About me

A LITTLE JOY, EVERY DAY.

Let's be real for a second: life is too short to skip dessert. For years, I was trapped in an exhausting cycle—trying every strict diet and extreme workout out there, only to find myself falling right back into old habits. I have a massive sweet tooth, and restricting myself often had the opposite effect, leaving me reaching for even more sweets.

Along the way, I also fell into the trap of extended fasting and extreme calorie restriction. Although I initially thought these approaches would help me reach my goals, I found that they left me feeling drained, constantly thinking about food and struggling with stronger cravings. Rather than creating a sustainable routine, the cycle of restriction and overeating made it even harder to find balance.

Then, I started to question whether restriction was really the answer, or whether consistency came from learning to work with my body rather than against it.

I discovered that if I allow myself a delicious, single-serve sweet treat every single day, the urge to binge vanishes entirely. I don't feel restricted because I know that by the exact same time tomorrow, I get to enjoy something sweet all over again. Since moving away from extreme fasting and restrictive diets, and learning how to properly nourish my body, I feel so much happier and healthier. I can actually enjoy dinner with my family without constantly thinking about food or restrictions. 

🌱 My Approach to Joyful Balance

• 🥗 The Plate Rule: My main meals follow a simple, nutritious structure—half vegetables, a quarter carbohydrates, and a quarter protein.
• 🥦 Veggies First (The Glucose Goddess Method): Inspired by the Glucose Revolution framework, I always eat the vegetables on my plate first. This creates a protective fibre mesh in my digestive tract, slowing down glucose absorption and preventing steep blood sugar spikes.
• 🧁 A Daily Sweet Treat: I round off my lunch with one of the under-200-calorie, single-serve desserts you see on this blog. Thanks to the veggie-first fibre layer, my body handles the dessert beautifully without any energy crashes.
• ⏱️ The Japanese Walking Method: On busy days, I do 30 minutes of alternating between 3 minutes of low-intensity and 3 minutes of high-intensity walking.
• 🚶‍♀️ Zone 2 Cardio Walks: On less busy days, I love spending more time outdoors, enjoying longer, leisurely walks in nature while keeping to a steady “Zone 2” pace.

📊 How I Calculate My Zone 2 Cardio

Zone 2 keeps your stress hormones (like cortisol) low while maximizing fat metabolism. It should feel like a comfortable, conversational pace where you can talk in full sentences, but you can't sing.

The Standard Equation:

Step 1: 220 − Your Age = Max Heart Rate
Step 2 (Low End): Max Heart Rate × 0.60 = 60% intensity
Step 3 (High End): Max Heart Rate × 0.70 = 70% intensity

📝 Specific Example (For a 35-year-old reader)

Step 1: 220 − 35= 185 bpm

Step 2: 185 × 0.60 (Low Boundary)= 111 bpm

Step 3: 185 × 0.70 (High Boundary)= 130 bpm

Target window: If you are 35, keep your heart rate between 111 and 130 bpm during your steady walks.

Let's enjoy our desserts together, one delicious single-serving treat at a time. 

And that’s it! It should not be difficult to have long-term results, because the simpler a routine is, the more likely we are to follow it for the rest of our lives.