Weight Loss and the Subconsiouss
by Shawn Venne, RCH

Almost everywhere we look today we are reminded of the desire so many of us have to lose weight and change our body image. From the moment we reach puberty we are bombarded with images and messages of how to look. At the same time we are bombarded with fast and easy foods that tantalize our taste buds. For many of us food is not only just a source of nourishment but has also come to be equated with love and comfort. How many times have we heard the term “comfort food”? We are continually pulled in two opposing directions from wanting to look a certain way on the outside to wanting to feel safe and secure on the inside.

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Exploring Food, Weight Loss and Our Minds
by Shawn Venne, RCH

We are now more than a month into the New Year and many of us have, once again, made resolutions to lose weight. Not usually an easy resolution to keep. Why is that? Believe it or not the weight is so hard to lose because the lifestyle that is keeping the weight on is serving us somehow. When we make the decision to change our lifestyle we are often swimming upstream against the deep rooted desire to continue eating the foods we are accustomed to. To address this conflicting desire we need to examine our relationship with food and the function it is serving in our lives.

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Dietgirl's Greatest Tips to Lose Weight
by Shauna Reid

1. Begin with the big picture. Write down your goals and be specific. What do you want to change? Where do you want to be a year from now?

2. Then focus on the details. Every day we make dozens of tiny decisions that can spell the difference between whether we lose weight or gain. Do you pick the muesli for breakfast or the chocolate muffin? Do you spend twenty minutes on the couch or twenty minutes on a brisk walk? Small changes can add up to huge results.

3. Start exercising no matter what your fitness level. At 25 stone I could only shuffle to the end of the street, but I gradually built up to the whole block. Within a couple of years I was running!

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