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...
Mar 14, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Keep the weight off, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle
Even the smallest changes can add up. Two years ago for Lent I gave up drinking Ribena with meals. I think I must have taken up the Ribena habit when my children were young as it’s not something I’ve always drunk. I had it as a child, so there may have been a...
Nov 20, 2018 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Get control of your eating, Keep the weight off, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology
Looking forward to dinner Your evening meal can be the light at the end of the tunnel of a busy or boring day, that you look forward to and relish. That’s great – an enjoyable and relaxing interlude can only be a good thing. Choosing what you love to eat so you...
Apr 4, 2018 | Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Get control of your eating, Lose weight without changing your lifestyle
One of the reasons people give for abandoning a diet is that they missed their favourite foods too much to continue. The foods they miss most of all are their favourite treats – often something sweet or savoury that would be seen as unhealthy and isn’t allowed by the...
Dec 19, 2017 | Ask the Appetite Doctor, changing eating habits, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology, Real life story
We want to change our Friday night takeaway habit, but keep failing! Dear Helen, My wife Hayley and I both work and have three young children. We find that we start the week with good intentions eating-wise, but have got into a pattern of ordering a take-away every...
