About Margaux

I grew up in France, in a culture where being thin was often closely associated with being attractive, disciplined, and simply “how you were supposed to be” — sometimes regardless of what it took to get there, whether that meant living on coffee and cigarettes or constantly restricting food. From a young age, I saw women around me struggle with their bodies, and I experienced many of those same messages myself. I remember feeling confused by the double standard: some women could eat freely without it being questioned, while others were expected to restrict and keep their weight under control.

At 16, I followed my mom to a dietitian and started my first strict, high-protein diet. It worked for a while—until it didn’t.

The weight loss brought a lot of positive attention, and I quickly learned how powerful that external validation could feel. Over the next 15 years, I found myself caught in a cycle of restriction, weight loss and regain. I would lose 15 or 20 kilos, regain it, and then start again — ultimately cycling through more than 65 kilos of weight loss and regain.

The turning point

It wasn’t until my divorce that I realised I didn’t want to keep on living that way. Looking back, I could see the same patterns that had shaped my relationship with food and my body playing out in my relationship too — putting my own needs and feelings aside, questioning my worth, and looking outside myself for validation.

The divorce became a turning point in how I approached my life and, most importantly, how I related to myself. I began to question the beliefs I had carried about who I needed to be, what I was worth, and what I needed to do to be loved and accepted.

That shift naturally changed the way I approached food and my body. Instead of trying to become more disciplined or finding another set of rules to follow, I started learning how to listen to myself — to recognise what I needed, nourish myself properly, and care for my body in a way that supported the life I actually wanted to live.

Where I am now

Today, my life feels fuller and more connected. I live at a weight that feels healthy and stable for me, but the biggest change isn’t a number on the scale.

I’m no longer “on a diet.” Food doesn’t occupy the same mental space it once did, and I don’t have to constantly negotiate with myself about what I should or shouldn’t eat. 

That freedom — feeling more at home in your body, empowered around food, and having the energy to focus on the rest of your life — is what I want to help you find too.