A story about bingeing
Binges and Kindness by Geneen Roth A few months ago, I was walking to a party in Manhattan. Halfway there, I stopped and bought a hot pretzel from a street vendor. That should have been my first inkling that something was amiss. Why? Oh, only two minor reasons: I don’t like pretzels and I wasn’t … Read more
Could it be your thyroid?
A new client came to me yesterday. She’d been diagnosed at 16 with an under active thyroid and she’d been on Thyroxine ever since. She’s now 40, obese and miserable. Many people believe their weight problem is caused by their thyroid being under active, but is it really? My experience tells me an under active … Read more
Will your goal to lose weight really get you there?
Every person I speak to initially tells me they want to lose weight. All their attention, drive and energy is aimed at that target. After questioning them I soon find out that what they really want is peace, confidence, control and to feel good about themselves. However, with weight loss as their goal it makes … Read more
The point of feeling yuk!
Today I was coaching a client who wants to lose weight so she can fall pregnant. She has polycystic ovarian syndrome. This is a condition caused by poor blood sugar control and insulin resistance which is caused largely by a poor diet. Just eliminating soft drinks helped this young woman to lose 2 kilos! But, … Read more
Are you wondering if stress is contributing to your weight problem?
When you hear the word stress what do you think about? Does your never ending “To Do” list come to mind? Or time pressure, personality conflicts at work, a demanding boss or traffic? This is mental stress but it’s only one type of stress. The stress of meeting a deadline at work may only be … Read more
You are not alone & being mindful
… you pig out regularly (this is now called Binge Eating Disorder), skip meals, exercise like crazy to make up for your overeating, put yourself on restrictive diets or you use laxatives, diet pills or steroids. This is disordered eating and it’s extremely common, affecting between 3% and 7% of the population and it’s equally … Read more
If nothing changes, nothing changes
This week I spoke to a large group of women at a local women’s gym about “How to quit sugar”. We were well into the presentation, discussing alternatives to white sugar when someone asked me what they could have instead of sugar in their coffee. The audience tittered! I didn’t need to answer the question, … Read more
Sugar addiction, kindness and weight loss
I was driving through Sydney one fateful day listening to a fabulous documentary on the radio. As I listened a massive light bulb went off in my head. They were talking about sugar addiction! It was the first time I’d heard it described in such detail with a number of people sharing their stories. I … Read more
Chocolate, wine and bacon & the 4 White Devils! Part 2
Goodness! Don’t you reckon there’s room for chocolate, wine and bacon in a diet that maintains our most natural weight! I do! We’ve just got to learn to make them work for us. Back when I had a very unhealthy relationship with food I would eat chocolate like it was my last day of the … Read more
Cheap food and the 4 white devils!
Why cheap food isn’t really cheap What are most processed foods made of? What are the cheapest foods on the planet? What foods make us fat? The answer is, my friends, the same for each question: I have affectionately named them “the 4 white devils” and they include: White flour White sugar White salt and … Read more
Overcoming comfort eating
Comfort Eating Comfort eating is common, occurring in up to 80% of the population! Comfort eating (AKA emotional or non-hungry eating) is the urge to eat for reasons other than physiological hunger. In our culture where food is incredibly abundant, comfort eating has become a convenient way for us to manage uncomfortable emotions. Just … Read more
Who am I and what do I do?
Who I am Hi I’m Brenda Rogers and most of all, I’m a coach! I love to help people blossom and grow into who they want to be. Specifically, I help people do that by working through their weight issues. I’m a spiritual coach, an emotional intelligence coach and I work with the psychology of … Read more
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