I have been thinking long and hard about what to do here at the site now that my passions have become more clearly defined and I find that my vision for The Fit Option is still the same as ever. EDUCATION.

Education is key in all decisions we make in life and no more so than with our health. If we don’t know what is good for us then how can we possibly do the best for ourselves.

I read somewhere this week about a diet approach where ‘no foods are banned’. Well I’m sorry but that is just a gimic designed to get you to sign up. If you are overweight then you need to overhall your diet and of course some foods are going to be banned. Because if they weren’t then you wouldn’t be needing a diet in the first place.

Now, some people may find that a little direct and be upset at my approach but I am not going to sugar coat the fact that there is very little education out there about preventing getting into the position of needing a diet in the first place.

Somewhere along the way we lost sight of the fact that there is a direct link between the foods that we put in our mouths as nourishment and the health that we get back out as a result of those foods. It is a fact that is not helped by misleading advertising and marketing that makes us believe that the majority of foods sold in boxes, cartons and packages are good for us when in reality the opposite is true.

My message has always been that we need to take our eating back to basics. To strip away all the emotional attachments that we add to food and just eat it for the simple purpose that it was provided for. TO NOURISH AND TO PROVIDE FUEL FOR OUR BODIES.

Food shouldn’t be what we turn to to make us happy, it shouldn’t be the main focus of eating out with friends or for celebrating special occasions. Those friends and those occasions should be the focus and the reason that we are happy.

Food shouldn’t be our crutch, our turn to in bad times. In the end it doesn’t make us feel any better and very often just adds to our woes as we feel guilty for eating it.

So, yes I believe that there are foods that we shouldn’t eat, that serve us absolutely no purpose nutritionally and when we are eating anything that is the only thing that we should be thinking about. Does this food serve me nutritionally?

And before you think that eating this way will make you a miserable person with nothing to look forward to in life then think again.

When you stop everything revolving around the food you eat then you have so much more time and energy to go out and enjoy the good things in life. I know, I have experienced it.

I changed my diet 7 years ago and I have never been happier because as well as changing my diet I changed the whole way I looked at food. For me food now serves one purpose. To nourish me. No more and no less.

I still enjoy the foods that I eat very much and probably more so because with every bite I know that I am giving my body the most optimum nutrition that I possibly can.

And before you tell me that this can’t work for ‘normal’ people living in the ‘normal’ world then answer me this  – What is normal? Doing what everybody else does?

That’s not normal, that is just following the pack because you are afraid of looking different and that is something else altogether.

To show how passionate I am about this subject I am offering a 10 week online course working with just 10 people at more than half price.

I will work with each one of you individually to make sure we get to the bottom of your issues around food so you can move forward and be the person where food is just there to nourish you and no more.

Every week you can expect:-

• A weekly topic to work through.
• A nutrition plan tailored to you and your lifestyle.
• A 30 minute skype call with me to discuss progress and issues that are coming up.
• Daily email contact to help keep you ontrack and motivated.
• Access to a closed facebook group where I am a daily presence and also where you can chat to others on the programme.
• Followup programmes offered at a discounted rate.

I normally charge £25 a week for this type of programme but am offering it to the first 10 people for just £100 for the whole 10 weeks.

I’m offering it at this price because I believe in my message and I believe that in order to change your lifestyle you have to put in the work. This programme offers you the framework to do just that.

Successful weight loss has nothing to do with going on a diet and everything to do with changing your lifestyle. Change the way you see food and you won’t have to ever think about a D.I.E.T again.

To join me on this programme simply email me on the form below and I will send you more details on how to book your place. 

The Fit Option starts the New Year with a change in home as I invite you to come across to my other website Barefoot and Raw where most of the action is taking place nowadays.

For now The Fit Option will nuzzle its way in over there and find a nice cosy spot in which to fit into.

So, come across to www.barefootandraw.co.uk and lets make 2012 a truly great year.

I hope that all your preparations are nearly complete and you can now take the time to sit back and enjoy being surrounded by family and friends this festive season.

Being thankful for the ones we love at this time of the year is what Christmas is all about for me. That we have people in our lives who we love and cherish certainly gives me a feeling of goodwill and joy to all.

So, to you and yours this Christmas ‘May you have all that you wish for and be surrounded by lots of love and may the New Year be filled with love, light and many blessings’

Happy Christmas…..

The reason being that my countdown was going the wrong way and instead of the numbers decreasing down to Christmas they were in fact increasing up to Christmas.

Well I blame it on my blondness (hehe) but rest assured I have rectified the situation and from now on we will be counting DOWN to the big day.

Which brings me nicely to the topic of conversation today. The dreaded scales.

Some of us can be ruled by the bloomin’ things jumping on and off them like a rat up the ships rigging!

I know that they have featured way too much in my life in the past and at this time of the year with food in abundance and Christmas joy in the air they can take over and cause us something of an obsession.

My advice – THROW THEM AWAY……. ditch them, bin them, trash them because you don’t need them. Lets start the New Year scaleless and worry less about the pounds decreasing and more about how we are feeling, how our clothes feel, what we look like when we look at ourselves in the mirror because at the end of the day if we want to learn to love ourselves then we have to be able to look at ourselves.

Love and acceptance of ourselves will come from within and not from the dials on a set of scales.

So, go ahead right now and fetch your scales and then throw them away.

Done, job sorted…..now you can get on with enjoying yourself

See ya tomorrow……

Christmas means different things at different stages in our lives. When we are small Christmas is all wrapped up in the wonder of the nativity, sparkling decorations and of course the excitement of Father Christmas coming to visit.

Then when we get older and have families of our own our excitement comes from watching it through their eyes.

For me Christmas has always been a time for family however big or small that may be. It is a time to take a moment to appreciate the good things I have in my life and be thankful for them.

So, in the midst of all your celebrations this Christmas don’t forget to take a moment to be grateful for what you have and for where you are on this great journey of yours through life.

So, today I’m going to talk about keeping a food/emotion journal between now and Christmas.

If you subscribe to my newsletter then you will have received my 5 day mini mentor programme. If you haven’t then fill in the sign up box to the right here to take advantage of my offer.

In this mini programme I talk about the benefits of keeping a journal relating to your food cravings and the emotions attached to them. This is a really good way of identifying what your food triggers are.

The festive season can me a really emotive time for some people and so keeping a food/emotion journal over the next few weeks can be invaluable in helping you recognise what your ‘weak’ areas are and how you can build upon them and make them stronger.

All you need do is find a notebook and write two columns in it. In the first column write down the foods that you feel you are craving and have little control over eating. When you get these cravings take a few quiet moments to yourself and see if you can identify the underlying emotion that comes with these cravings. They may also remind you of a particular time or event. Write it all down and pretty soon you will see  a pattern begin to emerge.

Then you can ask yourself what other ways would better serve you and these emotions other than giving into the cravings and eating what you don’t really need?

Email me if you require any help with this.

Happy journaling and see you tomorrow….

But if I have any advice for you it would be to treat yourself to some really good dark chocolate.

Or better still go and visit The Raw Chocolate Shop which has a big variety of raw chocolate that is made without any heat processing so all the goodness of the chocolate is retained. It is also delicious (and you can take that from my own first hand experience )

SO, get yourselve’s down to a good chocolate shop and buy some lovely rich and dark chocolate to tempt your chocolaty taste buds with safe in the knowledge that good quality dark choccy is good for you.

Happy Christmas……..

I’m a big believer in positive thought and manifesting what we want from life and so I’d like you to give it a try over the festive season.

Grap a pen and paper (I’m all about the lists as well ) and write down how you imagine your perfect Christmas will look.

Keep it realistic; I know we would all want Brad Pitt in our stocking but the likelihood of that happening is pretty slim, unless it’s a DVD of course.

Stick to what you know you can achieve if you set your intention on it and include things like what food you would like, how you want the day itself to be, what you want to wear, etc, etc.

Then keep it somewhere prominent and look at it everyday imagining each detail as you read them.

Of course this is something that you can use all year round to manifest what you want from your life, its not just for Christmas!!

Have fun and see you tomorrow……

Today I want to talk to you about the importance of support.

Having people understand and support the healthier approach to Christmas that you are trying to adopt is essential.

There is nothing like a spot of peer pressure to have you running to the nearest box of chocolates.

Don’t do it. Instead ask your friends and family if they will support you in your efforts to stay healthy over the festive season. Explain to them the benefits that you will experience if you do so and if you want to and they are willing then ask them to join you.

If you do this then people are less likely to try and tempt you over to their side of the table!!

Hope you are having a great weekend…..more tomorrow..