No More Rabbit Food
Weight Loss Tips For People Who Love Food
January 30,
2009
Issue 21
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A Note from
Liz: Happy January!
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Dinner
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A Note From Liz
Hello!
Happy January!
We’ve just passed the worst Monday of the year. The one where all
the credit card bills are in after Christmas, we are back to work and the
weather is dire.
Roll on spring. The snowdrops are just coming out in the garden, which means that we are at least out of deep midwinter. And those of you who resolved that THIS YEAR you are going to sort yourselves out, how is it going?
This year I am developing some products that will really explain how you can change your eating habits without dieting – a gradual way of changing the food you eat and the way you feel, so you won’t have to go on that new year diet ever again!
So keep an eye out for them, there will be something suitable for everyone.
Roll on spring. The snowdrops are just coming out in the garden, which means that we are at least out of deep midwinter. And those of you who resolved that THIS YEAR you are going to sort yourselves out, how is it going?
This year I am developing some products that will really explain how you can change your eating habits without dieting – a gradual way of changing the food you eat and the way you feel, so you won’t have to go on that new year diet ever again!
So keep an eye out for them, there will be something suitable for everyone.
Liz
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Don't Leave the Deck Without a Dinner!
Those of you who had the previous
newsletter will know that Younger Son was on the Ark Royal. Well he
survived it – and more importantly the Ark Royal survived him!
He was a bit peeved that as they left the ship at Liverpool the crew were putting tables and chairs out for a party. Younger Son felt he was missing out on a feast and after five days at sea he finally felt he could eat again. I pointed out to him that the event was probably a reception for the bigwigs of Liverpool and was never intended for a bunch of by-now-quite-whiffy sea cadets.
I did sympathise, though. How disappointing to see a potential feast in preparation and know it is not intended for you.
Which is how many of us feel when we go out with friends or are eating in public. Overweight people often feel guilty when they have to eat in public.
Particularly if you are the largest person there (or feel you are) you may feel that everybody is looking at your plate of food. They also feel obliged to comment – “Oh you’re not eating that, are you?” or “Can you have that on your diet?” or, as you look at the calorific puddings, “Go on, one won’t hurt you.”
The people who do this fall into one of these categories:
Moral of the story? This talk is all about them, not about you, so don’t take any notice of them. When you choose to eat, you eat to feed your body not theirs. When you choose to eat healthy foods you are choosing for your greatest good, not theirs. When you choose to eat less-than-healthy foods make that a conscious choice for you (unconscious eating has a habit of being unhealthy) at that time.
If you make conscious food choices and enjoy the food you eat, that’s a better strategy than not inviting yourself to the feast. Eating nothing in front of other people or toying with a place of lettuce in an effort to look “healthy” will only make you go home feeling deprived. And then it’s easy to justify lots of late night “snacks” or a whole tub of frozen comfort food!
Don’t leave the ship feeling you are missing out – eat consciously, eat up and enjoy.
He was a bit peeved that as they left the ship at Liverpool the crew were putting tables and chairs out for a party. Younger Son felt he was missing out on a feast and after five days at sea he finally felt he could eat again. I pointed out to him that the event was probably a reception for the bigwigs of Liverpool and was never intended for a bunch of by-now-quite-whiffy sea cadets.
I did sympathise, though. How disappointing to see a potential feast in preparation and know it is not intended for you.
Which is how many of us feel when we go out with friends or are eating in public. Overweight people often feel guilty when they have to eat in public.
Particularly if you are the largest person there (or feel you are) you may feel that everybody is looking at your plate of food. They also feel obliged to comment – “Oh you’re not eating that, are you?” or “Can you have that on your diet?” or, as you look at the calorific puddings, “Go on, one won’t hurt you.”
The people who do this fall into one of these categories:
a) They are naturally slim and are secretly pleased that they can eat what they like.
b) They are self-conscious about their own body shape and secretly pleased you are bigger than them.
c) They are self-conscious about their own body shape and secretly annoyed that you are starting to take care of your food intake when they are not.
d) They are sociopaths who will do anything to undermine you.
Moral of the story? This talk is all about them, not about you, so don’t take any notice of them. When you choose to eat, you eat to feed your body not theirs. When you choose to eat healthy foods you are choosing for your greatest good, not theirs. When you choose to eat less-than-healthy foods make that a conscious choice for you (unconscious eating has a habit of being unhealthy) at that time.
If you make conscious food choices and enjoy the food you eat, that’s a better strategy than not inviting yourself to the feast. Eating nothing in front of other people or toying with a place of lettuce in an effort to look “healthy” will only make you go home feeling deprived. And then it’s easy to justify lots of late night “snacks” or a whole tub of frozen comfort food!
Don’t leave the ship feeling you are missing out – eat consciously, eat up and enjoy.
Liz
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About Liz
I have been looking after people’s health
for over fifteen years.With a background in biochemistry I was initially interested in how
to boost metabolism to promote weight loss and how to feel satisfied after
eating – what the nutritionists call “satiety”. All of these things
are important for weight loss but for many people the biggest change comes
about when they conquer their emotional eating.
I know this because as a child I was stocky, and then became chubby,
then fat! I hated exercise and loved food. And my love of food went way
beyond physical hunger.
I still love food, but now I know how to enjoy and how
to set limits around it – all without feeling deprived.
With a training in coaching and NLP as well as my knowledge of
biochemistry and nutrition, I am ideally placed to solve your problems
with emotional eating.
Liz’s credentials…
- Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge (that’s where I get my biochemistry knowledge).
- Degree in Nutritional Therapy (that’s where the nutrition knowledge comes from).
- Module leader in Masters Level Module Tackling Obesity at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. On this module I lecture on the biochemistry of eating and starvation, satiety mechanisms, stress and obesity and emotional eating.
- Fifteen years experience as a herbalist and health coach.
- Practitioner level qualification in NLP, Coaching and Stress Management.
And, most importantly, a love of food and a passion for health,
wellness and vitality!
The information in this newsletter is not intended to replace
medical advice. If you feel you need to lose weight and you have any
medical problems please consult your doctor before starting a
diet.
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Weight Loss Success Tips
Do One
Thing
If you started a diet on January 1st but are feeling disillusioned, read on...
Instead of the diet, try a new way of eating.
Become aware of every mouthful you eat. I call this “conscious eating”.
To know what this is, you can contrast it with examples of unconscious eating:
- Munching while you are preparing supper (you don’t need to try that much to tell if it’s cooked).
- Absent minded snacking while watching TV (watch your food or the screen, not both).
- Eating in the car (unless you’re on a stakeout why would you need to).
- Snacking at work (you need a break but why make food the excuse).
Make sure everything you eat is eaten with your full awareness.
- It will slow down your eating.
- You may find you like different foods.
- You may be aware that some foods become boring very quickly.
- It may be easier to judge when you are full.
- It may be easier to detect emotional eating.
Try this for the next two weeks and see where it leads you.
Happy (and conscious) eating!
Foodie
Fact
Eat to the
Beet
Beetroot is an underestimated
vegetable.
As one of my goals in life is to expand your culinary horizons, not just help you eat better, here are a couple of beetroot recipes. Miles away (thankfully) from the pickled beetroot of childhood salads.
Beetroot can be bought ready cooked – just wear a good apron when preparing it as the juice is quite challenging. If bought fresh it can be baked or simmered till cooked, when the skin will rub off easily.
Try Beetroot, Goat’s Cheese, Mint and Sweetcorn Wrap (for a lower fat version use cottage cheese, for a lower carb version skip the wrap and have it as a salad).
As one of my goals in life is to expand your culinary horizons, not just help you eat better, here are a couple of beetroot recipes. Miles away (thankfully) from the pickled beetroot of childhood salads.
Beetroot can be bought ready cooked – just wear a good apron when preparing it as the juice is quite challenging. If bought fresh it can be baked or simmered till cooked, when the skin will rub off easily.
Try Beetroot, Goat’s Cheese, Mint and Sweetcorn Wrap (for a lower fat version use cottage cheese, for a lower carb version skip the wrap and have it as a salad).
Or Salmon
with Beetroot and Horseradish (for a lower fat version use low fat
yogurt instead of crème fraiche)
And for more recipes and beetroot facts see www.lovebeetroot.co.uk
And for more recipes and beetroot facts see www.lovebeetroot.co.uk
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