The way we talk about the weight loss journey
I’ve been active on some weight loss support forums lately, and I have some takeaways that were useful to myself but will also be useful to you. The one I want to focus on today is the action focus of
The problems with the body positive movement
Body positivity in and of itself is a good concept. The idea that we shouldn’t care about societal and media beauty standards and that being big doesn’t make you ugly, are all valid points. But there are some big issues
July Update
This is indeed the strangest year. Everything that happened could fit into multiple years and still be epic. I just returned from a month-long work/holiday in Europe. It came out of the blue, and while exciting and exhausting, it was
June update – What an incredible 6 months!
I’m going to try to keep this as brief as possible as each item is really it’s own blog post. My year has been… interesting! In December my biggest concerns were being fit enough to move home and complete my
Forget what other people think
… and give yourself permission to do what is right for you Weight loss is a tricky topic. If you choose to lose weight to look good, you are thought of as vane. If on the other hand you fail
December update
Woohoo! I have completed 2 units of my counselling degree. It has been intense and surprisingly academic, but I got there. Now for a well-earned break over Christmas, I’m keen to start again in January. On the weight loss and
September 2023 update
I’m a little late with this update, but I have met my first weight loss goal as of last week. 10kg down in under 5 months. I’ve lost another kilo since then also. That’s also 2 jean sizes down, and
What I eat
So often when someone says they are vegan or plant based, inevitably they get asked: “What in the world do you eat? so here I’m going to tell you what I eat on my (mostly) whole foods plant based diet.
There is a middle ground of consensus on diet
Previously I mentioned that food choices are a highly volatile subject. You’ve got so many different diets being marketed at you, how do you know which are healthy and which are hype? It’s not easy and so many people are
