What if you could improve your health,
lose weight and restore your self confidence
through eating real food?
Let’s make eating real food simple,
sustainable and part of your everyday life
Welcome to Simply Real Food where I guide and support you to make positive and sustainable food, behaviour, mindset and lifestyle changes to improve your health.Whether you want to lose weight, have more energy or just live a healthier life, together we create an individual plan to achieve and maximise your specific health goals.Through education, encouragement and inspiration, I empower you to make healthy, simple, real food choices and change those habits that are holding you back.
With accountability, support and a major focus on mindset and habit change, it’s about being consistent, not perfect.Together we can change your relationship with food and your body and restore your health and self confidence.To learn more about me please visit my about page.To get in touch please visit my contact page.
TestimonialsIn 2020 I was keen to establish healthy eating habits that were sustainable for life. I was also keen to drop a few kilo’s. I approached Susie from Simply Real Foods to assist me.Susie is amazing. As a Health Coach she is professional and doesn’t bring a “one size fits all” approach. At the outset she seeks to understand your individual goals and work with you to achieve these. This is contrary to many other health and wellness programmes that offer a “quick fix generic approach”.Susie’s approach is holistic. She takes into account personal sleeping, eating and exercise habits and acknowledges competing responsibilities. Her knowledge is extensive from, recommending brands of food to imparting information regarding food composition and developing exercise regimes that are not daunting.
I have found freedom in working with Susie. She has allowed me to experiment to see what works for me. There is so so much more I could say but 10 weeks down the track, I have not only dropped kilo’s and centimeters but more importantly I feel my approach to food and exercise has changed so much for the better. I now congratulate myself on going for a walk as much as a jog and have a much greater understanding of the best foods to fuel my body. I am continuing to love the journey and with time look forward to gaining even greater knowledge.Susie has imparted me with a gift for life – a greater understanding of essential elements that will lead to greater health!! I couldn’t be more grateful.Kim
Mont Albert NorthSee more testimonials.
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About
Hi and welcome to Simply Real Food.I'm Susie, Health, Nutrition and Metabolic Coach and founder of Simply Real Food. I live in Melbourne with my wonderful, bicycle enthusiast husband Greg and our two beautiful girls Izzy and Alayna. I'm passionate about using food as medicine and inspiring others to nurture their body with real food.Food can have a huge impact on our physical and mental wellbeing, but making changes to our existing habits can be extremely overwhelming. I enjoy helping women identify their health challenges and then together creating a plan to improve their symptoms.Acknowledging that diet change is not easy, I also value comprehensive coaching through barriers, triggers, mindset, self-sabotage, emotional eating and habit change. I believe that setting up a nutritional plan is not enough; you also need tools to help you to develop the confidence to make better food and lifestyle choices. As a team we develop these tools and ensure that you are set up for success and able to make long-term, sustainable nutrition and lifestyle change.I have a special interest in the benefits of low carb, real food nutrition. I spent 2 years working with a team of doctors and dietitians, using a low carb/ketogenic diet with behaviour change to assist those with metabolic disease, obesity and other health challenges.When not consulting or studying the latest health and nutrition research, you'll find me either out with the kids, on the tennis court or bike track or just going for a walk in nature, I love being outdoors.How can I help you?I want you to live your life with energy and feel great every day. To thrive, not just survive.We are all different, so it’s important to treat each person as an individual with their own distinct goals. Work with me and I will help you to prioritise your health by simplifying your nutrition and/or making appropriate lifestyle changes. Together we can maximise your health so you have more time and energy to devote to you and your loved ones. It doesn’t have to be complicated and the benefits are amazing.I’d love to support you on your health journey as I believe that simply eating real food is where wellness begins. Together we’ll take back control of your health.If you need help determining the best option for you, please contact us or book in for a complimentary 15 minute consultation by clicking on the Book Now button.
Susie Johnstone
PreKure Certified Health & Nutrition Coach
PreKure Certified Metabolic Health Coach
Physical Education, Health and Science Teacher
Mother of two girls, aged 13 and 10
Real food advocate
Currently studying a Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition at Deakin University
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Health Coaching
As a PreKure Certified Health Coach (2019), I support and guide people in making food, behaviour, mindset and lifestyle changes to improve their health and wellbeing.
What is Health Coaching?Health coaches use their knowledge of health, wellness, behaviour and motivation to bring about sustainable behavioural change by helping clients to set and attain their specific health goals.In order to make sustainable change, you need to identify why you want to change in the first place. Not the superficial reason, but the deep emotional reason that you want to change.A health coach is curious. They will listen to your story with no judgement, discover what is going on at a deeper level to help you to understand the why behind your health goals. Together, a health coach and client will get to the root of the problem and customise an action plan that is aligned with the client’s goals.Health coaches believe that in order for you to live your best life and thrive, all pillars of your health need to be in alignment. Nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep and connection. If you are struggling in one of these areas it is likely to impact the others. We therefore take a holistic approach to you as an individual and assess your life in all these areas.A health coach will support you to follow through on the goals you set, be your personal cheerleader and provide accountability. We encourage you to prioritise your health in small achievable steps, working towards your ultimate health goal.A health coach bases their coaching on evidence-based practice. We help you to understand the science behind your current habits and behaviours and how to most effectively change these to form positive new habits. We are a source of information if it is required and your catalyst and motivator for change.
Who can benefit from a health coach?People at all stages of their health journey including those who:
Want to make a healthy change but don’t know where to begin
Want to optimise there energy
Have followed the dietary guidelines but are still putting on weight
Have never been able to stick to a diet
Have spend hours exercising or at the gym but still can’t lose weight
Need motivation to prioritise there health
Are overwhelmed by all the different opinions that are out there
Want to be a good role model for their children in regards to your health
Have old habits holding them back and want help to create new productive habits
Want support and accountability through the process of making change
How can I help you?I believe that simply eating real food is where wellness begins.If you are struggling with your health or feel like you are on a constant seesaw of diets and weight loss, it is time to look at your nutrition and lifestyle habits and where we can possibly make some positive change.It’s not as simple as being given a list of foods to eat or a meal plan. We need to also work through those food habits, mindsets and barriers that have held you back in the past from making long-term changes. Only then can we make real sustainable changes and get you reaching your health goals.I encourage a real food approach to nutrition and have years of specialised experience in low carb/keto nutrition, but it is important to work with each individuals set of specific goals to find the best nutritional approach for their lifestyle and what they are trying to achieve. I support you in navigating your chosen approach while also looking holistically at mindset and other lifestyle factors such as stress, sleep and exercise, that might be impacting your health.
Simply Real Food Health Coaching can help you to:
Lose weight – achieve your ideal body composition
Develop healthier eating habits
Overcome emotional eating
Improve satiety so you are not hungry all the time
Reduce food cravings
Avoid the afternoon slump
Improve overall health and life balance
Start an exercise or movement program
Increase energy and vitality
Increase self-esteem and confidence
Improve mood
Manage stress
Achieve better sleep quality
Improve brain function and mental health
Improve chronic pain and inflammation
Improve blood glucose control and insulin resistance (associated with Type 2 Diabetes)
Decrease occurrence of migraine
Decrease occurrence of gout
Testimonials
I recently completed the Simply Real Food 12 Week Program.
I highly recommend working with Susie!
Susie is extremely knowledgeable, professional, helpful and a great listener. I wanted to improve my diet and feel more energetic. Susie helped me set food and health goals, and provided realistic strategies for meeting those goals day to day. Susie provided me with lots of easy and delicious LCHF recipes that the whole family enjoyed. 12 weeks on and I’ve lost weight and feel great.Sarah
Mont Albert North
I wish I had Susie and an SRF program 10 years ago! I have found the program easy for me and my family to adapt and change what we eat from our revamped pantry and fridge. The recipes and advice over my 8 week program were so useful in helping me to make the necessary changes and I have loved these changes…not feeling hungry has been a huge bonus! I realise I had spent most of my life exercising furiously to not put on weight and now I don’t have that stress and I feel fantastic. Thanks Susie.Ness
Mont Albert North
Thank you for helping me to get where I am today. I’m so happy with the changes I’ve made.My initial goal was to change some bad food habits. I’ve not only done this but also achieved a secondary goal of losing weight. I’ve lost just over 7kg and I can feel the difference in my body, my movements and my mood. I’m sleeping better too.I like the accountability I feel to continue on this path and love that Susie is not judgemental in any way. Each catch up with Susie has spurred me on to go a little further and the results are helping me stay on track.Gillian
Chelsea Heights
I would highly recommend Simply Real Food as a sensible and achievable weight loss/healthy eating plan.The money spent on the 8 week program was more than comparable to buying food to be delivered and you had the benefit of Susie’s guidance throughout. I wanted a system that would allow me to continue without having to buy special meals, count calories etc.The results have been amazing ( 8 kg weight loss so far) and I have continued beyond the 8 weeks and will continue the program ongoing. I am sleeping better and don’t suffer from as much stress as before. My energy levels have also increased.In honesty the program can be a little tough to start so go in with a determination to get the results and it will ease as the weeks go. Susie is a great motivator but you need to be in the right “mindset” too. Give it a go and you won’t be disappointed.Sue-Ann
Box Hill
The 8 week program has been amazing. I chose to do it to improve my health (fatigue) and for weight loss (decrease visceral and subcutaneous fat and fit better into my clothes). I only had 5kg to lose, so far I have lost 3kg. I am no longer bloated and rarely feel hungry.Susie is a fantastic coach. Her support, encouragement and guidance made the experience effortless. Highly recommend.Jo Ann
Box Hill North
I found the 12 week Simply Real Food Program to be of great benefit. I am eating better, have more energy and I lost weight. The program really provides insights into a healthier diet and lifestyle and I would highly recommend it.Tim
Balwyn
Susie at Simple Real Food has supported me on my health journey now for over 15 months while at Diversa Health. Initially reaching out to lose weight and get my health “back on track”, I have gained more energy, a better mood, changed my eating habits and have subsequently met my initial goals! Simple and real food – it’s as simple as that. Thanks Susie!Vikkie
Toorak
In 2020 I was keen to establish healthy eating habits that were sustainable for life. I was also keen to drop a few kilo’s. I approached Susie from Simply Real Foods to assist me.Susie is amazing. As a Health Coach she is professional and doesn’t bring a “one size fits all” approach. At the outset she seeks to understand your individual goals and work with you to achieve these. This is contrary to many other health and wellness programmes that offer a “quick fix generic approach”.Susie’s approach is holistic. She takes into account personal sleeping, eating and exercise habits and acknowledges competing responsibilities. Her knowledge is extensive from, recommending brands of food to imparting information regarding food composition and developing exercise regimes that are not daunting.I have found freedom in working with Susie. She has allowed me to experiment to see what works for me. There is so so much more I could say but 10 weeks down the track, I have not only dropped kilo’s and centimeters but more importantly I feel my approach to food and exercise has changed so much for the better. I now congratulate myself on going for a walk as much as a jog and have a much greater understanding of the best foods to fuel my body. I am continuing to love the journey and with time look forward to gaining even greater knowledge.Susie has imparted me with a gift for life – a greater understanding of essential elements that will lead to greater health!! I couldn’t be more grateful.Kim
Mont Albert North
Simply Real Food
Where Wellness Begins
Start your real food journey today
Book Appointment
Specialising in real food, low carb, metabolic health and emotion eating, we offer a number of options for you to choose from.
Nutrition & Health Coaching Consultation
During your Initial Consultation we will discuss your current health, nutrition and medical history and the goals you are trying to achieve. We then develop an individualised plan to achieve these goals, based on your food and lifestyle choices. Changes can be reviewed in Follow-up Consultations which can be booked as often as required for your support. Please see our consultation options below.Initial Consultation – 60 minutes: AU $170Follow-up Consultations – 45 minutes: AU $140Follow-up Consultations – 30 minutes: AU $105
The Simply Real Food Program
A personalised program using a real food and low carb approach together with mindset and behavioural change, to reach your health and weight goals. With additional support and accountability, this is a great way to start on your health journey and create new and sustainable lifestyle changes.During this program you will learn and see the benefits of eating real food, understanding how it improves your health, as well as gaining an understanding of the benefits of eating low carb.Each session will cover specific areas of nutrition, mindset and lifestyle change but will also be led by your questions and orientated around your specific goals. We look at your life from a holistic perspective and take into consideration other factors that may be impacting your health, including exercise, stress, sleep and connection.We will simplify the process of preparing real, nutritious meals that taste great and keep you feeling full for hours. Say goodbye to cravings and regular afternoon slumps. Have more time and energy to spend doing the things you love. You will see firsthand how changing your diet to a real food and low carb template can not only help you to lose weight, but also improve your mood and energy levels and decrease your inflammation.Together we will:
Define your health goals
Create a plan to achieve your goals
Identify the easiest changes to make to get the best results, step by step
Identify and work through any habits or mindsets that many be holding you back
Support you through any difficult or tricky situations
Help you find your momentum and hold you accountable to achieving your goals
By the end of the program, you will have the confidence and tools around food and mindset to sustain your new healthy lifestyle.This program includes:
1:1 coaching – Zoom Video or via phone
Questionnaire emailed to you to complete before your initial appointment
Initial consultation – 60 minutes
Four fortnightly-monthly follow-up consultations – 45 minutes
Four coaching calls - 15 minutes
Handouts on session topics
Access to over 50 delicious real food, low carb recipes
Text and email support throughout the program
The Simply Real Food Program: AU $655
Complimentary 15 Minute Consultation
If you need help determining the best option for you, please contact us or book in for a complimentary 15 minute consultation by clicking on the Book Now button.Please note: we are unable to discuss your medical history or provide detailed nutrtion advice during the complimentary 15 minute consultation.
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I am currently taking an extended break and not taking on new clients at this time. All the best in your health journey.Cheers,Susie Johnstone
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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