Here are my top tips to managing your busy lifestyle whilst maintaining a healthy diet and WINNING.

I work full time running two businesses and a mum to two boys so I know what busy means.

• Preparation is key.  I always cook in bulk and freeze meals.

• Get equipped - Make sure you have plenty of tupperware and bottles. Plus things like juicers/blenders are great for quick and healthy breakfasts.

• Ditch the snacks in the cupboard - you will reach for these when you are tired and busy. Make clean eating healthy snacks that will save and put them in the fridge instead.

• Strategic shopping - Do one GOOD shop a week. Plan your meals so you know what you want. This will cut out the shop visits during the week or shop online so you don’t buy items you don’t need or stray down those aisles you are trying to avoid.

• Don’t underestimate the freezer - frozen veg and your batches of meals will become your go to ensuring there is always something to have.

• Make a list of quick and healthy meals - If you have a list and ingredients for super-easy meals you are more likely to stick to them. My goal this week is to try new recipes. I find I repeat my meals if I like a particular dish so this week I have made a Pineapple and Coconut Smoothie and Coconut Chicken out of the KSFL Elimination recipe book as I am on a mission to rotate my foods.

• Don’t be negative about your healthy lifestyle. Make healthy food a way of life, be positive and focus on the benefits.

Spend just a teeny amount of time thinking about how to put these points into practice and you will win every mental battle about this - it will just get easier and easier to make this truly a part of your life!