There is no nutrition solution to an emotional problem.
There is no nutrition solution to an emotional problem. A calorie limit will not heal pain, a meal plan will not restore joy, a new diet...
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RACHEL ANNE HOBBS RD. MBDA. PgDIP. CHyp.
MY MUSINGS
Please take a scroll through my recent posts below or visit my instagram @RachelAnneHobbs.com.
Click here to try some of my meditations for free, I hope they bring you some calm and relaxation to your day.
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Are you really not hungry for breakfast?
Do you skip breakfast in the morning because you are not hungry, or are you not hungry in the morning because you skip breakfast? Eating...
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Dieting impacts the brain
Dieting impacts the body … AND it impacts the brain. Calorie restriction can literally change the brain. The increase in food obsession,...
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You can take a break
A gentle reminder, you can take a break from doing “the healing work” Resting, laughing and being fully present in life IS healing....
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The real appetite suppressant is ... food
The real appetite suppressant is .... food. A quick google search of “appetite suppressant” offers me 9 million options to explore....
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Athletic is not a look
A gentle reminder …. “Athletic” is not a look. ATHLETIC [adjective] : physically strong, fit and active. From my professional experience...
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Healing is not supposed to be linear
Healing is not supposed to be linear, recovery is not a to-do list to neatly tick off. The periods of stagnation and times of regression...
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I think we are all a little bit more burnt out than we recognise
Me : looks around at everyone pretending they are okay …. despite carrying the load of living through a global pandemic, adapting to a...
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Do you really like black coffee?
Do you really like black coffee, Or have you conditioned yourself to skip the milk to reduce calorie intake? Are you really not hungry at...
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Body literacy doesn't happen overnight ....
A gentle reminder … your energy needs and hunger levels are variable from day to day. So please know it’s okay to respond by eating more...
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Healing, a note ....
Healing happens when we value the experience of getting there instead of the result being there. The magic answer we tend to be looking...
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The fit friend
Healing your relationship with food and exercise may mean you are no longer seen as “the fit friend” or “the running friend” or “the yogi...
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Annual leave musings
Annual leave musings. We seem to spend so long searching for our purpose, perhaps our purpose in life is simply to experience … the first...
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Numbing with food restriction
Using food restriction or binge eating to numb uncomfortable emotions, eventually numbs your whole life. Perhaps healing doesn’t feel...
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If you had to gain weight to recover from binge eating, would you?
Recovering from binge eating sometimes leads to weight gain intitially which then reduces down to a natural set point. Recovering from...
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Emotional eating is less about food and more about emotions
If you want to reduce emotional eating, you need to focus less on the food and more on your emotions. Emotional eating is not inhertently...
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Obsession food thoughts are only resolved via weight restoration
No amount of talking therapy, meditations or meal planning will remove food obsessions unless weight is restored to a healthy range for...
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The goal is not to fall in love with your body ...
The goal does not have to be to fall in love with your body, but rather to feel accepting of it so you have time and energy to focus on...
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Low calorie is not synonymous with healthy
"Low calorie" is not synonymous with "healthy." Calories are a measurement of energy. Low calorie equates to low energy. This means a low...
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A binge is a natural result of dietary restriction
Food restriction is often seen as a “compensatory behaviour” after a “binge.” Often, it is a “binge” that is the “compensatory behaviour”...
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