Getting a grip on emotional eating
Time & time again we hear our clients talk about emotional eating - turning to food to soothe emotions related to major events & daily stress.They say things like, "But I was really stressed..." "I just felt sad..." "It calmed me down" Emotional eating is reported as one of the most common reasons our clients sabotage their weight management attempts. While occasional overeating, like letting go on Christmas Day, is not too much of a worry, doing it more often than not drags you into a destructive cycle of using food to manage your mood, cope with stress, or overcome feelings of anxiety or boredom. We are ‘psychologising’ food when we use ...
How Stress & Over-exercise Can Prevent Weight-Loss
Possibly one of the most unexpected reasons for being unable to lose weight is TOO MUCH EXERCISE. And, the culprit? Cortisol. Cortisol is the body's primary stress hormone and is secreted by the adrenal glands in response to stress. It may surprise you, but the body interprets high intensity, frequent exercise as a stress. Exercising too much, too often, & without a break, leads to consistent high cortisol levels, and can negatively affect weight loss attempts. How does this come about? Under stress, cortisol functions to help the body produce blood sugar and pour it into your bloodstream. The blood glucose provides you with the ...
To Add Years To Your Life You Need to Exercise – Here’s Why!
Get Off the Couch! Many people say time appears to be moving faster, and they feel older than they are. They complain about their knees, lower back, feet and energy levels when they are overweight. They say their bodily ailments are a constant reminder of their age! Many studies have proven a commonly held belief – to add years to your life you need to exercise! For example, researchers at the King’s College in London measured the length of telomeres – the DNA cap at the end of your chromosomes – in 2401 twins. These ‘DNA bookends’ ...
Eating Mindfully
One of the most helpful habits for managing your weight and health involves paying attention to WHAT and HOW much you eat. Below are some DietPsyche top tips for transforming yourself from a mindless eater to a MINDFUL EATER! 1. Take the Time Allocate time for your food – eating on the run, snacking at your desk, and/or rushing through a takeaway only promotes mindless eating. Eat slowly because it takes around 20 minutes after you start eating for chemicals in your stomach to travel to the satiety centre in your brain to tell you that you are "full". So, eating too quickly often ...
The Gastric Balloon – the Latest in Bariatric Procedures
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Gastric Balloon surgery is a reversible, non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical intervention for the treatment of obesity. The procedure involves a soft expandable balloon being placed in the stomach via your mouth. It takes about 20-30 minutes to insert. Once inserted the balloon is... [Read more]
Preventing Obesity in Children (& adults)
Childhood obesity is becoming a real problem across the globe. Experts believe that if we don’t do something drastic to halt the escalation of childhood obesity this latest generation of children will experience significant health problems and have a significantly reduced life expectancy. Prevention of weight gain must start with children commencing at birth.... [Read more]
The Secret of Getting the Body and Life You Want (Part 3 of 4)
…. If you are new to the site, please refer to the previous posts before reading the post below: The Secret to Getting the Body and Life You Want (Part 1 of 4) The Secret to Getting the Body and Life You Want (Part 2 of 4) You will have noticed that complying with the activities you need to do to reach your goals is still not easy. Being constantly in... [Read more]
How to Break Bad Diet Habits Forever
You can break bad dieting habits and get the body you want Changing behaviour and ways of thinking is not easy, but it is not impossible either. We have all heard the saying: “If you keep on doing what you are doing, you will get more of what you’ve got” Well, nothing could be truer than this sentence when it is applied to weight loss. We all know what... [Read more]
Some Scary Facts on Fat
Most Western countries have identified the fight against fat as their primary health protection target. However, many developing countries are suffering the same fate. The top ten countries, from highest to lowest, in prevalence of obesity between 1980 – 1998 will probably surprise you. They were: 1. Samoa 2. Kuwait 3. UK 4. New Zealand 5. Mauritius 6. USA 7.... [Read more]
Why did the world get fat
The increasing prevalence of obesity across the globe has been too rapid to be explained by a genetic shift. Over the last few decades we have simply eaten more than we needed. While the increased rate of obesity can be attributed to changes in the food supply and eating behaviour combined with a reduction in physical activity it is obvious that underpinning... [Read more]
Softdrinks and the Danger it Poses to Your Mental Health
Soft drink and cordial are pure sugar or refined carbohydrate. They provide NO nutritional value, which is why the drinks are often referred to as “empty calories”. NO ONE really needs to consume soft drink or cordial unless they have medical conditions requiring increased energy. Soft drinks and cordial have also been linked to depression and stress... [Read more]
