Nutrition Coaching
Held in Hersham on Fridays 11-3pm, or coaching via Zoom Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Fad diets make you fat!
Yep, there I said it!
I hate the word 'diet', it's restrictive, it's controlling, it puts us into a corner like a little child and makes you want to eat that sugary doughnut even more!
Ok, so now I've got that off my chest.....but let's understand some basics.
When you cut down on food, your body feels deprived and starts conserving food and storing it for when it may need it. If you eat only when you are hungry, your body learns that when it is hungry, it will get fed and this doesn’t mean shoving anything in when you want as often as you want just because you think you are hungry. Sometimes hunger occurs not because we are hungry but because we are dehydrated and it manifests itself as hunger pangs.
I lost 6stone (91lbs / 41kg) in weight by doing yoga 10 minutes a day at the start, eating the same foods (maybe smaller portions) and just cutting down on snacks, not forbidding anything, but just moderating, whilst eating mindfully - taking notice of how it tastes and feels, as we have all so lost the ability to ‘experience' the eating pleasure and tend to just scoff in front on the TV.
Mindful Eating - A key to learning to change your lifestyle and eating better is to describe everything in your mind as you eat it and eat it slow which then helps digestion, a lot gets stored that is not broken down properly. It takes a little while for the brain to realise we are feeding the body, therefore, it is easy to eat quicker than our brain is registering. If you slow your eating down to be in time with your brain, you naturally fell fuller quicker on less food.
Water, water everywhere….
Drinking more water helps fill you up, so drink before eating or have an apple before the meal. Try not drink too much with the meal though as this dilute the vital stomach acid that is needed.
Leave it at least 10 minutes before drinking.
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What to eat
Basically there is no one exact diet that is going to work for everyone - we are all different, depending on many things - DNA, lifestyle, allergies and intolerance and general health. But ensuring you get the right nutrients and calories, in the right amount for your individual lifestyle, age and activity levels is a solid start.
However, for most that wish to slim down, upping the protein and lowering the carbs will certainly help. Cutting down on certain types of carbs and keeping lean protiens and good fats such as olive oil, coconut oil, ghee and avocado. Keeping away from most low fat diet foods, as its usually is an indication that more sugars or nasty sweeteners have been added somewhere to make up the taste.
Vernette is available for personal nutritional advice (and has studied with DNA Fit, Health Science Academy, Curves, Nutrition for Menopause and more), to help you get back on track to a healthy you through small, achievable changes. if this would be of interest to you, please get in touch.
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Therapies are £55 an hour in person and £35 via zoom. Sessions must be cancelled within 48 hours, otherwise payment is non refundable as someone else could've had the slot. Once you have enquired for availability you can pay online for your session with a link provided.