So my mum said something to me a couple weeks ago and I’ve been sitting on it. The main reason is because sometimes I need time to let something sink in and come to terms with it and I like to do some independent research as well. She’s been watching something on TV where the expert involved said “you can’t outrun your calories” essentially explaining … Continue reading The unrealistic expectation of trying to outrun your calories
Guess who’s back… so, I’ve been MIA for personal reasons. I’m not going to get into that though. I keep thinking about a film. One day when I was feeling particularly low I decided to watch a movie that I though would make me feel better; it’s your typical, romantic comedy. Many people will know it or will have least heard of it, as it’s … Continue reading Inner beauty depiction in movies
Earlier this week a post appeared on my Instagram. Now I know the world is a little insane, and we have a day, week and month for just about everything. Personally I find it a bit over the top and I tend not to keep up with all of them. This post was particularly shocking to me when I saw it, because it was just … Continue reading The social media debate on EDAwarenessWeek and World Obesity Day
Lately social media has been a keen topic of discussion in my life. The general consensus is that it’s a toxic environment and has a big impact on mental health. I wrote a blog post previously on detoxing your social media. This is something I like to do fairly often, especially since social media algorithms have a habit of clouding our feeds with unrealistic and … Continue reading The impact of social media on mental health
It’s going to be a short post today. Generally when I write it’s because I want to share a story, a personal experience or something positive. I hope to motive change or educate and raise awareness about obesity related disorders. However, I’m only human. I’m a human who alongside MC4r also suffers with chronic headaches and migraine, fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety. This is why I … Continue reading It’s okay to not be okay
So far, 2022 is not my year. I’ve had to take some time for myself but often think of my blog. While, I’m composed I thought I’d sit and write. In my last post I mentioned I’d had COVID which explained my absence, this time it’s because I lost someone close to me. Not COVID related. I’m not here to talk about death and loss. … Continue reading Dealing with grief and emotional eating
Every now and then I like to steer away from MC4r and talk about mental health. A persons weight can have a massive impact on their mental health, and it’s reflected in almost everything we see. Recently I found myself in a strange place, and decided to reflect on it. One of the most googled “how to” searches is “how to lose weight” and I’ve … Continue reading Mental Health: Learning from negative emotions
Moving away from my recent posts which have focused more on personal grievances. However, as I scroll Instagram I came across this post and it left an impression on me. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diets Don’t Work (@diets_dont_work_haes) I’ve spoken before how I detox my social media and try and keep toxic diet culture away from my feed, so one … Continue reading Thought of the day: It’s time to start holding myself accountable
The other night I got to thinking and felt like I should do a follow up post to my last regarding the sugar tax levy. Some might read that post and think this girl is on a tangent about something that doesn’t affect me, and has little to do about weight loss. Now, the reason something as minor as taking a full sugar soda option … Continue reading Thanks: But you don’t get to have an option about what I eat
So this is a bit of an impromptu post. When I’m at work I like to spend my lunch hour scanning the news to see what’s going on in the world and I came across this article by The Sun: Primary school pupils ‘to be regularly weighed in class’ over fears Covid pandemic has sparked child obesity crisis — the headline alone was enough to … Continue reading Pupils to be weighed regularly in schools as experts believe lockdown as caused obesity in children
In February I spoke about how to focus more on yourself, and in that post I mentioned a few techniques I use to make my social media a more friendly place. This week, Instagram has had to apologise for a “mistake” as the platform promoted weight loss content to users with eating disorders. It’s no secret that social media is a major contributor towards weight … Continue reading Detox your social media as Instagram apologises for mistake “promoting harmful diet content”
I haven’t done a mental health post in a while, and I was having a think the other day and realised something. So, there is a thing that I do whenever I start to feel insecure about my body, and I thought it may help other people. As women — and men, I can’t really speak on their behalf not being one and all — … Continue reading How to focus less on your insecurities and be more body positive
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