The Happy Weight Podcast

Letting go of weight means stopping ourselves from our self sabotage cycles. Like weighing ourselves, which 9/10 times leads us to say “ you see nothing works, I’ll never change” which gives us an excuse to ignore physical cues & overeat & the self fulfilling prophecy cycle starts all over again. See happyweight.ie for more information

Feeling shame isn’t you reacting to where you are. It’s you creating where you’re going to go next. Everyone overeats or puts on weight from time to time but not everyone will react with shame & self loathing. Feeling shame is the opposite mode to reaching your potential. The aim of this episode is to help you notice your shame, stop it, reduce it so you can move forward quicker. See happyweig...

The more we overeat the less enjoyable food is as our pleasure centres & taste buds desensitise to deter us from eating. This means more “Meh” tasting foods & underwhelming food experiences. The benefit of sorting out your eating isn’t just weight loss. It’s also so you can finally get the joy, comfort & pleasure that others get, that we’ve never experienced because of dieting & ov...

Unlearning guilt is such a huge, huge part of letting go of weight & eating issues. Guilt always results in punishing & sabotaging behaviours with food, ensuring we stay at a higher weight. As we turn down the volume on guilt we make minding our body & helping it reach it’s potential possible. See happyweight.ie for more information.

Crisps are one of those foods that are super easy to mindlessly overeat. But cutting them out isn’t an option either because it increases the chances of overeating & binging leading to weight problems. This episode gives you tips on how to eat them, love them but not overeat them. See happyweight.ie for more information.

In this episode I help you with tips to avoid dieting/restricting or overeating at family events. I’ll help you choose the foods that are best for you, so that eating can be part of the great memories you make that day. See happyweight.ie for more information.

From ages 11 to 30 I was stuck in following the common “be good” advice, not realising this approach was ensuring a weight problem not getting rid of one! I’d love to shorten your learning curve with this episode & let you allow, rather than block the kind of eating & weight you want. See happyweight.ie for more information.

The first step of becoming our ideal weight is liking ourself enough to let it happen & not self sabotage. In this episode I’ll give you hacks to improve self esteem. See happyweight.ie for more information.

For a long term healthy weight we need to be cool and normal with all foods. Chocolate is a food that lots of people have issues with: either cutting it out, or overeating and feeling guilty which causes havoc to their weight. This episode will help you get on the right road with regulating and enjoying the positive food that is CHOCOLATE. See happyweight.ie for more information.

If you’re taking holidays or having a few days away here are a few things to remember and practice if you want to develop a much better way to relate to food and yourself that will heal your weight issues. See happyweight.ie for more information.

When we're overeaters, carbs tend to be the nutrient group we have the biggest issue with. In this episode I chat about helpful things we need to know about carbs, how they work, and how to fit them into your diet when you want to leave eating and weight issues behind you. See happyweight.ie for more information.

No amount of chicken breasts will make an emotional eater forget chocolate exists. Food is not just fuel, It's love and comfort and helps our emotions. Today I discuss how protein advice can do more harm than good. Especially for those of us who want to leave dieting, overeating & weight problems in the past. See happyweight.ie for more information.

Words matter. Especially the words you say to yourself over and over again about your eating or weight. If you want different results - you have to start telling a different story. This episode explains the what to do and what not to do. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happy...

We all can have days where we feel down about our body. This episode will help you understand and move through those moods differently. In a way that minimises the damage to your eating and weight. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-weight-programme/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode I talk through the things I had to learn the hard way. Letting go of weight issues is not a linear journey. It’s a journey of ups and downs that requires you to keep reflecting on what does and does not work for you. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hap...

Exercise for me used to be about punishing myself for what I’d eaten or the weight I’d gained. It was a “should” that I used sometimes dread or resent. This episode will help you see exercise in a new way that makes it a desire rather than a should. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

People who are over focused on weight loss develop the craziest most disordered eating. When we’re not focused on weight, & instead focus on per day, being more normal with food, like a person without weight issues, then we lose the weight! This episode is to help you spot the signs that you’re on the right track to being free of eating and weight issues. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recor...

I used be a binge eater thanks to seeing foods or days as “good” or “bad”, planning, controlling, guilting, tracking, being “good” tomorrow.. you know. As dark as it was in this episode I chat through some of the things I miss about those times. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

The popularity or Ozempic & similar drugs has highlighted the huge role that food noise plays in our eating and weight problems. This episode gives you strategies to overcome or reduce food noise so you can improve your eating and weight. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hap...

If you feel like you are not progressing well enough with your eating and weight, it's because you are using the wrong measures. Aoife discusses the right and wrong measures to use. Using the right measures and feeling like you are progressing is the most important factor needed to progress even more. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-w...

A continuation from last weeks episode. Some easy foods/ calories to avoid to lose weight. Ones you won’t even miss! Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-weight-programme/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NEW Happy Weight Newsletter ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Aoife recommends some foods, choices and ways of eating that are the easiest to let go of if we want to be a lighter weight. Not all healthy weight people are deprived everyday. These are the calories you won’t feel deprived without. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight....

A year sober, Aoife discusses what worked and what didn't as well as sharing honest pros and cons. If you're sober curious and want tips to help you cut down or cut out alcohol, give this episode a listen. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-weight-prog...

Aoife explores holiday triggers that can lead to overeating and negative self-image. She shares tips on setting boundaries and practicing self-care during the festive season. Tune in to learn how to get or keep your eating in a good place during the holidays. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with me 1-1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's always the right time to create memorable, positive experiences with food - rather than feeling uncomfortable, bloated and guilty - even during Christmas! Let this episode be a little steer and pep talk, so you get to have the best of food and feel well at the same time. Lose weight with my hypnotherapy recordings ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://happyweight.ie/happy-hypno-weight-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wo...