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Strong Women Collective Women’s strength, fitness + lifestyle coach specialising in empowerment + education

17/06/2026

Hormones
Life
Menstrual cycle
Cortisol

We’re quick to blame it all

But have you ever considered that the reason you find this so hard is because you’ve been dieting since your late teens and 20s?

That’s possibly a DECADE OR MORE of having weight loss as your primary goal

I spent a lot (A LOT) of time and energy from 17-30 trying to lose weight
I did it
I rebounded
I did it again
I rebounded again

I’m tired just thinking about it

Hitting 30 I said “enough is enough” and stopped actively dieting

It was the BEST THING I’ve ever done for myself

Work on getting stronger
Work on getting fitter
Work on becoming more consistent

It then puts you in a *better* place to actively try and lose weight later on, if you still want to

Work with me 1-1 starting at the end of this month
Comment COACHING below or click the link in my bio to chat about how I can help you xo

15/06/2026

I’m getting on my high horse about lifting a lot at the minute because the “pilates clean girl aesthetic” is annoying me and I saw another reel the other day of a woman saying you don’t need to lift weights

Babe. You do

This isn’t about being bulky
Or toned

This is about literally giving yourself a better quality of life as you age

You can be slim and feel awesome but have s**t all muscle mass and that won’t be sexy when your age starts with a 6/7/8/9

Pilates is awesome
Yoga is awesome
But we should all be resistance training (eg adding weights) at least 2x a week

No matter our age

I know sometimes you cant be arsed but you’ll wish you’d bothered when you can’t get up off the sofa without assistance xoxo

Found my running legs and pull up lats this week 🤌🏻 Quickest 5k in a long time thanks to chief pacer Gymshark Run Club ...
14/06/2026

Found my running legs and pull up lats this week 🤌🏻 Quickest 5k in a long time thanks to chief pacer Gymshark Run Club and week one of the last Strong Girl Gang before September off with a BANG ✌🏻 PS the girlies are rocking life on the SOLO app (link in bio to join) ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 gorge week and a v restful weekend means we’re starting a new week ready to rock xoxo

“I want to lose weight without being a hermit” is something I hear a lotAnd I get it - because I don’t want to stay indo...
12/06/2026

“I want to lose weight without being a hermit” is something I hear a lot

And I get it - because I don’t want to stay indoors throughout my whole fat loss phase either

But you can’t deny the maths
If you only hit a 500 cal deficit Monday to Friday
And then you OVEREAT every weekend
Your deficit will be so small it’ll take you forever

By which point you’ll be pi**ed off and give up…

I LOVE FOOD
So I get it
But we have to romanticise the salads and the oats and the stir fry we’re having again because it’s goal friendly

And then look forward to what we do have
Be okay with having one glass of wine not 3
Half a brownie not a whole one..

That way fat loss is over faster
You get to where you want to be
And you get the fun of maintenance and more flexibility

(Plus the less you have the “treats” the more you’ll enjoy them when you do have them)

Because for sure I’d love me a 500 cal pastry every day
But it won’t work for most of us

And if you’re on less than 1600 cals and you prioritise 500 cals of pastry every day you will be STARVIN and miserable. I don’t make the rules - I just help you follow them xo

11/06/2026

GIRLS PLEASE if you are in this space know that I am right there in the s**t with you 😂😂😂 But also if your sets don’t look like this… Why you holding back?! I will repeat “growth comes from discomfort” on loop just to stop myself crying on the gym floor… I suggest you do the same especially if you’re one of my clients 😬

10/06/2026

GIRLS PLEASE if you are in this space know that I am right there in the s**t with you 😂😂😂 But also if your sets don’t look like this… Why you holding back?! I will repeat “growth comes from discomfort” on loop just to stop myself crying on the gym floor…

Yes my baseline is highSo for me adding in 120 mins of cardio12-14k+ step targetDropping cals by ~500 has been pushy but...
09/06/2026

Yes my baseline is high
So for me adding in 120 mins of cardio
12-14k+ step target
Dropping cals by ~500 has been pushy but doable based on what I was doing before

My meals were already decent
I already got enough protein

So it’s just taken a bit of refinement (plus fewer pastries and wine - sob)

Overhauling your entire life takes work and adjustment and often the reason you are not consistent is because you’re trying to do ALL THE THINGS ALL THE TIME and you never learn how to ebb and flow

My first 6 weeks was a push and the whole point was to get in and out - so it was a bit of a sprint

But when you’re starting out yes you want results and fast but you can get them - and with a lot less than I have to do

Taking what you do now and upping your steps by a couple of thousand
Taking off 200-400 cals
Add g an extra glass of water
Adding in one more training session

That will yield some great results so you SEE PROGRESS and feel like you can keep going

Because as your coach I don’t care what you do once
I care what you do 10,000 times

Hit save for the reminders you’ll need to come back to 💌

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