Imagine you’re scrolling on social media and you come across a “What I Eat in a Day” video, how do you feel when you watch them? In this blog I’m sharing 5 problems I see with “ What I Eat in a Day” videos as a registered psychologist.
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Are you thinking about trying Noom? Perhaps you’re wondering whether it’s any good? This is my honest Noom review as a registered psychologist and food freedom coach. Trigger warning – since Noom is a diet, I will be discussing weight loss and calories, so if that might be triggering, please read another post.
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For years, I felt like I was over-eating. I found it hard to control myself around food – especially at buffets or parties where food was in abundance. These 6 tips have been instrumental in helping me stop overeating.
(Guest Post on Brainz)
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Burn it to earn it! As the holiday season approaches, it’s worth considering how helpful (or true) this message is… Should exercise feel like punishment for eating a bar of chocolate?
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Why can’t I stick to my healthy eating plan? I hear this often in my coaching practice.
It’s easy to blame willpower, or the fact that we "didn’t work hard enough." But the truth is there are many biological and psychological factors at play.
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As it turns out, the pregnancies I had in my 30s triggered a new eating disorder. Only this time it was more insidious because I had no idea that what I was doing could be disordered…
(Guest Post on Your Tango)
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If you’re anything like the vast majority of the population, you started this year with one of these goals as a top priority: “get in shape”, “lose weight”, “get fit” or “get healthy”. I get it. For the longest time my Januarys started with a rigid healthy eating plan to get back in shape and lose the holiday bulge.
(Guest Post on Pick the Brain)
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I started dieting when I was just 16 years old. A combination of being bullied at my previous school, along with some unsolicited comments about my body, sent me into a negative downward tailspin of hating my body. It was back in the days before social media, so I grabbed all the magazines I could to learn how to change my body.
(Guest Post on A Lust for Life)
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Have you ever tried a diet only to feel like you’re failing over and over and over again? There was a time I was on (and then off) every single fad diet out there. If Cindy Crawford or Elle McPherson told me how to eat, I was in. I wanted to look like them…
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With women spending an average of 17 years of their life on a diet, we might question whether diets actually work. This research explores the experiences of women who have dieted, and in particular to understand what impact diets have had on them.
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Here I break down some common myths about dieting and show you how moving towards a health-focused mindset could be the best thing you could do for your health and happiness this year.
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Diet culture is absolutely everything that has led you to being obsessed about weight. It’s the adverts, articles, programmes and everything else that gives you the idea that weight equals happiness.
So what’s so toxic about the diet industry?
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Thinking of going on a diet in 2021? Maybe you’re disgusted by the festive over indulgence ? Feeling like you want to lose the belly bulge? Here’s 4 reasons why dieting will do you more harm than good and why 2021 is the year to break up with dieting for good.
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Are you worried about over-indulging and eating too much during the festive season? Here’s 5 mindful eating tips to use whilst you are eating – to help you feel that fullness signal before you over-stuff yourself.
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Did you know the average woman spends 17 years on a diet? Diets. Don’t. Work. Full stop. Dive into this if you want to know the exact reasons WHY diets fail - over and over again. And why you keep yoyo dieting, over and over again.
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