WA – The Mind

Our brains are amazing.  It’s in control of every emotion and reaction, and therefore behaviour.  And (mostly) unconsciously, every aspect of the body’s functions, such as breathing, healing, digestion, muscle movement, sight and sound etc etc! How do we do all this?  And, in most part, very successfully? When we’re looking at the behaviour side, on a daily basis, our minds are bombarded with information from our senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste).  And the…

We wanted to give you some basic information on how the mind is wired to look for threats or rewards in our environment, and what this means for your healthy eating plans. Anxiety, worry and stress are emotional responses to a threat.  This threat can be real (ie. A tiger about to pounce on us) or imagined/perceived (i.e. we feel we might starve, or might never be able to eat our favourite food again). These…

We thought it might be helpful to have a list of negative beliefs that we’ve collected along the way.  It might stimulate you to think of any others that you need to add to your list! After a stressful day at the office I deserve a treat I will never be slim and must always be on a diet I can’t control my eating I’m useless I just give up Everyone sees me as having a…

We thought it might be helpful to have a list of triggers that we’ve collected along the way.  It might stimulate you to think of any others that you need to add to your list! I eat when I’m bored, lonely I eat when I’m sad, stressed, lacking confidence, when something doesn’t go as planned If something or someone makes me very happy I eat to celebrate The smell of nice food makes me eat even…

We thought it might be helpful to have a list of habits that we’ve collected along the way.  It might stimulate you to think of any others that you need to add to your list! I eat lunch at my desk, without concentrating on what I’m eating. After dinner, I need to eat something sweet  I’ve always had a biscuit with a cup of tea  I leave my favourite food of a meal to last,…