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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...
How to enjoy, not regret, your holiday eating

How to enjoy, not regret, your holiday eating

Aug 7, 2022 | Change your relationship with food, Feel better about yourself, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, Psychology, Stop yo-yo dieting

Is it your first holiday in a while? With covid restrictions eased for the first summer in three years, many people are booking holidays and crossing their fingers that they will actually be able to go.   If you’re planning to get away over the next few weeks, I...
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...
Using your smartphone whilst eating may mean you eat more

Using your smartphone whilst eating may mean you eat more

May 16, 2022 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Eat in tune with your body, Real life story, Stop yo-yo dieting

  Chris is struggling to believe the difference that putting his smartphone away during meals has had on his weight. In September 2020 Chris, a 45-year-old entrepreneur, approached me after he’d read one of my blogs on behaviour change. We were six months in to...
Professionals: This simple tip can reduce chocolate craving

Professionals: This simple tip can reduce chocolate craving

Feb 26, 2022 | Change your relationship with food, Get control of your eating, Psychology

The problem with cravings A craving is an intense desire or urge to eat a specific food. Chocolate is by far the most commonly craved food in Western cultures* and in a world where it’s on sale everywhere round the clock, it’s something that clients often struggle to...
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