I’m not going to lie; my deadly sins of choice over the last 5 or 6 days have been gluttony and sloth (give or take a few attempts at charades). There has been way too much sitting around than is healthy for a human being and much more eating than is necessary for just one person, not to mention the booze! I feel pretty bad – lethargic, irritable and I…
Exercise – one of the most underused anti-depressants…..
I saw this posted on Facebook recently and it reminded me of another photo doing the rounds a while ago – you know the kind; a picture with a caption along the lines of ‘exercise; most underused anti-depressant etc etc.’ My brief thoughts on this subject: exercise as an anti-depressant; side effects include supple joints, stronger muscles, better sleep, control of weight, clearer skin, brighter hair…. Need I say…
Hungry?
I’ve just seen the banner on the Slimming World website promising among other things ‘no hunger’. There are countless diets out there – slimming clubs, self-help books, diet plans offering the answer to your slimming woes; each of them seems to guarantee that you won’t feel hungry. I often find myself responding – why shouldn’t we feel hunger? Surely it’s not something to be frightened of; it’s just your…
Two birds with one stone
When I got up this morning my arms and shoulders were aching from some serious scrubbing I was doing yesterday. It got me thinking about all the cleaning products available; potions and powders aimed at making life easier, tools for saving time and energy. It reminded me of a friend talking about when he was cutting a hedge with good old-fashioned clippers and a neighbour told him he could…
Starting up
So here it is, my first ever blog post for my new social enterprise; Society of Self-esteem – I thought it’d be appropriate to begin with an introduction. So why ‘Society of Self-esteem’? Well if you’ve read the ‘About Society Of Self-esteem’ page, you will already know that SOS offers weight management consultation and delivers confidence-building courses and seminars. I chose this name because I believe that self-esteem is a…