Sandhya Gokal
Healthy Eating coach
I believe in the magic of change.
Have you ever wished you didn't turn to food when you were feeling stressed, scared or upset?
Does it seem like you have no self-control when it comes to sugary foods?
Are you standing on the edge of type 2 diabetes and hoping with all your heart that you can change your eating habits?
I did.
When it came to food, I had huge dreams - that when I grew up, being healthy would just be easy. And obviously, it would have that playful sense of fun which makes life joyous and full of contentment
Unfortunately, I also had a "have my cake and eat it too" mentality. Uh-oh, not a great mix.
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Ten years on, I felt frustrated by my failure - I just couldn't seem to find the time to devote to eating healthy. I resorted to fad diets and 30 day "get thin quick" schemes - definitely not the sustainable solution I wanted.
I was eating an éclair a day. I couldn't walk past chocolate without secretly devising my route back to it. I caved to peer pressure to "just have one, it won't hurt!"
I was overweight, always tired and had a ridiculously low self-esteem level. It seemed like my whole life was consumed by food, but I wasn't getting anywhere.
Plagued by a sense of anxiety, fear that things were never going to change and overwhelm, I tried to drown out the uncomfortable feelings with fast food and escaping into the world of Netflix.
At the end of the day, I ended up with a bowl of chips or ice cream in my hands, and I hated myself a little more each time I broke one of my own "rules".
My health took a serious hit when I got diagnosed with insulin resistance and I realised I was teetering on the edge of Type 2 diabetes - the most preventable lifestyle disease. As a pharmacist, I was shocked, and worse...I was ashamed.
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I started questioning the actions I was doing - was I showing loyalty to myself by prioritising other peoples thoughts about what I should eat over my own conviction? Was I respecting myself if I felt so much resentment and despair that I had no time to devote to my own health? Was it really true that I had no self-control?
I knew something had to change.
The minute I supercharged my eating habits, I saw massive improvements in every level of my life, and I watched as my food life became brighter and more beautiful than ever before.
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Along the way, I realised that my heart was singing a song I knew I had to share - Making healthy eating habits so fun it was impossible NOT to do them. I started guiding people to the fun of eating with extraordinary healthy habits. To help them be their own superhero and take control of their health.
Are you ready to stop eating your emotions?
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Are you ready to have so much energy that you brighten every room you walk into?
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Are you ready to make healthy eating effortless and FUN?
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Together we can walk the path towards what you can imagine. I'm so excited to go on that journey with you, and see what magic you create.
Intrigued? Book a superpower call below!
I realised I wanted to reverse my pre-diabetes without taking medication. Plus, I wanted to practice the advice I gave to my patients! I wanted to feel like I didn't NEED to turn to food for comfort. I wanted to stop overeating. And most of all...I wanted healthy eating to become fun and effortless.
Using all my skills and knowledge as a pharmacist, I set out on a quest to change my eating habits. I used my 12 years of experience helping people change their food habits to create experiments and games around eating healthy, in order to make it as fun and sustainable as possible.
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I quit sugar, started changing my eating and exercise habits and began noticing significant increases in my energy levels.
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I began experiments around creating moments of joy and contentment through mindful eating and prioritising my well-being over consuming what was offered to me.
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I shifted my focus to speaking kindly and valuing myself and my choices. I learned how to say NO and set boundaries around food - even with the people who loved me the most. Even with myself!
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B.Pharm USYD
