The Real Weight Loss Coach

Do you know much about word psychology? Often with our primary language, using it is so automated that we give little thought to the choice of words and how that impacts our day to day reality. The actual reality for many people is that the words they use about their health are non-committal, guilt ridden and lacking responsibility. In this episode I give you a handful of examples of poor word psy...

What is your drug of choice? Alcohol, anxiety medication, social media, video games, porn, cocaine, erotica novels? That’s right, your drug of choice doesn’t have to be a drug at all but what that entire list does is triggers dopamine to be released in your brain, the pleasure seeking neurotransmitter and that little gremlin is responsible for always wanting more than we know is good for us. So on...

Do you know who you are? Do you know yourself well enough to stop doing what hasn’t worked and instead set up your life in favour of your personality. Whether you’re social, extroverted, introverted, intrinsically motivated or extrinsically motivated, getting it right can be the difference between living a life full of pride and growth versus living a life full of illness, disease and regret.   In...

Do you have a hard time saying no to your favourite food, over and over and over again? This inability to say no repeatedly is the crux of most people’s health problems and it’s usually verbalised as “I can’t be good for long enough”. If you’re using willpower to be good for long enough then we’re never going to get there and you’ll be stuck on the back and forth for the rest of your life. So, we...

Is there a pattern in your life of letting yourself down? It takes some serious courage to say yes to that question and if you’ve hit that level of self honesty then you’re in the right place to listen to today’s episode which will give you a tangible strategy for learning how to rebuild your personality in a way that removes the unhelpful self sabotaging cycles that are keeping you small. Ready t...

Do you ever blame your childhood for your life situation as an adult? It seems that we’re always victims to our childhood self, often a smaller, vulnerable, more damaged version of who we'd rather be. Changing who you are so you can be fit and healthy in all aspects of life is extremely hard work but maybe that’s because we’re all going about it the wrong way. In this hard hitting episode ther...

Do you ever order fast food, or eat a type of chocolate bar or have a beer for old times sake? Keeping memories alive with food and drink is something we as humans have done for a very long time but when it becomes an unhealthy obsession of keeping a dream alive from a long time ago then you can eat yourself into all sorts of health problems, not really knowing how you got here. Well in this episo...

Do you know someone with diabetes? Which one - type 1, type 2 or gestational? There is an important difference in these diagnoses and so the intention of this episode is for you to walk away knowing exactly what the difference between these 3 diabetic conditions are. In this episode we chat about: Is sugar the real problem? Insulin dysfunction and the pancreas What happens when your beta cells bre...

Do you eat your food so quickly that you’re disappointed when it’s all gone? If yes then you’re probably eating too quickly which can cause gut pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms as well as meaning that you don’t digest your food properly and thus don’t extract all of the available nutrition that your body needs. In this episode we can fix that with these 6 mindful eating tips. In this episode we...

Do you hold anger or resentment in your body because of someone in your past? You know they say that resent is like drinking poison and hoping the other person will die - this old quote captures the essence of this podcast well as we talk about how emotional healing and different therapeutic modalities are used to either continue your narrative of victim suffering OR actually heal your emotional b...

Do you remember the pain you’ve suffered? Of course you do. But is that memory helping or harming you? Moving you forward or keeping you stuck? In this episode I talk about why the human brain is not great at memory and how remembering that you might not remember so well can help you let go of the pain that came with that traumatic experience that you’re carrying.  On this episode we chat about: W...

Is the pandemic still negatively affecting your life? There are lots of ways that it could be: physical, emotional, or even knowing one or many people that have died. It was a tough time that was handled poorly by governments but thankfully we have a lot more information about how we can get our health and our body back on track after such a dark chapter of history… it’s about time!  In this episo...

Do you get triggered easily? Don’t listen to this episode.  On this one we talk about: Whether or not weight loss is fat phobic How medical professionals are made to feel wrong for acknowledging someone's weight problem  Taking ownership of your own problems and dealing with the truth  --- FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY DRIVING YOUR CRAVINGS WITH THIS 30-SECOND 'FOOD NOISE' QUIZ! --- Subsc...

What does your physical, mental or emotional pain mean to you? It’s a deep question that most likely needs many episodes of discussion but in this one we seek to address the modern, western narrative about what your pain means to you and why you must redefine this in order to be free of the pain altogether.  In this episode we discuss:  Why humans spend their whole existence avoiding pain  How soc...

Remember the days when Mum would get into the kitchen and an hour later she’d yell “dinner time”? Then we’d all scurry in and sit down at the table, eat homemade food and talk about our days? It seems those days have been phased out of our modern lifestyle and that’s a big problem that is arguably linked to the huge spike in disease we see in the western world.. In this episode we get into that ex...

Do you roll your eyes when you hear people talk against GMOs? Many people do because the media has done a superb job of branding GMOs as an extremely impressive achievement of agricultural science. The truth is that it’s much darker than that PR campaign. So much so that billions of dollars of fines, payouts and lawsuits have been forcibly paid out by these companies to victims affected by GMOs an...

Ever wondered what the person on the other end of your ear buds does in front of a sugary donut? Well on today’s episode Matty talks about his relationship with sugar and how he eats for his life.. It’s delivered truthfully and not through an instagram filter with steroid built abs!  In this episode we discuss:  How social media influencers mislead you into thinking they’re ultra healthy Knowing w...

Do you find it hard to get healthy again once you’ve returned from a holiday? It can be tricky to get back on the bandwagon but if you’re anything like me, having enough going wrong on holiday absolutely motivates me to get healthy again. In this episode I walk you through my recent trip to the UK, Italy and Canada and just what the food landscape looked like and the health problems it caused me…...

Do you have a pattern of going all in and then a few days or weeks later you’re all out? (and back to where you started). It’s a very common cycle that gets us nowhere fast. In today’s episode we discuss the idea that pain is unhelpful to progress - controversial I know, but trust me, give it a listen and tell me what you think!  In this episode we cover: Why pain debilitates the progress journey ...

Have you tried and failed at a sugar detox, or, a ‘no more sugar ever again’ attempt? Well guess what.. It’s not your fault! Many of those protocols are lacking essential education and knowledge about sugar addiction being a family illness and the bit about your brain being broken - the whole thing needs to be approached in the opposite way to what you might expect which is why this episode is a m...

Do you find life is happening to you or for you? The reality is that we all suffer, some more, some less. The difference between having a good life and having a terrible one is whether or not you’re the victim to the pain that life throws at you OR you’re the one who decides which pain you experience. Confused as to why you’d seek out pain.. Well listen to this short episode!  In this episode I ch...

Which brand of spirulina is the best? After some previous podcast episodes I have been asked this question a lot and was sent on a mission to unearth the best possible brand of microalgae that I could possibly find. After conversations with 12 companies that ship to Australia I believe this episode will deliver you the most superior product on the market, along with some great nutrition informatio...

Are you worried about your kids growing up to be overweight or even sick? Compared to our grandparents, kids these days are putting bad food along with toxic chemicals and flavourings in their bodies from birth. It is not looking like a healthy future but as someone with kids in your world taking on these lessons will be imperative to the health of your children and their children. On this episode...

Have you ever made decisions based on your BMI? Well then I have news for you and you get it by pressing play on this episode that I did with Craig Harper on The You Project. There is so much gold in here that this episode is basically on the stock market. Meanwhile back at the ranch hit play and if you’re curious what else we’ve got, check out the list below.  On this episode we cover: Why BMI is...

Do you truly see yourself being someone different? No? Great! Listen to this episode now. If you don’t start believing you are capable then you’re wasting your time lying to yourself. We need to change that so we’re going to build some confidence and a belief on this episode today.  In this episode we chat about:  Why you’re totally capable of being different  Why you’re awesome  Why you CAN and W...