The Government have finally agreed that the UK obesity epidemic needs some focus; yet have come up with an earth-shattering solution of…….
“Eat less and move more”
Oh, if only it was that easy. At LighterLife, we know that there is a lot more to losing weight than that!!
So why do we overeat?
When we asked a range of clients what their reasons were for over consuming, (the cause) they came back with:
- Worry
- Loneliness
- Stressed
- Tired
- Boredom
- Avoiding situations
- Hiding
- Secret eating
- Anger
- Revenge (I’ll show them!)
- Revenge (It’s all their fault)
- Frightened
- Avoiding relationships
- Fat people aren’t supposed to achieve
Where can we get help?
When asked where do overweight and obese people go to lose weight? (the solutions) – their answers were:
- GP
- Dietician
- Gym
- Magazines
- Diet books
- Surgery
- Slimming clubs
- Restrict food
- Exercise
In fact, this is a similar list to the solution that the Government is advocating.
The reality check!
Now if we look at the two lists side by side. How is anything on the ‘solutions’ list going to fix anything on the ‘cause’ list?
That is why LighterLife is so different. We can help you get the weight off… that is the easy bit – the more important bit is looking at how we can fix the ‘cause’ list – because if you don’t do that, the reasons to overconsume are still there, the behaviour will be the same, and the weight will go back too.
We have a range of different ways to access our Mindfulness sessions to change your behaviour. Join us and see what we can achieve together!
