Poulton food and body coach wants Blackpool Gazette readers to join in online 'food noise' session

A food and body image coach from Poulton, who took her work to a women’s festival was overwhelmed by the response from women desperate for change.

Kirsty McKell hosted a session, in a tent at Womanifest - a wellbeing and empowerment festival - called Break the Food and Body Coach Cycle.

She didn’t quite expect the response she received - women literally queuing to listen.

“ It’s a complex topic and there’s a lot of shame around it.

“Slimming World, jabs, Cambridge Diet, weight, it’s all consuming and my workshops are to help people break that cycle.

“When I turned round at the festival and saw how many people there were - it was standing room only. It was very rare for the day and it made my mind up to bring the work home.

“It was amazing to see how people were able to begin to understand that they were in a room full of people feeling the same.”

Kirsty cleverly uses an analogy to focus on how people’s mindsets and approaches to losing weight can become so deep rooted and in a cycle, full of ‘food noise’ that they can never break free from.

“One question I always ask people is to cast their minds back to Covid when supermarkets were restricted and how once inside we would find all the toilet rolls gone.

“They had been overconsumed because they were restricted and the same can happen with food and dieting - a cycle which goes on and on.

Kirsty is now hosting an online event and wants Blackpool Gazette readers to be the first to sign up to the wait list.

“This autumn I’m running an online session for Fylde-coast women, and I’d love to give Gazette readers first chance at a place.

On her website, Kirsty asks: “Is your mind constantly thinking about food or your body? Trying to be ‘good’ and then you're pulled in the opposite direction? If that sounds familiar, you’re not broken.” If that sounds familiar, Kirsty would love to hear from you - be the first to find out when the session is