First off, thanks for checking out Mind Over Diets, which has come about through struggles of my own, but I’m sure also speaks to the struggles of many other people, and quite possibly even you. My intention is to create a source of weight loss related information (my area of expertise), where you can find easily-digestible (pun intended) information to specifically help men who work from home with their weight loss aims. Weight loss is bloody tough. Let me guide you, so you don’t have to keep making the endlessly frustrating mistakes you’re making right now.
My Story
“Weight loss is easy” – Said no one. Ever. Especially me.
I was an overweight child, and I have no doubt that this is what’s led me to to where I am today. It’s often said that your childhood experiences can shape who you are and what you do as an adult, and I firmly believe that to be the case with me. My dietary choices were very poor growing up, I essentially had free reign to eat what I wanted, and boy did I!
In short, I became quite overweight, and eventually managed to do something about it. I spent a ridiculous amount of time hopelessly staring at my laptop while scrolling through online forums, Google pages and YouTube videos trying to find information on how to lose weight. Well, there’s no problem finding information, it’s just that, as I’m sure you’re fully aware, everyone seems to be saying something different so you just have no idea what the best approach is! This was my life for years. I would lose weight, gain it back, lose it, gain it, on, off, on, off… for years.
I eventually started being more active, changed my diet and over many years, the weight came off. It’s not that I was so overweight that it took years, it’s because I kept making mistake after mistake. I would try things that were just ridiculously unsustainable because that’s what I thought you had to do. I always thought weight loss had to feel like a living hell, otherwise I was doing it wrong. How little I knew!
Following my weight loss journey, I had a new-found interest in nutrition, weight loss and exercise. This led to me going to university for 4 years to study to be a dietitian, and since qualifying as a registered dietitian, I have worked with patients within the NHS for over 2 years to help them with their weight loss struggles. I feel as though I’m really well-placed to help people just like with your weight loss goals, given my own extensive personal experiences, work experiences, and most importantly, my mistakes.
Losing the weight I so desperately wanted to allowed me to feel to feel fitter, stronger, healthier and most importantly, more confident in myself than I ever had. There’s just something about taking control of your health that gives you a big boost in self-esteem.
Due to COVID, the number of people working from home has sky-rocketed, and I’m part of that number. Weight loss is tough at the best of times, but throw in a life-changing thing like working from home, and it can make the process 10x more difficult for a variety of reasons. Because of this, I’m focused solely on working with men who work from home with their weight loss goals, as I know first-hand the challenges that working from home brings with it.
So, if you’re interested in working with me to get you up and running on the road to achieving your weight loss goals, for whatever reason, be it to manage health conditions, improve your self-confidence, feel better in your own skin, reduce the risk of developing health conditions in the future, and more, then click the button below to find out more about working with me.
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Why “Mind Over Diets”?
You may think you have all the knowledge you need to to lose weight, but still struggle to actually do what you need to do. One of the most important things I have come to learn about weight loss is that, whatever you’re doing, it is so ridiculously important that it is both realistic for you, and sustainable. The words realistic and sustainable should be tattooed on my forehead because I talk about them so much.
Too many times have I spoken with people who say “I know what I need to do, I just can’t stick to it!” And this is usually a crystal clear sign that whatever dietary or lifestyle changes they’re trying to make, are simply unrealistic or unsustainable for them.
Because of this, I’m a huge believer in that our mindset, and how we mentally approach dietary and lifestyles changes, is absolutely fundamental to us achieving long-term success. Anyone can achieve short-term weight loss success with an overly-restrictive diet, but they sure as hell put that weight back on quickly, and usually end up heavier than they were before.
So the name Mind Over Diets comes from me believing very strongly that getting our mindset right before we even think about dietary changes, is absolutely key. Without a good, positive mindset, you are more than likely setting yourself up to repeat the same cycle of:
Jump on the next “in” diet –> Lose a bit of weight –> Realise you can’t do this anymore –> Gain weight back –> Repeat.
The Aim at Mind Over Diets
My aim is simple. I want to help people just like you, who, quite frankly, are just fed up with trying diet after diet and achieving nothing but more confusion, which gives you further confirmation that diets just don’t work for you.
I aim to put out helpful, easy-to-understand content that can help guide you with your weight loss aims. That’s pretty much it really.
Take it easy, and if you have any questions, please feel free to chuck them in the comment box below,
Rob
Mind Over Diets