Jan 18, 2021 | Feel better about yourself, Psychology, Stop yo-yo dieting
Body image Positive body image isn’t simply the absence of negative feelings about your body. It’s influenced by appreciation of the function as well as appearance of your body, being aware of your body’s needs and being able to deal with appearance-related messages...
Sep 6, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Keep the weight off, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology
Photograph by https://traineracademy.org/ Note: this blog article is about weighing yourself as a tool in losing weight and keeping it off. It is likely to be of use to people who currently eat more than they need and want to lose weight, but it does not cover issues...
Aug 23, 2020 | Psychology
Obesity Canada have published guidelines on clinical practice which include a chapter on psychological and behavioural interventions in obesity management. If you work with people who live with obesity it’s really worth reading. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in the...
Aug 2, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, coronavirus, Keep the weight off, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, Psychology
Weight loss is back in the headlines as the UK government announces a new 12-point strategy to help people reduce weight. The impetus has come from reports that weight is a factor in how badly we suffer with covid-19 if we fall ill with it. Personally I really dislike...
Jun 20, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Eat in tune with your body, Get control of your eating, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, Maintaining your new weight, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology
Photo by creatv-eight for Unsplash I recently wrote a blog titled “What is working memory and why does it matter for weight loss?” where I explained that we only have limited brain capacity, and we need some of this capacity when we want to change how we eat. In...
Jun 3, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Psychology, Stop yo-yo dieting
We’re still in a state of lockdown, though that is starting to change. The short-term future remains really uncertain, and we’re in a state of limbo. I’ve been thinking a lot about change, and adjustment recently and decided that I’d write...
