Did you put on weight during the various lockdowns?
Lockdown weight exists.
If you did put on weight , you are not alone.
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Counting calories: not useful, you do not need it
It is complicated and it stops you from listening to your body
If counting calories works for you (i.e. it helps you to maintain the weight you want to have) and you are committed to continue doing it long-term, by all means, count calories.
This actually applies to everything I recommend or not in this blog. If you are doing something different that works for you, it is healthy and feasible long-term, just keep doing that.
For those of you who count calories but are not seeing the result you want, I suggest you stop.
This is why.
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More on processing urges: track success, analyse failures
Have you been processing urges?
Fantastic, it will have given you lots of practice. It will have prepared you for the recommendations I will give you in this post. You do not need to have succeed with every urge. It is the practice that matters.
As long as you are:
- Committed to continue (100% committed)
- Understand why you’ve given in to the urge: ask yourself lots of questions, what were you thinking just before you eat? What ‘excuse’ did you use to allow yourself to eat that snack?
Exercise is great but not helpful wiht weight loss
Exercise and weight
Exercise and weight loss is an interesting one. My clients often ask whether they should start or increase exercise to help with weight loss.
My answer is yes and no.
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