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Eat Well – Eat much less sugar
If we’re reducing the number of foods on the NEEDNT Foods List, we’re going to be eating much less sugar, because sugar is a very common additive in processed food. Sugar can be a strongly addictive substance which sparks (more…)
Persist – Don’t give in to the wild cats
What do you do when the craving for certain foods comes on? The more we give in to those urges and “feed the wild cats” the more they will continue to thrive and give us hell. Conversely, the more we (more…)
Eat Well – Become a mindful eater
Start today. Become the slowest mindful eater around. Most people who achieve obesity have been well-practiced gobblers and shovellers in the past (fast eaters of relatively large amounts of food – not necessarily binge eaters). They are often near the (more…)
Get Active – Any small increase in activity counts
To rely on increased activity alone is a very hard way to lose weight. The most efficient way to do it is to reduce food (fuel) consumption. However, getting more active is an absolute must not only for maintaining the (more…)
Take Control – Move from passive to active
The majority of us live our lives not really thinking much about what we’re eating, how we’re eating it, or how active we are. We are largely passive. The result of being passive while living in an obesigenic environment like (more…)
Enjoy Life – Breathe in and breathe out
There is perhaps no simpler way of enjoying life right now than taking several deep breaths in and out. This can bring a great sense of appreciation at just being alive; not a bad starting point for really enjoying life. A good (more…)
Eat Well – Eat plenty of lettuce
There is almost nothing better than a lettuce salad for lunch. Lettuce is low in calories, and relatively high in micronutrients – folate, zinc, potassium, iron, Vit A, Vit C – and of course is also a good source of fibre. It is (more…)
Persist – Practice becoming more patient
Lifestyle change doesn’t happen overnight and it doesn’t happen by itself. Lifestyle change involves a conscious struggle for an extended period of time – but we already knew that didn’t we! Developing more patience is one of the most important (more…)
Eat Well – Use small plates and cutlery
A good way to ensure we eat a little less is to use smaller plates and eat the food with smaller cutlery – like a small person. It’s hard to shovel food in with a teaspoon! And using a smaller (more…)
Get Active – Fill the day with movement
We don’t have to become elite sports people to lose excess weight. But we do have to become more active in our daily lives to lose excess weight permanently and become healthier. Sitting and lying around is a killer. What we’ve got (more…)