Georgina Cronin

Before writing “Size Matters” Georgina used to weigh 330 lbs! and suffered from several obesity related conditions. Now she is a different woman. Eight years ago walking 10 minutes down the road was physically virtually impossible. Today she walks 10 kilometres a day and enjoys life to the fullest. She has gone from a size 32 to a size 16 and spends far too much time shopping.

Her career in training and management consultancy has moved her across several industries, including hotels, advertising, cable televsion and telecommunications. More recently she has run a dietary advisory service in Ireland and has guided over 1,000 clients through her program.

She is currently living in Spain with her husband David and her rough collie Sam, and has recently published her first novel, “Just an odd job Girl”.

BIOGRAPHY – Sally Georgina Cronin

In 1994 Sally Cronin was given a death sentence!

In a high-pressure job, as Operations Director for a rapidly growing independent telecommunications operator, Sally weighed 330 lbs and was suffering from several obesity-related medical problems. Always one to take “the bull by the horns”, she gave up her job and devoted all her time and effort into regaining her health.

Her first book, “Size Matters”, was published in 2003 and records her journey from size–32 to size–16. Her successful outcome was based on a unique weight-control-programme that she designed for herself.

With a first hand knowledge of the problems, and pain, that excess weight can bring – and a proven weight-control-programme – Sally opened a diet-advisory centre, in Ireland. Over the next few years she coached over 1,000 individual clients through the programme, finding solutions for people not only suffering from obesity but also for many with dietary related medical problems.

In 2003, Sally moved to Spain and published her first novel, “Just an Odd Job Girl”. Then, in 2004, in partnership with her husband David, she founded Moyhill Publishing working with authors on the design, formatting and production of their books and covers. Their first book “The Redtailed Hawk” (in Spanish) won the British Book Design & Production Award for “Best Digital Book” of 2004.

Following a book review of Size Matters, on Ondacero International, (OCI) – the English speaking radio in Spain – she was given the opportunity to present a weekly health segment on OCI. In addition to the healthy lifestyle programming, Sally also edits and produces a short story for the channel each week.

In 2005 Sally launched a new monthly e-magazine, “Just Food for Health”, alongside her website www.justfoodforhealth.com The website contains a wealth of useful information and tips about lifestyle and nutrition, and serves a background for the topical information in the subscription based e-magazine.

Sally has been a monthly columnist for the Spanish magazine “The Marketplace” and now writes the Health and Vitality mailbag for “The Front of House Magazine” marketed to the hospitality industry. She writes annually for the magazine “Sitara” which is circulated to the Indian community in Spain. She is also a monthly contributor to “The Health Zone” a leading alternative website.

Her latest fiction work is an anthology of ghost and fantasy stories written and recorded on CD entitled “Flights of Fancy”

WRITING RECORD

NON FICTION – “Size Matters” ISBN 1-555395-559-5 Georgina Cronin

Reviews

• “Made me cry as I lived each moment”
• “I saw myself on every page and was inspired to take control of my own eating”
• “Georgina Cronin is proof that the truth is out there” Spainlifestyle

FICTION – “Just an Odd Job Girl”  ISBN 1-4120-2437 Georgina Cronin

Reviews for “Just an odd job girl”

• “ Move over Bridget Jones.”
• “A very funny read.”
• “Should be a movie!”

SHORT STORIES

• Curtains – Georgina Cronin - Broadcast September 2004, OCI radio
• A New Beginning – Georgina Cronin – Broadcast January 2005
• Father Christmas – Georgina Cronin – Broadcast December 2005

Anthology - Audio CD “Flights of Fancy” ISBN 978-1905597-079

ARTICLES

• Big is not beautiful –
       “Drogheda Independent” June 2000
• Shakers and Movers on the Spanish Highways -
       “Weekly Telegraph” UK and Telegraph Expat.
• The Youthful Fruit Salad –
       “Sitara” annual magazine for the Indian community.
• Superfoods for Health –
        “Sitara” annual magazine for the Indian community 2006
• Healing Foods– monthly article.
       “The Marketplace” magazine on the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol.
• Health and Vitality Mailbag -
       “Front of House” monthly online magazine.
• The Food Pharmacy – January 2007 – present
       “The Health Zone” website.

• OTHER WORK

Weekly programme scripts –

• Circulated to several hundred listeners of “The Main Ingredient”
  each week, since July 2004.

• Monthly

• 25-page E-magazine “Just Food For Health”
       for website www.justfoodforhealth.com

ONDACERO INTERNATIONAL, MARBELLA October 2006 - Present

The Brenda Padilla Show – The Health Hour.

• Series One – Breast cancer and Vitamin D – three shows.
• Series Two – Candida Albicans – three shows
• Series Three – Arthritis – three shows
• Christmas Show – Turkey as a Superfood and Food Safety at Christmas
• Series Four – Detoxing – two shows
• Series Five – Avoiding infections – four shows. The Common Cold, Influenza, MRSA part one and Two.
• Series Six – Diabetes I and Diabetes II with diet plan – two shows.
• Series Seven – What is in our Food? - Four shows – Soft drinks, Hydrogenated Fats, Colourants and Additives.

JUST FOOD FOR HEALTH - Resident nutritionist – March 2005 to present.

• Review of the “Healthy Eating Plan” – Two weeks.
• “Turning back the Clock – Challenge” – Twelve-week series.
       Explains how to use diet and lifestyle changes to take ten years off
       your biological age.
• “Healthy recipes” using the superfoods – Ten-week series
• “What is in our food” and “Food pharmacy” -
       Two series running on alternate weeks
• “What is in our food”
       Deals with food colourings, hydrogenated fats,
       sugars and the dangers of soft drinks.
• “Food pharmacy”
       talks about foods that have been used for thousands of years
       for medicinal purposes, e.g. Asparagus, watermelon, watercress,
       sunflower seeds.

Broadcast on “The Main Ingredient” – Saturday morning Lifestyle show –
Ondacero International (OCI), lifestyle show on Saturday mornings.

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – ST VALENTINES COMPETITION
February 14th – April 15th 2006
Evaluation of all 24 entries, production and recording of last eight finalists. Broadcast OCI. 

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – SERIES THREE – November 14th for 8 weeks

A series of eight original stories edited, produced and read by Sally Cronin
Broadcast on “The Kelli Brett Show”, Mondays, Ondacero International (OCI)

THE KELLI BRETT SHOW – November 2005.

Promotion for the “Main Ingredient”
Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI)

LIVE WITH KELLI BRETT – August 2005 – 3-week Live broadcast , on-location

One hour shows, covering celebrity dieting and DVD reviews.
Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI) live from the Guadalpin Hotel, Puerto Banus.

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – SERIES TWO – Repeated throughout the summer.

A series of ten original stories edited, produced and recorded by Sally Cronin
Broadcast on “The Kelli Brett Show”, Mondays, Ondacero International (OCI)

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – SERIES ONE, Repeats – March through June 2005

A series of ten original stories edited, produced and recorded by Sally Cronin.
Repeated broadcast on “Live at Eleven” , Mondays, Ondacero International (OCI)

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – SERIES ONE – October 2004 to March 2005

A series of ten original stories edited, produced and recorded by Sally Cronin.
Broadcast on “The Main Ingredient” Ondacero International (OCI)

THE HEALTHY EATING PLAN – January 2005 – March 2005.

A series outlining healthy diets for specific medical problems, including:

• The superfoods – two programmes.
• The healing foods.
• Willpower.
• Arthritis,
• Anaemia,
• Candida Albicans
• Cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Kidney disease
• High blood pressure
• Osteoporosis
• Healthy brain function.

Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI)

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2004

LOSING IT FOR CHRISTMAS –
   November to December 2004 – Six-week live series
   Live weight loss challenge, with a volunteer listener in the studio each week.
   Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI)

THE AUTHOR INTERVIEW – October 2004
   Half hour show interviewing new authors.
   Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI)

AUTHORS IN THE SUN – June 2004 to October 2004 – Fourteen week series
   Reviewing self-published books, included excerpts.
   Also an original short story, edited, produced and read each week by Sally Cronin.
   Broadcast on “The Main Ingredient - With Kelli Brett” Ondacero International

THE AUTHOR INTERVIEW – June 2004
   Half-hour TV show including author interview and book review.
   Broadcast on Localia Television, Marbella

THE JULIE TOMASORO SHOW – June 2004 - March 2005
   Live, one-hour show featuring health and lifestyle.
   Topics covered included:

• Healthy eating
• Retirement
• Sexuality
• Relationships
• Eating disorders
• Giving up smoking
• Addictions
• PMS
• Menopause
• Weight loss.

Broadcast on Ondacero International (OCI) MARBELLA.

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