When we are very young, we tune into our bodies and instinctively eat the amount we need. However, by the age of four, we learn to override this tendency, ignoring the internal messages that prompt us to stop eating. From then on, if we have a larger portion in front of us, we eat more. Cutting back on your portion…
We’ve looked at a number of steps you can take to help bring your body into balance from increasing your fruit and vegetable intake, to including protein with each meal and snack and having the right type of carbs and fats. But perhaps pulling it all together at mealtimes isn’t yet happening. Is it challenging to prepare healthy meals? Are…
When it comes to losing weight, what you eat is obviously important! But it’s not just about what you eat. Exercise has a host of benefits that help you lose weight, not just the obvious ones like calorie burning and appetite regulation. Relaxing and de-stressing can also make an enormous difference to your body’s willingness to let go of excess…
‘Grab something sweet!’. . . ‘Eat now!’ These are not helpful messages to be swarming around your body. If you give in to them, please don’t feel bad. It’s not your fault. These messages are part of your biology: part of your body’s survival mechanism. It can feel imperative that we eat when these messengers tell us to. Similarly, you…