As 2017 arrives, Mr Chalk and I will be bloated and happy, having worked our way through an 8 course New Year’s menu at a favourite restaurant nearby, the Great House in Lavenham.

We do love our food, and I have come to realise that this is an important thing in our lives, the simple joy which comes from sharing a delicious meal with friends and loved ones.

The difficulty comes when you realise that, after an indulgent couple of weeks of Christmas fare, you have put on a kilo (or three) and then that extra weight seems to hang around well into the New Year, and beyond!

I am forever searching for ways to have my cake and eat it, as – whilst I love my food, I don’t like the feeling of clothes feeling tight. I have reached the conclusion that it IS possible but there does have to be some discipline involved.
It is all about balance, and also doing what works for you as an individual.

I have found that – since having hypnotherapy for weight loss some 20 years ago – my relationship with food is so much healthier. I used to diet, and then end up bingeing on rubbish, and never seemed to enjoy my food at all.

Hypnotherapy seems to have sorted all that out, and now I can enjoy a wonderful, easy relationship with food, not denying myself of anything, but being careful to eat a mostly healthy diet and also being mindful of portion sizes.

Sometimes, when I have over-indulged I will perhaps fast for a day or two, and this makes me feel better. I have also been experimenting with 16 hour fasts, and this involves just eating in an 8 hour time period, for example between 12 noon and 8pm. I find it quite liberating to do this, and it seems to give me a bit more energy.

If you are searching for a way that you can finally get to a healthy weight, and feel balanced and calm around food, do consider giving hypnotherapy a go. It really does work.

Have a wonderful New Year.

Wendy x