New Year’s Resolutions

So, here we are at the end of 2019.  What does your past year look like?  Some triumphs, some disappointments or tragedies?  Whatever it looks like, what you and I have in common is wanting next year to be different. A lot of us make resolutions for the coming year: getting on with our diet…

Struggles

During last weeks virtual group, we discussed comfort zones which, in an unprecedented time of uncertainty for the nation (and the world), was very interesting to think about. We are all, in one way or another, being pushed out of our comfort zones whether it be the lack of stock in the shops or the…

Crisis..?

This week I've been reminded of Blackadder Goes Forth, when he says: "This is a crisis. A large crisis. In fact, if you've got a moment; it's a twelve-storey crisis with a magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24-hour portage, and an enormous sign on the roof, saying 'This Is a Large Crisis'. A large crisis…

Why go to Group?

How many of us have had a day off-plan and decided not to go to group?  I know I have in the past… It may be just not wanting to face the scales or sometimes, not wanting to face the group itself.  Does it come from a place of feeling judged or is it more…

A Bad Week

Have you ever got to the scales and confided in the person running your group that you’ve had a bad week? Perhaps something happened to derail you and from there, it became a bit of a free-for-all.  Or, you’ve eaten something which wasn’t part of your plan and, even though you got straight back on…

What’s Your Value?

Have you ever stopped dieting because of an external factor?  Your job just got crazy stressful, or you’re suddenly ill, or perhaps a family situation has got you down…  Whatever the reason, you’ve decided it would be silly to try and juggle all of these things and a diet is just one more stress you…

Planning to Fail

If you’re anything like me, you’ll have had times in your life where it sometimes seems impossible to stick to your plan.  You may have done it before with ease but this time, months on, you’re finding every day a struggle and somehow foods not on your own approved list are sneaking past your lips…

Why Did I Do That?

Last week’s topic really resonated with a lot of my clients and with my own journey to LighterLife. We talked about times where you’ve eaten something only to later feel regret for it.  Some of the reasons for this were things like boredom, stress, unhappiness, expectations, etc.  What didn’t really come up was hunger. I…

Time Travel

Have you ever thought about what you could do or who you would visit if you could travel through time?  It might be you’ve spent a lot of energy on regretting a decision in the past and daydreamed of changing it, or on a larger scale, a time machine to go check out the dinosaurs…

When Good Goals Turn Bad

I’ve been to a few different slimming groups in my time and one of the things they have in common is “the goal”.  What is it you’re heading for? Seems like a legit question; after all, we’re all there for a reason.  For some people, this focus on the end result is something tangible (wanting…

It Was Easy

When I look back with the rose-tinted glasses of hindsight at my journey with LighterLife, I am sure of this: last time it was easy. I didn’t allow anything to get in my way.  I was determined. I’m sure those last two statements are true but the subject of this blog is the first part……