Health Journeys

Maria from Auckland: 10 kilo’s YASSSSS! It’s taken much longer than I first expected but what has become my mantra these last 6 months and the reason I now know why it takes a long time, GUT MICROBIOME. I get it now, as you have heard a few times. That’s the difference - slow weight loss whilst the gut goes through change. There are the typical spring ads everywhere for “quick weight loss for the summer”, “drop those unwanted kilos for the beach” or “get that bikini bod in on

My apologies, this blog is so overdue, it’s because I have a new position in a new company. What this has meant is the travel has become the new routine. Since my last visit to Phil I have taken on board all of his recommendations regarding new routines and being very aware of when I am not sticking to the program. Since the last blog I have lost 2 kg. I know fantastic hey…Yay! That is because I just kept on the program and kept up with my appointments with Phil. It has m

So I got the munchies on Monday afternoon whilst working (downside to working from home), I hadn’t been shopping yet, and all I could find in the fridge was an organic carrot. Really unimpressed I phoned a friend. It was a good move, my friend suggested that I always keep an avocado and some hummus in the fridge, that way I can flavor up the carrot…great tip! I’m so glad that I went along to Phil’s seminar as a few light bulbs went on. It was quite a technical seminar about

Had a good session with Phil. We talked about emotional eating and what I found really interesting was that for someone so slim and who has never had weight loss issues he admitted to being an emotional eater. I was amazed. The term “emotional eating” immediately conjures for me an overweight person. So I reflected on my relationship with food. The last few years have been particularly stressful with work and family ‘stuff’. Reflecting on what food means to me bring words