Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
I get a couple of emails a week from people I don’t know, either when they’ve read my book, or seen something I’ve posted on social media. Out of the blue I received one such email from Anthony after he had seen one of my videos… “Hi Helen I have been...
Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorised
One of the reasons many of us eat more than we need is that we eat beyond the point of feeling full. It’s so easy to keep eating when the food is delicious but day-in, day-out this can lead to feeling out of control around food. Learning how to stop eating when we’re...
May 11, 2020 | Uncategorised
What is Working Memory and why does it matter for weight loss? People come to you for help and advice about making changes to how or what they eat. Some clients may be able to take the information you offer and put it into action without a backward glance, grateful...
Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorised
On not writing a blog article in March I usually write two blog articles a month, one for fellow professionals interested in the psychology of eating and weight loss, and one for a general audience of anyone interested in changing unhelpful eating habits. But in...
Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
Illustration: The Behaviour Change Wheel (Michie et al Silverback Publishing) If your job includes helping people make positive changes to how they eat, you’ll know how hard this can be. Helping people lose weight is complex. There is no end of advice and new wonder...
Oct 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
There continues to be daily disagreement about what we should be eating if we want to lose weight. On social media this disagreement is at times vitriolic, whether that’s lay people attacking journalists for critiquing fad diets or academics slugging it out on...