The media are warning of the risk of gaining weight during lockdown. However, concerning yourself with your weight at this time is not beneficial for your health. Allow me to…
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Is it time to ditch the scales for good? Consider this, say you’ve started a diet… you’ve been good… oh very good the past few days. All the hard work must be…
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4 reasons why you shouldn’t adopt mindful eating for weight loss
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonMindful eating can be misinterpreted and has been hijacked by the diet industry. Allow me to share 4 reasons why you shouldn’t adopt mindful eating for weight loss. Mindful eating…
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How the goal of weight loss can undermine health
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonHow the goal of weight loss can undermine health—considerations and resources for health practitioners Weight is undeniably correlated to an increased risk of many health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular…
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A Wellness Diet that Promises You’ll Get Pregnant
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonThose of us trying to get pregnant can fall prey to people and programs with promises that we’ll get pregnant if we just follow their diet or lifestyle plan. ‘If…
Today I had my first-morning walk in the streets surrounding our home since lockdown was announced here in New Zealand. Our prime minister, Jacinda Adern, has let us know that…
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Is this food legal?
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonWhen the food rules of a diet are so strict that people wonder, ‘is this food legal’, it’s too restrictive. Recently I overheard someone say, ‘I’m not sure it’s legal’,…
I originally wrote this for New World Supermarkets in Christchurch, New Zealand at the start of lockdown, 2020. Whether you’re stocking your pantry and refrigerator now, or you’re looking for…
We can choose to place high expectation and stress on ourselves for an unknown outcome, with no guarantees. Or we can choose joy. I choose joy. The book, Joyful Eating, is…
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Are you afraid ditching diets means you’ll let your body go?
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonAre you afraid that you’d let yourself go and gain weight if you stopped dieting? At the beginning of each year, we’re exposed to many messages that tell us we…
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Diet and health may not be your number one priority for the New Year, and that is okay!
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonOften in the New Year, we overcommit, trying to change many aspects of our lives at once, be it health, financial or relationship-related resolutions. However, we can only change one…
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How the goal of weight loss can sabotage your health
by Tansy Boggonby Tansy BoggonMany people embark on a diet to lose weight under the pretence that they’re doing so for their health. It is no wonder; there is a continual bombardment of messages…