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Healthy eating with Ozempic

You are not “being bad” you are having a donut. Because you want a donut. You add it to your calorie count, accept it and go about your day. I try to ask myself what I want and why I want it. As I approach the desk of the café at work I think, is this a cake break or a Fanta zero break? Is it even a break? Am I procrastinating? What’s going on with me right now?! Have a conversation with yourself, remind yourself of the promises you made when you were feeling all motivated-on Sunday night, and your target jeans, or your upcoming event, think of the look on everyone’s faces when you walk in looking super-hot and full of confidence, and decide what you want to do. If you are losing weight because you want to be able to undergo a life changing event, such as having surgery or having a baby, this is amazing motivation. See your goal in your mind’s eye. Chose mindfully. If the choice is cake, then stand by it and DO NOT beat yourself up.

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Learning about mindfulness will help greatly when it comes to taking control of your life. If you really want to change yourself for the better and develop good habits, then learning to meditate and live in the present moment then using an app to learn will benefit you. I use headspace and it has helped me so much. I would really recommend it to anyone who wants to be happy.

Is Ozempic cheating?

I get some derisive comments about treating people for their weight with Ozempic. Strangely enough, nobody tells me I am wrong to treat high blood pressure with blood pressure tablets, or pain with pain killers. Obesity is a health problem. Treating a health problem with a drug is literally my job. Taking a drug is never risk free but is generally indicated if the benefit outweighs the risk. Nobody taking blood pressure lowering

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