Nov 28, 2017 | Overcoming barriers to weight loss
Because you try to change too much at once Trying to lose weight and keep it off for good can feel like a battle you just can’t win. And you can’t escape the dieting advice. There are more weight loss experts than you could shake a stick at. In health and lifestyle...
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...
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....
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...
Jul 31, 2014 | Overcoming barriers to weight loss
I’ve written before about weight and sleep. Sleep duration and quality appears to have a direct effect on our metabolic rate and on our eating habits. Without realising it, a poor night’s sleep can increase our calorie intake the next day. So Appetite Retraining takes...