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Why exactly have we been saying this phrase, “I deserve a treat”? We’ve heard it millions of times throughout our lives, in good times and bad.

“Hey, you’ve had a rough day, let’s get some ice cream, it’ll cheer you up.”

“You worked so hard today! You totally deserve that slice of cake/beer/insert guilty pleasure.”

And here we all are going, “Why am I such an emotional eater?”. Continue reading “Do you deserve a treat?”

It’s late. You’re standing in front of your cupboard. You’re snacking on everything your eyes touch. The usual phrase circles round, “What is there to eat?”. The tiny voice of reason is ignored and on you go, eating the world in front of you. Continue reading “How to Say No and Lose Weight”

Breakfast seems to be a problem area for a lot of people… or just a skipped area for a lot of people.

There’s a lot of confusion as to what’s “best” for breaking our nightly fast.

In general, as with anything, the simpler the better.

If you’re constantly rushing in the morning, there’s still a way to squeeze it in. There’s always a way! Continue reading “How to Breakfast”

Too often I hear my friends and clients say (and who am I kidding, me too… I’m not innocent here!) “I wasn’t hungry but.. there was so much left and I didn’t want to throw it out. Ugh so stuffed…”.

The thing is, when we feel stuffed, we feel a little gross… and maybe self criticism starts in the form of, “Why did I keep eating… I could have stopped earlier… I always just eat what’s in front of me…I can’t seem to stop…etc etc etc”. Continue reading “To eat or not to eat…”

Whenever we feel we’ve lost our way and the regret of having to ‘start again’ flows over, it’s time to remember something important. If we ‘fall off the wagon’, our weight creeps up, or we fall into old habits, we’re never starting at the very beginning again.

Every time we make the decision to be healthier, we build on what works and what doesn’t.  Continue reading “It’s never starting ‘From Scratch’”