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Tired & Wired: Why People under Pressure Overeat

Tired & Wired: Why People under Pressure Overeat

Aug 19, 2024 | Get control of your eating, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology

You’re exhausted and jittery, but you have to keep going There’s a big deadline coming at you – it might be a work presentation, last-minute adjustments to an upcoming exhibition of your work, or a looming submission deadline. So you’re working mad hours,...
Clearing your plate can make weight loss harder

Clearing your plate can make weight loss harder

Feb 13, 2024 | Overcoming barriers to weight loss

What’s your immediate reaction to someone leaving food on their plate? Disapproval? Admiration? Or even envy? It turns out that not finishing what you were served is a highly emotive issue. One of the steps I recommend to my Appetite Retraining clients who are working...
What’s the real effect of portion size on weight loss? 

What’s the real effect of portion size on weight loss? 

Nov 26, 2022 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology

  If you’re trying to lose weight, you’ll no doubt have come across the less than helpful advice to ‘just eat less’. It seems obvious on the face of it that if you downsize the amount you eat at mealtimes, you’ll consume fewer calories and your weight will drop....
Which strategy works best for foods you find hard to resist?

Which strategy works best for foods you find hard to resist?

Oct 23, 2022 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology

How do you deal with the treat foods that lead you to overeat? People often tell me that their way of dealing with the high calorie foods they find hard to resist, is to keep them out of the house. Their reasoning is that if something’s not in the cupboard, they are...
Do you have clients who use food to self-medicate?

Do you have clients who use food to self-medicate?

Jun 1, 2022 | Change your relationship with food, Get control of your eating, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Real life story

Not long ago, I had a sudden lightbulb moment during a session with a client. I’ve had several interesting insights working with Morag, which I think are to do with her openness and her determination to find things that work for her. In this particular session we were...
Professionals – You CAN help your clients overcome their food cravings!

Professionals – You CAN help your clients overcome their food cravings!

Sep 12, 2021 | Change your relationship with food, Get control of your eating, Keep the weight off, Overcoming barriers to weight loss

Chocolate, cheese or crisps? What’s the hardest food for your clients to resist? When I ask fellow professionals what would most benefit their work with weight loss clients, it’s overcoming cravings that tops the list. There’s a growing body of psychological research...
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