Philip’s weight loss journey with Motivation Weight Management is a testament to the transformative power of personalised support and understanding. Struggling with self-perception and the challenges of obesity, Philip found himself in a cycle of diets and disappointment. But his encounter with Motivation Weight Management marked the beginning of a new chapter, one where the focus was on him as a person, not just his weight. “Regardless of my size, I always felt I was big, ugly … everything was wrong about me. I could never fix it; it was unfixable,” Philip recalls. This profound sense of desp ..read more

Walking in Ireland Bored with the route you’ve been taking around the housing estate, local park or village? Here’s our list of top 10 walks in Ireland that may help to add a little variety to your weekend walking! 1 The Leitrim Way, Leitrim Leitrim is a little known but very beautiful part of Ireland. This walk passes through a variety of landscape features common to the area. Starting at the East shore of Lough Allen, the walker travels through magnificent scenery until reaching Barlear. The route is made up of old and new tracks. It is generally more attractive to walk from Drumshambo to Ma ..read more

How to Prime your Brain for Weight Loss this Spring Have you heard of the prefrontal cortex or the amygdala? The first time I heard about these parts of the brain, I was mesmerized. Their importance in relation to weight loss struck me since both are largely responsible for my behaviours, my emotions and even my stress response. Their activity (or under-activity) helped to explain why I kept failing at weight loss when I was in my twenties. A lot of the decisions I was making – in terms of sleep and stress – were actually negatively impacting on these areas of my brain. This would, in turn, ha ..read more

Love is in the air, and this Valentine’s Day, we’re here to help you fall in love with the most important person in your life – yourself! Say hello to a healthier, happier you with our exclusive weight management programme. Transform your body and celebrate self-love like never before! Shape the Love: Embrace Your Transformation This Valentine’s, it’s time to rewrite your love story. Join our transformative weight management programme today and discover the joy of self-care. Say goodbye to self-doubt and hello to confidence in every step. Your journey to a fitter, more fabulous you begins now ..read more

Do you know that the World Health Organisation is claiming that obesity is at an epidemic stage now. You may be asking – Why this rapid increase in the waistline in the last decades? Well, there is no simple answer – Some say it is due to a lack of exercise, and others blame the quality and quantity of food consumed. We have been around long enough to witness the beginning and evolution of this society and would call it a stressed out society. Don’t forget Chronic stress, Diabetes and Obesity – everything is related. When you are going through chronic stress ..read more

There is not one of us lovely ladies who doesn’t want to look and feel amazing in our Christmas party dresses this season. It’s hard to believe we’re in November already so don’t put it on the long finger…Now is the time to make changes so that in six weeks you really can enjoy the reward of looking and feeling on top form about your body.  So now all the Christmas party dresses are available, start motivating yourself by browsing online or instore and visualise how good your dream dress will look when you’re slimmer, toned and beautifully made up. Now that you’ve chosen the guna, don’t d ..read more

We wanted to share a discovery today. Motivation is the key when it comes to weight loss or weight management. On certain days we feel perfectly motivated and not at all on some other days. Philosophers and Psychologists have been working for centuries to get a definition of motivation and understand what motivation is. Here are some current definitions: “Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.” “A force or influence that causes someone to do some ..read more

Are Processed Carbs the Reason for the  Obesity Epidemic? We’re told to steer clear of simple carbs (like sugar), yet so many of the foods  on supermarket shelves are pumped full of sugar (listed as ingredients such as  ‘fructose corn syrup’, ‘glucose’ ‘maltose’ or, in fact, almost anything ending  with ‘ose’). Sugar is a highly addictive substance. In fact, in a review  published in the British Medical Journal last year, the authors argued that  there are “substantial parallels and overlap between [typical] drugs of  abuse [like alcohol and drugs] and su ..read more

We now know that sugar – if it is not burnt off quickly as a source of energy – is metabolised in the  liver and turned into fat. In terms of our weight, the main problem with sugar is that it causes our  body to crave more sugar, by programming our hormones and our brains in an unhelpful way. In  fact, when we eat sugar, the hormone leptin (which basically tells our body that we’ve had enough  and to stop eating) is not elevated, meaning we want more. The Truth About Sugar How to Go Sugar Free 1) Go cold turkey: cut it out completely for three days. You ..read more

At certain times of the year, such as after being away on holiday, our focus on our weight control efforts is stronger than at other times. Despite this, many people resist returning to the clinic because of guilt or embarrassment that they may have fallen off track and gained weight. At Motivation, this is something we encounter regularly. Don’t worry, you are not the first person to have overindulged at times, and it is not something to stress over, more something to nip in the bud and put aside to get back on track asap. Successful Weight Loss Restarts With Decreasing Guilt Here are s ..read more