You already know what to eat. The hard part is doing it on a Wednesday.

I won't give you a number before I've met you — anyone who does is guessing. It depends on your starting point, your medical history, your medication, your sleep and how much of your life you can realistically change right now. What I will say is that steady, unspectacular loss is the kind that stays gone, and that we set your target together at the first consultation once I can see the full picture.

No. We work in portions rather than calories — what a plate should look like for you, and roughly how much of it. It's a skill you keep, and unlike counting, it still works when you're at a restaurant, on holiday or eating at somebody else's house. Counting tends to last a few weeks; portion awareness tends to last.

No food is off limits. Banning the things you love is exactly why the last plan failed — it creates a rule you'll eventually break, and breaking it usually ends the whole attempt. We build those foods in deliberately, in portions that fit your goal, so there's nothing to fall off.

Not at all — and I'd rather you didn't. Your plan is built around meals the whole household can eat, with your portions and plate balance adjusted rather than your menu replaced. I'm also a qualified chef, so the practical side of cooking once and feeding everyone is something we can get properly specific about.

Yes. I consult online across South Africa and in person at my Sea Point rooms. Online clients get exactly the same plan, the same app access and the same daily accountability — the weight-loss work translates completely to video.

Consultations are billed privately, and many clients claim back from their medical-aid savings using the invoice provided. Cover differs from scheme to scheme, so it's worth checking yours — ask me and I'll tell you what to send them. You can see the current fees on the booking page.