40% of all premature deaths are caused by habits that could be changed.
 
So that’s not genetics, not environment, not unexpected circumstance or outside influences, but things you’re doing, that if you didn’t do them, could save your life.
 
But changing habits is hard though, isn’t it?
 
No. Not if you have the right process to follow and the right guidance and coaching to show you what is happening behind the scenes of you so that you can take charge of you.
 
Because we actually feel powerless and ashamed that we can’t control ourselves, I know that’s how I used to feel. I was always so ashamed when the weight would pile back on and I would have to endure the mixture of looks from the people who knew me, everything from pity to disgust. There were people who felt it was ok to say unkind things to me about my “lack of will power”.
 
I never understood why, after all the work that I put into understanding human behaviour – my behaviour – why couldn’t I control my eating? It was bewildering and...

What it is that you really want?

To establish the direction that you want to go in, you have to have a bigger why so you know where you're going and you can create a map to it.

Your brain is one of the smartest living organisms on the planet.
 
Yep, that's right - YOUR brain is one of the smartest living organisms on the planet!
 
I know, the best kept secret isn't it! No one has ever told you that your brain is as smart as everyone else's.
 
Your brain has so many facets to it, so much complexity, so much genius, and above all, it is ready, willing and able to do what you want it to do.
 
Everything that you currently do, your brain learned how to do it.
 
So the reality is that everything you want to do, your brain will learn that too.
 
And that is what our work together in Dietless Living Academy is doing, training your brain to do what you want.
 
When you're learning something new, you know it's going to take time to get from being a beginner to being a master.
 
When you're un-learning how to do something your brain already does, then it's also going to take time for it to go from being a master of doing things the old way to being a master of doing things the new way...

The mind is a funny thing you know.

I always marveled at how I could know I was fat but still some part of my brain would be telling me that I was hiding it well from the world, nobody else could see it. That would be until eventually something would happen that would illustrate to me that I wasn’t hiding it at all.

Those times were often when I’d see a photo of myself.

When that realisation would come, that I needed to lose weight, when something would jar me into action, there was always a wave of panic, and the resounding thought in my head was "Get it off me, now!"

When I’d reach that point, that panic would result in the first biggest mistake I would make time and time again.

I’d dive in boots and all! I wanted quick fixes and I wanted them immediately!

My plan for change was always;
·       Get on very calorie-restrictive diet
·       Restrict food groups – normally carbs and fat
·       Coupled with intensive exercising 3- 5 times a week at gym, doing boot camps and running every other d...

Dietless living is all about living life and loosening up instead of tightening down, connecting the bridge between conscious and unconscious mind, and increase fun and playfulness.

It's all about living with vitality!

As business & career people, we have so much on our plate, all day, every day.

We have an arm-long to-do list that never seems to get any shorter and there is never any time left over to simply relax.

Unconsciously, we allow stress to rule on us giving us headaches, body pains, pushing us back to our old habits such as binge eating, eating on the run, and emotional eating.

Self-care helps us to keep a healthy relationship with ourselves and achieve some mental and emotional stability. balance.

So, how do you de-stress?

Do you;
🚶‍♀️ Go morning or afternoon walks?

🎵 Listen to your favourite music or podcast?

📺Watch your all-time favourite movie?

🏖️ Go to the beach?

🚵‍♀️ Ride your bike?

💃 Dancing?

🎤 Singing?

Don't let the day pass without doing something you enjoy or love.

Breakfree from living a tight life and start doing the things that you want to do. Increase fun and playfulness because great change happens when you loosen up.

I did a post about all the types of yoga I have done and on the list was a one time event - naked yoga. It was for women and the purpose was to let women know their body is beautiful, no matter what shape it is.

The curious thing was that all of the women there were young and slender. And when each person got to say their name and why they came, each woman spoke of how they didn't like their body. They didn't like the shape, the contours, their height, or some other aspect about themselves that made them feel self conscious.

🤸‍♀️The human body is a walking miracle and its so weird for us to hate it because the only things that we hate about our bodies are things that we cannot change, the things that we came into this life with or acquired along the way. Or its something that we can change but aren't. Either way, it makes no sense to hate it.

And when you think about it, if you hate something, you aren't going to look after it with loving care, right?

I used to hate my body, and I mean...

Do you have a favourite photo that reminds you of everything you love in one single image?

This photo does it for me.

I took it while standing on a platform waiting for an early morning train on one of my adventures. I saw this reflection in the window of a train and it just captured everything I love - the ease of being on the road!

I love love looooove the moments when I am no where in particular, those moments between destinations, those moments on the train, on the bus, in the car or on a plane when I am free to change my mind and go anywhere. I don't care about delays or cancellations or detours, I just love being on the road!

I'm not a light traveler by any stroke of the imagination but I am happy knowing that I am self-sufficient and that I have everything I need in that suitcase and the backpack on my back.

Actually, this is a fun fact about me that you wouldn't know:

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From January 30th 2013 - Dec 13th 2017 that suitcase and backpack were the only belongings I had while I tra...

Dietless Living Tip: Enjoy your meal and take time to feel satisfied with the food that you eat. The more satisfied you feel, the less you reach for food.