Eat More & Control Your Hunger
There are two big players when it comes to the drive to eat: as with all body signals there’s one hormone to turn it on and one to turn it off, and the balance of the two determine the overall … Read More
How to Break Bad Diet Habits for Good
WHEN it comes to how we eat, we are creatures of habit and many of our habits – especially our bad ones – are created without us realising. If you want to break a bad habit the key is to … Read More
How to Kick a CRAVING
Is there something you would like to do but haven’t because you think it’s outside your comfort zone, BUT you’re actually more uncomfortable not being able to do it? Think about that for a second, you might need to re-read … Read More
Are You Self-Harming With Food?
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself how you benefit from your comforting eating behavior? Would you suddenly get a knife and slash away at your arm to relieve boredom, or to feel comforted? Of course not – that would … Read More
Why Do You Eat and Eat and Eat?
Ghrelin is known as the “Hunger Hormone” and it’s the key hormone involved in stimulating your hunger. It’s produced primarily by the stomach, with smaller amounts being released in the small intestine, pancreas and in the brain. Ghrelin travels to … Read More
Quit Feeding Yourself Lies…
I recently listened to a great TED talk which essentially taught that ‘At the heart of success is effort not talent’. You don’t “have” success you “do” success. It’s not a noun, it’s a verb. The same as “motivation” is … Read More
How Did You Get Fat?
Let’s say you are out for lunch with a friend who is about the same shape and size as you. He or she chooses a tuna Niçoise salad and you choose a four-cheese pizza. Does that make you fatter than … Read More
Mindful Eating
People who are not happy with their weight typically spend a lot of time thinking about food when there is no food in front of them. Equally typically, when there is food in front of them, they think of anything … Read More
Are you really hungry? Or do you just think you’re hungry?
Your brain uses different chemicals to generate different moods or feelings. Let’s call this neuro-chemical cocktail ‘brain juice’. This combination of neurochemicals in your brain juice affects hunger and is what causes some people to compulsively overeat. Always keep in … Read More