When I'm presenting my workshops and interacting with my workplace wellness program clients, I’m excited to see people are beginning to understand that fad dieting doesn't work and it takes a lifestyle change including frequent physical fitness to get long-term results. January is the time when people want to get fit, get healthy and lose weight — this is nothing new. The difference I’m finding now is that more people want to learn how to sustain healthy habits throughout the rest of the year. What is Satiety? One of my favourite tips (to sustain healthy habits) I give my clients is to monitor when they are hungry and when they are full. Satiety is a position of being and feeling full to the … Continue reading
Get it together It is that time of year when you reflect on the past, look to the future and want to make certain improvements to your life and lifestyle. I’ve never been one to make a bunch of New Year’s resolutions, but I’m all about setting goals and creating the environment and habits to enable success. Eating healthier and/or losing weight is often on the top list of resolutions (lifestyle improvements). In my consulting and counselling experience, the clients who set achievable goals with a true inner commitment had great longterm success. Choose something you believe in (not by pressure from someone else), is realistic for you and puts positive pressure on you (not something you are doing out … Continue reading