Sweetly saying NO to DIETS and YES to being a Unicorn

I am The Healthy Sweety xoxo Samantha

My name is Samantha. I'm first and foremost a woman, a daughter, a wife and most recently a mom to my 18 month old son Ken. In my 36 years of existence, more than 20 of those years, I have been on a diet! If they worked, would I have been on one for that long? Thinking about it now, the obvious answer is NO! Then why did I put myself through all the emotional and physical pain and torment to be on the diet rollercoaster for more than half my life?

I "If diets worked, would I have been on one for 20 years?"

Growing up in an Asian country in my teenage years, I felt that everyone around me was petite and there was a constant societal pressure to look a certain kind of skinny - which I was naturally NOT. Don't get me wrong, I was in no way overweight at the time - however society made me feel like I was - and I believed it. This was exacerbated by becoming part of the entertainment industry where the camera always seemed to add on 5 pounds without even doing anything, management pressuring me to lose a few more kilos and myself telling me that I needed to lose weight to look good and feel good about myself.

Dieting continued on all through my university years and early career - if there was a new diet, I would try it - skipping dinner, clean food delivery, detox juices, no carbs diet, I almost tried a banana diet - but even I thought that was too far. It was not only until I was around 30, where I had peaked in weight - having gained 15 kilos in 5 years - WHILE BEING ON DIET! - that I knew something was wrong. My mind and my body were telling me that something wasn't right. I decided to leave my career as an FMCG marketeer (my dream job up until that point) and go on a journey to reclaim my health.

As with most journey's there's usually no straight path - in reclaiming my health - I tried clean food deliveries, detox juices, smoothies, no carbs diet, you name it! But did any of them work? Not for very long. It wasn't only until I found balance - balance in the food I ate - mostly healthy food - that resembles the rainbow, found movement that I enjoyed as part of my everyday, made daily self-care and sleep a priority and try to be my most authentic self everyday, that I can finally say that I feel at peace with myself and feel that I am truly ENOUGH, just as I am.

It was through this journey, that I decided to further my education and become a Certified Health Coach with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NYC in order to have a greater understanding and knowledge about health. Plus, it's a pleasure that I can also use my knowledge to inspire others and lead them on their OWN health journey as well.

If you would like to learn more about my Personal Health Coaching sessions, please contact me.

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