Sep 6, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Keep the weight off, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology
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 related to self-weighing with an eating...
Aug 23, 2020 | Change your relationship with food, changing eating habits, Keep the weight off, Maintaining your new weight, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology
Obesity Canada have published new 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...
Jun 3, 2020 | Achieving permanent weight loss, Build your weight loss confidence, Keep the weight off, Overcoming barriers to 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...
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...
Apr 26, 2020 | Psychology
Psychotherapist Esther Perel spoke to the Financial Times’ Culture Call podcast about coping in a pandemic. There’s a lot of good stuff in the interview, but Esther’s experience with clients differs from mine, so here is my take on one of the points we differ on....
