Is my diet soda making me fat?
Diet soda. It’s the favourite drink of many, a way of reducing calories, a sweet, sweet miracle that doesn’t add to your hips. Or is it? I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now. But the truth is that replacing sugar with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) may not actually result in weight loss. […]
I eat healthy so why I aren’t I losing weight?
There are many factors that can explain this. You are in fact not eating healthily; you just think you are You are eating too much You may be secret eating and not be aware (or maybe in denial) You are still suffering from metabolic issues caused by your previous diet I have talked with many […]
How much should I eat?
You may have grown up being told to eat everything on your plate, and to eat till full. It has trained us to think that our body is still hungry even if, technically, we have received all that we need (plus some). There may have been a sense of achievement in being so stuffed to […]
What should I eat?
With all the noise out there from influencers (personal trainers, weight loss drug pushers, dieticians, nutricians etc) on social media, it can be hard to know what are healthy choices and which are fads or paid promotions. The truth is that there isn’t money to be made off what is truly healthy because it isn’t […]
How often should I weigh in?
The usual answer I hear to this question is that should weigh in no more than once a week. When I first started researching this topic, I thought it would be a simple answer based on what most people in public tell me is the right interval. I knew starting out with this topic what […]
Deprivation mindset
One example of a mindset that hinders our progress is that we are going without or depriving ourselves. This kind of operating model in life leaves us feeling disappointed, and often ideas of fairness (it’s not fair) become persistent. So you’re trying to lose weight, but your deprivation mindset tells you it is horrible, and […]
What might I discover with INSIGHT?
You may think that you simply do or do not take action on things you feel are important to you. What you may not be aware of is there are definite reasons why you do or do not take action on weight loss. There are background psychological and emotional processes occurring that weigh in on […]
I’m motivated so why can’t I commit?
I’m sure you’ve been there, I have. You decided this time is it. You know what you have to d0 – diet and exercise, and you get started. You’ve got all the reasons to do it – increase your healthspan, reverse diabetes, reduce pain etc. But 2, 5, 10, 30 days into your plan, you […]
My story
As discussed previously, we often talk about the journey in terms of what we did (action) rather than what we experienced (emotions) or discovered (learning and consciousness). What I will do here is express all these factors, as they all matter. But first some context about who I am. I am a 43 yr old […]
Let’s get real about weight, fat and health
Obesity has physical and mental impacts. Obesity is a medical term that exists to indicate that our health is at risk. When you are obese the chances of health risks increases substantially. The likelihood of mental health issues is also greater. I don’t write this to be mean, or bring the mood down, I mention […]
