by Julie on November 3, 2010
I often work with clients who have issues around food. When I point out that they don’t have a weight issue but a ’self-care’ issue, something else becomes possible.
When did you last do something that deeply nourished you?
In our busy world it’s easy to put ourselves last and then feel resentful and unfulfilled, but that’s [...]
by Julie on March 15, 2010
As the number of obese people in the World continues to grow, we need to start to deal with the obesity problem effectively. More and more people are resorting to drastic measures in an attempt to resolve their weight gain. Gastric bands are becoming more widely available, but does it really get to the heart [...]
by Julie on February 15, 2010
Remember eating boiled eggs with soldiers when you weren’t feeling very well? Or sitting round the campfire eating toasted marshmallows that were burning hot and oozing down the stick? Or tucking into delicious barbequed food on a hot summers day?…………We have all sorts of memories and their associated feelings; attached to the things we eat.
Probably [...]
by Julie on January 24, 2010
Given that diets are all about deprivation and strict rules, is it any wonder that the majority of diets fail long term, and that evidence suggests that you are more likely to gain further weight when you come off the “regime”?
by Julie on January 21, 2010
I only have to look at a cream bun ……
People who say “I eat what ever I want and I never put on weight” are right aren’t they? So are those who say “I only have to look at a cream bun and it goes straight to my hips”
What do you say about yourself and [...]
by Julie on December 11, 2009
‘For decades, companies have been selling “slim” – and Americans have been eating it up. As CBS News correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports, ‘Americans spend about $35 billion a year on weight-loss products.’
Yes, ‘diets’ are big business, ‘Yo-Yo dieters’ go from one diet to the next, hoping that ‘this one will be the answer’.
So why are [...]