Weekly Messages
Enjoy Life – Put gratefulness at the core of your recovery lifestyle
Recovery from obesity is only possible with a new sustainable lifestyle that has been assembled carefully through various experimentations, and then practiced and practiced until it becomes second nature and happens without conscious thinking. This process is what is referred (more…)
Eat Well – Be careful about alcohol
One of the many things the alcohol industry won’t publicize about alcohol is that it is fattening. Regularly drinking alcohol adds a surprisingly high extra calorie load to the diet. Alcohol is an excellent fuel. It can be used to (more…)
Persist – Take little steps everyday
“The long and happy journey” can seem an impossible journey at times; especially when unexpected life stresses come along. Another way of making it seem an impossibility is constantly focusing on the end goal all the time and contemplating the (more…)
Eat Well – By deliberately limiting portion sizes
The best way of losing weight is to stop eating altogether. But that is a recipe for ill-health and premature death, the opposite of what we’re aiming for on the long happy journey. The next step down is radically reducing (more…)
Get Active – Think health rather than calories
Getting more active is one of the key aspects of recovering from obesity, but the effect is indirect. Getting more active reflects in better overall health, noticed in terms of increased energy and enhanced feeling of well-being. It is this (more…)
Take Control – Rewards work
Rewarding ourselves for doing something we are finding hard to initiate and/or keep doing is a great “Take Control” strategy. The “thing” could be weight loss itself, or it could be any number of things we know will work for (more…)
Enjoy Life – By turning off the stress
Being on the journey of permanent weight loss takes a lot of energy; conscious energy. And sometimes it feels like too much energy is required to keep going. So what can we do when the stress gets to breaking point? (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 – By keeping the ultimate question in mind
There is only a certain amount of conscious-ego-energy to go around and when other stresses come upon us, the amount left over for obesity recovery can easily get squeezed out of the door. During these times it is important to (more…)
Eat Well – Pause before eating – say Grace
An important aspect of Eating Well is to slow down our eating. This way we are likely to eat a little less, which is necessary to recover from obesity. A great way to get a meal off to a good start then is to (more…)