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Fiona O'Donnell MSc Nutritionist

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Fiona O'Donnell MSc Nutritionist

Empowering change for a healthier, fitter you. Nutritionist and lifestyle coach. Founder of Feedback is more than welcome and is very much appreciated.

I built this page initially to chronicle my journey from marathon running to competing in figure competition. I love training and I also love eating - so dieting is a big challenge for me. For this reason, I try to develop new recipes which are gluten free, sugar free, low carb (for the most part) and highly nutritious. I am open to learning as much as I can whilst on this journey. Following completion of my MSc in Exercise & Nutrition Science, I am now working through a post grad in Applied Nutrition with the CISSN.

26/02/2026

Gym wear - but make it farmyard 🤣🤣🤣

How to fit it all in….

Horses to feed & exercise…
Chickens to love….
Dogs to walk…
Cats to feed….

And that’s before work, client calls, research meetings, thesis writing, days in college, cooking the dinner and doing the laundry….

Life is pretty full on.

And before you roll your eyes, thinking I’m celebrating ‘doing it all’ or glorifying hustle culture….

That’s not what this is about.

So many…
No, scratch that…
ALL of the women I work with are carrying huge responsibilities…

Tasks and to-do lists coming out their ears…

And they are finding it to be a huge challenge to give time to themselves.

It’s a big part of the work we do together.

And it’s not just about finding time…
It’s about self compassion, self prioritisation, and realising that we simply can’t pour from an empty cup.

I’m gonna be honest and say - it’s taken me 44 years to get here because “don’t tell me I can’t do it all”

I always thought “If I can, I should” …. But it’s that thinking that had be sitting on the edge of burnout for years.

If I can I should - but at what cost?

Now, I’m getting my tasks done, getting 30 minutes in the gym, AND resting when I need to.

But the way I navigate that, may be different to how you might…

And that’s what I help people discover.

Would you like to work with us?

25/02/2026

Hear me out on this one….

I know I’m always harping on about ‘science informed practice’….

And that’s exactly what this is!

Because the science actually suggests that while research provides a set of boundaries to work inside, the appropriate way to work with clients is to individualise their plan.

Let me give you an example:

Mairead wants to work with me.

She has just started HRT, none of her clothes fit and nothing she does is working.

She works really hard all week to ‘be good’.
She has even tried skipping breakfast some days….

She walks every single day….

But her waistline is feeling tight in her clothes and she is concerned about her health.

Mairead was sent to weight watchers by her GP. They have her guidelines to follow and told her which foods to cut out.

It was all going great for three weeks, until it wasn’t.

Now Mairead is hungry all the time, and once she gets home from work, she can’t stop snacking.

Here’s where we begin.

1. We observe (through a diary) how hungry Mairead feels before and after meals

2. We ask ‘why’ she had made certain food choices and how satisfied she felt after each meal.

3. We observe her behaviours and look for patterns.

And we discover that all of Mairéad’s food decisions are being made based on a written food plan.

So, instead, we build our own menu.
We explore Mairéad’s favourite foods, we look at ways to increase her fibre intake and reduce saturated fat.

We look at strategies to ensure she is getting enough of what she needs to fulfil hunger, satiety and nourishment requirements.

Then we explore her training.
Because walking doesn’t hit all the targets when it comes to bone health -

So we discuss strategies to ensure her body is working well and will continue to do so for the next 30 years.

Often times, the introduction of more whole foods can result in greater satiety and reduced energy intake compared to more processed options.

But that’s a side note - it’s absolutely not our focus.

Taking the emphasis off how our bodies look and what they weigh can go a long way to protecting someone’s relationship with food.

Want to work with us?

20/02/2026

Delighted to share that I am now a fully certified facilitator of Lego Serious Play.

This medium, when used in a coaching relationship, allows us to think with our hands and gain very valuable insights into our thinking patterns and behaviours.

When I first engaged with LSP, I didn’t quite believe in its potential - however after both leading (as a facilitator) and partaking in over six weeks of LSP sessions, I couldn’t wait to get my qualification and bring it to my clients.

If you would like to discuss bringing an LSP workshop to your organisation, email info@fionaodonnell.ie.

Or send me a DM entitled LEGO

18/02/2026

Bags packed for a night away to celebrate kissing my love for 25years today!

It all started after I had received a complaint at work (inappropriate dress wear …. Sleeveless polo and pencil skirt) (locking staff out of my files on the computer because they kept going in and changing things round)….

Anyway…. I was having a bad day.

He thought I was engaged….

I thought he was living with a girlfriend….

So it was two colleagues heading for a drink to blow off steam…

After a pint, I told him he should go….
“Won’t your girlfriend be wondering where you are….”

He looked at me with shock:
“I don’t have a girlfriend…. Anyway…. What about your fiancé….”

And realisation dawned!

Engaged 7 months later.

Married a year after that….

25 years of laughing, crying, adventuring, and growing together.

In the interest of preserving his social media free life, I won’t post him!

Happiness is…..
Sharing our most precious resource…. Time… together!

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