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Christmas is all about joy.

But pesky old joy doesn't always spontaneously arrive.

We have to cultivate joy.

So what does joy have to do with weight loss? Well, we know that the majority of people don't eat because they are hungry.

We eat because we are bored, sad, lonely, angry, resentful...

The silly season is soon upon us. Food and alcohol-filled work Christmas parties, family gatherings, and friend’s barbecues, fill our calendars and our stomachs. It is a busy time of buying gifts, managing family expectations, and prepping for events. It can be a wonderful time of friends, fun, and ...

Christmas time is the giving season. Gifts are in abundance.

We often talk about giving ourselves a Christmas present.

“I’m going to treat myself this Christmas…”

And frankly, why not?

We deserve it. We’ve worked hard all year.

But the one thing that this pandemic has shown us is that:

“Th...

Hello lovelies,

Dr Lucy here. Some people might be triggered by this post, so I wanted to give you a little bit of warning. It is not a post designed to blame and shame, but rather to highlight the importance of investing in yourself and your health.

You’ve all heard the saying “Health is Wealth”...

Change is possible!

When we change our behaviours, we can change our actual physical selves.

The food we eat, the thoughts we think, our sleep, and our social connectedness, all fundamentally change us right down at the cellular and molecular level.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a potent exam...

Do you see the gleaming, shiny cakes in the pastry shop and want to try one, even though you are committed to eating low carb? How about hearing the crunch of your teenage child eating their toast, or the smell of pizza wafting by as you walk past the pizzeria, or seeing the icy beer loaded esky and...

Even in low carb world, there is no shortage of dietary options out there. Ketogenic diet, lazy keto, clean keto, dirty keto, low carb, low carb high fat, zero carb, Atkins, modified-Akins, eco-Atkins, carb-cycling, South Beach…. the list goes on.

Knowing what diet is best can be confusing.

Althou...

Let’s talk mindset. Mindset is not willpower. I know we think it is, but it’s not. When people hear the word mindset, they think, “Oh, yeah, willpower and discipline. It's all of those things that I just don't have at the moment”, or “I just wish I had more”, or “It's run out," or "I wish I could fi...

The cause of obesity is multifactorial and still poorly understood. It is not a simple as an excess of calories. It would be so easy if it was.

Calories in, Calories out-the backbone of the diet industry does not work.

Obesity is a disease of deranged metabolic hormones. That’s a bit scary.

This morning my darling said to me, "I hope you have a terrible day." So this is pushback from her. She's 17. She's doing year 12. She's got some demands. And I say demands because I really mean that, not requests.

So I've put some boundaries in place for her,  one of which was you can do one sleep...

“Everything in moderation” is the catchcry of dieters and non-dieters alike. 

We would argue though that this is wrong. 

“Everything in balance” is what we at Real Life Medicine believe. 

The balance bit is sometimes hard and what we need to learn and practice. 

Weight loss is all about balance....

Christmas time is the giving season. Gifts are in abundance. 

We often talk about giving ourselves a Christmas present. 

“I’m going to treat myself this Christmas…” 

And frankly, why not? 

We deserve it. We’ve worked hard all year.

But the one thing that 2020 has shown us is that,

“The most...