Jun 19, 2019 | Achieving permanent weight loss, changing eating habits, Keep the weight off, Overcoming barriers to weight loss, Psychology, Real life story, Stop yo-yo dieting
Photo by Mauro Mora for Unsplash As I emphasise over and again with Appetite Retraining, permanent weight loss requires a permanent change to eating habits. And in order to change an established eating habit, you need to have energy and brain space (Working Memory)...
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...
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...
Jan 19, 2019 | 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, overcome anxiety about eating
This week the charity British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), which aims to make nutrition science accessible to all, published a guide to portion sizes. Their aim is to help people avoid eating too much without realising. Their point is that many of us eat too much, and...
