We caught up with celebrity trainer and nutrition expert Kirsty Dunne, who shares her tips on getting bikini-ready for beach season. — Krystin Tysire
What are your favourite foods to eat when you feel like snacking?
I love vegan coconut bacon—it taste like a guilty snack, but it’s not! It’s delicious and provides electrolytes. I also love open-face quinoa toast sandwiches with beet spread and pumpkin seeds. (You can find this recipe in my 21 Day Metabolic Shape Up e-book available June 1st at kirstydunne.com)
How do you stay motivated to work out?
I know how amazing it makes me feel, so it has become a huge part of my life and I constantly change things up to keep it interesting! I focus on setting performance goals and challenging myself—whether it’s a half marathon, cycling trip or playing beach volleyball. Aiming to perform at my best is what motivates me.
Do you ever have cheat days, and if so how do you reward yourself?
I don’t really feel that I need to have a cheat day. I balance my meals with nourishing foods that taste amazing, so I generally don’t feel deprived. Of course once in awhile I’ll have something sweet because it reminds me of being a kid!
What do you eat in a day?
It always varies depending on what my body is telling me—I’m quite in tune with my body and have a healthy appetite!
I start my day with 1 ampoule of Collagen Lift Paris in a glass of water with a great pre-workout breakfast—I love quinoa oatmeal with berries and rambutan (the sister fruit of the lychee), which I recently discovered at Nature’s Emporium. At lunch I aim to have an avocado and some type of protein or bean because it really keeps me going all afternoon and stabilizes my blood sugar. For dinner, I look to lighten up my meals with higher vegetable-based foods and swap white or whole-wheat pasta with mung bean or zucchini noodles as my base with some protein.
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