
It’s been so long! I hope everyone is staying safe and has managed to make the best of the various lockdown/quarantine situations around the world. I can’t believe it’s already October. It feels like we barely had a summer. Despite the wildness of 2020, I have somehow managed to have a great year and continue to try and live life to the fullest while we deal with the various restrictions this pandemic has brought upon us.
I know it has been quite a long time since I wrote a blog post but I have been going through a bit of a personal revolution when it comes to food and health/wellness. It started as I was finishing my courses in holistic nutrition last year and has continued developing until now. I realized I had stepped away from blogging because I felt a lot of pressure around it. I wasn’t feeling great anymore being vegetarian and I started eating seafood and even some meat. I was worried about the backlash that including these foods on my blog might incur as I had been vegetarian or vegan for so long. I also found that my love of baking had been set aside because I often felt guilty if I used white flour or sugar in my recipes because it wasn’t “clean eating” or healthy.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I no longer want to preach a certain diet or way of eating to anyone. I am now an intuitive eater and this means that I have ZERO restrictions on what I eat. I listen intently to my body’s signals of hunger, fullness and desire. I can eat in moderation now and there is no sense of guilt around “bad foods”. It’s created a real sense of freedom in my life where I no longer think about foods to eat or avoid 24/7 and I don’t have to look up restaurant menus before I go to see what’s ‘healthiest’. I can really experience the pleasure of food again.
I’m happy to say that for my first project as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, I am developing a program following the ten basic principles of Intuitive Eating. I hope that I can help others achieve the sense of freedom that I now have. My program will be based in mindfulness, food freedom, gentle nutrition and movement. I am extremely passionate about this and it has changed my life! Intuitive eating is a big F U to diet culture and allows YOU to be the expert of your own body and trust its inner wisdom. You hold the key to your own health! I can’t wait to share this with you and please follow my instagram for updates @kokoskitchenofficial
So….. if you really want to know what I’ve been up to over the past few months, let me show you in a few pictures!
Zucchini bread and muffins Camping with Flokie Seafood tower at Joe Fortes Kayaking Turning 30 Tapas at Bodega Salt Spring Cidery Post lockdown beer Freshly baked jelly donuts My first Swiss roll Vegan chocolate tart Dog walks with Flokie Cheese platter