Aug 13, 2016 | changing eating habits, Maintaining your new weight
There are all sorts of influences on our enjoyment of food beyond the taste.The weight of the knives and forks we use to eat influences our enjoyment of a meal. Food is judged to be of higher quality when eaten using heavy cutlery. Crockery makes a difference...
Jun 12, 2016 | Feel better about yourself, Get control of your eating
Sources in Number 10 Downing Street report that David Cameron is giving up his favourite treat, a bowl of Bird’s custard late at night, in order to help him lose weight. Not surprisingly Mr Cameron really struggles with this. First because he has a lot...
Jun 5, 2016 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits
Losing weight permanently is about changing how we eat permanently. And changing old habits isn’t easy. How and Why We Change is the subtitle of Polly Morland’s new book Metamorphosis, nineteen stories of personal transformation. Only one of the stories...
Apr 19, 2016 | Build your weight loss confidence, Overcoming barriers to weight loss
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest (www.digest.bps.org.uk) recently reviewed a study suggesting how helpful it can be to plan to deviate from your diet. It’s an interesting read, as the study found that dieters who stuck rigidly to 1500...
Mar 30, 2016 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Get control of your eating
Watching the TV in the evening is a time when many people eat and drink despite not being hungry. There are several reasons which conspire towards this: TV is a very passive activity, so it’s all too easy for the mind to wander on to food Programmes may...
Feb 21, 2016 | Change your relationship with food, Overcoming barriers to weight loss
Do you find yourself intending to have a biscuit with a cup of tea mid afternoon, only to eat half the packet without stopping? It might happen at work, or when you get home from collecting children from school or before you start preparing your evening meal....
Feb 2, 2016 | Build your weight loss confidence, Feel better about yourself
We are told that in order to lose weight, we need to use more energy than we take in. “Burn off more than you eat” is the advice. The focus is then on calories and exercise, and the emphasis is on using up as much energy as possible. But there is a whole other issue...
Jan 24, 2016 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Eat in tune with your body, Overcoming barriers to weight loss
Unilever has announced that it will introduce a 250 calories cap on its single serving products such as Magnum ice creams from Spring 2016. Not everyone is happy. Objections seem to fall into two types: We’re being cheated We’re being nannied The first...
Jan 17, 2016 | Build your weight loss confidence, Overcoming barriers to weight loss
We all know that it is much easier to make a resolution to change our behaviour than to make the change. If your enthusiasm for the resolutions you made at New Year is flagging, you’re not alone. The average New Year’s resolution falters half way through January. For...
Jan 1, 2016 | Build your weight loss confidence, Feel better about yourself
All too often we start the New Year with a resolution which isn’t really thought through enough to survive more than a few weeks. The old adage “failing to plan means planning to fail” kicks in once the initial enthusiasm has worn off. With just a few minutes thought...
