New year New You? I love the January fitness rush. Not just because I get paid out the door as a personal trainer (I don’t) But because of the buzz you feel. There’s a collective motivation. Everyone messed up over Christmas. Everybody knows it’s time to get back on the horse. You’ve disgraced yourself over the…
To Be Superstitious is to be Human My mother grew up in guilt ridden Catholic Ireland. So everything in life involved guilt and superstition. She lights candles in the church in exchange for good luck. She prays to St Anthony when she loses something. One of her strangest beliefs though, involves the song Umbrella by Rihanna. Ironically when…
Imagine getting away from everybody.
No distractions. No work, no alcohol, no take-aways.
A personal chef tending to your exact dietary needs.
A personal trainer kicking your ass.
If this wasn’t enough motivation, imagine a massive cash prize to lose weight.
This is the biggest loser in a nutshell. And it works.
Contestants in shows like these lose hundreds of pounds.
But more importantly did you know that contestants gain nearly every last pound back.
Here’s why you need to stop dieting and what you should do instead to lose weight and keep it off.
“The Secret” Want to know the secret? The secret to long lasting health, a reduced appetite How to reduce cravings and stop sticking food in your mouth. The easiest way to stop overeating is to keep yourself busy. Not the most profound insight I know but it can have profound results. I remember I went to my first Manchester United…
Diet Blindspots. Blindspots are the reason your diet is not as good as you think it is. Food blindspots occur when you treat every time you eat as a separate occasion. You are out with friends so you had a couple of drinks. The next day you have meetings with new potential clients so you opt for the glasses of…
Lazy Students When I used to live with my mother. She had a little terrier named phoebe. Phoebe was the cutest, a golden coat like a labrador yet so small you could almost fit her in your bag like Paris Hilton. She had a long nose like a beaver. so she struggled to get her tongue past her nostrils to…