Body-Image

Do you measure your worth by your weight?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 20, 2014 / Body Image, Confidence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Esteem, Wellness Coaching

Worth Your Weight Bathroom scales. Do you have one? We don’t have a bathroom scale in our house. I’ve not weighed myself in years. I don’t look to one for punishment, judgement or expectation ANY MORE. I once relied on the bathroom scales for my self-worth. I looked to it for my daily allowance of food. I feared its’ judgement but I was compelled to step on it and wait anxiously for my result. My whole mindset and mood was determined by that number. The thing now is that I no longer measure my self-worth by a number on the scale.

Natural, Functional and Fun Movement for Energy, Strength and Weight Loss

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 26, 2013 / Body Image, Confidence, Fat Loss, Holistic Health, Mindset, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Personal Training, Positive change, Wellness Coaching

Natural Movement, Real Food, Healthy Mindset Last week on my way home from a 4 day practitioner retreat on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, I stopped into Buderim Forest Park to meet with Clint and Aimee from Primal Influence. They view health and fitness from a similar holistic approach as I do, which is why I wanted to talk with them about what they do, how they do it and why. Clint came from a background of not being able to enjoy a lot of physical activity because of his size. This resonated with where I started many years ago at holding

Upcoming Workshop with Essential Oils and Chocolate!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 2, 2013 / Body Image, Confidence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Medicinal Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Raw Chocolate Making, Self-Care, Sparkle & Shine, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching, Workshops

Do you use essential oils? Do you love healthy chocolate? Recently I was approached by the lovely Berit Munro from The Health and Wellness Company! this issue payday loans She’s on a similar mission to spread the message of healing and hope through self-love and holistic nourishment. Berit has asked me to present at her next Toowoomba workshop and share my love of wellness and raw chocolate. Here’s the official invite flyer. It’s only $10 and it’s coming soon! YOU ARE INVITED TO AN “EDIBLE ESSENTIAL OIL” CLASS Would you like to learn how to take control of you and your family’s health, whilst creating quick

Do You Love or Hate Your Body?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on August 19, 2013 / Emotional Eating, Gratitude, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Self-Care, Wellness Coaching

Are you in Love or Hate with Your Body? How many times have you looked at your physical reflection and zoned in on the body parts you’re not so fond of, only to begin a barrage of nasty name-calling and judgements in your mind towards it? Our body image is largely dependant on how we FEEL and THINK about our bodies. personal loans lenders for bad credit When we have negative feelings towards our bodies, our mind, mood, confidence, eating choices and behaviour all decline as we focus on those negative feelings, become overcome by them, and eventually feel even more weighed down by what’s

Toowoomba Meditation Classes

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on February 12, 2013 / Benefits of Meditation, Meditation

The Meditation & Movement Schedule kicks off this Week! Regular Weekly Meditation Term Classes resume TONIGHT – TUESDAY 12th FEB !! A great social and supportive atmosphere to share one full hour of relaxation, breathing and pure meditation! Take this time just for YOU! It’s only one hour out of your WHOLE week where you can focus only on yourself and regain some inner peace and quiet from the stress and struggle of life. Please confirm your place prior to class commencement. see website for details Just a few places left for the 6 Week Beginners Relaxation & Stress Management Course! This course

Get Your Body in Motion to Still Your Mind – Elemental Movement Meditation

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 5, 2012 / Benefits of Meditation, Confidence, Fat Loss, Gratitude, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Inner-Strength, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Passion & Purpose, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Esteem, Sparkle & Shine, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

I’m excited!! separate monthly Recently I spent a long weekend up in Maleny (near gorgeous Montville and Mapleton on the Sunshine Coast) at a practitioners retreat: learning, sharing, brainstorming and dancing….. yes that’s right, DANCING!! It wasn’t your normal kind of dancing – it was so much more than that. Initially I thought, hmm, I’m not so sure I want to do this in front of a bunch of people I don’t know! BUT… once we began I found myself quickly forgetting about the other people struggling to find their own personal rhythm; some swaying timidly, others clearly uncomfortable and

How to Let Go to be Happy, Healthy and Free

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 20, 2012 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

Are you afraid of change? Sometimes we hold on to unhealthy habits, memories or relationships for fear of loneliness, resentment and uncertainty. We remain stuck in limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviours. Our happiness, health and feelings are severely compromised when we remain closed and negative to life’s possibilities. mjedwards.ca/dev/me/ In these moments of internal pain, we never ask ourselves these two important questions: Is what I’m holding onto what I really, truly want? Ideally what would I rather take hold of to feel happy, healthy and free? For many years I held onto words: hurtful, horrible, hateful words that people had said to me

Make Your Life Happen!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 16, 2012 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

TAKE HOLD OF THE MOMENT! To experience the profound potential of happiness and fulfilment in your life, be the person you dream of being right here and now. You don’t have to wait for the right moment, time or place – create it Now! You are in the driver’s seat of your life. Be mindful, be aware. Pay attention to your beliefs, thoughts and feelings about what you want, why it’s important, and what’s keeping you from your true path on life’s journey. Don’t fall asleep at the wheel, listen to backseat drivers or

Love Your Body, Live Your Life

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 17, 2012 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Personal Training, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Lover Your Body So You Can Finally Starting Living Your Life Q – How do you love your body when all you can think of every spare minute of the day is what’s wrong with it? A – Start thinking what’s RIGHT with it! Think of your favourite pet: cat, dog, horse, bird…etc. If all you showed your loyal, loving pet was neglect, disappointment and resentment at looking after it, how do you think your pet would grow towards you? What do you think your pet would feel every time you showed it anger or frustration? Your body is similar to

How to Change Your Thinking With Affirmations

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 17, 2012 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

When words become beliefs… A while back I spoke with a woman who takes great pride in her work. Even so, she said that she “didn’t feel she was good enough, that she’s very hard on herself, although she knows she shouldn’t be – knows she shouldn’t do that.” Here’s how our conversation went: I asked if when she worked, was she doing the best work that she was capable of. She replied, “Yes, I try to do my best”. To clarify, I asked – “So even though you know you are doing the best job you can do in

My Hungry Heart – emotional eating

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 23, 2011 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Fat Loss, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

What are you really hungry for? When I was overweight – no matter how much food I ate – the sensation of hunger was never far away. Every meal was hurried. I ate as if I was ravenous; quickly filling my belly to hide the evidence that I was a ‘pig’. I would spend most of my time during the day thinking about food while trying to avoid it. The hunger made me crave all the wrong foods… and they always somehow made me feel better. I didn’t always feel ‘well’ after eating those foods, but for a short time I didn’t feel

Losing Weight for Health

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 23, 2011 / Body Image, dieting, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Nutrition, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Wellness Coaching

Lose Weight – Your health depends on it. If you are facing health issues such as chronic inflammation, diabetes, cardio-vascular risks, auto-immune condition, hormonal imbalances, insomnia, depression, cravings, high blood pressure and arthritis – then you need to seriously attend to the extra kilo’s you are carrying around. Quite possibly you are well aware that you have a problem needing attention. Very possibly you’ve been aware for some time but have resisted admitting that fact to yourself for whatever reason. You may know already what it is you need to do, or you may lack motivation to change your habits because

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 30, 2011 / Body Image, Fat Loss, Health & Fitness, Hormone Balancing, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Training, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress Management

When you look in the mirror, are you seeing yourself as you ARE or how you FEAR? To be a confident, self-assured and secure woman in today’s society, we’re challenged to escape the media bombardment we face at every turn: glossy magazine pages of digitally beautified models, reality TV shows with people looking anything but real, print media and radio marketing convincing you of the latest fad diet that you really need to try… Even on a good day one phrase, one word, one look can be all it takes to dent the hard won self-confidence of the woman in

Emotional Eating

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 30, 2011 / Body Image, Confidence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Positive change, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

Are you thinking, breathing and fearing food 24/7…? What we think and how we feel often dictates what we eat, if we should eat and when we should eat. This may lead us to console our emotions with food we don’t really want or need but that temporarily might make us feel better. Without a healthy self-image or balanced lifestyle, this may be enough to permanently chip away at your self-confidence and further influence your emotions. In the long term, it may be enough to spark a greater issue with food and body-image, leading to disordered eating. Do you reach

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