The No Need To Diet Book

Society tells us the worst thing you can be is fat. They are wrong. The worst thing you can be is inconsiderate and judgemental and unkind to others.

Here is what does: moving in a way that feels good for your body. Not based on what some fitness tracker says, not doing what fitspos are doing, not what Google says will burn the most calories in one hour. Simply what you enjoy and what feels good in your body, which is different for everyone.

I think it’s important to understand that health is about more than just the nutrients in our food. As I have done in this book, with clients I try to establish an overall picture of what health is, and all the various factors that contribute to it, such as a social life, stress, sleep and so on. This helps place nutrition in context, rather than it being the sole determinant of health in someone’s mind. The goal is to reduce the power of food, so that instead of it being the centre of everything, it simply becomes one part of life, one small part of the puzzle; and to develop an understanding and practice of moderation that allows for eating a healthy diet without it becoming addictive and an impossible quest for total perfection.