Weight Loss Therapist

When you finish exercising, it is natural to feel some hunger and even a little thirsty. It is essential that you address the thirst first as dehydration prevents your body from working well. Avoid sugary drinks, this includes diet drinks, or carbohydrate snacks. They elevate your insulin and blood glucose levels which reduce the fat […]

Exercise is the most effective way to combat visceral fat because it increases the ratio of muscle to fat. When you exercise it is better to exercise smarter not harder. You can maximise your exercise routine by: Cross Training: this includes exercise such as swimming, cycling, running and rowing. They increase your heart rate and […]

Most people worry about the fat that they accumulate around their abdomen, thighs, hips etc but there is a more dangerous form of fat that we don’t see. This fat is called visceral fat and it is hidden deep in the body. Most of the time you do not even know it is there until […]

Some people may feel that those around them may feel threatened when they lose weight. Will their partner feel insecure? Will my partner feel that others will become interested in me? These are valid fears but they can be overcome. Sometimes people close to you may envy your weight loss, or fear that you will […]

There is a lot of news out here, especially with celebrities, of people who lose weight and then put it back on. This fear often leads people to not attempt to lose weight as they fear the pressure and the humiliation of “not succeeding”. If they stay the same weight they will be O.K. In […]

Many people use their weight as an excuse to justify why something did not pan out. It can be an excuse for not facing setbacks or opting out of things that will take you of your comfort zone. By blaming your weight it can give you something to blame and use to hide behind. This […]

Are you forever trying to lose weight but everything you try does not seem to work? If this is the case there might be some underlying cause that is preventing you from reaching your ideal weight. A big underlying cause for losing weight is FEAR. Fear can be summed as: F-False E-Expectations A-Appearing R-Real   […]

At Weight Loss Therapist in Capalaba we often have to remind people on what they say so that they do not sabotage their goal of having their ideal image. The weight loss industry has taught us the phrase “lose weight” so when people come to us and we discuss their goals they often say that […]

The following figures were taken from the National Health Survey conducted in 2007-2008 More women than men had low exercise levels (39% and 33% respectively). Men were more likely than women to do moderate exercise (24% compared with 20%) and vigorous exercise (9% compared with 4%). 3.9 Adult exercise levels(a)(b), By sex –   2007-2008 […]

There are two states that you can be in, in life: Cause or Effect. Most people are in the Effect side of the equation. When you are in the effect side you blame all that has happened or is happening on outside circumstances, you are not to blame. For example you can blame being overweight […]