Alina Dabek Executive Performance Coach & Nutritionist Mauritius

Alina Dabek Executive Performance Coach & Nutritionist Mauritius Health & Performance Consultant

Productive procrastination is one of the smartest ways ambitious women keep themselves small.
11/07/2026

Productive procrastination is one of the smartest ways ambitious women keep themselves small.

What if taking a pause didn't have to be filled with this...
09/07/2026

What if taking a pause didn't have to be filled with this...

07/07/2026
Im curious, what did breakfast look like in your house growing up?And which “healthy” habits have you carried into adult...
04/07/2026

Im curious, what did breakfast look like in your house growing up?

And which “healthy” habits have you carried into adulthood without ever questioning them?

When did you first notice the gap between the life you were building and the one you actually wanted?
19/06/2026

When did you first notice the gap between the life you were building and the one you actually wanted?

At what point did you realise your body was trying to tell you something you weren’t listening to?
16/06/2026

At what point did you realise your body was trying to tell you something you weren’t listening to?

I moved to Mauritius wanting to catch a breath.Oh boy, did I catch it.What I didn't expect was to stand in a supermarket...
28/04/2026

I moved to Mauritius wanting to catch a breath.
Oh boy, did I catch it.
What I didn't expect was to stand in a supermarket queue absolutely furious at a cashier who was doing absolutely nothing wrong.
That moment taught me more about my own nervous system than years of training did.

My latest article is about the connection most people miss, between blood sugar, chronic stress, identity and why ambitious people keep pushing through even when their body is clearly asking them to stop.

If you've ever wondered why you're exhausted despite doing everything "right", this one's for you.

Exhausted despite doing everything right? Alina Dabek, Registered Nutritionist and Health Consultant in Mauritius, explores the hidden link between blood sugar instability, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation and why willpower was never the answer. For ambitious professionals in Mauriti

I work with a lot of people like this. The 38-year-old entrepreneur here in Mauritius who knows he needs to eat differen...
13/04/2026

I work with a lot of people like this.

The 38-year-old entrepreneur here in Mauritius who knows he needs to eat differently for his health, but by Friday night he's unwinding —curry, wh**ky, the weekend loosening up.
Come Monday morning, he's pushing a truck uphill. His body feels heavy. His mind isn't sharp.

He's wondering why decisions feel harder, why he's snapping at people more, why his nervous system feels like it's in constant protection mode.

Then there's the executive woman managing a team, a household, and her side projects.

She eats salads at her desk during the day, proud of her discipline.
But by evening—whether it's w**e to dampen the hunger she's been ignoring, or more food than she intended—she's negotiating with herself.

Her body feels sluggish. Her brain feels foggy.

She's feeling behind on everything, even though she's doing more than most. Her relationship with her partner is comfortable, but there's resentment building underneath. Not drama.
Just... a slow erosion of connection.

They're not undisciplined. They're caught.

Caught between knowing & doing.

And that gap?

It costs something every single day.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐩:

- Your body feels heavy instead of light.
- Your brain stays foggy instead of sharp.
- You feel behind—in your work, in your goals, in who you wanted to become.
- Your closest relationships stay comfortable but not thriving. Resentment builds quietly.
- Your nervous system lives in protection mode instead of opening up to what's possible.

So what happens next is predictable.
You try to close the gap with 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐬:

- A therapist session, hoping it sticks.
- A nutritionist consultation that gives you a meal plan.
- A weekend escape to "reset" and run away from the routine that's making you sluggish.
- Another supplement stack promising the breakthrough.
- Another Monday restart.

And here's the thing, on your own, you can probably last Monday through Friday.

You can Muay-Thai kick through it.
But the weekend hits, your nervous system needs release, and the whole thing unravels again.

This is where 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬.

It treats change like a one-time fix.
But real change doesn't work that way.

My Mondays are always the most powerful.
That's when people come in and suddenly everything surfaces—what actually happened over the weekend, where they compromised, what triggered them, where their old patterns crept back in.

That's where the real work begins.

Because when we work over time,
when there's consistency, accountability, and a trained practitioner helping you see the patterns,
that's when your environment actually starts supporting your goals. That’s when your likelihood of succeeding increases.

That's when the standards you're building don't collapse on the weekend.

That's when your nervous system learns to regulate instead of protect.

That's when you start becoming who you actually want to be.

Information alone doesn't create change.

Everyone knows what to do.
ChatGPT can tell you what to do.
Huberman or Diary of a CEO podcast “expert” can give you advice.
But it won’t be personalised.
It won’t know what YOU actually need.
It won’t make YOU DO the hard thing you’re avoiding.

The gap between knowing and actually doing comes down to two things:
your behaviour patterns linked to the identity you embody and the environment supporting —or undermining— those patterns.

If you're tired of knowing what to do and still not getting there,
DM me "RESET" - or Book a Free Discovery Call (link in bio)
and let's figure out what's actually holding you back.

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a beautifully hosted event by the Japanese Embassy here in Mauritius.Thought...
09/04/2026

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a beautifully hosted event by the Japanese Embassy here in Mauritius.

Thoughtful, elegant and with an abundance of great quality food - you know the kind that makes you feel good after eating. Unusual for a networking evening, but it really was a reflection of culture, attention to detail and care.

And yet, as with any networking event like this, which I’m sure you’ve experienced before, drinks were flowing, conversations were back-to-back.

And if you’ve ever paid attention, you would’ve noticed something interesting:

When you put yourself in an environment like that, how quickly you’re likely to give in.

Another drink because it’s there.
Filling up your plate, because you can.
Eating later than you normally would.
Staying “on” just a little longer than your body prefers.

Matching the environment.

I personally had one small toast, then drinking water.

Not from restriction, but from understanding what these environments do physiologically, and the personal standards I hold for myself.

Because even when it’s enjoyable… it’s still stimulation.

Late dinner. Alcohol. Mauritian heat. Constant engagement.
It doesn’t take much to tip your system.

You already know that the next morning you’ll need more coffee to clear that brain fog, more snacks or comfort food later in the day.
You might skip a workout too, just because you’re not feeling like it today.

Nothing dramatic. Just enough to notice.

And that’s the part most people miss.

It’s not the one event.

It’s how often you override your system to “stay in the room”.

What looks like “just networking” can still be perceived as stress.
And before you come at me - not all stress is bad.

But constantly layered on top of an already demanding career and home life?

That’s when you can slowly start to feel it:

Brain fog.
Irritability.
Puffy body.
Slower mornings.
Shorter fuse.

Giving in to your own (self-justifiable) excuses.
Things you consider as “normal” without questioning it.

This isn’t a discipline issue.
It’s the standards you unconsciously adjust to fit in.

As my mentor used to say:

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.

And your environment will always try to reset those standards for you.

So the real question is - are your personal standards strong enough to hold in the rooms you choose to step into?

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