Chef Catherine cooking

About Catherine

A proper chef. A real person. A work in progress.

I'm Cath. Professionally trained chef, nutrition coach, mum of two, kickboxer, recipe developer, binge eating survivor and someone who is currently 7 stone into a fat loss journey she's doing completely in public.

I've worked for Gordon Ramsay's brand. I've deliberately developed recipes that sit on shelves in Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda. I've also stood in my kitchen at 10pm eating out of the pan because I didn't know how to stop.

I tell you both of those things because they're both true. And because the people I help most are the ones who can relate to both.

15+

Years as a Professional Chef

2,000+

Families Helped

7st

Personal Fat Loss Journey

4

Years in the Fitness Industry

Chef Catherine cooking

The kitchens, the degree, the supermarket shelves.

I trained as a chef in the North West before moving to London to work for some of the biggest brands in the industry, including Gordon Ramsay and Simon Rimmer. Then I fell pregnant and realised that cheffing wasn't my path anymore.

I still loved food more than anything. But I didn't want my son to grow up feeling like I wasn't there. Cheffing comes with hours that make family life nearly impossible. So I made a decision. I went to university, got a degree in Food Science and Microbiology, and worked part time at Costa Coffee to make it work.

From there I went into food manufacturing and developed recipes for Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda.

Chef Catherine family

Motherhood, food struggles and starting again.

When I became a mum everything changed. I found myself in a difficult relationship with food. I went through binge eating. I struggled with my weight, my confidence, and my identity. All the chef knowledge in the world didn't protect me from that.

What got me through it wasn't a meal plan or a calorie counter. It was understanding my relationship with food, building habits that actually fit my life, and giving myself permission to do it imperfectly. That's exactly what I now help other people do.

Chef Catherine kickboxing champion

WKO English Champion 2025. Half marathon finisher. Still going.

I started kickboxing because my kids wanted to do it and I was scared. So I did it anyway, to show them that you can do anything at any age, even when it terrifies you.

In 2025 I became WKO English Champion and completed my first half marathon. I share all of this publicly because my journey is part of what I teach. I'm not standing at the finish line telling you how to run the race. I'm in it with you.

Chef Catherine journey

Follow Along

7 stone down. Doing it all in public. Come watch.

I share the reality of my fat loss journey on social media. The good days, the hard days, the meals that worked and the ones that didn't. I'm not a before and after. I'm a during, and I think that's exactly what people need to see more of.

If you want real food, real life and real change, come follow along. And when you're ready to start your own version of this, I'm here.

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