Motivation Weight Management

Don’t let breast cancer stop you going after your dreams

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For this month’s podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Caroline, a client of our Swords Clinic and a wonderful example of how a positive m...

Fat Loss V Weight Loss

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What an emotional story we have for you in the latest podcast. Elaine, who did an incredible job losing 3 stone, 4 pounds. She was close to having to ...

How To Come Off Type 2 Diabetes Medication

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Ireland, there is not a lot of published information on how weight loss can directly and positively help type 2 diabetes pat...

Adolescent Relationships With Parents

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third podcast in our Connecting the Dots series. Adolescent Relationships With Parents is today’s title an...

Understanding Risk Taking & Peer Pressure in Adolescents

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the second episode of Connecting the Dots, a three-part podcast series that aims to help parents and their adolescent / teenage children to...

Why Adolescents Are Overeating – Body Image, Self Esteem, Social Media

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast series, Connecting the Dots, is about awareness and trying to find out why adolescents are overeating in the first place. We find that th...

Body Image, Self Esteem & The Influence of Social Media on Teenagers

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Was it something on the field of play? Was it a red card? No, at a post-match press conference, he ‘moved’ two bott...

My Son’s 6 Stone Weight Loss Journey

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The following podcast was unplanned and as it so happened, we ended up with a cracker. A really big shout out to Rosin Redmond ...

A Teenager’s 6 Stone Weight Loss Journey

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the remarkable story of Eoghan Brennan who lost 6 stone with Motivation Weight Management. Eoghan, who just recently turned 16, was topping th...

The Laura Grant Story

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Laura Grant story is a story for the ages. There is something in this story for everyone, small and big nuggets of advice that will help you in so...

The Motivation Initial Assessment

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this Motivation Assist Podcast, we turn the table as Meabh Coyle becomes the interviewer and Aisling Connolly the interviewee.  The subject of the...

What Is Weight Loss Procrastination?

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a podcast about weight loss procrastination. Before we dive in, what exactly is procrastination? Procrastination is the action of delaying or ...

How To Lose Weight And Keep It Off For Life Podcast

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past 25 years, Aisling Connolly has consulted with thousands of men, women and teenagers on a face-to-face basis in our clinics here in Irela...

Jennifer Wilson's Amazing Weight Loss Story

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a remarkable weight loss story! Jennifer Wilson was born with spina bifida. She endured many operations in her early years but kicked on and e...

Mother and Daughter Weight Loss Story

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a great mother and daughter weight loss story. Jeanette O’Sullivan & Sarah Doyle, our mother and daughter com...

What Is A Weight Loss Plateau And How To Deal With Blocks

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast will address what we call a weight loss plateau, the reasons behind it and some of the tools we have that will help you to deal with it a...

Slip And Learn: How To Deal With Perfectionism And Guilt

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast title Slip And Learn: How To Deal With Perfectionism And Guilt is probably one of the more important podcasts we’ve recorded. The f...

How Best To Approach Setting Weight Loss Goals In 2020

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast covers how best to approach setting weight loss goals in 2020 and it’s also worth noting how it covers the challenges new year goal...

The Truth About Sugar Podcast

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After years of fat being health enemy number one, we now know that sugar is the main cause of obesity and the overweight epidemic. And it’ a highly ...

Sinead’s Weight Loss Story and The Importance of Maintentance

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is Sinead’s weight loss story and how important it is to stay in touch with your clinic so as to help maintain your target weight. Sinead s...

Dangers of Intermittent Fasting and The High Fat Keto Diet

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, the ‘Dangers of Intermittent Fasting and The High Fat Keto Diet‘, Aisling and Maebh talk about intermittent fasting and t...

Noeleen’s Weight Loss Story – Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Noeleen’s weight loss story is one of unimaginable sadness but through all her suffering, as she says herself, she is on the mend. Noeleen lost ...

A Doctor’s Weight Loss Story – Dr. Paula Gilvarry

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Paula Gilvarry to the podcast chair to tell us about her weight loss journey. Dr. Gilvarry is recently retired and is...

How I Lost 18 Kilos – One Teenager’s Weight Loss Story

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No one demographic group in Ireland or indeed anywhere is immune to being overweight. Teenagers are no exception. In this teenager’s weight loss...

Men’s Weight Loss And Health With Gary Browne

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Another Man’s Experience This podcast, number 4 in our series on weight loss for men and in this episode, we talk to Gary Browne, a client from ...

Men And Emotional Eating – Motivation Assist Podcast

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the main reasons that many men attend our clinics is because their doctor has told them to lose weight or they themselves have recognised that ...

Men, Weight Loss And The Importance Of Taking Protein

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of the big questions when men come to see us is their concern in not wanting to lose muscle tissue. Generally, when men come to see us they have t...

Getting To Grips With Men’s Health Podcast

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

‘Getting To Grips With Men’s Health‘ is the first of three podcasts on the subject of men, their health (both mental and physical) a...

How To Support Your Partner On Their Weight Loss Journey

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #19 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is How To Support Your Partner On Their Weight Loss Journey. One of the main challenges on a weig...

Lucy Flanagan Weight Loss Success Story

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a remarkable success story of Lucy Flanagan, a woman that in the process of reaching her target weight, totally transformed her life, so much ...

How To Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #18 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is How To Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle. Here at Motivation we always emphasise to clients that ...

How To Get To Grips With Portion Sizes

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this Motivation Assist Podcast Aisling Connolly and Meabh Coyle talk about how to get to grips with portion sizes and the steps you can take to hel...

How To Manage Alcohol This Christmas

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #16 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is How To Manage Alcohol This Christmas This podcast presents 5 reasons to drink less this Christm...

How To Maintain Your Weight This Christmas

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #15 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is How To Maintain Your Weight This Christmas There is no doubt that Christmas can be a stressful ...

Value For Your Body

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #14 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is Value For You Body. This podcast deals with the uncertainty may people have when they come int...

The Importance of Water To Weight Loss

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of water to weight loss cannot be underestimated. Only too often people on weight loss plans get disheartened with their weight loss ef...

The Truth About The Weighing Scales

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #12 in the Motivation Assist Podcast series is The Truth About The Weighing Scales. The weighing scales is such a negative influence with any...

Reduce The Bread And Lose The Weight

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast deals with bread and for many of you reading this, you will readily identify how bread has been a major issue when it comes to losing wei...

How Children Can Enjoy A Healthier Halloween

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast provides some great tips and tricks to help you and your children to get through halloween in as healthy a way as possible. When it comes...

The Invisible Killer Visceral Fat

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Invisible killer or visceral fat is scary because it isn’t visible. There are so many people walking around that don’t know they have ...

How to Think Like A Slim Person

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s podcast Aisling and Meabh go back in time to Meabh’s early adult years when she struggled with her weight. Maebh talks open...

What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up

05 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What to do when you feel like giving up! Check out this week’s blog post below as Aisling Connolly is joined by Maebh Coyle to talk about what t...

Programming Sequence Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Day Twenty One Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day 21 The Parent Child Relationship The post Day Twenty One Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Twenty Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 20 The Couple Relationship The post Day Twenty Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Nineteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 19 Nutrition Fruit and Vegetables The post Day Nineteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Eighteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 18 Social Success The post Day Eighteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Seventeen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 17 Nutrition, Fats and TDEE The post Day Seventeen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Sixteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 16 Motivational Blocks The post Day Sixteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Fifteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 15 Relationships Wtih Parents The post Day Fifteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Fourteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 14 Physical Activity The post Day Fourteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Thirteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 13 Sadness, Boredom, Solitude and Depression The post Day Thirteen Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Twelve Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day 12 Uncontrollable Cravings The post Day Twelve Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Eleven Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 11 – Anxiety The post Day Eleven Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Ten Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 10 – Guilt The post Day Ten Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Nine Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 9 – Physical Activity The post Day Nine Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Eight Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 8 – Anger The post Day Eight Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Seven Healthy Body Healthy Mind

01 Oct 2018

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Day 7 – Nutrition Proteins The post Day Seven Healthy Body Healthy Mind appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Six Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 6 Nutrition Sugars The post Day Six Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Five Healthy Body Healthy Mind

01 Oct 2018

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Day 5 – Nutrition Hypoglycemia The post Day Five Healthy Body Healthy Mind appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Four Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 4 – The ABCD’s of Emotions The post Day Four Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Three Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day Two Healthy Body Healthy Mind

01 Oct 2018

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Day 2 –  The ABCD’s of Emotions The post Day Two Healthy Body Healthy Mind appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day One - Healthy Mind Healthy Body

01 Oct 2018

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Day 1 – Introduction To Healthy Mind Healthy Body The post Day One Healthy Mind Healthy Body appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Alcohol, Your Health and Weight Loss

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland has long held dear a close bond with alcohol. Alcohol underpins most of our sporting occasions, is present at virtually every major family cel...

Day Twenty Two Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Twenty Two – Programming sequence The post Day Twenty Two Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Twenty One – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Twenty One – Exercising Your Motivation Should Be Done Every Day The post Day Twenty One – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first ...

Day Twenty – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Twenty – An inability to visualise can be due to a mental block The post Day Twenty – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Motivation...

Day Nineteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Nineteen – Let Go Of Guilt The post Day Nineteen – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.

Day Eighteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Eighteen – Promise yourself you will do whatever you need to be successful The post Day Eighteen – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first ...

Day Seventeen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Seventeen – Many people have mental blocks that prevent them from being successful The post Day Seventeen – Acquire Positive Motivation appear...

Day Sixteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Sixteen – Your self-image is the most important factor in your success The post Day Sixteen – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Mo...

Day Fifteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Fifteen – You will have slips along the way but this means you are learning and if you are learning you are a step closer to your success The po...

Day Fourteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Fourteen – Positive motivation is based on positive feelings, and the reward of losing weight The post Day Fourteen – Acquire Positive Motivat...

Day Thirteen – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Thirteen – There are two types of motivation – positive and negative The post Day Thirteen – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on M...

Day Twelve – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Twelve – Two different people can have the same goal but not the same motivation The post Day Twelve – Acquire Positive Motivation app...

Day Eleven – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Eleven – Once you start your weight loss plan you may want to break your goals into sub-goals The post Day Eleven – Acquire Positive M...

Day Ten – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Ten – Your imagination is an extraordinary tool to help you succeed The post Day Ten – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on M...

Day Nine – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Nine – Take a picture out, one where you were happy and at your ideal weight The post Day Nine – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared ...

Day Eight – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Eight – Imagine yourself as if you were already at your desired weight The post Day Eight – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first...

Day Seven – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Seven – You are the only person responsible for your behaviour The post Day Seven – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Moti...

Day Six – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Day Six – We need to set out exactly how much weight we want to lose. The post Day Six – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Mot...

Day Five – Always have your target in view

24 Sep 2018

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Day Five – Always have your target in view. The post Day Five – Always have your target in view appeared first on Motivation Weight Manage...

Day Four – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Four – The power is within ourselves. We always reap what we sow The post Day Four – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Mot...

Day Three – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Three – Set aside a period of 30 minutes a day to mentally relive your success The post Day Three – Acquire Positive Motivation appear...

Day Two – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day Two – Today is my day. Do you think you can reap what you sow? The post Day Two – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared first on Motiva...

Day One – Acquire Positive Motivation

24 Sep 2018

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Day One – Understanding programming is understanding how the human brain functions The post Day One – Acquire Positive Motivation appeared...

How To Stop Yo-Yo Dieting

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Who reading this hasn’t experienced yo-yo dieting? Yo-yo dieting is where you lose weight, only to put it back on, again and again. A direct res...

How To Avoid Weight Gain During Pregnancy

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that if you are overweight during pregnancy, unfortunately, you are predisposing your child to be overweight during life. This podcast pr...

Recipes For A Healthy Back To School Routine

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Early to bed, early to rise. Breakfast on the go. School runs. School pick-ups. Lunchbox contents not touched. Must make some healthy back to school ...

Stopping Smoking and How To Avoid Weight Gain

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know when you combine a weight management intervention with stopping smoking, it can drastically reduce weight gain associated with quitting. ...

Introduction to Motivation Weight Management

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted to introduce Motivation Weight Management Assist Podcasts, our regular and informative podcasts on all things health and weight relat...

Guilt & Perfectionism Programming Sequence

01 Aug 2018

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Day 21 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 20 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 19 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 18 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 17 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 16 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 15 Guilt & Perfectionism

01 Aug 2018

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Day 15 Guilt & Perfectionism The post Day 15 Guilt & Perfectionism appeared first on Motivation Weight Management.