In this episode, I go deep on how you can start meal planning to help you on a weight loss journey. By prepping your meals in advance, you can make better meal choices that help you stick to  the healthy diet that you are following.

We talk about:

• What is meal planning?
• Lose weight by meal prepping
• How to meal planning for beginners

Here are the tips I give in the episode to help you get started with meal planning in your weight loss journey.

1. Make a list of recipes you like that you can refer to when planning your meals each week.
2. Choose the perfect day that suits you to start planning for the week ahead. This could be a weekend or a weekday – whatever works for you.
3. Ask yourself, how many meals do you I need to plan? Look at your schedule and work out which days you can cook and which days it just isn't feasible. Figure out what days it would be best to cook in bulk to have plenty of left overs.
4. Once you have your list of recipes for the week, make an ingredients list of all the things you need to get from the supermarket to make the dinners and lunches you planned out.

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Ever heard of the saying that you are a reflection of the 5 people you spend the most time with?

This is really true in my book and I truly believe it.

The reality is not everyone has people around them that are supportive.

Not in a malicious horrible way but if your husband or partner isn't ready to give up the takeaways and processed foods than that's their journey but it does have an impact on you. That goes without saying.

1. Find like minded people – social media is great to do this
2. Can you give up some of those people around you? Harsh but may be needed.
3. Speak to your nearest and dearest to explain what your journey is and why it's important.

Come and join our free facebook group to interact with women who are on a similar journey to.

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Are you on this weight loss journey for fertility? Will it give you the opportunity to have IVF? 

Will weight loss help you try  to decrease your risk of diabetes?

Do you want to lose the weight because you are unable to run after your toddler and want to enjoy play time with him or her?

Are you looking to lose weight to help you feel healthier and fitter?

In this episode, we discuss what some studies have shown about finding motivation to stay on task with your weight loss journey. I also set you a task to help you with exploring what your deeper reason for weight loss is:

Ask yourself:

1. What does weight loss mean to you?
2. Why do you want to be that girl who has lost the weight?
3. What will losing the weight allow you to do?

Write down your why on a paper, on your phone notes, in your diary and constantly remind yourself of it in order to help you stay the course.

I would love to hear what your reasons are so feel free to drop me a message and get in touch! 

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Envision where you will be in 5 years time. What does it look like? What does it feel like? What opportunities are available to you? Who are you in that situation?

If you know in 5 years time you want to be an expert at X and want to be smashing it but right now you know zero about X then you have a starting point and an end point. The journey is where you then set mini goals, like pit stops, to break down the bigger picture.

In this episode, I use the example of someone who is struggling with fertility and wants to lose weight to help them along the way.

The steps they may take could be:

• Start an exercise regime
• Look at your diet
• Start eating healthy food
• Cut out junk food
• Assess your stress levels
• Assess your sleep
• Try resistance training

Exercise.

Exercise is a powerful tool and something we probably don't realise has the power to transform our lives.

I know, its nothing new. You've probably heard it before that exercise is good for your health.

But, why is exercise good for you?

This episode explores why exercise is important and how exercise affects the body. I cover:

• The rates of depression, cardiovascular disease and stroke around the world.
• The effect exercise has on mental health. 
• How exercise helps with stress management, preventing heart problems and improving academic performance.
• How you can get started with exercising regularly.

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In today's episode I talk about why being organised ahead of time could help you on your weight loss journey, or with any other goal you are trying to accomplish at the moment. Together in this episode, we explore:

• Why meal planning can save you from poor meal choices.
• How cleaning your kitchen could be the way forward to prevent overeating.
• How to plan ahead with your workouts.

Previous episodes mentioned include: 

#5 How to prioritise your weight loss goals

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We are all scared to fail. Since we were little, we have been told that we should be winning. Failure is associated with being weak or not good enough. It's quite sad how much it is ingrained in us that we need to be great at everything. It ignites a sense of jealously and desire when you look at those around you who have that thing that you wanted.

I think we can all agree - when you don't do well in an exam at school, you're told you failed. That blanket statement doesn't highlight the fact you might have done better in this exam than you ever had before or that you finally had figured out a revision strategy that works with you. No – the blanket statement is there to make you compare yourself with those who are passing. It's made to seem like it's a black and white clear cut thing. You either fail or win.

When you're on a quest to become healthier and you've decided to cut out junk food, what happens on that day when you eat a small cookie? You don't think "wow, I only ate a small bit rather than the whole thing" you are more likely to think "wow, I'm such a failure I just ate this cookie, how could I possibly lose weight". Am I right?

I think failure is good:

• It reminds us that we are not all amazing and brilliant. We are not perfect. There are a million areas we need to improve on and quite frankly we aren't going be good at everything.
• We shouldn't be so focused on the single action but everything that comes with it.
• When you slip on your weight loss journey, don't see it as a failure that will kill you. See it as a blip you can learn from.

Today, I want to talk about something I think we all struggle with. We are busy bees. We juggle so many different hats and it can be hard. It can be so tough to find time to spend on just you. And I mean you. Not the mother of the kids, not the wife of the husband, not the teacher to the students – just you the person.

We sideline ourselves to please and look after those we love. That's an amazing characteristic to have – to be selfless and love others. But, I would argue we need to be balanced. We have to look after ourselves in order for us to be the best versions of us. We need to prioritise ourselves some of the time.

• Learn why you need to prioritise your goals 
• Think about where your time is going and how you could change your schedule to help you prioritise better
• Grab your free TIME AUDIT checklist 

 Our thoughts lead to our actions.

It might not be instantly, but the thoughts we have will eventually pave the way for the actions we do. This is a fact of life in my book. When we let ourselves think in a scared, fearful  way, we will never take action. 

Humans are scared of change, its just a thing. Most of us like our comfort and stay within a safe radius. We tend not to venture out into the unknown because it is daunting not being able to predict what life will be like.

• We explore how our thoughts lead to our actions and how being fearful can stop us from moving closer to our dreams.
• I open up to you about my fear around applying for medical school and what I did to overcome this.
• We explore the idea that fear does not disappear overnight. It's a gradual process of dipping your feet into an unfamiliar place slowly to become more familiar with that place/action/feeling/surrounding.

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