Welcome to Tea

with the Queen.

Over the last year, I've

had a lot of comments

about the amount of

steps that I do, a

day, minimum of 20,000!

About the weight that I

have managed to shift.

And I wanted to dedicate

today's episode,

to my fitness journey.

it's a fitness journey

that is very simple to

do and uh, just takes a

little bit of discipline

and some dedication.

First, some context.

Last Christmas.

I gave you my heart and

the very next, no, no, no.

Last Christmas I had

spent the year prior

working on my health.

I had been visited by

COVID, which had turned

into glandular fever.

And so I was working with

an amazing naturopath.

Uh, shout out

to Susie Hunter.

Amazing naturopath to

get my energy back.

And we have

incorporated naps.

We had worked

on supplements,

etcetera, etcetera.

I got to the end of last

year and I was looking down

the barrel of a whole stack

of travel for this year.

I was still recovering

from glandular fever.

My, my energy was so low.

Energy wasn't quite

where I wanted it to be.

And so I made

some decisions.

The main decision was a

travel ban for this year,

which has been amazing.

I have loved not

traveling this year, 2025.

I'm back.

I'm back in traveling, but

for 2024, not traveling.

Not only did I make

that decision, I was

the heaviest that

I had ever been.

And whilst I don't

have a weight issue.

I was struggling to

get into some of my

clothes, most of my

clothes, if I'm honest.

And so I knew that I

needed to shift some

weight in order for

the energy to come.

And so I thought,

right, I'm going

to do an overhaul.

I have done a travel ban.

I've got my

supplements right.

I've got my naps right.

I need to get my weight

right and my commitment to

my physical health right.

So here's what it

looked like for me.

Firstly, I committed

to 20,000 steps a day.

before you go, Oh

my goodness, how

do you do that?

I was easily able to get to

10, 000 steps because I was

already walking our dog who

is 16 and he needs a lot

of walks during the day.

He can't do long

walks anymore.

Just little short

little walks.

So 20, 000 is

obviously double.

I do a minimum of

20, 000 steps a day.

I made the decision

to do 20, 000 steps.

From the moment I made that

decision, I never had to

make that decision again.

It was cemented in my

mind in order to make sure

that I was habit stacking.

So there's a great

book by James Clear

called Atomic Habits.

And he talks about

creating a habit that's

easy and then stacking it

with other easy habits.

So I set out my

outfit the night

before my active wear.

I set my alarm for 5 AM.

I got up and I walked

for an hour and 10

minutes with my hubby.

I came back, got the

dog and took the dog for

another 30 minutes while

it was nice and cool.

And so by about 6.

40 in the morning, which

is when everyone else is

waking up, I'd already

done my 13, 000 steps.

In the very first instance,

when I first started

this, I would come home,

I would have a shower

and get Evie ready for

school, do all the things.

But the other trick that

I did to, um, make sure

that I stack this habit

well, I'd have a shower,

I put different active

wear on, and then I'd to

remind myself to move.

Most of you know I do a

lot of coaching, which

is on Zoom, and so I can

be sitting on my bottom

for hours at a time.

And so having my activewear

on and my sneakers

on gave me no excuse.

I just got up and moved

in between calls or

in between sessions.

And then I would take

the dog for another

three walks, just 15

minute walks around the

block, So it was walking.

I haven't done any

other exercise.

I have started now to

incorporate strength

training and also Pilates.

But for the bulk of the

year, I've just walked.

Now, you might say,

is that enough?

No, no, it's not enough.

We all know that eating

is 80 percent of the

weight loss journey, And

I followed an eating,

plan which saw me shed,

I thought I was going to

lose about eight kilos.

I'm like, I need to

lose about eight kilos.

It's not a big deal.

Anyway, I shed 17 kilos.

It wasn't hard and

it helped me work

out that I was eating

way, way too much.

Now, I know the question

for you is, did you

have to have drinks?

Did you drink your meals?

No, I didn't.

I ate real food and

I also had support.

I joined a program called

Weight Loss Coaching Works.

It's a private program

and they are getting

sensational results.

I lost 17 kilos in 26

weeks, I think it was,

and I've maintained

that and my hubby, as

of this recording, has

lost about 35 kilos.

Weight loss coaching works

on the premise that you eat

real food so that you don't

have to go and, you know,

um, buy special things

from the supermarket.

It works on accountability

and it works on supplements

and doing your steps and

also having an amazing

group of cheerleaders

cheering you on.

Now, accountability

is tough.

Accountability is

tough, but I have

watched, a lot of people

in this community.

I've watched a lot of

people lose the weight, get

their energy back, , and

maintain their fitness.

Yeah.

Now I started my journey

on January 29th, 2024.

Wasn't the smartest choice.

My daughter's birthday

was the next day and

I had to forego cake.

So that sucked, but I hit

my ultimate weight goal

on July 24th, which means

I'm now in maintenance.

One of the things that

I talked about with

my coach, his name is

Wayne, was the BMI.

Now, I don't know how

you feel about BMI,

but I was like, BMI

is a load of bollocks.

But I decided to keep

an open mind and try

and hit my BMI and hit

my weight that would

recognize the BMI.

I've got an amazing set

of scales called Renfo and

it tracks so many things.

It tracks not only your

weight, But it also tracks

your, uh, biological age.

It tracks your,

uh, visceral fat.

It so many things.

Now, when I first started,

I looked at that Renpho

scale on my phone.

I looked at the app

and there was a lot

of red, a lot of red.

Today, there's a whole

stack of green with

a few more things

I need to focus on.

What I already knew going

into this, um, time and

space was that I was an

absolute sweet tooth.

I was one of those

chicks who had sweets

in the drawer in her,

desk in the car and I I

just knew I had to kick

that sweet tooth habit.

My downfall is not cakes.

It's not ice cream,

although I do love ice

cream, but it's lollies.

I love sweets.

And I just did not want

to have that anymore.

And the moment I went on

this journey and started

fueling my body with the

things that I needed,

my sweet tooth left me.

So I don't crave

that stuff anymore.

I lacked energy before

this, even though

I was having a nap

every single day.

Now, I lay down

because I love a nap.

Naps are super productive,

but it doesn't mean I

have to go to sleep.

It just means I'm

resting my body.

I feel like my energy has

lifted from like a four

or five out of 10 to a

eight or nine out of 10.

I also am still doing my

20, 000 steps a day, but

have started strength

training now, because

I am at an age where I

need to make sure that

I am strong and healthy.

I have been in

perimenopause for

the last 10 years.

And so when people

ask me what I'm doing

and they say, Oh, I

can't do that because

I'm in perimenopause.

Yeah, you can.

Yeah, you can.

If you're in menopause, if

you're in perimenopause,

this is not a cookie

cutter approach.

Right.

This works for some

people and doesn't

work for others.

One of the things that

I would say is that

I have an absolute

gift of discipline.

So if I set my mind

to something, I do it.

Now those 20, 000

steps are awesome.

The problem with the

gift of discipline

is that I can't let

myself off the hook.

So this year I ran

a couple of retreats

here in Melbourne.

It was nine

o'clock at night.

I was a thousand, two

thousand steps off.

So I just had to walk

the kitchen table

because I wouldn't let

myself off the hook.

I'm dealing with that.

But what I do know is

that, oh my goodness,

I feel so much better.

I lost so much weight.

I didn't mean to

do this, that I.

Um, and I didn't fit

into my clothes for the

other reason was that the

clothes were now too big.

So that has been brilliant

for me because I have

been thinking long and

hard about sustainability

and the amount of

things that we purchase.

And so, um, one of my

rewards for hitting my

ultimate goal Goal and

maintaining it was to, uh,

you've heard me talk about

the amazing Nicole Vine.

She took me shopping

and we bought a capsule

wardrobe, so I'm not

replacing my wardrobe like

for like, I'm actually just

replacing it with a few

key pieces that I need.

And for next year,

for 2025, I have said

to people, any events

we hold, please wear

the same outfit.

Please don't feel

like you need to go

and buy anything new.

It's all about

sustainability.

I think for me.

this fitness journey

has told me I can

do hard things.

It's also shown me that

I was eating way, way too

much of the wrong things

and that you can manage

your energy, your mood

and your hormones with

excellent supplements.

Now I supplement with

weight loss coaching

works supplements

and my naturopaths

recommendations as well.

So I've got both of

those things happening

at the same time.

He's the thing.

This is an

investment in you.

This is the

ultimate self care.

This is, for me, it was

about actually just taking

the time to work out what

makes me have more energy.

How can I bring

that to the world?

And what else can

I do from a fitness

perspective to get strong?

We've now incorporated

strength training in

and Pilates in, so I'm

doing some of those.

And I'm just loving the

fact that I've got more

movement and that I am

making sure that I am

looking after myself

because if we don't

look after ourselves,

who's, who's going to

look after us, right?

We're the first ones to

give up all the things

that are self care for us.

So my encouragement

from this is hopefully

I've inspired you to go

and try something new.

You know what?

I also read lots of books.

I think 20, 000 steps,

you put a podcast on,

you listen to some

books, you would get

through a ton of stuff.

It's been awesome for that.

So I would.

encourage you to figure out

what do you need to be the

healthiest version of you.

So happy to have

conversations about

my journey in the

DMs or on email or on

text message, however

you want to do that.

I hope you found

this useful.

My fitness journey,

everyone's fitness journey

is really different, but

I have been answering

questions all year about

what the heck I'm doing.

So I thought I would

share it with you.

Thank you so much for

your time and I'll

see you next week.