My husband and I have been attending hypnobirthing sessions for the last month in preparation for the birth of our first child in August. If you haven’t heard of hypnobirthing it’s all about deep relaxation, breathing techniques and eliminating the fear of birth (which in turn helps the birth to progress more easily). We have quite a lot to practice at home each week and an important part of this…
It seems to me that the majority of weight-loss programmes and diet plans that I hear about really put all their emphasis on what you’re not allowed to eat. You must cut out this type of food or avoid this food group to lose weight fast. Your Calorie intake most not exceed this number or one day a week you must avoid food altogether! In my experience of working with…
So after my blog post on managing your weight over the summer last week I thought I would go into a bit more detail about managing those BBQs. If you missed last week’s post, check it out by clicking here. A lot of people enjoy a good BBQ during the warm weather – it’s fun to eat outdoors and enjoy your garden, particularly if you’ve been cooped up in an…
Wow it’s been pretty hot for the past couple of days here in the UK and I’ve seen on the news we’re predicted the hottest July for a decade! Being pale and pretty heavily pregnant at the moment, I’ve been hiding-out indoors, but still feeling a bit overheated as the sun’s warmed up around early afternoon. As I made myself an iced lemon tea with a couple of spoonfuls of…
I was talking to a friend the other day about how people often don’t think twice about treating themselves to a new pair of shoes or a new bag. After all, they worked hard and earned the money, so they deserve it don’t they? It reminded me of a conversation I had with a mentor once about how, no matter what her money situation, she would always find the money…
