Weekly Messages
Eat Well (process)- To lose weight we need to consume less
Until this central fact is faced – to lose weight we need to consume less – obesity will reign. To achieve this, some action is required. No one can tell us how we should best go about consuming less. Everyone (more…)
Get Active – An excellent yoga stretch to do
Here is an excellent yoga stretch. It’s really basic but great. Stand with your feet as close together as you can to maintain balance. Lift your arms up straight above your head, up against your ears, so your body feels (more…)
Take Control – Imagining ourselves with a BMI of 29
A BMI of 29 is the ultimate aim of Kia Ākina’s long and happy journey, where obesity has been left behind. Although we’re animals, we have the extraordinary capacity to image the future. However, as animals we are also very (more…)
Enjoy Life – Doing things money can’t buy
We live in an intense consumer-based world in which we are bombarded daily by advertising aimed at getting us to acquire as much as possible and consume like there’s no tomorrow. Of particular relevance to us is the recreational food industry (more…)
Eat Well (content) – Eat soup often
It is 6.30pm on a cold evening and we’ve just got home from work, hungry and tired. Our favourite soup comes to mind. Out with a saucepan and into it we pour a little olive oil. Three cloves of garlic (more…)
Persist – Keep living, take action now
“I’ll start working at my obesity recovery tomorrow… next week… next month…whenever… Obesity is a killer. But if we just think about a more active life or contemplate an improved style of eating we could go on and on with (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 – Wake up and get going without drugs
A good way of developing a more active lifestyle is to begin every day with a brief exercise routine. This could be before or after breakfast; whatever suits us – we’re all a bit different. Many people wake up and get going in the morning using drugs (caffeine) – (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 we do is becoming overweight and obese. Obesity (more…)
Enjoy Life – By starting today
Happiness doesn’t need to wait until we’ve lost 20 or 30 kgs. Happiness can start today by shifting from a “having and consuming” style of living to a “giving and being” one. This is not as easy as it sounds because (more…)