The Restriction Demons
Even after years of adjusting my mindset, therapy and leaning into self acceptance, even I get the demons in my head telling me a few days of restriction will have me feeling 'better'.
Part 2: Harnessing The Power of Your Menstrual Cycle
Creating these blogs is fast becoming one of my favourite “jobs” of the week. I myself learn so much about these topics by putting pen to paper. Thanks for reading and motivating me to write them.
Part 1. Harnessing the Power of Your Menstrual Cycle
There is a huge shake up happening in health and fitness research at the moment. Female data is actually being included in sports science research. For a long time when it came to sports science women were an anomaly and as such researchers excluded women from their data.
Invest in Rest…
My main demographic of clients is women. Busy women, to be precise. Kids, jobs, businesses, caring for parents… The list goes on and on. Women pulled in many directions and stretched thin.
Weight Gain Explained
Here we find ourselves on the other side of another Christmas and, with it, the fear of stepping on the scales after a period of well-deserved over indulgence.
The Monday Effect
Monday is everyone's favourite day to 'begin again' with a clean slate. This is called the The Monday Effect.
Monday is a great day for a mental reset after a weekend of potentially less healthy choices. Starting on Monday can create a sense of motivation and commitment to a healthier lifestyle.
But does it last?
The Truth About Weightloss
How to lose weight and keep it off is the key. There is zero benefit in losing 5kg only to gain it right back.
So, how do you actually make that happen?
Here are a few weight loss truths to help you really understand what it takes:
Challenge = Focus
Life is busy. Obstacles WILL arise that have probably gotten in the way of you reaching your goals previously.
Your family schedule, holidays, illness, Christmas, birthdays, work stress ..... I could go on.
Holiday Accountability
Holidays for me is just like everyday, I try to find balance and focus on ADDING IN the 'good stuff' and if I want some of the 'bad stuff' ( I feel icky even using those terms but I hope you know what I mean).
Arrival Fallacy
Arrival fallacy - the belief that attaining a particular goal will lead to long-term happiness - spoiler alert: it probably won’t…
Calorie Deficit But Not Losing Weight
A very common question I get in the first month of a challenge is "I'm eating well and training consistently and I'm not getting results - help?"
The answer is a simple one, but hard for people to hear but we all need a bit of tough love from time to time.
You're not in a calorie deficit.