravings by 10am)

Breakfast B: 3-egg veggie omelet with cheese and avocado
(30g protein, stable blood sugar, satisfied until lunch)

Which one sets you up for success?

How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?

The general recommendation for metabolic health and body composition is: 1.2g – 2.0g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day.

For a 70kg (154 lb) woman, that’s:

  • Minimum: 84g per day
  • Optimal: 100-140g per day

Spread across 3 meals, that’s roughly:

  • Breakfast: 30g
  • Lunch: 30g
  • Dinner: 40g

Research shows: Higher protein intakes (1.6-2.0 g/kg/day) combined with resistance training optimize muscle mass preservation and fat loss.

Research shows: Higher protein intakes (1.6-2.0 g/kg/day) combined with resistance training optimize muscle mass preservation and fat loss.

Easy Ways to Hit Your Protein Targets

protein target to hit

Breakfast (30g):

  • 3 eggs + 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • Protein smoothie: 1 scoop protein powder + 1 cup milk + 2 Tbsp nut butter
  • 2 eggs + 100g smoked salmon + avocado
  • Cottage cheese (1 cup) + berries + nuts

Lunch (30g):

  • Chicken breast (100g = 31g protein)
  • Tuna salad (1 can = 25g protein) + chickpeas
  • Lentil soup (1.5 cups) + Greek yogurt
  • Turkey wrap with cheese

Dinner (40g):

  • Grilled fish (150g = 35g protein) + quinoa
  • Beef stir-fry (120g beef = 36g protein) + veggies
  • Chicken thighs (150g = 40g protein) + roasted vegetables
  • Tofu scramble (200g tofu = 32g protein) + beans

Snacks (if needed):

  • Hard-boiled eggs (6g each)
  • Greek yogurt (15-20g per cup)
  • Protein shake (20-30g)
  • Nuts and cheese (10-15g)

Plant-Based? You Can Still Hit Your Targets

High-protein plant foods:

  • Lentils (18g per cooked cup)
  • Chickpeas (15g per cooked cup)
  • Tofu (20g per cup)
  • Tempeh (31g per cup)
  • Edamame (17g per cup)
  • Quinoa (8g per cooked cup)
  • Hemp seeds (10g per 3 Tbsp)
  • Nutritional yeast (8g per 2 Tbsp)
  • Plant-based protein powder (20-25g per scoop)

Tip: Combine plant proteins throughout the day to ensure you get all essential amino acids.

Your Challenge This Week

Pick ONE protein goal:

Option 1: The 30g Breakfast Challenge

Eat at least 30g of protein within 1 hour of waking up. Track how you feel throughout the day.

high protein breakfast of eggs and meat

Option 2: Track Your Daily Protein

Use an app (like MyFitnessPal or Cronometer) to track your protein for 3 days. Are you hitting 100g+?

Track your protein intake with an app

Option 3: Pre-Prep Your Protein

Batch cook protein for the week:

  • Grill chicken breasts
  • Hard-boil a dozen eggs
  • Cook a big pot of lentils
  • Portion out Greek yogurt

Make it EASY to hit your protein targets.

protein batch cooking

The Bottom Line

"I started eating 30g of protein at breakfast and my cravings disappeared."
It's not magic. It's biology.

When you give your body the building blocks it needs (amino acids from protein), it stops screaming at you for quick energy (sugar and carbs).

Try it for one week and see what happens.

Check out these other posts in the Metabolic Health Series:
⭐ Blog 1 https://www.coachingwithsuzi.com/scale-weight-metabolic-health/
⭐ Blog 2 https://www.coachingwithsuzi.com/your-gut-microbiome-is-running-the-show-and-you-didnt-even-know-it/

References

  • Moon J et al Clinical Evidence and Mechanisms of High-Protein Diet-Induced Weight Loss. J Obes Metab Syndr. (2020)  PMID: 32699189
  • Leidy HJ, et al. (2015). The role of protein in weight loss and maintenance. AJCN. PMID: 25926512
  • Leidy HJ, et al. (2013). Beneficial effects of a higher-protein breakfast. Obesity. PMID: 23446906
  • Phillips SM, Van Loon LJC. (2011). Dietary protein for athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences. PMID: 22150425

About Coach Suzi
Weight Loss Coach, Counsellor, Hypnotherapist
Author of The Balanced Mind Diet micro book
Creator of the Weight Freedom Mastery Academy
Questions? Email Me: suzi@coachingwthsuzi.com
Let’s chat: Book a time in my online calendar to discuss your goals (30 minutes)

Test: GLP-1s - Yes or No

My Honest Take on GLP-1 Medications: No Judgement, Just Real Talk

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Let me start by saying this: I don’t support diet culture. Diets don’t work. That’s the foundational premise of my micro book, The Balanced Mind Diet, and it’s what I teach in my Weight Freedom Mastery program.

I believe weight loss is more about the mental game than anything else. It’s about transforming your identity – seeing yourself as someone who maintains their ideal weight with ease and freedom, and then taking action as that person right now.

In my program, there are no strict dietary guidelines. Just a recommendation to eat whole, natural foods. We use a variety of tools and techniques to embed permanent changes that produce lasting weight loss.

And importantly – this program is strategic. It’s not about rapid weight loss.

For some people, the weight comes off quickly and easily. They love how natural it feels. For others, it takes longer. It depends on many factors: how much weight you have to lose, your hormones, your stress levels, your relationship with food.

But here's the thing about fast weight loss - it often comes with a price.

You might experience:

  • Slower metabolism and increased fat retention
  • Muscle loss and worse body composition
  • Long-term rebounding with faster weight regain
  • No change to lifestyle or habitual behaviour patterns
  • Continuation of intense cravings with their cycle of shame and guilt.

If you want to keep your energy up, feel strong and fit, look toned, be as healthy as possible, and (most importantly) sustain your results – you can’t just focus on barely eating and watching the scale drop as fast as possible.

That’s doing yourself a huge disservice, both now and for years to come.

So where do GLP-1 medications fit into all of this?

GLP-1 MEDICATIONS WORK
(AND THAT’S A GOOD THING)

Let me be clear that I am providing my opinion here as a weight loss coach. I am not a medical practitioner or dietician, and I am in no way providing medical advice.

My first thought when I see someone using Ozempic, Wegovy, or another GLP-1 medication for weight loss?

It works. Generally. (I have had one Australian client who found it didn’t work for her.)

And for people who are morbidly obese and have tried everything without success, these medications can be life-changing.

Losing the weight gives you a whole new experience in life:

  • You look better
  • You have more energy
  • You can indulge in a whole new wardrobe
  • You enjoy the positive response from people around you

But more importantly, you gain metabolic health.

Metabolic health should be a high priority, because when it’s poor, it opens you up to a whole range of diseases:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Fatty liver disease
  • Sleep apnoea
  • Certain cancers

So yes, avoiding that trajectory is a very good idea.

WHAT ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS?

It varies from person to person, but side effects can include:

  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
  • Potential muscle loss if not managed properly
  • Rare but serious risks like pancreatitis and thyroid issues

Here’s my perspective: In many cases, the risks associated with continuing to carry too much body fat are greater than the risks of taking GLP-1 medications under medical supervision.

And many of the issues people attribute to GLP-1s happen ANY time someone loses a significant amount of weight quickly – with or without medication.

Fast weight loss without a solid strategy leads to all the problems I mentioned earlier: hunger, low energy, muscle loss, and rebounding.

The medication isn't the problem. 
The lack of strategy is.

WHAT OTHER DOWNSIDES ARE THERE?

1. Many people gain weight back quickly after stopping the medication.

But again, that happens even without GLP-1s. When people go back to their old habits after losing weight (no matter how they lost it), the weight comes back. It’s the well-known yo-yo dieting cycle, and it wreaks havoc on your metabolism.

2. Relying exclusively on GLP-1s and making no other changes is a massive, common mistake.

No strength training. Not learning how to eat in a way that will sustain long-term results. Not dealing with behavior patterns or addressing cravings.

People do the same thing with extreme diets – thinking the tool will do all the work, rather than using the tool to build a better life.

THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP

GLP-1 medications work by greatly reducing appetite. The desire to overeat disappears. Food becomes a non-issue.

Which is wonderful – until you stop taking the drug.

People describe it as “falling off a cliff.” The hunger and cravings come roaring back with a vengeance.

And since you haven’t made any lifestyle or behavioral changes, you’re right back to square one in the weight loss battle.

ONE ALTERNATIVE: STAY ON THE MEDICATION LONG-TERM

We don’t know a lot yet about the long-term effects of GLP-1 medications. But here’s what we do know:
👉 In Australia, GLP-1s are expensive. In the US Trump RX will enable consumers to purchase at discounted prices.
👉 It is likely the drugs will become less stigmatized, cheaper, and more effective over time.
👉 I wouldn’t be surprised if a large percentage of people are on at least a low dose of a GLP-1 in the next 3-5 years. Maybe slightly longer.

And honestly? I understand what motivates that. As long as people are also doing the deeper work – building strength, eating quality food, and addressing the mental and emotional patterns that drove the weight gain in the first place.

WHAT SHOULD WE FOCUS ON?

As more and more people take these medications, I believe we’ll shift our focus to:

1. Food quality, not just quantity

Since GLP-1s help people manage calories more easily, we can prioritize what we eat – nutrient density, whole foods, gut health – not just how little we can get away with eating.

2. Muscle retention and body composition

Not just losing weight as quickly as possible, but building and maintaining muscle, looking toned and strong, and supporting long-term metabolic health.

3. Sustainable habits and long-term health

Creating a lifestyle you can maintain for decades, not just until you hit a goal weight.

WEIGHT FREEDOM MASTERY IS THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO GLP-1s

My Weight Freedom Mastery program is designed to help you:

✅ Make sustainable lifestyle changes while the medication manages your appetite
✅ Do the deeper mental work that addresses why you overeat, emotionally eat, or struggle with food in the first place
✅ Transform your identity so that when you stop the medication (or continue on a maintenance dose), you don’t experience that “falling off a cliff” feeling

Because you can't medicate your way out of an identity problem.

If you still see yourself as “someone who struggles with weight,” you’ll keep struggling – medication or not.

But if you use this window (while your appetite is suppressed) to rewire your brain, shift your identity, and build new habits, you set yourself up for permanent, effortless weight maintenance.

MY CORE BELIEF: NO SHAME, NO JUDGEMENT

One of the core mantras in Weight Freedom Mastery is this: There should be no shame. You don’t deserve it, and it doesn’t serve you.

I advocate for self-autonomy and authority over your own life. You know yourself best.

So if your decision in partnership with your doctor is to use GLP-1 medications, you’ll find no judgement here.

I’ll rejoice with you when you achieve your goal and improve your metabolic health.

And I’d love to help you make the changes that ensure you become the kind of person who maintains their ideal weight with ease and freedom – for life.

The sooner you start that journey, the better.

If you begin while you’re taking the medication, there will be no falling off a cliff when you stop. Or if you decide to continue with a long-term dose, you can use your gains to advantage by taking care of your metabolic health and building a great foundation for continued success.

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS?

If you have an experience with GLP-1s you’d like to share, I’d love to hear about it. If there’s something I didn’t address here, I’m happy to answer any questions – just email me at suzi@coachingwithsuzi.com.

Ready to Make Your Weight Loss Permanent?

Whether you’re using GLP-1 medications or not, the mental game is what makes weight loss last.

If you’re ready to stop thinking about food 24/7, end emotional eating, and finally maintain your ideal weight with ease and freedom – let’s talk. 😊

Book time for a free chat – here’s my calendar

Learn More About Weight Freedom Mastery

About Coach Suzi

Suzi Jenner is a weight loss coach, qualified counsellor and hypnotherapist and author of The Balanced Mind Diet. She specializes in helping women over 40 break free from food obsession and achieve lasting weight loss through identity transformation. Her Weight Freedom Mastery program focuses on the mental game of weight loss – no diets, no shame, just sustainable freedom. 📧 suzi@coachingwithsuzi.com

What the scale measures vs what metabolic health measures

The Number on the Scale is Lying to You

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Why metabolic health is more important than scale weight

The scale went up. Again.

And if you’re like most women, that number instantly ruined your morning. Maybe it derailed your whole day. Maybe you skipped breakfast as punishment. Maybe you told yourself, “Clearly nothing is working.”

But here’s the thing: That number on the scale is lying to you.

What does the Scale Actually Measure?

  • How much water you’re retaining (hello, hormones and salt)
  • Whether you’ve had a bowel movement yet today
  • How much glycogen is stored in your muscles (which is actually a GOOD thing)
  • What you ate yesterday (not whether it was healthy or not)
  • Where you are in your menstrual cycle

What DOESN’T the scale measure?

  • Whether your blood sugar is stable
  • Whether your inflammation is decreasing
  • Whether your cells are burning fat efficiently
  • Whether your liver is functioning better
  • Whether your hormones are balanced
  • Whether your metabolic health is improving

The scale is not providing the whole picture. You can be getting metabolically HEALTHIER while the scale stays the same (or even goes up).

The scale is a lagging indicator. Metabolic health improvements happen FIRST. Weight loss follows. Not the other way around.

And if you ask me? Metabolic health needs to be the focus. It is so important. It protects your long-term health and produces a healthy body weight.

What Is Metabolic Health?

Metabolic health is your body’s ability to:
✅ Maintain stable blood sugar without extreme highs and lows
✅ Burn fat efficiently for energy
✅ Keep inflammation low
✅ Balance hormones naturally
✅ Respond appropriately to insulin
✅ Support cardiovascular health

In other words: metabolic health is how well your body WORKS, not how much it weighs.

And here’s what the research shows: You can be “thin” and metabolically unhealthy. And you can be heavier and metabolically healthy. The scale can’t tell the difference.

The Real Markers That Matter

Instead of obsessing over the scale, here’s what to pay attention to:

☑️Energy Levels: Are you waking up feeling more refreshed? Do you have steady energy throughout the day instead of crashes?
☑️Sleep Quality: Are you falling asleep easier? Staying asleep longer?
☑️Mood Stability: Are you less irritable? Feeling more emotionally balanced?
☑️Food Cravings: Are they decreasing? Do you feel more in control around food?
☑️Hunger Signals: Can you go 4-5 hours between meals without feeling ravenous?
☑️Skin, Hair, Nails: Are they improving? This is a sign of better nutrient absorption and hormone balance.
☑️How Your Clothes Fit: Forget the number. How do your jeans feel?
☑️Strength and Endurance: Can you walk further? Carry heavier grocery bags? Get up from the floor more easily?

These are signs that your metabolic health is improving. And THAT is what leads to sustainable weight loss.

Why This Matters for Weight Loss

When you focus on metabolic health FIRST, weight loss becomes a natural byproduct – not a constant battle. Here’s why:

When your metabolism is healthy:

  • Your body burns fat efficiently (instead of storing it)
  • Your hunger hormones regulate naturally (so you’re not constantly hungry)
  • Your cravings decrease (because your cells are properly fuelled)
  • Your energy increases (so you naturally move more)
  • Your stress response improves (so cortisol isn’t triggering fat storage)

When you focus on the scale:

  • You do extreme things that damage your metabolism
  • You trigger stress hormones that make fat loss harder
  • You create a yo-yo cycle that confuses your body
  • You ignore the actual health improvements happening

You really want to have a healthy metabolism. Poor metabolic health puts you at risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, certain cancers, kidney disease, along with daily symptoms like low energy, brain fog and mood swings.

Excessive focus on the scale can cause undue stress, disappointment, shame, guilt, anxiety, depression and sadness – all of which is destructive. It can create a “feedback loop,” where the stress from negative emotions leads to emotional eating, causing further weight gain (!!).   

There is no way you want or deserve this negativity in your life. Here’s what I recommend.

What to track

A checklist of the metabolic markers to track instead of weighing yourself

Stop weighing yourself daily. Seriously. Put the scale away for at least two weeks.

Instead, track:
💌 How you FEEL
💌 How you SLEEP
💌 How your CLOTHES fit
💌 How your ENERGY is
💌 How your CRAVINGS are

These are the real markers of progress. And when you focus on improving THESE things, the scale will eventually catch up.

Try This Experiment

If the scale has been messing with your head, here’s a little experiment:
⏩ Weigh yourself first thing in the morning.
⏩Then drink a big glass of water.
⏩Weigh yourself again.

You just “gained” half a pound in 30 seconds. That’s how meaningless those daily fluctuations are.

The Bottom Line

Focus on metabolic health. The rest will follow.

Your body is not a number. It’s a complex, beautiful system that deserves to be nourished, rested, and supported – not punished for what the scale says.

When you shift your focus from the scale to your actual health markers, everything changes.
🌺 Food noise quiets down.
🌺 Your body starts working for you.
🌺 And weight loss becomes a natural side effect – not a daily battle.

Coach Suzi
Coach, Counsellor, Hypnotherapist
Author of The Balanced Mind Diet
Creator of Weight Freedom Mastery
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Stop Bouncing from Fad Diet to Fad Diet

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Unlock A New You With The Balanced Mind Diet Instead

Are you tired of…
❌ Starting a new diet every month, only to give up weeks later?
❌ Feeling guilty every time you eat something “off-limits”?
❌ Exhausting your willpower just to make it through the day without bingeing?
❌ Watching the scale go up and down like a yo-yo?
❌ Feeling like you’re at war with your own body and mind?

If you’re nodding along, you’re not alone. Millions of women in their 40s and 50s are stuck in this frustrating cycle. A study followed 14 Biggest Loser contestants for six years after the show and all but one regained weight. Four became heavier than when they started the show. But your story can be different.

There is another way. This is why I wrote the Balanced Mind Diet micro book.

How is this different from other books you’ve tried?

This book has no dietary guidelines, no exercise plans. It does not recommend any particular way of eating, and it does not promote or sell any pills, supplements or meal replacement shakes. What it delivers is a revelation about what has really been derailing your weight loss efforts and concrete steps you can take to produce lasting weight loss.

This isn’t another fad diet or quick fix. Because the truth is that diets don’t work.

With the Balanced Mind Diet, you’ll experience:
✅ Freedom from relying on sheer willpower
✅ No more forbidden foods or extreme restrictions
✅ An end to complicated calorie counting and point systems
✅ No need for expensive supplements or special foods

Most fad diets feel like a chore, and even if you do lose weight, you often put it back on – with interest – later down the road.

Right now, you might be:
👎 Jumping from one crazy diet to another with no lasting results
👎 Battling relentless food cravings that derail your weight loss plans
👎 Watching the scale creep up despite your best efforts
👎 Struggling to keep up with a busy life, feeling overwhelmed and out of control.

But after using the Balanced Mind Diet to transform your mind AND your body, your life will look very different:
👉 Enjoy a balanced, healthy relationship with food, feeling satisfied and nourished without deprivation
👉 Feel energized and confident, effortlessly maintaining a healthy weight without gruelling workouts
👉 Experience a clear, focused mind, free from constant stress and anxiety about your weight

Imagine a life full of joy, confidence, and freedom – without the endless cycle of weight loss-weight gain, weight loss-weight gain.

With the Balanced Mind Diet, you’ll wave goodbye to
❌ Restrictive diets that leave you hungry and miserable
❌ Exhausting workouts that yield no results
❌ Endless calorie counting and food anxiety
❌ Emotional eating and guilt-ridden binges
❌ Low energy and lack of motivation

For just $3, this transformative micro book will show you
* How to align your conscious desires with your subconscious beliefs
* How to transform your self-identity to match your weight loss aspirations
* How to implement small, consistent changes that lead to lasting results

The Balanced Mind Diet is ALL you need for lasting weight loss, renewed energy, and true confidence.

You may be wondering: Is this really going to work for me?
The answer is, it depends. Reading the book won’t change anything, because knowledge without action is useless. However, if you implement the concepts from the book it will produce a transformation in your thinking, your actions and your outcomes.

Don’t let another day pass feeling frustrated and defeated.

It’s time to stop the cycle of fad diets and embrace a balanced, mindful approach to eating and living.

Click here to order your copy now.

My guarantee ….
If you feel like you didn’t get value from the book, just email suzi@bmdbook.com and I’ll send you a full refund for your book purchase. I don’t care what the reason is, if you’re not happy then neither am I, and your $3 will be sent back to you and you keep the book. Simple as that. This is a one-full-year money back guarantee.

My journey to wellness

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My journey to wellness has been interesting to reflect on.

I was not particularly athletic as a young person and did not pursue any sports in my 20s. My early 30s were taken up with home making, working and having children. Then in my late 30s for six years I found myself a single parent with two children, at the time a 6 month baby and a 4 year old . These were hard years, working two part time jobs and feeling like a duck who was madly paddling under the surface of the water to keep afloat. The focus was on providing what my children needed to flourish. There wasn’t much time for me to think about health and wellness.

I suspect that my chronic fatigue had been building for a while, but having been through a divorce and having young children I thought the fatigue I was feeling was only to be expected. However when I started a new full time job at the beginning of 2004, it felt like I walked into a brick wall. I was suddenly exhausted. At first I thought it was the stress and the busyness of the new job, but by mid 2004 I was at the point of thinking I would have to give up work.  I was putting on weight, had no energy, feeling depressed and unable to enjoy life at all. 

Chronic fatigue was horrible, and not something I wanted to live with. I desperately wanted to be well. I tried all sorts of things, some of which helped a bit, until I finally found a supplement that provided relief and put me on the road to recovery. The first major difference was that the mental fog lifted.  I could think clearly at last, and felt more like my old self.  Gradually the physical symptoms disappeared and I began the process of regaining my strength and wellness.

I loved being able to approach life with energy and enthusiasm again. You don’t realise until you lose your health how vital it is. Since 2004 I have completed multiple triathlons, the 12 k City to Surf fun run, a half marathon, three round-the-river 53 k Great Bike Rides, a 567 k Great Escapade bike ride round the hilly south west, …. and the list goes on. Always a student of personal development and fascinated by the workings of the brain, I discovered a huge mental component to my recovery.

Triathlon – Swim
Triathlon – Bike
Triathlon – Run

Menopause of course put a spanner in the works. I suffered with hot flushes, mostly at night time, for 6 years after entering menopause. This meant I had disturbed sleep as I woke frequently through the night to throw the covers off and put them back on. I woke up in the morning feeling trashed physically and mentally. Finally someone told me about a doctor who specialsed in balancing the complete hormone picture, and this was a game changer.

I realised that maintaining fitness through diet and exercise was part of the solution to address menopause symptoms and the key to being my best self and I pursued that path, adopting a ketogenic way of eating for many years.

The COVID pandemic made me very glad my lifestyle produced a body that was metabolically healthy and I became even more determined to protect my health and stay well.

By this time I was in my mid sixties, and began to think about the issues of ageing and became interested in longevity. I read books like
* Super Human – Dave Asprey
* Lifespan – David A Sinclair
* Outlive – Peter Attia.

I was fascinated by the idea that growing old does not have to equal being frail and demented. There is a lot we can do to prevent the typical health issues that tend to come up in later life.

I had an Aunty Min who lived in the village of Rusthall near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. She lived to 104 and was well, active and had all her marbles right up to the end of her life. She became my inspiration, and I set my intention to be like Aunty Min and live to 104.

Over the years my coaching focus has shifted from weight loss to wellness and vitaility to longevity. These things are all connected of course, but the longevity – which to me means both living long and living well – requires a very deliberate and well thought out strategy.

I will be writing a series of posts about various aspects of longevity in order to connect with like minded people, share the journey and encourage each other.

I also want to inspire others to catch the vision for a life that is lived long (lifespan) and lived well (healthspan).

Click here for an outline of my five steps to ageing well program.

For more information, check out my pages on WEmind – https://wemind.com.au/suzi-jenner/

DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU?

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What if you activated your own inner doctor? Knowing ourselves and our bodies, knowing what makes us feel well, alive and vital lets us tailor a lifestyle uniquely suited to us as individuals.

I am a big believer in this. There is no one size fits all. We all have a different genetic makeup, different environmental influences, different history of body and mind stressing events.

When it comes to weight loss I think everyone can find their way in terms of choosing a way of eating that will work for them. There is no one right way.

It is the same with our health and wellness. When we want to experience more energy and vitality as we get older, we need to discover how to tweak the various levers that will get us feeling invigorated, vibrant and joyful.

I believe we all have an inner power, intuition, insight and understanding about ourselves. We can find a lifestyle that supports our inner power, allows us to release that inner power and protects us from inadvertently harming ourselves through choices that don’t propel us towards our end goal.

Do you know what is right for you? Yes, you do. It is just a matter of having some guidance, information, prompting to help you tap into that innate inner power. You may need to address some bad habits, limiting beliefs, inaccurate or outdated information.

HoloBody (short for holistic body) can help. The approach is always respectful of your uniqueness and your own inner wisdom. You are supported and encouraged to be self-directed about supercharging your wellness.

It’s like the old adage: “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” HoloBody produces a life change that is lasting, because you develop this ability to tune into your inner wisdom and be self directed.

For more information, check out my pages on WEmind – https://wemind.com.au/suzi-jenner/