While watching Michael McIntyre’s big night on television, celebrity Katherine Ryan played a phone game called ‘send to all’ One of her contacts was her therapist and the name was ‘Be-leaf’. As when you DO be-leaf, anything and everything is possible!!! Is it time for you to turn over a new leaf? Are you happyContinueContinue reading “Be-Leaf!!!!”
Category Archives: Seasonal
October tips for Success….
As we slide into October and Autumn is firmly here, what better time to share a selection of tips to keep the motivation high, to advise and support our healthy weight loss journey. The flower for the month of October is called Cosmos, and certainly brings a splash of colour to brighten the day! HopefullyContinueContinue reading “October tips for Success….”
Harvest Festival….
Ever wondered about the origins of harvest festival? They are believed to date back to ancient Britain and are usually when nature’s bounty is ready to be harvested having soaked up all the summer sunshine, thanks were then given for a good harvest usually during the full moon closest to the autumn equinox and it’sContinueContinue reading “Harvest Festival….”
14 weeks till the “Big Day”
It seems impossible to believe how quickly the summer days and weeks have flown by and we know that September heralds the beginning of Autumn which can also hold glorious sunshine and warm days. But there is often a little nip in the early morning and late evenings as it starts to fall dusk thatContinueContinue reading “14 weeks till the “Big Day””
Dog Day’s are over…
Many of us have heard this saying, but what does it actually refer to? It is commonly associated with the end of August the “dog days of summer,” which were traditionally believed to be the hottest and most unpleasant days of the year due to the heat, storms and even bad luck in ancient times.ContinueContinue reading “Dog Day’s are over…”
Here comes Summer….
Summer is officially here! Many of us wait all year for this magical season looking forward to all the joys that summer brings, the opportunity to wear less layers, brighter colours, relaxing in the sunshine (all the hard work in the garden complete!) Longer, warmer days and nights. In fact, to borrow a famous quote…ContinueContinue reading “Here comes Summer….”
Fake it till you make it!!!
This is all about faking it till we make it, it’s not about being 100% perfect, many of us are not giving it our all, but does it really matter if we are still seeing positive results but if we personalise the changes more than we should then there is a good chance we won’tContinueContinue reading “Fake it till you make it!!!”
Three pillars of weight loss…
I’m sure you’ve all noticed that the nights are getting lighter, the birds are in full chorus and the snowdrops, daffodils and all the perennials are putting out their shoots!! Who has already found that a bit of sunshine has made a difference to your activity efforts? Gardening – getting your garden ready for theContinueContinue reading “Three pillars of weight loss…”
Year of the Snake….
If you didn’t manage to get focused for the traditional New Year, here’s another opportunity to have a re-start… This year, the Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday 29th January., bringing in, not just the Year of the Snake,but a rare and significant combination that only occurs once every 60 years with the elementContinueContinue reading “Year of the Snake….”
Blue Monday…..
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels.com Photo by Jan van der Wolf on Pexels.com Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com Today is the 3rd Monday in January, more recently re-named as “Blue Monday” and labelled the most depressing day of the whole year!! Do you think that knowing it’s the most depressing day of theContinueContinue reading “Blue Monday…..”