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Motivation vs discipline: the Yin and Yang of health

Motivation

Motivation vs discipline: the Yin and Yang of health

Motivation and discipline - the winning combination to achieving our goals. How to identify what motivates us and use discipline to form new healthy habits.

Are you scared of losing weight?

Habit Change

Are you scared of losing weight?

Could you be scared to lose weight? How a fear of success, and the changes that come with it, might be holding you back on your health journey.

Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

Motivation

Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation

What's the difference between the two? Intrinsic motivation is more effective for long-term change but how do we find it? Try this practical challenge.

How to lose fat without losing muscle

Nutrition

How to lose fat without losing muscle

Want to avoid losing muscle when losing weight? This guide digs into the science and provides guidance on four areas to master to lose fat not muscle.

Why am I not losing weight?

Nutrition

Why am I not losing weight?

Feeling like a failure because you’re not losing weight despite doing everything right? Don’t despair; it’s not your fault. Here’s why.

10 Tips to Make Fussy Eating Easier

Mind

10 Tips to Make Fussy Eating Easier

Did you know that it can take up to 11 tries before a child will accept and enjoy a new food? Here are our 10 tips for managing fussy eating in children.

Saxenda cost

GLP-1s

Saxenda cost

Saxenda costs around £323.99, or around £160 per month, but you'll need a prescription - find out if you're eligible here.

Why we shouldn’t bribe children with food

Mind

Why we shouldn’t bribe children with food

Using food as a way of rewarding good beaviour might lead to reward-based learning and putting certain foods on a pedastle.

How to speak to your children about food

Mind

How to speak to your children about food

Using words such as 'good' or 'bad', or 'naughty' can negatively impact our children's relationship with food. Check out our 5 alternatives.

7 ways to teach mindful eating to children

Mind

7 ways to teach mindful eating to children

Teach your kids how to recognise hunger and fullness cues, use their sense and appreciate meal times. This will lead to a heatlhy relationship with food

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