Hunger vs habits, and ‘I just want it’ urges: Not all thoughts to eat come from body wisdom. Here’s how to tell the difference.

Trying to figure out the true ‘voice’ of your body’s hunger is about distinguishing it from other clamouring calls to eat, just as a penguin finds its mate by listening to the one call among many, says food psychology coach Laura Lloyd

“I can’t lose weight”: The 5 ways your thoughts will try to sabotage overcoming overeating

When your brain tells you “I can’t lose weight”, or “I’ll just have one cookie”, it’s playing games with you to drag you back to your old habits, aka your comfort zone. Food Psychology Coach Laura Lloyd talks you through it.

Eat intuitively AND lose weight? Being spontaneous was backfiring, so making a 24-hour food plan saved me.

I wanted to eat intuitively, so I hated the idea of following a food plan, especially as a former binge eater. I thought it was ‘restrictive’ – until I discovered this brilliant compromise, that also allowed me to lose weight.