Weekly Messages
Get Active – Twenty minutes of moderate activity every day
The Hillary Commission has advised us to undertake 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise at least five days a week for health. This translates to about twenty minutes of activity every day that gets you puffing a little. The key (more…)
Take Control – Being conscious of everything we eat
It’s very easy to slip food down between meals, without being fully aware of it. For some it’s even easier to consume drinks laden with calories (sugar) without really thinking of how it is maintaining (and perhaps even advancing) obesity. (more…)
Enjoy Life – By being thankful
One of the surest ways of enjoying life is to become more thankful. Counting our blessings means focussing on the good things in our lives and feeling grateful for them. There are controlled psychological experiments confirming that genuine happiness increases (more…)
Eat Well (content) – Eat bulky low-energy food everyday
Bulky low-energy foods are natural appetite suppressants; they really do quench hunger, particularly when eaten slowly – thorough chewing and deliberate pausing between mouthfuls. What are the best bulky low-energy foods to eat? Two of the best are salads and (more…)
Persist – Endeavour to be more patient and kind
We’re humans; therefore there is a part in all of us that wants things now. And we’re 21st Century humans; which means we’re all bombarded with daily messages that put us at risk of living frantically busy lives in the (more…)
Eat Well (process)- Beware the Easter Bunny
Easter is a time when there are major temptations to overeat chocolate, hot-cross buns and other recreational food. We need to make some “food rules” for each day of the holiday that will work for us, and stick to them. (more…)
Get Active – Five minute stretching every day
Is there anything stopping us from spending five minutes each day undertaking a set of stretches? Making the time to do just five minutes of stretches every day is an excellent thing to add to our new recovery lifestyles. Five (more…)
Take Control – Fake control
Taking control can feel like a tall order. For some of us it may be a new experience in life because up to now our lives have generally been somewhat chaotic and driven more by the world around us than (more…)
Enjoy Life – By deliberately switching off when feeling stressed
From time to time, perhaps even several times a day, switching off and letting go of yourself can be a liberating way of dealing with stress. Praying used to be the main way in which people used to have this (more…)
Eat Well (process) – Savour the flavours
What does it mean to savour food? To savour means to taste and enjoy the food to the full. We all know that weight loss and weight maintenance requires eating less, particularly eating less energy-dense food. That can sound a bit (more…)