Eat Mindfully this Christmas

Gentle reminder to really think about what you are eating and drinking this Christmas. Already the January magazines are out filled with the latest diet craze, but what if you just thought about what you are eating thus year. Mindless eating is a complete waste of time and calories.
I ask you, what is the point of having a gloriously rich Christmas Pud or home made mince pie if you don't taste the blessed thing? So allow some space for smelling and tasting instead of stuffing it all in whilst your eyes are glued to the box!

Parties are the worst time when a buffet is spread out but not that difficult to manage really;

1. eat before you go so you will already be full.
2. stay an arms length away from the table
3. only have 2 items on your plate at any one time
4. put your food down to concentrate on the conversation
5. pile up the veggies and be mean with dips
6. for every alcoholic drink, have a glass of water (having said that, it didn't work for me on Saturday night. Oh dear what a headache!)

Have a super super time and enjoy

Jeannette

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Lose Weight- Eat Soup

My non professional photo! Reheated for lunch today 

The only good thing about this weather is that I loved making soup again yesterday. Not being a terribly enthusiastic cook, making soup satisfies the need to feel that I am providing my family with tasty and nutritious food. Being a good mummy in other words and not feeding my child junk!

Roasted squash soup was delicious and I have enough over to fill my thermos for work in the clinic tomorrow. I have a thermos that you can microwave. Brilliant!

Found the recipe as I often do on www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes and didn't bother with the parsley puree (too much faff!) but did sprinkle chopped parsley and grated parmesan on top.

Have a little go this month as veggie soups do fill you up, are low in calories and really good for your energy levels. Easy to freeze too for emergency lunches at work and home.

Have a souper month

Jeannette  

August Top Tips For Young & Healthy

August Top Actions for Staying Young & Healthy

1. Laugh at least once a day. When was the last time you had a good old belly laugh? Even when I am on my own I listen to funny programmes or read an article that makes me chuckle.
2. Give out good energy. Practice smiling at everyone you meet, even if you don't feel like it, you will feel better I promise. Remember the old saying “if you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours”
3. Stay fully engaged. This is tough to do and vitally important. When you speak on the phone, do you find yourself doing other 'stuff' too? Unless it's a really annoying call centre (in which case I have other tips!) decide to listen with all your attention. Give that person your emotional presence as you would wish them to do with you.
4. Plan your food especially for those times when you know eating healthily will be a challenge. Freeze ahead to take the stress out of those times. My colleagues are often commenting how nice my soup or risotto smells as they eat a takeaway sandwich.
5. Employ an expert. Heres the sales pitch! Pain makes you feel old!! Either find an expert to diagnose, treat and help you prevent re-occurrence or use an expert for preventative measures. My physio's and other therapists often have clients who come regularly to stay supple and mobile or to prepare for events. I see clients who use me as a sounding board to offload stress and find solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems. Call 0118 978 2409
   
   
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Summer Salad, easy lunch idea

Summer for one week only only and this weekend I have been making the most of the fresh produce in my garden. I only have a really small 'crib' in which I grow salad leaves, rocket, lambs lettuce, parsley, carrots and beetroot, but it's so nice to pick fresh foods and know there's no crap been sprayed on it. In planters scattered around my door, there is more parsley, chives, thyme, basil and rosemary.

For a simple lunch that won't make you tired toast some rye bread (in packets of about 6 not the fresh one), drizzle 'good' oil on it and pile up with avocado, tomato, salad leaves and herbs. Rye bread is high in fiber and low in fat and very tasty.

By the way, I'm no green fingered genius, all the herbs were planted on from supermarket bought ones and the seeds sown in my crib tool all of 20 minutes to do. Give it a go, eating your own food gives a lovely smug feeling!

Feel the Guilt and Do Something About It

“You know what it’s like, you eat a whole chocolate bar and then you feel so guilty about it don’t you?” Well no I don’t, and that’s not me being smug, I do eat whole chocolate bars but I don’t feel guilty. That’s the difference. I do something about it. If I have pigged out I get down the pool and have a longer or harder swim. If my trousers feel a little tight it makes me feel very uncomfortable psychologically as well as physically because that is not who I am. My image of me as a slim person has been in my head since the day I saw myself wearing my mother’s clothes after my second child. Determined to never see that again I did something about it. What image do you have in your head and what do you need to do?

Go ahead and feel guilty but use that guilt to motivate yourself to get active and not put yourself in a prison of self-loathing.  Get angry if necessary, refuse to accept the feelings and decide to exchange them for positive and helpful ones such as respect and love.  

Just get out for a walk to clear your head and give you some energy to think straight. Work out why you keep doing things that make you feel guilty. What do you get out of it? And then make a plan to do something about it. What one thing could you do now to make you feel healthier and move you towards being trimmer and feeling good about yourself.


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Suffering from Anxiety, Depression or Insomnia?

New Device & Skills to Enhance your Experience

I am always excited when I expand my personal comfort zone by learning new ways to help my clients and this is definitely one of the best and easiest tools I have added but with almighty power.

Confidence is often a big issue with my clients and many suffer from anxiety and depression which contributes to them overeating. Along with my other therapeutic tools I have qualified to be an Alpa-Stim® practitioner. Often used to enhance the trance experience it works by ‘retuning’ the brain waves. I saw this when I had some electrodes attached to me and saw the pattern of brain waves change during my treatment. Featured in many press articles the small device has full FDA approval in the US for anxiety, depression and insomnia.  Check out www.themicrocurrentsite.co.uk for all the science and research.

It is one of the easiest devices to use with simple settings and 2 ear clips. I have used it working, gardening and just walking around tucked in a pocket. The best sleep ever has resulted and I feel really relaxed after the treatment yet alert.

If you suffer from anxiety, depression or insomnia you do not need me to tell you how debilitating it can be.

Call for a free no obligation chat with me to see if this new technology can help you feel better about life.

Tel: 0118 978 2409 or for more information

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Start Moving Differently and Lose 500 Calories from Your Fat Stores

Did you see the Horizon programme last week about exercise? If you didn’t I urge to do so before it goes off the iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cywtq/Horizon_20112012_The_Truth_About_Exercise/

Dr. James Levine talked about NEAT- Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. If you can increase your NEAT you could burn 500 or more calories a day extra. Simple things that involve no gyms, no sweating and no cost either. Now I’m a big fan of this and have been encouraging clients for years to ‘just do it’ as the slogan goes!

Sitting down all day puts the whole body system into idle mode and when you make an effort to move around at least once per hour you will increase your metabolism and have a positive impact on your physiology.

Keep on the move by walking everywhere you can. Walk up escalators and stairs instead of lifts. Walk to the shops.

Stand up to have a meeting or walk with your colleagues. Set a reminder on your computer every hour to march up and down under desk for 1 minute or better still get up and do so.

Not only will you feel more awake you will be burning excess fat. If you are one of the 80% who take no regular exercise then use simple methods to get moving.