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by Gretel Hallett I recently came across a poem by the late, great Maya Angelou which, to me, sums up the idea of Body Confidence and from which I would like to share some extracts with you. The point of the poem is that being confident in ourselves is …
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by Gretel Hallett Following Gwynneth Paltrow’s announcement of her ‘conscious uncoupling’ from her husband, I wondered if we could apply the same idea to our relationship with food? But let’s consider the opposite first – unconscious coupling … bear wi …
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I am a human being. I am a woman. I am a forty-eight year old woman. I am going through the menopause. I don’t enjoy running or high intensity exercise of any kind I’m practicing and learning Pilates, slowly, gently. I love walking up the stairs. I lov …
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There is no excuse for being skinny!
by Gretel Hallett There are some rather extraordinary adverts from around the 1940′s to 1950′s being featured on the BT website – they promote weight gain for women. I’ll repeat that. They promote weight gain for women. How the times have changed! …
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by Gretel Hallett A friend was telling me about her day, which went something like this: she had agreed with colleagues to give up chocolate for Lent she’d spent almost an entire day at work wrestling with a recalcitrant computer program as soon as she …
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Why Slimming World’s Healthy habit of Saying ‘no’ to treats is not going to work
by Gretel Hallett Banning favourite foods is too restrictive, says Slimming World dietitian Carolyn Pallister. ‘It’s human nature to want the things you can’t have, so when you cut out chocolate or wine you’ll find it difficult to ignore cravings. It’s …
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Every once in a while something appears in my inbox that is so good I want to share it with all of you. Last week, the wonderful Alexandra Franzen sent me a copy of her new mini e-book called How to Say NO…Nicely and I knew that it would make …
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The Beyond Chocolate Principles…for Beginners
Want to know more about how the Beyond Chocolate approach can work for you? Look no further, we’ve created a For Beginners series just for you. Click on the titles for more on each principle and top tips on how to go about using them in your life to c …
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