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Hungry, Thirsty or Craving – Part 1

Hungry Thirsty or Craving - young child drinking greedily

Hungry, Thirsty or Craving – Part 1 For many years, I used to mistakenly think I was hungry when actually I was thirsty. Thirst, hunger and cravings can be easily confused!  This 1-minute snippet will focus briefly on thirst…the next two snippets will highlight hunger and cravings. The next time you are feeling hungry, check if you are actually thirsty…your body often confuses being thirsty with hunger! Drink a glass or two of water…and then wait 20 mins. See how you feel then.  This simple change, as well as making sure that you drink enough water throughout the day, could lead to Read More

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Mindful or Mindless Eating?

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Mindful or Mindless Eating? Most of us tend to go about much of our lives on automatic pilot. This is a challenge for most human beings to live as conscious a life as possible…living with as much awareness & presence as possible. This lack of awareness also applies to how we manage our health, well-being as well as our relationship to eating food. When it comes to eating, this can often be quite a rushed experience for many, with little attention on the experience of noticing and appreciating the food being eaten. For instance, many of us may eat whilst doing something else Read More

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The Tortoise and the Hare…How to Succeed?

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The Tortoise and the Hare…How to Succeed? Most of us remember the famous childhood story of the tortoise and the hare where the tortoise continues to move very slowly but without stopping and finally it wins the race. The moral lesson of the story is that you can be more successful by doing things slowly and steadily rather than by acting quickly and carelessly.   What Can We Learn from the Tortoise & the Hare? Lesson 1: Slow and steady wins the race. This statement has been used multiple times throughout my life and probably yours, but it has so much truth. .. Lesson Read More

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Diet Mentality Doesn’t Work…But This Does!

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Diet Mentality Doesn’t Work…But This Does!   Where is your focus?   Diet Mentality vs Health Mentality   Unfortunately for many people who struggle with maintaining a healthy balanced weight, the focus is on dieting, losing weight & looking better. This can cause a lifetime of underlying dissatisfaction, anxiety, low mood and low self-esteem.   Many people with this ‘Diet Mentality’, focus most of their attention on what they do not like about themselves, how much they weigh and view foods as either good or bad. They may also try and focus their goal on losing weight by dieting and trying Read More

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The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

The word ‘Diet’ makes me sick

I really do hate dieting.   Perhaps you also do?   I really dislike the word ‘diet’ and I try not to use it as much as possible. Why? Because ‘diets’ have caused millions of good people like yourselves a lot of heartache & misery! You may be one of them? Are you?   Diets tend not to work in the long term (as you may have personally discovered) and in actual fact can be blamed for weight gain, low self-esteem, sadness and many more negatives.   How about the words, ‘Eating Plan for Life’…doesn’t that already sound better? Ahh, an eating Read More

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Ditch the Diet…don’t you agree?

diets don't work

Diets don’t work! I am assuming you agree? Well, perhaps they work for the short term. You may lose weight & feel better but like the majority of folk, that does not last. Are you one of those who have tried over 55 diets over the course of a lifetime? Well, you are not alone. And it is not your fault! No one has taught you HOW to diet…& HOW to get back on track (when you go off track) & many other things that are needed to be able to diet and stay healthy. Hence, my ‘Don’t diet, Do This Instead’ online courses Read More