Fit and Fabulous at Forty and Beyond with Dr Orlena

It's a jungle out there if you want to start reading about healthy eating and living. Today I'm sharing my favourite healthy eating and living resources. Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and Start Thriving Video:  https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting Looking for support? Book a free call with Dr Orlena:  https://www....

Dr Sally Norton a consultant surgeon and weight loss expert. She explains why women put on weight during the menopause and how to lose weight and keep it off. Show notes: https://www.drorlena.com/blog/how-to-lose-weight-after-the-menopause New Me Challenge: https://www.drorlena.com/new-me   Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and...

Hands up who gets cravings? You can't do anything until you've eaten the donut, drunk the coffee and gobbled up a packet of crisps. Why is it that food can have such a hold over you? Dr Orlena explains what's going on. How your dopamine receptors are driving your behaviour. And how you can fix your cravings so that food no longer has a hold over you. But you can still enjoy it! New...

I’ve seen this with several clients. As they get closer to their dream weight, they find themselves doing things that they wouldn’t normally do. Eating food that’s sabotaging their efforts. It’s as if their body is saying “whoops, we’re getting a bit close to that goal so let’s eat loads and stay this weight because it’s safe.” How do you identify and change self sabotaging behaviour so that you c...

Ever had a day when your mind takes over and throws you down the plug hole of a negative thought? It's like a song that you can't shake off. You spiral down the negative thought as it grows and grows. You know that creating positive thoughts will help you spiral up again. The only problem is, you need to create thoughts that you actually believe. You can't trick yourself into believ...

Does your life ever get knocked sideways with a bout of negative thinking? Mine sure does! Today I want to share with you some of the tips and tricks that I use to make sure I don’t spiral down the “negative plug hole”. 5 Day New Me Challenge: https://www.drorlena.com/new-me Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and Start Thriving V...

Dr Harriet Holme talks to Dr Orlena about the benefits of a plant based diet. What does the research tell us about the health benefits of a plant based diet? What exactly is a plant based diet? How much meat, eggs and dairy can you eat in a plant based diet? Are meat, eggs and dairy bad for you? New Me Challenge: https://www.drorlena.com/new-me Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorle...

One of my favourite subjects is “getting started with self care”? Why? Because until we take that step and prioritise our own needs, we’re stuck on the “habits hamster wheel”. We’re doing the same things over and over again. Without thinking. Today I'm going to tell you how to break free from the hamster wheel. And show you how to start looking after yourself so that you can feel fit and fabu...

Have you heard of the book “How Not to Die” by Michael Greger, MD? What a great title! Today I’m exploring Dr Greger’s book and messages. The bits I love and the bits I’m not so sure about! New me Challenge: https://www.drorlena.com/new-me Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and Start Thriving Video:  https://www.drorlena.com/stop...

In this episode, Dr Orlena talks about how to changing your habits  to eat and live more healthily starts with self awareness. Big changes can happen over a period of time. But those big changes start with little changes. And little changes start with the awareness of what you want to change. Links in the show: 5 Day  New Me Challenge: https://www.drorlena.com/new-me Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriv...

Have you ever stopped to think about what it means to forgive someone? "To cease to feel resent against..." Once we forgive, we let go off resentment and all the negative energy that is eating us up. Forgiveness is a super simple tool that helps us become more positive and happy. Find out what happened when Dr Orlena first turned her mind to forgiveness.   Watch Stop Dieting Start Thrivi...

Understanding what a healthy diet is, is just the first step. The next step is making changes to your way of eating. If you have to cook for other people, life gets complicated! Today I’m giving you tips so that you can change the way you eat whilst still cooking for your family. We’ll be looking at tactics to keep everyone happy. Show notes: https://www.drorlena.com/blog/how-to-loose-weight-and-c...

If it feels like you’re doing “everything right” and still not losing weight, it might be that you have a hormonal imbalance. Today we’re talking all things “hormones and weight loss”. There are 5 big hormones that affect our weight: insulin, cortisol, grehlin, leptin and melatonin. We’ll be chatting about how hormonal imbalances affect weight gain. And what we can do to prevent hormonal imbalance...

There are many benefits of learning how to breath deeply. Deep breathing is a fantastic tool to use when we’re stressed or angry. We need to practise breathing deeply so that when we’re overwhelmed, we can remember to focus on our breath. Show notes: https://www.drorlena.com/blog/the-benefits-of-deep-breathing-podcast-episode-48 Links Mentioned 3 Easy Steps to Weight Loss for Busy Mums Work with m...

Today we’re talking about easy ways to  add movement into our day . Having a regular exercise routine is fantastic for our bodies.  In our modern lives, it’s easy to be sedentary for most of the day (even if we do exercise.) Our bodies are made to move! We feel fit and fabulous when we use our muscles. So let's find out how we can create more movement as we go around our daily lives. Show not...

Whether you want to eat healthily to lose weight, for health benefits or both, you need to make changes. Change can be tough! One super easy tool is to try out new changes with curiosity. Dr Orlena's website: https://www.drorlena.com/ Links mentioned in episode: Dr Orlena's Healthy Reboot: https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-reboot Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com...

The key to doing anything without thinking is to turn it into a habit. But how do you change your habits? Do you have to be really disciplined to have healthy habits? No! It's all about creating habits that work for you. Dr Orlena has 3 big tips for creating healthy habits that are fun and easy. Dr Orlena's site: https://www.drorlena.com/ Survey mentioned in the recording: https://www.dr...

Today we're talking about your journey. How you start to eat healthily. How you start your weight loss journey. How you start your journey to feeling fit and fabulous. Link mentioned in audio: https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-reboot Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and Start Thriving Video:  https://www.drorlena.com/stop-d...

An overview of what affects weight gain. Hormones, nutrition, exercise, sleep, mindset and habits (to name a few!) How does insulin work? And how does it affect weight gain? How can you eat in a way that supports your weight loss goals, but is also sustainable. The 3 easy nutritional steps that I use with my private clients to make weight loss easy and fun. https://www.drorlena.com/ Watch Stop Die...

This is part 1 of 4 of the How to lose weight and lead a healthy lifestyle workshop. Today, I'll share the one thing that you need to do to start your weight loss and healthy living journey. Plus an overview of the 4 pillars of self care and healthy living. Website:  https://www.drorlena.com/ Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieti...

Who says that weight loss and healthy living has to be about boring dull foods? Dr Orlena explains the research behind the Med Style Diet. How easy it is to prepare food in the "med style way". Plus WHY it's so healthy for us. Show notes:  https://www.drorlena.com/blog/weight-loss-and-healthy-living-with-the-med-style-diet-podcast Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorl...

The key to weight loss and healthy living is to create healthy habits. The key to creating healthy habits is your personal identity. Do you think of yourself as a healthy person?  "Identity change is the North Start of habit change" said James Clear. You need to decide the type of person you want to be and prove it to yourself with small wins. Elizabeth Sherman, "the Queen of Habit...

Most people don't take enough time to pause and appreciate what they have. There are so many benefits of being grateful. Improved health, self esteem and happiness! Our brains are naturally wired to see the negative in things but gratitude is a simple habit that you can cultivate. Getting into the "gratitude habit" will help you lose weight and achieve any goal you want! Show notes...

We are creatures of habits. Everyday we do things without thinking. Out of habit. Some of our habits are "healthy habits". Some of our habits aren't! How do we change our habits so that we have more of the healthy ones and less of the unhealthy ones? https://www.drorlena.com/ Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorlena.com/stop-dieting   Sign up for the Stop Dieting and...

Whatever your goal is, mindset is key! Dr Orlena chats about her client's weight loss goals and how to create a positive mindset for weight loss. Show notes:  https://www.drorlena.com/blog/mindset-is-the-key-to-weight-loss 3 Easy Steps to Weight Loss for Busy Mums handout:  https://www.drorlena.com/3-easy-steps-to-weight-loss-for-busy-moms Watch Stop Dieting Start Thriving: https://www.drorle...