May 24, 2020 | changing eating habits, coronavirus, Eat in tune with your body, Feel better about yourself, Get control of your eating, lockdown, talking about eating and weight
Given how limited our lives are during lockdown, food is even more of an issue than it was before. And that’s saying something. With #lockdownweightgain trending on twitter, it seems we are eating more out of boredom or stress, or because someone in our...
May 6, 2020 | book review, exercise, Feel better about yourself, Psychology
Today, I experienced something really out of the ordinary. I had about 45 seconds of feeling complete in-my-body joy whilst I was running. If you’re a runner this won’t sound that odd. But if like me you have only ever run in the hope it would do you some good, you’ll...
Aug 15, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Eat in tune with your body, Feel better about yourself, Get control of your eating, Keep the weight off, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, Maintaining your new weight, Overcoming barriers to weight loss
A lot of what’s stopping you losing weight and keeping it off could be your unhelpful eating habits. Nibbling at food whilst you’re cooking, eating to stave off boredom, having a slice of cake with coffee at work because everyone else is, grazing through a family...
Jun 26, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Build your weight loss confidence, Change your relationship with food, Feel better about yourself, Maintaining your new weight, Psychology
Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine for Unsplash There was an article in last week’s Guardian newspaper titled “Why Weight Loss Causes Breakups”. It was about how dramatic weight loss following bariatric surgery may transform people’s lives, but can also lead to the end of...
May 28, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Ask the Appetite Doctor, Build your weight loss confidence, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Feel better about yourself, Get control of your eating, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Real life story
In February I received an email out of the blue from Tim, who was writing to me with some feedback about my book “How to Retrain Your Appetite”. His words tell his story better than I possibly could, particularly as we’ve never met and I only know what he’s included...
Feb 5, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Eat in tune with your body, Feel better about yourself, Get control of your eating, Keep the weight off, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle
Does it really take 20 minutes for your brain to know you’re full? It’s often said that it takes 20-30 minutes for your brain to register fullness and that you feel fuller after this time than you do straight after eating. This is true, but it isn’t the only way your...
