Author: C. Pontes-Kicks

Managing Life’s interruptions

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Sometimes we have to take a step back in order to take a step forward, make lemonade with the lemons. The serenity prayer comes to mind – written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971). The best-known form is: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference. In life we often have interruptions to our plans. Be it on a personal level – During my very limiting high risk pregnancy I became septic, severely ill while abroad and was hospitalised for eight days […]

Managing Emotions Part 2

By C. Pontes-Kicks
I was married before, to cut a very long story short – we were not suited for each other and the relationship became very toxic. During that time I had experienced a myriad of emotions from disappointment, sadness, regret, heart break. Soon i had to make a decision which i believe would be best to get out – at the time i felt like I could not breathe and was drowning. We often find ourselves in situations that totally overwhelm us, like a job we hate, toxic relationships – amorous or otherwise. It is really important to identify the toxic […]

Managing your Emotions

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Chose this topic because it is something that we all have to do and also something that is increasingly becoming more difficult. I thought about this topic when I remembered an advert I watched years ago – A mum took a child to the supermarket, the child wanted something as they do and as mum said no, the child was ready to through a tantrum. However, the twist is mum ended up throwing the biggest ever tantrum instead and the child was stunned into submission. And they carried on on their merry way! When it happens with children we know […]

Meal for 1 – Best way to enjoy your time in the kitchen

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Meal for 1 – Singular Cuisine (when we are cooking it) Those who know me, know that I have been cooking from the age of twelve at the time for my brother and I. But after the move to the UK at the age of nineteen, I found myself cooking for one. While many of my friends did not know how to, for me that was not an issue, however, I found cooking for one was a very solitary experience and this is why it is so important for me to turn it around. Anyone that has done it knows […]

Rise of the vegetables

By C. Pontes-Kicks
As a child I had never tried celery, so when I came to the UK and tried it…lets just say I really really really disliked it. For me it is up there with marmite, which I dare say I hate. Now guess what, here celery is used in cottage pie, soups, salads, chilli con carne. As a University student on a budget, often eating at the canteen, you can imagine, it reduced my choices a bit, maybe a big bit. Having said that, have you seen the health benefits of my arch nemesis? Needless to say I committed myself to […]

Little knowledge and blinding ambition can be dangerous

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Little knowledge beware – proceed at your own risk! As a teenager with no clue on how to lose weight except put less in and burn more meant I would not eat enough calories, and exercised with abandon. I felt like I was on top of the world, unstoppable, a feeling commonly known to teenagers. Soon, for the first time in my life I was losing weight. I started to feel hopeful, I could soon be accepted, people were congratulating me on the changes. Until one day…. I had to re-evaluate what I was doing and what I was willing […]

Catia’s Story

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Catia’s story Name: Catia Nickname: Katee (family) Married with 2 children Profession: Healthcare professional, Entrepreneur, Coach/mentor, Marketer. Been there done that: abusive relationship, divorce, single mum, cancer. Catia has struggled with weight her whole life. First for the lack of knowledge and guidance and later for the lack of belief. As a child, she was often home alone in charge of chores like cooking the meals for herself and her brother. And children will cook what children want to eat! Hardly the healthiest choices, as you can imagine. As a result Catia grew up overweight, insecure, feeling unworthy and not […]

Hello world!

By C. Pontes-Kicks
Hello World – Are you healthy? Can you lose weight the right way? Do you know how to supercharge and optimise your body? There is a lot I would like to share with you! Lets start with my story, click underneath to learn more about me. Please leave a comment if you have a particular topic you would like to see covered.