The tyranny of the shoulds
“I shouldn’t have eaten that. What should I eat? I should exercise more. I should know better. I know what I should do, I just don’t do it. It’s 1pm:I should eat now,” etc, etc…. Sound familiar? Dieters tend to use outside circumstances to determine what, when, how and how much they should or shouldn’t … Read more
Diet foods? You’ve got rocks in your head if you eat that stuff!
Paris Hilton says: “Only fat people drink diet soda!” I say “Hell , don’t eat or drink that stuff!” Why, you ask? For these reasons: Artificial sweeteners are unnatural to the body Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are man-made, unnatural chemicals that have significant health consequences, especially if you consume a lot of it over … Read more
The Risky Business of Self Care!
A favourite teacher of mine, Geneen Roth, has been teaching me how to heal from emotional eating for a long time now. I’ve absorbed her wisdom into my cells! She’s a writer and is beautifully articulate in describing what we need to do to find out way through. I share her wise words, with her … Read more
Addicted to mouth pleasure?
Is the oral pleasure of food an addiction for you? Do you enjoy the exquisite delight of a piece of chocolate or salty chips but then have to keep going back for more and more? Have you become confused because pleasure quickly turns to pain? Research suggests that the most pleasurable bite is the first … Read more
Why cereal sucks!
If your goals are: To stop emotional eating To have abundant energy, To love your body, To be sharp and focused To feel joyful and light, Then don’t eat cereal! I am working with a young woman at the moment who has all of the above goals. She’s intelligent, doing a pHD in fact, she’s … Read more
Recipe from the self-love diet
Every overweight person wants to love themselves, master their eating and become the person they really want to be. Our relationship to food can be the doorway to achieving that. Though, like baking a delicious cake, you need good quality ingredients and specific instructions in order to achieve it. Here are some of them: A … Read more
Love your fat, it’s keeping you safe!
Every wondered why your body defaults to a certain weight? Ever thought about what unconsciously drives you to eat the way you do? It’s the mind. And it’s not your enemy! Both your mind and your body are ALWAYS trying to help you. Survival is programmed into it. Knowing how to work with it will … Read more
Does fat make you fat?
Yes, well… no! It depends. A recent client of mine put herself on a low fat diet to help her lose “the last 5 kgs”. She put on weight! The conversation I had with her prompted me to write this blog. Firstly, let me say that fat is definitely not the enemy! Fat has been … Read more
The War Against Butter!
Should we eat butter or should we eat margarine? The answer reveals so much about what’s going on in the area of food and nutrition right now. My own bias, as someone who trusts nature, is that butter is the way to go. In fact in our household margarine is not welcome! However, many people … Read more
Is black and white thinking make you fat?
Black and white thinking is prevalent in dieters. It could be called The Dieting Mentality. Black and white thinking could also show up as all or nothing thinking or right and wrong thinking. While these types of thinking styles are normal, when they become excessive they can severely limit our perspective on life and our … Read more
5 keys to breaking the “mood & food” vicious circle
Research suggests a link between diet and depression We know that being depressed can make you eat poorly but did you know that an unhealthy diet is also a contributing factor to depression. Eat poorly and you’re at risk of depression. Get depressed and you’re at risk of becoming overweight. And around and around it … Read more
Mutual appreciation society!
What a delight it is to work with people who are willing to embrace change. What a privilege it is to work with people at all! It’s so rewarding to share my knowledge with people and then watch them blossom and grow…and then for them to write something wonderful about their experience is an absolute … Read more
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