If you’ve been following my Facebook page, you probably saw that the other week we had a fire at our house. I’m not going to go into too much detail; there was a fault in the oven (it wasn’t my cooking!) but luckily the fire alarms went off so I had enough time to grab my little girl and run out of the house before it filled up with smoke.…
I work from home and recently I’ve caught myself doing a few things that aren’t so good for me. Things like forgetting to eat lunch until late in the afternoon and making poor food choices when I’m feeling stressed about something I’m working on. Luckily I am fairly self-aware and well-practiced at damage-control! Each time I’ve noticed when it’s happening I’ve stopped it spiralling out of control by drawing a…
The other day I saw a friend’s Facebook status about doing really well losing weight over the last month or so and it inspired me to write this post. The amount they’d lost was around 1kg per week, which is exactly the amount that I recommend my weight-loss clients to aim for – that’s about a couple of pounds a week if you’re wondering. You might be thinking “a…
It’s so easy to get stuck in unhelpful habits and behaviours that leave us feeling lousy and low in energy. The way we talk to and about ourselves has a real impact on how we feel. Here are a few things that I think could help you to feel good about yourself. They’re not based on any formal evidence, just things I come across that stand out to me when…
I recently ran a new workshop on my three essential weight-loss skills (click here for my video about it). I didn’t cover information on healthy eating or portion size in this workshop, which some people may find strange. As I explained to the group, I can talk about healthy eating until I’m blue in the face, but without getting your mindset sorted first, knowing about portion sizes is not going…
