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The biggest diet wrecker and how to combat it
Recently I was invited by the Biggest Loser Club to feature in a video interview about how to overcome non-hungry eating, along with Dr Tim Sharp (aka Dr Happy).This video was produced by the Biggest Loser Club to help support their members. The video is now available free online to everyone, so I'm sending you a link for inspiration.
In this 12-minute video, Dr Happy and myself will share ideas and strategies to help you to:
- Be more mindful when you eat, thereby making it easier for you to eat only when you feel hungry and to stop eating before you feel overfull.
- Overcome the fear of hunger, so that you can happily wait until you feel comfortably and physically hungry before eating.
- Create a more satisfying life, so that eating becomes something you do only when your hunger alerts you to it.
Over to you
Here's something you can do immediately to put these ideas into action.One of the best strategies to help you learn to eat only when you're hungry is to get involved in activities that will absorb you and take your mind off food.
Take some time out to think about your own interests and what would give you a sense of achievement and satisfaction.
Whatever it is, just do it.
Have a wonderful month, and I look forward to seeing you at one of my live workshops soon. To register for this month's workshop in Perth, click here.
Sincerely,
Amanda
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