In the past I’ve trailed the book shops and internet looking for a diet that can make me skinny over night! In reality this won’t happen. I’m a sucker for eating out and with my lifestyle I like my ‘quick fixes’. I’m always making excuses for my weight and always saying ‘diet starts on Monday’ of course when Monday come around it’s ‘next week’. In the real world any diet has to be committed to for you to see the results but not all diets have to be hard-work or ‘rabbit food’.
In all honesty I’d never heard of a Nutritional Therapist and if I had I’d never given it a second thought but I tell you something for all you yo-yo dieters like myself its well worth it. I booked in with Helen for my consultation when she went through a checklist of all sorts of things like allergies, current diet, how I feel, lifestyle and so on and then asked me to draw up some ideal goals. Of course I said I want to loose at least 1 and 1/2 stone by Christmas (mainly to make room for my Christmas turkey without looking like the Christmas turkey). I would like healthier looking skin and more energy. From this information she then asked my to keep a 4 day diet diary that she could then analyse using a fantastic software package she has. I was completely honest in my diet diary because it had come to the point where I needed change and fast!
I met up with Helen a few days later at JBC Vitality to discuss my ‘food calculator’ with her and I was amazed. I never realised how much food affects the way we look and feel. For instance I got immediate answers as to why I never loose any weight and believe it or not my calorie intake was 450 below the recommend guidelines and if you’re like me you’d think well surely I’d be losing the odd pound her and there but it wasn’t because it wasn’t my calorie intake that was affecting my weight. I found out the answers to my dry skin problems. Everything was so much clearer, I could see exactly what I was eating and how this was effecting me, simple, all in one small folder. Brilliant!
Helen offers sessions for IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), weight loss, skin problems, energy levels and lots more and to be honest there isn’t really anything that she cant help you with.
I am now waiting for the recipes that she is going to draw up for me and I’ll give you feedback on them when they arrive.
More info on Helen and Nutritional Therapy can be found at JBC Vitality an alternative therapy clinic based in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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