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How to Keep Going When the Scales aren't Going Down. Podcast Episode 27

Continuing the theme of "when you feel like you're making big changes and not seeing any results".

When should  you keep going? When should you make more changes?

Dr Orlena's Super Easy meal planning system: https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-family-meal-plan

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Creating Healthy Habits to Keep the Weight Off for Women Over 40 Podcast Episode 26

Do you struggle with maintaining a healthy weight? Many women find it easy to keep their weight, but heavier than they want. They can also lose the weight, but then it creeps back on.

What's going on? Why is it difficult to maintain the weight you want to be?

Dr Orlena reviews "the basics" of weight loss and thinks about how to move past these obstacles.

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9 Easy Healthy Living Tips that will Transform Your Life Podcast Episode 23

It can often feel like healthy living is a huge mountain to climb! An unachievable task. As with all journeys, we need to make changes one small step at a time.

Please Welcome Dietician Tami Ross

Today I'm excited to welcome Dietician Tami Ross, author of "What Do I Eat Now?".

Cliff Notes from Today's Show

  1. Swap out sugar sweetened beverages for infused water. Try orange, lemon and mint or cucumber and lime. They sound delicious and I can’t wait to try them! (Dr Orlena’s other favourite is a drop of peppermint oil in a glass of iced water. It does wonders to lift your energy levels, particularly in the hot sticky months of the summer.)
  2. Focus on non starchy vegetables such as leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumber. Fill half your plate with colourful non starchy vegetables. Think of meat as a condiment rather than the “main deal”.
  3. Stick close to nature. Avoid refined foods.
  4. Eat a plant based diet.
  5. Eat healthy, plant based oils, such as olive oil and canola oil.
  6. If...
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How your Identity Affects your Happiness. Interview with YogiMD. Podcast Episode 22.

Our sense of "who we are", aka our identity plays a big role in our emotional lives. Our identity is one of the keys to a happy life.

Dr Orlena chats to Dr Nadine Kelly who tells her story of how she struggled with her identity and she changed her identity and found greater happiness.

Connect With YogiMD

Website: http://www.yogimd.net

IG: https://www.instagram.com/yogimdnet/ 

Dr Orlena's meal plan: https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-family-meal-plan

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Being Grateful for Now. Podcast Episode 21

Creating a gratitude habits is a fantastic way to improve our mood. In turn, this helps us to achieve our goals and feel fit and fabulous.

Come and join the Fit and Fabulous FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drorlena/

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Healthy Fats to Support Your Weight Loss Goals. Podcast Episode 20

 

If you grew up in the "low fat era", it can be difficult to retain yourself to eat fats. But eat healthy fats not only helps your weight loss goal, it also has other health benefits.

Dr Orlena chats about which fats are healthy, why they help you lose weight and tasty ways to easily incorporate them in your diet.

Dr Orlena's Healthy Family Meal Plan Sample: https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-family-meal-plan

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How to Create an Exercise Routine You Love Podcast

The secret to exercising without thinking is to create habits. Once you're in a habit, you do it automatically. But creating the habit can be a bit of a challenge. Here are some tips to help you create an exercise habit that you'll love.

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A few short notes on creating an exercise routine you love

  • Habit is the key to “not thinking”.
  • Why? To feel good, not to lose weight. (If you want to lose weight, make changes to how you eat.)
  • Exercise benefits bones, muscles, flexibility, heart and lungs. And mind!

Questions to ask yourself when thinking about your routine

  1. How to make it more fun/ doable
  2. Exact times (within your routine. E.g. "After finishing washing up the dinner plates, I'll walk around the block.)
  3. How realistic are your goals?
  4. What obstacles are you going to face?
  5. What will you feel after your exercise?
  6. What will you feel like if you "fail"? (Remember not to be judgemental.)

Last thoughts on your exercise routine.

You’re doing it for you!

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Rethinking Hunger to Help you Lose Weight Podcast Episode 70

Your brain and body are giving you different hunger signals. How you respond to it is important in building healthy habits that lead to a long and healthy life.  A lot of times, eating is not the answer. 

In this episode, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • What hunger really is?
  • What happens if you ignore hunger?
  • How can you trick your brain not to be hungry?
  • 3 steps to losing weight 

Transcript of Rethinking Hunger To Help You Lose Weight

Hello and welcome to Fit and Fabulous with me, Dr Orlena.  Welcome to another week of total lockdown. I hope you are doing well wherever you are today.

What's Hunger For You?

I want to talk about hunger.  We'll explore some ideas surrounding hunger. I hope that I can help you shift the way that you think about hunger. 

I see quite a few people who say to me, “I only eat when I'm hungry yet I'm still putting on weight.”  "I'm not losing weight."  "I'm plateau-ing with my weight."

Eating When Say You're Hungry Is...

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How to Educate Your Kids in Lockdown (and Enjoy it) Podcast Episode 14

Many of us are now at home with our kids all day. Suddenly I find myself responsible for my children's education. And I have no clue how to homeschool!

In this episode Dr Orlena chats to Karyn Tripp, an experienced homeschooler. Karyn shares her experience to help us enjoy this time and make sure our kids continue to learn.

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 Homeschooling Resources from Karyn

Check out the website: Teach Beside Me

Karyn's podcast is ""Called to Homeschool".

Dr Orlena Author Bio

Dr Orlena is a health coach. She helps busy mums go from "I can't lose weight" to feeling fit and fabulous. Find out more about her here.

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