Her family has a history of type 2 diabetes which, along with her height (157cm) and weight(84 kilos) statistics, put her at increased risk of being the next person to be diagnosed.
The first thing Kathleen did was to stop eating processed food and started eating fruit and vegetables instead. This is a great thing to do and this fits in with the tip we keep repeating here at Mind Body Weight Loss which is to 'Eat Less CRAP, Eat More Food' which you can read more about on our website. Another think she did was to learn to jog and seeing as she had never tried this form of exercise before she used a interesting Smart Phone App called 'couch to 5 kilometres' which really helped her lose weight.
Having tried many diets but to no avail, Ms Pryor concluded that it was by addressing any mental health or anxiety issues which ultimately helped her lose weight.
"I had anxiety in my early 20s so it wasn't until I dealt with that that I could deal with these other issues,"
With the help of counselling she realised why she was 'comfort eating' and understood what was driving it.
"I really don't think there's enough focus on the mental health aspects of it . . . I feel like obesity is a symptom of poor mental health. Most of us know which foods are bad for us, so ask yourself, 'Why am I making these choices?' "Like us, I hope you now see that by addressing the mind as your tool for weight loss you can help the body not only lose weight but also keep it off. Well done Kathleen, if you can do it so can others. It is just a case of coping you model. If any readers need extra support with this method please sign up to our eNewsletters or checkout Jon Gabriel who has had similar success using a similar method he calls The Gabriel Method.
Source - smh.com.au
Take care and speak soon.
Mindful Mark
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