The Happy Weight Podcast

Top tips to make this holiday different if you are coming out of eating and weight issues and becoming your ideal weight.x

When we’re carrying extra weight that we don’t want, our body is telling us there’s extra going in somewhere. In this episode I discuss a whole section of calories that both block us from letting go of weight, and reduce how enjoyable our diet is.  Check out my online courses go to www.happyweight.ie

We know different, we do different. These are 3 things I didn't know when I was struggling with binging and overeating.  Understanding them can help you look at your eating differently, have a nicer time with your food, so you reduce the need or want to overeat or binge.

This episode goes over 4 of the most common ways people manifest weight problems and how to manifest our ideal weight and way of eating instead. x

After years of struggling with dieting, overeating and binging, I started moving in a different direction that ultimately led to no longer binging. Hope this episode is helpful! If it is, like and subscribe :D

I've been overweight and a binge eater. I've been/ I am a healthy weight person with a good relationship with food. So I know the two ways of being are very, very different. In this episode, I go through a few classic changes we'll make when we're finally healing and on our way to our ideal weight.

Dieting taught us to be all or nothing, to categorise foods and days as good or bad, on track or off track. We will not be able to keep this way of thinking AND become someone without weight or eating issues. In this episode, I break down these moments and suggest a new way of seeing them and reacting that facilitates more progress towards our happy ever after.

Hosting a party this week meant I needed to do a lot of cleaning and housework. Instead of getting started, I spent 2 days eating more chocolate than I have in ages and playing video games on my phone. It reminded me so clearly of how things used to feel when I did that all the time. In this episode, I talk about spotting our patterns, becoming more aware of our needs, emotional and physical cues,...

When we're feeling burnt out, demotivated, something is up. This is not on track. We can keep forgetting that the joy is IN the journey, and if there's not joy in the journey we're probably heading in the wrong direction. Especially when it comes to improved mental and physical health and an improved relationship with food. This episode is to help you feel more energised as you move fo...

When we're "trying" to lose weight, we go through our day coming from a place of  "I'm a fat person trying to get slim." We make choices, comments, and practice thoughts that a person without a weight problem would never. And so, with every day that passes, we are becoming less like a person who doesn't have eating and weight issues. In this episode, I walk through...

In this episode, I answer questions from a listener, “Niamh.” Although she has really moved forward with her eating and no longer binges, I unpack the challenges she’s still facing to move forward even more. I offer practical insights to help her move forward with more clarity, ease, and confidence (and speed)

Our weight comes from different individual times of overeating. These individual times have patterns that repeat. In this episode I help you identify some of these repeating patterns, so you have awareness when it comes up next time, and can start improving your reaction to it.

The difficult part about coming out of eating and weight issues is that our mind plays the same tricks on us, over and over again, that make us go back to mindless eating, overeating, and binging. It's not just about weight; it's about missing out on a nice relationship with food because of the stories our mind tells us or the addictive, negative thoughts we keep telling ourselves that block us fr...

Fat is a feeling, not a size. And those heavy feelings and heavy thoughts, keep us stuck in heavy habits with food and our body. So our job, if we want to become physically lighter, is to feel emotionally and mentally lighter first. You change on the inside first, to let go of weight issues permanently. Here are some of my FAVOURITE ways to click into lightness. Work 1-1 with me:  https://www.happ...

These are common bad habits that sneak in after years of dieting, but ultimately lead to an unenjoyable relationship with food and weight gain. I’m Aoife Deane, Registered Dietitian (MSc Nutritional Medicine) and Clinical Hypnotherapist. I have been specialising in eating and weight issues for 17 years. My best qualification is that I struggled with chronic dieting and binge eating disorder myself...

Dieting is different than becoming your ideal weight. Becoming your ideal weight means no longer doing things that a dieter in a diet/ overeat cycle would do. Being intentional about results means intentionally stopping things we did often in a weight problem. If you struggle with overeating, weight worries, or a difficult relationship with food, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it...

What we do just after overeating or binging, either lays down the foundation for it happening again soon or it can be the start of our healing. We have to now choose how we respond rather than react like we always have. Our worst times can teach us the most & future-proof us, if we play it right. I hope you enjoy this episode ❤️

Speaking a bit of Irish to celebrate  Lá Fhéile Pádraig ☘️  and  Seachtain na Gaeilge ! (Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste ☺️) I recently appeared on the RTÉ show  Slán Go Feoil , where seven participants went meat-free for one month. In this episode, I share some of the topics discussed on the programme, the best parts of the vegetarian diet and how what we eat can support a healthier gut...

As comfort eaters, dieting is more likely to make us gain weight, through off phases, cheat days and binge eating. Letting go of a weight problem is very different when we are looking at things more permanently, and also once we accept what we can and cannot do, rather than forcing what has never worked. This episodes give you some steers if you are a comfort eater / emotional eater or binge eater...

Low mood is a normal part of being human, and so is turning to food for comfort. But when you have a history of disordered eating or weight struggles, the way we respond to these moments can make things worse. In this episode, I give some tips on how to approach these times, how to reframe things, so that you can respond in a way that helps rather than harms. Work 1-1 with me https://happyweight.i...

Back in 2011/2012, I was a qualified dietitian, seeing clients all day, and then secretly bingeing most evenings and weekends. What I didn't know at the time, was that my strict diets, food rules and all the misinformation I was following, were what made my binges inevitable. This episode is basically a what-not-to-do, with plenty of tips on what to do instead to help you quit overeating and h...

Getting out of eating and weight issues permanently is a very different road from rapid weight loss or dieting. Here are some signs to look out for, or aim for, in your healing journey. When I see these signs in clients, I know things are going in the right direction.

We all have blocks that stop us from getting us and keeping us at our ideal weight. Here are 3 of the things I had to learn, to keep progressing and to make sure I permanently ended my eating and weight problems.

Being clear on what food we love. What's worth it, when it's worth it, versus what food we don't love and isn't worth it, is an important part of getting and remaining at our healthy weight. Habits can be overpowering. We can feel stuck in a cycle of saying yes to things and then a few minutes later, annoyed at ourselves for eating it. This episode is about giving you power back by...

You might be happy with how most of your day goes food-wise, ,but then when it gets to the evening, snacking and overeating begin. This episode is about giving you tools to prevent it, understand it and ultimately have nicer evenings where you get your needs met and some!