Caring what other people think of you? I have been thinking lately about how many things in the world do not happen because we are too afraid of what others think of us if we do them. How many times do we end up not starting new adventures because we …
Because you do not need more food advice If you have a weight loss goal, you may not think that coaching is the help you need. We tell ourselves we do not know how to lose weight. We tell ourselves that we need more advice, more information. If only I …
Plan for the opposite of you want to achieve and then reverse it We already know about the brain’s negative bias and how it pops up pretty much everywhere. Last post was about how to compensate for it to avoid focussing exclusively on what is missing. These were: start with …
From saying no to sugar to not wanting it, and what has 100 to do with it When will I stop wanting sugar? Or is it savoury for you? Never? If you like or have liked sugar, wanting to eat it is unlikely to magically vanish. Sugar creates a biological …
Feeling uncomfortable, feeling hungry Feeling discomfort is hard. We avoid it at all costs. At its essence, it is an instinctive reaction. If we feel the heat of the fire, we instinctively remove our hand. This is our brain and the nervous system working as we want them to. To …
For faster results, line-up changes, do not attempt them all at once I suggest you do not attempt all behavioural changes, drinking and weight, at once and here is why. Alcohol contributes to the energy intake. If you stop or decrease the amount of alochol you drink it will help …
Did you put on weight during the various lockdowns? Lockdown weight exists. If you did put on weight , you are not alone.
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 …
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 …
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. …
