hey there!
I'm shaira.
I am a holistic health coach, who loves dancing and movement. I am obsessed with eating delicious whole foods that nourish our bodies and keeps the weight off.
ARE YOU READY TO TRANSFORM AND LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE
NOW ONWARDS?
Get ready to hear my story.
It was my daughter's 13th birthday party. We had organised a 'photo-shoot' birthday with all her friends dressing up and taking photo shoots with a professional photographer. When the photos came back, I was shocked to see how chubby I was!!! I know, I know... you always look a bit bigger in certain angles or pictures but clearly I had bigger cheeks in several of the prints. Honestly I was appalled! I decided at that point I wanted to lose weight as I was also nearing 40 and didn't want to go downhill from there because I had heard that your metabolism slows down and it is harder to lose weight as you hit the 40's. On the other hand the very word “DIET” when mentioned makes me rebellious, reminds me of failure. It is not a word I liked as I have often cheated on a diet and resumed to my normal way of eating more than once. To me DIET meant 'Deprivation'. I had to find a way of eating AND losing weight.
So what did I do? I took a bet on myself, and I went all in.
I started by removing most processed food, became aware of the timings I was eating and simply being mindful of how my body was feeling at every meal. Slowly but surely I started shedding the weight off naturally. It took around 2 months to see the changes and the inches melted away. I thought to myself “why didn’t I do this before, it was rather easy!!”
It is at this point that I realised that I wasn't taking panadols/paracetamol as often as I used to (I suffered from headaches quite frequently] before and as I improved my nutrition the headaches also diminished. Not only that, I was feeling so much more energetic and my digestion had improved. I got very intrigued by all the changes that were happening to me for the better and wanted to learn more about food and nutrition and its effect.
I decided to enrol in a nutrition school as the changes in me were simply overwhelmingly good. I became a Certified Holistic Health Coach. Initially, I was only interested to learn about nutrition for my family but as we practiced the principles together, we started to feel and look really good, the weight was naturally shedding, and we became conscious of food and its effect on health. We were able to reduce inflammation and so I wanted to then help others do the same and hence that put me to where I am today.
I am committed to help and support others to take their health in their own hands through an integrative approach to wellness focusing on nutrition, emotional balance and stress management to achieve an optimal state of well-being
My idea of weight loss is eating nourishing foods and losing weight at the same time – better sleep, digestion and bouncing with energy.
QUIZ ABOUT ME
Quiz About Me
1. My alternative career choice:
2. What languages do I speak?
a) Cantonese
b) Spanish
c) Hindi
d) Sindhi
e) English
f) All of the above
3. Drink of choice:
a) any hard cider
b) Martini
c) simple Vodka Soda
d) Wine
red or white!
4. Favourite TV genre:
Crime mysteries or law TV shows
5. My kryptonite:
Chips
Cruise
7. Adventurous things I've done
a) Shark cage diving
b) Paragliding
c) Hiked 2,195 ft above sea level
d) All of the above
8. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life it would be:
Rice & Eggs
lion's head, South Africa
FBI agent or a Dancer
5. My kryptonite:
6. I have never been on a:
let's do it!
I have maintained my weight loss ever since and not gained back the weight.
I look younger and feel wayy stronger.
I do not suffer from headaches and low energy any more.
I still eat my favourite foods like chips and ice cream.
I am not struggling with an internal dialogue with myself over food choices.
I am at peace with my weight.
Since I have changed my eating habits and lifestyle
I can move to the beat of any language of music as long as it has a good rhythm to it. My favourites are latin and bollywood.
All my silliness comes out when I see babies!! They get me very excited!!I
I have a strong spiritual side to me that loves prayers, hymn/bhajans and doing charity.
Prior to this career, I used to head a kindergarten and taught little beings.
Fun Facts
My mission is to help you lose weight, improve digestion & build sustainable habits through smart & nourishing food choices & enhanced lifestyle.
Guiding people how to nourish their bodies.
Dancing away till the music is playing
I am your best supporting friend to a healthy lifestyle in mind body and spirit.
In my free time I love to listen to podcast that are evidence based on all aspects of health.
I enjoy hiking, trying out new restaurants, creating new recipes, experiencing new adverntures like zip lining and investing in learning and caring for my health and wellbeing.
