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.
Continue reading “Exercise is great but not helpful wiht weight loss”How to process a craving. No willpower needed.
Initially, processing the urge to snack is hard
Why should you process a craving?
Are you following through with your plan to stop snacking? If you are I am sure you have experienced cravings.
Willpower?
No, thank you.
Are you using willpower to stop you from snacking?
It works. Initially.
Unfortunately, it only works for a while.
That is why we get mixed up. We use willpower; it works for a bit. We think it is the solution.
However, we cannot keep it for long. We give up. We think there is something wrong with us.
What about trying something different?
Continue reading “How to process a craving. No willpower needed.”Stop snacking to stop overeating: the one thing everyone can do
A simple rule which does not mean it is easy one
To stop snacking, plan it ahead and consistently
From last post you know that overeating is the problem. Stop snacking to stop overeating, a simple and effective way I recommend to get started.
The day before, make a plan. Make this plan when you are not hungry or thinking about food. Tomorrow I will not eat snacks. Commit your goal to paper. Write it down, not just it in your head.
Snacks are any food eaten between the main meals.
Snacks are more often than not a source of food that our body does not need.
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Understanding food, eating and overeating
Today’s post is about understanding the purpose of food, eating as a behaviour and the main reasons for why we overeat.
You will discover the specific causes that drive you to overeat and why you feel that you can’t control your eating. Solving these will be the cornerstone to establish a new, positive habit around food.
I have a slightly different format for this post.
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Keep this commitment no matter what
You want to lose weight, maybe you want to stop overeating.
You’ve tried it before. Are you sceptical?
I have two questions for you:
- What’s your current weight?
- Why are you committed to your current weight?
You don’t know it but you are actually committed to your current weight.
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Finding your why(s)?
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Today’s post is about your motivation to lose weight. What are the reasons that will keep you going? Not just this month but the next, and next year and the following. Specifically, what are the reasons that will keep you going when it gets tough?
When you know why you want to stop overeating you will stop trying.
Continue reading “Why do you want to lose weight? What motivates you?”Overeating and weight loss: ‘focus’ for faster results
For now, focus on this one goal and only this one
Fantastic! Now it is time to focus.
How many other goals do you have?
You might want to be healthier. It might not just be the weight. You may want to drink less, start exercising or exercise more consistently. Stop working long hours and have energy for other things in your life. Read more. See friends more often. Have better relationships.
The list is probably long and that’s great.
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