Why can’t I stick to my healthy eating plan? I hear this often in my coaching practice.

It’s easy to blame willpower, or the fact that we "didn’t work hard enough." But the truth is there are many biological and psychological factors at play.

After my youngest was born I wanted to “get back on track” and this slowly morphed into a rigid eating pattern where I’d given up many foods for the sake of “health”. Only it wasn’t healthy – I was constantly tired and it impacted my mental health.

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As it turns out, the pregnancies I had in my 30s triggered a new eating disorder. Only this time it was more insidious because I had no idea that what I was doing could be disordered…

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A few years back I wanted to “get healthy” and lose my baby weight. I knew I didn’t want to fad-diet-my-way to a slimmer body because that had previously been unsustainable for me, so I was looking for something different. This was when I discovered “wellness” and I jumped on the “clean eating” bandwagon…

Words are powerful. Perhaps more powerful than you’d imagine. Whilst you are healing your relationship with food and your body image, these food freedom affirmations can help you.

For five years, sweets never passed my lips. I avoided all processed sugar for the sake of my health and was determined to never ever eat sugar. I’d bought into the whole “sugar is poison” concept but never took the time to look beneath the alarming headlines about how sugar is slowly killing us all.

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If you’re anything like the vast majority of the population, you started this year with one of these goals as a top priority: “get in shape”, “lose weight”, “get fit” or “get healthy”. I get it. For the longest time my Januarys started with a rigid healthy eating plan to get back in shape and lose the holiday bulge.

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Around this time of year, I used to start becoming really conscious of “bikini season.” Whether I had a summer holiday booked or just the fleeting thought of getting out the summery tops, either way, I’d cringe. I knew that it was time to jump on one of my detoxes so that I could feel happier about exposing my skin.

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Have you ever felt guilty when you ate dessert? If you said yes, it’s no surprise – just think about the way we speak about desserts. They can be a guilty pleasure, a cheat or a treat, they are sinful. We learn how to satisfy a sweet tooth with no regret, or we learn how many minutes at the gym we need to “burn off” the calories. If you’re someone who’s felt guilty, here’s three tips to help you take the guilt – and stress – out of eating...

When I was a child, I watched my mum dieting—a lot. It wasn’t just my mum. This was the 90s and everyone seemed to be dieting those days. Food and diets were a topic of conversation whenever my family got together, bemoaning those “last few kilos,” my aunts trying to “be good” … It was constant chatter.

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Do you feel like you’re addicted to sugar? It’s like you’ve got persistent sugar cravings and each time you start a box of chocolate you Just. Can’t. Stop. Maybe the cravings got so bad that one day you decided to banish all sugary foods from your house, or tried one of those “30 days to kick the sugar habit” diets.

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Do emotions drive your eating? Sadness, boredom, exhaustion finds you at the bottom of a tub of ice cream, wondering how you got there. Maybe you’re so accustomed to using food to drown your feelings, that each time you’re stressed you gravitate towards food. The urge is so strong that it seems uncontrollable.

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I started dieting when I was just 16 years old. A combination of being bullied at my previous school, along with some unsolicited comments about my body, sent me into a negative downward tailspin of hating my body. It was back in the days before social media, so I grabbed all the magazines I could to learn how to change my body.

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I used to obsess over healthy eating, and I mean OB-SESSSSS. I spent virtually every waking moment thinking about food. What should I eat today? Is there too much sugar in that? What will I eat when we go out next week? Should I claim that I’m allergic to gluten?

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When you go out for a meal, are you constantly worrying about the calories, amount of carbs, or the impact of dessert on your waistline? Or are you more likely to enjoy the company and conversation over a meal, whilst hardly giving the food a second thought (except maybe to savour the taste)?

(Guest Post on The Purpose Fairy)

Once upon a time, I was scared of food. Like actually scared of it. Food thoughts consumed every waking moment: Is this bad for me? Does it have too much sugar? Have I eaten too many carbs today?

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

Have you ever tried a diet only to feel like you’re failing over and over and over again? There was a time I was on (and then off) every single fad diet out there. If Cindy Crawford or Elle McPherson told me how to eat, I was in. I wanted to look like them…

Have you heard of orthorexia? Maybe you’re wondering if it’s something you’re struggling with too? Here I’m sharing my raw and unfiltered journey with orthorexia. I’ll share the tell-tale signs and how my recovery unfolded.

Happy holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but can also be the most stressful when it comes to food and eating. You might be worried about all the “unhealthy” food you’ll eat, or that you might over-eat. Here’s 4 tips to take the stress out of the holiday season, and help you enjoy it, with zero guilt.

With women spending an average of 17 years of their life on a diet, we might question whether diets actually work. This research explores the experiences of women who have dieted, and in particular to understand what impact diets have had on them.