Why my book Unlock Your Maximum Weight Loss Potential could be the best Christmas present ever!

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Over the last 25 years I have read every weight loss book on the market and they have all promised instant weight loss, usually doing one thing.  This thing could be juicing, shakes, walking, a particular diet, a particular exercise - the list goes on.  But the real truth is that it is not one thing, but many!

The main reason for a weight problem is that your subconscious wants to hold extra weight and until you crack this you may lose the weight but you will put it back on.  You see in the press all the time that people have lost 100 lbs only to put it back and more in three months - usually going back to their old eating habits are blamed.  This is not true because as anybody knows who has lost a lot of weight you wouldnt put it back on and how could it possibly go back on so quickly - people take years to put on 100 lb!  It is because your subconscious has realised you are slim and the old traumas, patterns, ancestral reasons kick in big time and even if you are still being careful the weight will go on.  In my case my subconscious knew I would just starve so it filled me with water which I couldnt lose whatever I did.

Yes you need to cut your calories and do exercise but this has to be the best one for you.  This is based on what you like, what your body type is and and what your body wants - I use muscle testing for this as everybody is different and my book teaches you how to muscle test so you can find out what suits you.  I have know loads of people lose a lot of weight without exercising.  I know a lot of slim people who overeat, emotionally eat, have cravings, eat junk food and they dont put on weight - so there must be more reasons.  I used to do over three hours exercise a day and it made no difference!  I got thrown out of Weight Watchers and Slimming World for putting on weight because my metabolism is too slow and I have to eat very little in small quantities. 

Allergies and intolerances need to be eliminated so get an intolerance test done.  You can get a voucher on Groupon and start to keep a food diary as you can see when something upsets you.  Also please remember that when you combine foods they can cause water retention or problems - hence the food diary.

Nutrition is very important so you will most probably need to take supplements.  Breathing is very important to get rid of the toxins and to speed up the metabolism.  If you have a low thyroid it is almost impossible to lose weight.  My book explains in great detail what you have to do, buy and if packed full of techniques and advice.  You most probably will need an appetite suppressant or learn how to use Emotional Freedom Technique (tapping) to release the traumas, low self esteem or other reasons why you cant lose weight - this information is all in my book.

My books is written from over 25 years of experience from myself and my clients.  It is backed up by research and science and is full of funny personal antedotes!!  I would suggest buying the paperback as it is a book that you will be dipping into over the next few years.

Why daily journalling will help your lose weight

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To track what you are eating, your reactions to foods and your triggers to overeating, it is essential that you keep some form of journal.  This will give you motivation and encourage you to keep going - and to see what external forces are in play and stopping you sticking to your new healthy plan.  Once a week add your weight and your measurements so you can see the loss.  I dont believe in weighing each day as water can add a few pounds and then you will get despondant.  My book is packed full of information like this and so much more!

1. What you eat

Because it is very easy to snack and not know the full amount of what you are eating, it is a good idea to keep a food diary and roughly work out the calories.  So if you go over your limit one day you know to cut back immediately.  If it helps take a photo of what you are eating for each meal - this can really surprise you when you see the quantity!

2. Reactions to food

This means that you can immediately see if you have a reaction to a food/drink type - especially something filling you with water, bloating or actually putting on weight - and you can then eliminate it from your diet.  It also helps to see if combination of different foods cause a problem.  Bread and cheese may be ok but when you combine them into a sandwich they cause you problems

3. Hormones

This also helps track your cycle so you can see if you add any exta water or want to eat more at certain times - or crave certain foods.  Once again when you know this you can use EFT to help with the symptoms and the cravings

4. Emotions

If you write down how you feel every day it is much clearer how stressed you are and why you may overeat for comfort or emotionally.  This could be connected to your cycle or something completely different.  Once you have identified the triggers you can then use other techniques to release them and not use food

5. Exercise

Write down all exercise so you can see if you need to change what you do or increase.  Also track why you dont why to exercise on particular days

6. So you can see how far you have come

Using a journal is good for seeing how far you have come because it is very easy to forget.  You will see that you have tamed your emotions, lost weight and toned up and this will keep you firm to keep going!

How do past lives affect your weight?

If you have a weight problem and have trouble losing it or keeping it off, you may be affected by past lives.  What tripe I hear you say!  But it is true and I can vouch for it because it has affected me!  I was 12 lb when I was born and have been on a diet ever since doing at least 1 hours exercise a day and sometimes three.  People would always say to me, "If you did another hour that would work" or "You dont eat enough" or "You must eat too much"!  People who dont have a weight problem dont understand!  When I got out and drink water and have a starter for a main course I am surrounded by people eating three courses with alcohol (over 3,000 calories) so they assume I must eat this plus!  I have had people come up to me in the streets and tell me to eat more fruit and veg (I am a veggie!) or tell me to do more exercise!  Actually I think this is insulting as I wouldnt dream of going up to somebody and saying you are ugly!

So when I started down a spiritual path I started to look at past lives and I was amazed how they are affecting our lives now from health, weight, through to money and success.  So I started to look at the past lives that had caused me problems:

1. I had died many times from malnutrition
2. I had died many times from thirst
3. In Africa centuries ago if you were large it showed you were wealthy
4. I had had past lives in the South Pacific where the body structure is larger
5. I had had many poor lives of lack and this now equates to weight gain in this life (money and weight are connected)
6. I had been raped etc and the weight was for protection
7. I had had jobs where I had to be large (fat lady in a circus, sumo wrestler) so if I lost weight I would have lost my job
8. The weight in this life was punishment for me laughing at overweight people in different lives
9. The weight was punishment for me because of the negative things I had done in past lives

This is to name but just a few.  When I have clients with a weight problem one of the first areas I clear is past lives otherwise the weight will not come off as the subconscious will hold onto it for grim death!  Why not contact me on ann@annparker.co.uk to find out what past lives are causing your weight problems and remove them.

Can an imbalance of gut bacteria mean you can't lose weight?

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How certain types of bacteria could be stopping you losing weight

There are many reasons why people can’t lose weight – I know that because I have written a 300 page book on the subject!!!  I haven’t looked at gut bacteria before but this article from the Daily Mail certainly caught my eye!  We have lots of stomach bacteria and it is all very important in our health wellbeing and our weight.  A company called Mapmygut will test your gut bacteria for you and then advise you on what diet to follow to improve the bacteria that is not in balance.  Here are some of the bacteria that could be causing you problems with your weight.  This could explain why you have trouble losing weight or gain it very easily – the lady in the article lost 3 lbs very quickly even though she had struggled before.  Her low levels of certain bacteria meant that her body was ultra efficient in taking all calories from food and conserving them as fat.

Ruminococcaceae – high levels of this bacteria is linked to obesity

Rikenellaceae – high levels of this bacteria is associated with being overweight and linked to a high fat diet

Akkermansia - should be 9-12% anti-inflammatory and improves blood sugar (the lady in the article was about 1%)

Christensenellaceae - dubbed the skinny bacteria so if it is low trouble you will have trouble losing weight

Bacteroidetes and firmicutes - good for extracting calories out of food which will add unwanted fat!

Same old diet advice really – avoid processed food and only drink a couple of times a week.  Fasting is good as are fermented foods like Kefir and Apple Cider vinegar.

Why do people eat so much at Christmas?

This is is a subject very close to my heart as I have been on a diet all my life, having been 12lb at birthday which in 1955 was very heavy!!  As I have an underactive thyroid with water retention I know that if I eat more than I usually do, the weight piles on!!  So at Christmas I have to plan, watch what I eat and cut down before and afterwards.  Luckily, as a veggie I dont have the fattening meat products and I dont like chocolate!

So why do people ruin their diets/health by eating 5,000 calories a day for three weeks and put on weight that it takes them to Easter to get off!!  Surely it is more important to have a few treats but still to eat healthily than put on 10 lbs that is a struggle to get off!  Alcohol packs on the weight, lowers your resistance and makes you hungry so this adds to the problem.

I enjoy Christmas just as much as everybody else and I eat what I want, but I plan and count my calories.  The problem is that the press/doctors say you dont have to count calories any more but that is not true - you need to know what you are eating - and if they are not important why do doctors have a daily recommendation!!!

How can Karma possibly make you fat!

January 2015

The first part of how karma can affect your weight

How does Karma affect your weight?

I have been on a diet since I was born - I was 12 lb even then which for 1955 was very heavy!  What ever happened the weight never came off.  My mother was obsessed and had me on a diet and exercise plan at the age of 3!

I even spent 7 years on 150 calories a day, water tablets and slimming pills - and I wont tell you what else I did, to try and lose weight.  Most people would have died through malnutrition but I was still slowly putting on weight!

So why I started on my spiritual journey it absolutely made sense that I was paying back negative karma as being overweight made me very  unhappy.  I had chosen to be overweight as I felt that I needed to suffer and punish myself for what I had done (or perceived I had done) in past lives. I was also carrying "the heavy burdens of karma".  This explained why everything I did didnt work.  So I had to work very hard at forgiving myself and releasing the need to suffer and punish.  I can help you do this as I have so much experience now.

There will more on this subject later this week on how dying of starvation or thirst in past lives affects your weight more.  Also how other past lives affect your weight now

How can Karma possibly make you fat!

January 2015

The first part of how karma can affect your weight

How does Karma affect your weight?

I have been on a diet since I was born - I was 12 lb even then which for 1955 was very heavy!  What ever happened the weight never came off.  My mother was obsessed and had me on a diet and exercise plan at the age of 3!

I even spent 7 years on 150 calories a day, water tablets and slimming pills - and I wont tell you what else I did, to try and lose weight.  Most people would have died through malnutrition but I was still slowly putting on weight!

So why I started on my spiritual journey it absolutely made sense that I was paying back negative karma as being overweight made me very  unhappy.  I had chosen to be overweight as I felt that I needed to suffer and punish myself for what I had done (or perceived I had done) in past lives. I was also carrying "the heavy burdens of karma".  This explained why everything I did didnt work.  So I had to work very hard at forgiving myself and releasing the need to suffer and punish.  I can help you do this as I have so much experience now.

There will more on this subject later this week on how dying of starvation or thirst in past lives affects your weight more.  Also how other past lives affect your weight now

How can Karma possibly make you fat!

January 2015

The first part of how karma can affect your weight

How does Karma affect your weight?

I have been on a diet since I was born - I was 12 lb even then which for 1955 was very heavy!  What ever happened the weight never came off.  My mother was obsessed and had me on a diet and exercise plan at the age of 3!

I even spent 7 years on 150 calories a day, water tablets and slimming pills - and I wont tell you what else I did, to try and lose weight.  Most people would have died through malnutrition but I was still slowly putting on weight!

So why I started on my spiritual journey it absolutely made sense that I was paying back negative karma as being overweight made me very  unhappy.  I had chosen to be overweight as I felt that I needed to suffer and punish myself for what I had done (or perceived I had done) in past lives. I was also carrying "the heavy burdens of karma".  This explained why everything I did didnt work.  So I had to work very hard at forgiving myself and releasing the need to suffer and punish.  I can help you do this as I have so much experience now.

There will more on this subject later this week on how dying of starvation or thirst in past lives affects your weight more.  Also how other past lives affect your weight now

How can Karma possibly make you fat!

January 2015

The first part of how karma can affect your weight

How does Karma affect your weight?

I have been on a diet since I was born - I was 12 lb even then which for 1955 was very heavy!  What ever happened the weight never came off.  My mother was obsessed and had me on a diet and exercise plan at the age of 3!

I even spent 7 years on 150 calories a day, water tablets and slimming pills - and I wont tell you what else I did, to try and lose weight.  Most people would have died through malnutrition but I was still slowly putting on weight!

So why I started on my spiritual journey it absolutely made sense that I was paying back negative karma as being overweight made me very  unhappy.  I had chosen to be overweight as I felt that I needed to suffer and punish myself for what I had done (or perceived I had done) in past lives. I was also carrying "the heavy burdens of karma".  This explained why everything I did didnt work.  So I had to work very hard at forgiving myself and releasing the need to suffer and punish.  I can help you do this as I have so much experience now.

There will more on this subject later this week on how dying of starvation or thirst in past lives affects your weight more.  Also how other past lives affect your weight now

Of course these TV chefs are making people fatter!

There was a story in the paper at the weekend suggesting that the new TV chefs are making people fatter - well no shit sherlock!!  Of course they are!!

As a nation we are supposed to be cutting down on sugar, wheat, biscuits and cakes and what happens - we get the British Bakeoff - and now cup cakes are everywhere!!  A slice of cake is roughly about 400 calories which is a 1/3rd of your daily intake - apart from the sugar which we know is addictive!

So James Martin (as much as I think he is lovely) cooks with enough butter to sink a battle ship - OK some is good for you but not in the quantities that these receipes call for - and it is toxic when fried so you should only use a little palm or coconut oil which is not toxic.

All these shows show huge heavy meals that are full of calories!!  I know it is good to cook from scratch but you need to take into account portions, fat etc and most people dont know how to do that.  Big slimming companies and some doctors say you dont have to count calories but I have to tell you that you do especially if you have a serious weight problem.  Yes advocados are great fat but if you eat a whole one on a diet and dont make allowances elsewhere you will put on weight!

But other shows so that over eating is OK - Come dine with me and Dinner date show big three course meals virtually every night.  If you dont have a weight problem you certainly will if you continue to eat three course meals + booze!!  The calories in meal like that is roughly my weeks whole allowance!!

Remember you need good quality protein with veg.  You should aim to eat 5 veg a day which means you have to have a salad or veg at lunch and dinner - and then 1 fruit.  Fruit will make you feel hungry so keep to one or two small pieces.  You get many more vits and minerals from veg than you do from fruit.

The new cook, Ella has wonderful receipes which are many vegan, but dont be fooled that they are slimming!!!  She uses a lot of oil and some receipes call for 2 advocados!!  Cashew cream is wonderful to eat but at over 500 calories per 100g it is not going to help you diet!!

So my advice is to be sensible and have some idea of what you are eating!