This is a biggie for many of us who find themselves with one or several health or mobility issues as we age and find ourselves struggling with weight-gain.I explore this - not from a medical perspective (you should always seek and follow medical advice on your health and mobility issues) - but on a 'what can you do?' perspective
Read MoreI use the cabbages and sprouts metaphor a lot to establish the importance of having a clear goal (cabbage) that you can then slice down and chunk into sprout sized actions, habits rituals and routines and then focus on sweating those sprouts.
Read MoreI'm often asked why is having a longer term vision important and what happens if we get to a particular age and find the vision needs updating?
Read MoreMany of us profess to hating or not liking most forms of exercise. To be fair, it doesn't come naturally to me - but I have grown to see just how amazingly valuable it is in my life and I have found more and more types of activity and exercise I can tolerate and even enjoy - crossfit being the latter for me.
Read MoreA question I am asked is 'who do I tend to work with?' Although I am prepared to work with most people, I find myself working predominantly with busy midlife professionals and business owners. And for a good reason. Check out the video to find out why.
Read MoreI often use this phrase to explain how time passes with or without us making an effort to lose weight. In fact we can be so distracted with life and work that 'before you know it' months or even years have passed and that weight still hasn't come off. Or worse, it's increased.
Read MoreI am often asked this as feelings of overwhelm are so common when on a weight loss journey. The advice is simple but can take practice to do. So stick with it.
Read MoreThere is a lot spouted about 'learning to love yourself' these days isn't there? Whilst it's an admirable goal, for many it's just not on our radar. In this video I suggest an alternative way to view the concept of self-love - self-compassion and how to develop this.
Read MoreIn this short snippet I address the reality of body image issues when it comes to our desire to lose weight. The reality is, we can find we have a pretty negative view of ourselves and losing the weight may or may not help with that
Read MoreFor those who haven't seen me speaking or watched some of my videos in which I explain the cabbage and sprout metaphor, here's a quick overview n this short clip from a great interview with coach Polly Brennan on Koast Radio - Taboo Show we explore how we establish the goal behind the goal.
Read MoreI am often asked how did I become a coach focusing on supporting others in their weight-loss journey. People are especially curious when they learn I haven't arrived here after following what some see as a more typical route -
Read MoreI'm often asked how do we work together. Whilst there are clearly processes as a professional coach that I work with, the essence is to establish what you are seeking to achieve and identify where you currently are.
Read MoreI explain how it can be so easy to put life here and now on hold in order to reach a goal such as weight-loss. And the irony is when we do, this can become so much of a habit that, irrespective of whether we achieve the goal or not,
Read MoreRemember Grange Hill and the Adrian Mole Diaries on TV? I do - for very particular reasons - and not great ones 😂 (i can chuckle about it now!). In this short snippet from a great interview with Polly Brennan - Adventurous Coaching on @KoastRadio TalkingTaboo show last week, I share…
Read MoreIn this short video I share some of the earliest motivating factors relating to the area of supporting clients in long term weight-loss through sustainable habits, rituals and routines. Remember Grange Hill and the Adrian Mole Diaries on TV?
Read MoreIn this FAQ video (taken from episode 112 of the podcast, I resume my series exploring our relationship with food and in particular the social aspect of food, eating and sharing eating (and drinking) experiences with others. I dive into the various aspects of how food and social relationships can play into a propensity to over eat and drink over time and suggest some practical ways to approach this when looking to manage or reduce our weight.
Read Moren part 1, I introduced the question 'what is your relationship with food (and drink) like? And in part 2 I explored the importance of food for us in physical terms. I had one of those 'slap your forehead moments over the weekend as I realised I missed a key element of the role of food in supporting us physically.
Read MoreI think it really is an important area to explore - what's your relationship with food (and drink) like? This is the first in a series of videos in which I intend to explore this and suggest options and tactics to help shift that relationship.
Read MoreWhy is it that every diet I know or have known, even the ones that claim to not be a diet but then look, smell and feel suspiciously like a diet, based on restriction? Well, duh! Dave it's obvious isn't it? How can we lose weight without some form of restriction?
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