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  1. Hey Jess! I just recently came across a bunch of comments from a long, long time ago that I’d somehow missed, yours included! I’m so sorry. I assume you’ve started your blogging journey – hope it’s going fantastically! X

  2. Hey Hannah! I’ve recently discovered a whole heap of comments in my ‘pending’ folder that Ive never seen before and yours was one of them – I’m so sorry! I hope your cycles are still back to normal without the pill, unfortunately I’m still on it to keep my oestrogen up but hoping my naturopath will be able to get me off it! Sorry for the ridiculously delayed reply again, hope all’s wonderful in your world x

  3. Thanks Paula! If you head to the home page and navigate to the ‘follow me’ button on the bottom of the left side bar, you’ll be able to sign up to email notifications. Please let me know if you have any issues 🙂 x

  4. Ashlyn, how do I subscribe to your blog or get notifications for new recipes etc. I’m a very interested recently diagnosed fructose intolerant!!! Thanks Paula

  6. Hi Ashlyn!
    Absolutely love your blog, its amazingg!! i am really interested in doing food and nutrition sciences and just wondered where you did your course in Melbourne? i have found a few but thought i might ask someone who is already doing one. So any suggestions would really be great! Thanks

    Jo xx

  7. Hi there Jaye!
    Please forgive me for the super delayed reply, I received quite a few notifications around the same time as yours and it’s only now that I’ve gone back through them that I realised yours was still sitting there unattended! So sorry!
    More importantly, thank you so incredibly much for taking the time to give me such wonderful feedback! It truly means a lot. I’m so glad my long-winded waffle has been so useful for you – it’s always amazing to hear that I’m actually helping others to feel somewhat ‘normal’ again, whatever normal is! I hope you’re feeling even more positive than when you contacted me a few months ago (once again, so sorry that it’s taken this long for me to get back to you).
    And YAY about the laksa! Who would have thought we’d be able to enjoy laksa again hey? Anything is possible! Xxxxxx

  8. Hi there lovely!! I am just letting you know, I have emailed through to you just about possibly doing a little foodie interview with you on behalf of Bake Mixes….all details will be in email, im so excited to hear from you! Thanks a bunch xx

  9. Hi Ashlyn, I am SO glad I found your blog! I was googling healthy laksa recipies, when your blog popped up. I read about your FM and a little light went off for me! For the last 5 and a half years, I have been dealing with all the symptoms you describe. Unable to pin point what was causing it and I always found that the majority of the food you mentioned seemed to make me sick. It could range from just slight stomach cramps and bloating to full on extreme cramping with vomitting. I lost a weight few years ago because I started to become so worried about eating because I would be in so much pain. I went to the GP’s only for them to fob me off and tell me to write a food diary but the issue was I couldn’t pin point the food (like I had done with shellfish) that was doing it to me. I assumed I must have some form of IBS that was made worse by stress. I always had a healthy diet but still dealt with these issues and just assumed I would have to for the rest of my life. I feel like I didn’t stumble across this blog by accident and I was definately supposed to. Everything makes sense to me and it’s like a puzzle that’s finally coming together. So THANK YOU, I can see this blog becoming my recipie bible. I really love your food philosophy also, having tried Paleo (my MIL is strict Paleo), I found it too strict and ending up binging on crap and paying for it for the week. Sorry for the long speel but I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am to have found this. PS The Laksa was ACE and was an absolute hit with the Hubby!!

    Jaye x

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  13. Hey Chelsea,
    I must apologise for the delayed response, I must have missed this comment!
    Thank you so incredibly much for your lovely feedback. Yep, it’s a fantastic motto (except a little bit of dark choccie each day doesn’t count!) Thanks again Chelsea, have a wonderful weekend xxx

  14. Hi Ashlyn,

    After stumbling across your instagram account yesterday i thought that i would come and have a look at the website from your link and i am so happy that i did. You are simply amazing! After feeling somewhat uninspired over the last few weeks and quite simply hard done by for not being able to eat like my husband and keep an amazing figure i have been reminded that there is such a bigger picture and of why i started this journey in the first place!! My new favourite motto is to never sacrifice what i want most for what i want in the moment and i cant wait for what is next!
    Thank you again for your honesty and for sharing your experience with us all and I look forward to your continued posts 🙂

    Chelsea xx

  15. Hey Vanessa!

    I guess I just wanted to feel fit and healthy and I developed a preference for female figures with a (little) bit of muscle, most likely because a bit of tone is a reflection of fitness in my eyes. You don’t have to spend hours in the gym or with a PT, just find an exercise or sport you genuinely enjoy and take it from there. You’ll find it’s quite addictive because you just feel so great afterwards, and you’ll start to seek more challenging workouts as your fitness and health increases! I’ve been injured for a long time and I miss working out more than anything. I use Afterlight xxx

  16. Hi Ashlyn!
    I recently discovered you through Instagram and can I just say it is perfection… I only aspire to have an Instagram feed as good as yours.
    But I just wanted to know what was the most important factor that made you become transform from just skinny to toned and fit? Because I am bone skinny and I would love to just add some muscles here and there and appear a little more healthier.
    PS: I was wondering, what apps do you use to edit your Instagram pics?

  17. Hi Ashlyn,
    I’m amazed with your blog,brilliant recipes,beautiful photography,motivating me to do more healthier lifestyle…Thank’s a lot for sharing all that usefull things for anyone…
    There’s still one thing i want to confirm for a conclusion of your ‘about story’ that might be a guidance for me having a concept of healthy lifestyle…: “keeping exercise that burn calories more often,eating small portions and strictly away from bad fat,or is it allowed that sometimes we still could enjoy the moment of eating ‘high calory’ such as chocolate or ice cream…?”
    Would you correct me if i’m wrong or not complete in healthy lifestyle concept of yours?Please advice…Thanks before to you very very much…

  18. Hi Ashlyn, have followed your blog for a while now, regularly checking in for updates! always so intrigued by your opinions/recipes and personal little side stories your so generously willing to share with others. Like you, I’m passionate about empowering others with knowledge that will impact their lifestyle…. I’m guilty of trying a tonne of recipes and was pleasantly surprised by each one.
    recently i have become increasingly interested in blogging and look to you and your own blog for inspiration, it would mean loads if you shared any advice/websites/tips & tricks in starting up this blog! + anything else you want to throw in there!
    Look forward to hearing from you.. Thanks a bunch, Jess X

  19. Heya Gary,
    Facing cyber-seeing you here! Thanks for the great comment. I’m proud to say that I’ve definitely developed a better attitude towards fitness than what I had (or lacked!) when you coached me all those years ago haha!
    I absolutely agree. No medicine can do what proper nutrition and a good sweat can!
    And yes, Dr. Libby is wonderful.
    See you ’round soon 🙂

  20. Hey Kelly,

    Apologies for the delayed reply – I’ve been overseas for the past few months.
    Firstly, do you have fructmal or IBS, and When were you diagnosed? Secondly, have you gone on a strict low-FODMAP diet and completely cut out all irritants for at least 6 weeks before you tried reintroducing them? If you haven’t, you will need to because it’s the only way to allow your gut to begin healing. Have you seen an intolerance-specific dietician? X

  21. Hey Kartia,

    Thank you, thank you! Similar questions about what constitutes my weekly shopping list and fridge/pantry ‘essentials’ are becoming increasingly common, so I’ll definitely have to do a post about this in the very near-future. Thanks so much for your lovely feedback!

    Ashlyn xxx

  22. Hi Ashlyn,

    Love your food blog it’s so inspiring! 🙂 Just wondering if you may do a blog about a shopping list? Kinda what you always like to buy from the supermarket and what is generally on your list all the time (if you have one haha) or even where you like ti buy your products from? I think it would be really helpful!

    Keep up the great work and I hope you enjoyed your European adventure!

    From Kartia. xx

  24. Hi Ashlyn
    its you old tennis coach. Its so wonderful to see you have developed a passion for health and fitness. As a tennis coach and health mentor to kids, im so proud that one of my ex students is leading by example to help others live a healthier disease free life. Lets stop dying longer snd LIVE LONGER.

  25. Hi Ashlyn,
    I’ve really, really enjoyed reading your blog. It’s so honest and that’s refreshing! Lately I have been taking a bit more notice the clean eating phenomenon and today I made my first slice of the kind! It really is a new leaf for me, as my biggest downfall to date would be my tendency to party too much and overindulge. Your body definitely does tell you what it’s feeling and it’s high time I listened. I would be really interested on more hormone balancing nutrition etc. I found the above comment really interesting. I was on the pill for seven years and went off it a two years ago. I did not have a period for 14 months and despite the doctor trying to put me on another pill, I stuck it out (worryingly) and the period returned. Ever since then I go through (what I hope is) a normal 28-30 day cycle. It makes me wonder what the pill is doing to our bodies!
    Anyway, I just wanted to express my appreciation for this blog!

  26. Hi, how do you build a tolerance to fructans /fructose without horrible symptoms? If I eat 1 bite I’m suffering for 3 days:/

  27. Hey Ashley!

    Thank you so much for the gorgeous comment! It makes me incredibly happy to hear that you’re enjoying the recipes!

    You’re lovely xxxxxx

  28. I recently came across your blog and I fell in loooove! I’ve already tried a couple of your recipes and they are incredibly tasty. Seriously, people like you are so inspiring with your love for health and wellness, and proving that whole foods can be delicious, if not more tastier than processed/packaged/fast food! Keep it up! This is now one of my favorite blogs. I have it bookmarked 🙂

  29. Hey Taylor!

    Thanks so much! Super glad to hear to enjoy them 🙂
    Now on the birth control subject, I’d be lying if I said I practice what I preach. I decided to go off the pill at the beginning of last year because, like you, I wanted to balance my hormones naturally. After that, I was all anti-pill and swore I’d never go on it again. But then I didn’t menstruate for a whole year and my oestrogen levels were near-menopausal, which was giving me other menopausal symptoms – terrible headaches, extreme mood swings etc. It’s strange because I first went on the pill when I was 17 for my unbearable menstrual cramps, but other than that, everything else was normal: cycle was regular, mood swings were normal (for a crazy teenager) etc. I did my research and tried eating foods that would balance my hormones and nothing seemed to work. My body had obviously come to rely on the pill for more than just regulating my menstrual cycle. I think the first brand of pill I was put on (which I stayed on for over 3 years) was far stronger than what I needed. Natural or not, I had no choice but to go back on the pill (a weaker one this time), and voila! Within a month, my oestrogen levels and moods were back to normal and I menstruated as normal. The fact that my body relies on the pill to function as a woman does worry me, but I couldn’t risk menopause any longer. A friend of mine was having the same issue after she took herself off the pill, and she went to see a Chinese doctor, and he fixed her up within weeks. I would have done that in hindsight – there’s a lot to be said for traditional Chinese medicine. That would be my advice to you 🙂 X

  30. Hi Ash thanks very much for your post, I love your blog! Your recipes always turn out and are so delicious – my favourite recipes are the chewy choc nutter bars and the roasted vegetable quinoa 🙂 I just have a question regarding eating pre exercise. Can you please advise if you normally have something to eat before you exercise or do you normally exercise on an empty stomach? Also would you mind sharing your weekly exercise routine? Thanks again for sharing all your amazing recipes and stories 🙂

  31. Hi Ashlyn,
    I love your blog so much! So many incredible recipes ☺ I was wondering what your opinion on birth control and hormone balance is? I try hard to eat healthy and nourish my body (I have come off the pill at the end of last year and am trying to balance my hormones naturally) and am really discouraged when nothing appears to change and my skin doesn’t seem to improve. Do you know anything about certain foods I should be eating or what may help level out my hormones?

  32. Hello Grace,
    I figured out that I had it through a lot of research, trial and error and through an elimination diet. However I was officially diagnosed after having intolerance breath tests done. You don’t need a referral, just google ‘hydrogen intolerance breath testing’ and find a hospital or clinic closest to you who do it 🙂
    Hope that helps! X

  33. Wow, that actually means a lot. I think I have commented on your photos like twice and it’s crazy that you remember me so thanks a bunch 😀

    Thanks so much for replying love! I’ve learnt so much 🙂 my exams start in 60 days so hopefully I’ll be able to get a job and volunteer afterwards. It’ll be so much easier when I’ve actually got money to buy the things I want myself as I hate relying on my parents. Would I be able to email you or something about advice for university and exams? I’m hoping to go to uni next year and I’m so stressed out as you can imagine. Xxxx

  34. Hi Ashlyn!

    I was just wondering how you found out that you had developed fructose malabsorption. Were you diagnosed by a doctor?

    Love your blog by the way!

    Grace xx

  35. Hey Sophie!

    I think I recognise your name from Instagram! Thank you so much. It can be SO difficult to drill the importance of healthy living into the minds of others who are totally apathetic towards it all, and even more difficult if it’s your parents. Unfortunately, there’s no super ‘cheap’ way to eat healthy, but there’s always ways to do it on a budget. I must admit, I’m very lucky that I have my parents to support my grocery shopping while I’m at Uni and still living at home.

    My top tips would be to eat seasonally, stock up on fresh produce at Saturday farmers markets and other markets because they’re much cheaper and FRESHER than elsewhere, buy frozen berries over fresh if fresh berries aren’t in your budget, GROW all your own herbs and other veg if you can (I have a large veggie and fruit patch, but growing your own herbs is very easy cheap, plus you have them all year round and whenever you want them and they don’t even require a garden – just use pots if that’s all the room you’ve got!), buy typically expensive but essential ‘superfoods’ like coconut oil, chia seeds etc online to cut supermarket/health food store costs. The more organic stuff you buy, the better, but it can become impossibly expensive. I know I wouldn’t be able to afford it if I was a student and on my own financially. The most important thing is to just buy natural whole foods. Even if it’s not organic, it’s still gonna surpass packeted junk by a mile!

    Good luck honey xxxxxx

  37. Hello Zara!
    To be totally honest with you, I struggle to find blogs that really resonate with me because I’m intolerant to a lot of the foods in the super ‘healthy’ recipe blogs out there, and the majority of ‘low FODMAP’ recipe blogs out there aren’t particularly healthy, so I’m struggling to find ones myself! That’s why I created this one 🙂

    Here are a few blogs I frequent, whereby I adapt the recipes to suit my intolerances and/or ‘healthify’ them if need-be:

    Oh She Glows
    Eat Drink Paleo
    My New Roots
    101 Cookbooks
    What Katie Ate
    Kath Eats Real Food
    The Healthy Chef
    This Rawesome Vegan Life

    Hope this helps! xxxxxx

  38. Hi lovely! I love your blog so much 🙂 I’m 16, a full time student (in year 12) and I’ve been looking for part time work, but unfortunately no luck at the moment. My family don’t eat healthy and I’ve started to dedicate my life to eating clean and exercising 3-4 times a week. However, my parents don’t understand the importance of healthy eating and exercise – even when I tell them they don’t listen. They often moan at buying fruit, vegetables, green tea etc just for me. How do you stay healthy on a budget? Do you have any tips? Thank you! Xxx

  39. Just made your raw vagan chocolate mousse tarts amazing! Worked perfect and taste amazing.

  41. you are just lovely and your food is amazing. i’m so glad to have happened here!

  42. Hi Ashlyn,

    Your blog is very inspiring! Can you recommend other blogs similar to yours – recipes for healthy/organic food; healthy versions of fast foods etc.?

    Thanks in advance 🙂

  48. Hi lovely , sorry the delay, I have just recently returned from a trip to New York. My email is admin@mhmmodels.com.au , when you get a chance flick me an email and we can chat further about the offered position, we know you will be perfect for. Kyra

  49. Oh my gosh, I’m most definitely interested! What’s your email address so we can discuss it further? Thank you for the opportunity! X

  50. Hi Ash,

    Would you be interested in becoming a paid, health & fitness blogger for an Australian Model Mentoring Agency, we are looking for someone to post twice a month in both categories of health & fitness!

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