The Weighting Room: Recent Episodes
Sarah Holton and Lovoni Walker
A no-nonsense approach to regaining good health, losing weight & feeling better. Join Sarah Holton (artist, business owner & single mum) & Lovoni Walker (nutritionist, cookbook author & food consultant) as they talk frankly about their weight loss (& gain) journeys back to good health as they traverse the nutritional misinformation highway & discuss what is working for them with raucous & sometimes sad, relatable stories. Together they’re on a mission to inspire others to feel their best with a simplistic approach to eating thoughtfully & living abundantly.
Whether it is overcoming adversity, riding the wave of change, breaking free from forces holding you back, or dealing with sadness, optimism and courage can help. On today’s episode we're chatting about how courage & optimism can help you change, recover, move on and get what you want from life. Before we delve into this week’s subject, we do want to state: anyone going through deep trauma or anyone suffering from clinical depression, might find this a bit light - we’re not trauma therapists or psychiatrists - everyone needs to do what is best for them. Sarah and I share our stories in the hope they can help someone going through something similar.
Eating wholesome nutrient dense food doesn’t have to be expensive. In today’s episode, Lovoni and Sarah discuss ways to eat well without breaking the budget. Welcome to episode 11 of the Weighting Room Podcast – Cheap Eats. Losing weight and getting healthier is affordable when you’re equipped with some good ideas. We’re sharing what we do to get healthy and save a few bucks here and there in the process.
- So often you hear people talk of bad food and good food. When we eat the foods perceived as “bad” especially when trying to lose weight and be healthier, we feel guilty. This guilt perpetuates often leading to a binge. But guilt shows itself in many areas of our life – warranted or not. On today’s episode, Guilt Trip, Sarah & Lovoni talk all things guilt and suggestions on how to deal with this toxic emotion that can hold you back.
Links we promised from this week's episode:
Lovoni's awesome shoes: https://kizikshoes.com/pages/homepage
Sarah's favourite jumper/sweater: https://jumper1234.com/
Drawer dividers to keep things organised: drawer dividers
The label maker Sarah's using to get really organised: Dymo Label
Sarah's website: dragonflyandblossom.co.uk
Lovoni's website: https://freshhunger.com/
- The second part of our two part series on The Most Important Relationship You’ll Ever Have is the one with yourself. How you feel about yourself & the way you treat yourself can not only influence relationships with others but it has a big impact on how successful you’ll be when it comes to losing weight & getting healthy. So, how do you have a healthy relationship with yourself? What can you do to improve it?
- The most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one with yourself. How you feel about yourself & the way you treat yourself can not only influence relationships with others but it has a big impact on how successful you’ll be when it comes to losing weight & getting healthy. So, how do you have a healthy relationship with yourself? What can you do to improve it?
Welcome to episode 7 of The Weighting Room Podcast. This week we're talking about Parenting and how to prioritize yourself and your own health when you’re so busy taking care of everyone else & other obligations you feel as though you’re not only being pulled in multiple directions but you just don’t seem to have time for you.
We have a Facebook page now: https://www.facebook.com/theweightingroompodcast/
In today’s episode, Sarah and Lovoni chat about the benefits of decluttering. Is your home and/or your work space filled with too much stuff? Are you always misplacing things? Do you feel unorganized or overwhelmed? Clearing clutter is one of the simplest things you can do to move your life forward. You want to release the old to make room for the new. And when it comes to creating a lifestyle change such as losing weight and getting healthier, it’s no different.
Today we're discussing routine and the impact positive habits and routine have on your overall mindset helping to pave the way for weight loss and better health.
Links from today's episode: Mel Robbins - https://www.melrobbins.com/
A must-read book about routine: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
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We all need a gorgeous cup of mug for our hot beverages: https://www.dragonflyandblossom.co.uk/
The Emotional Side of Being Overweight – Just imagine that you never have to think about being overweight again, that it was intuitively your experience to know food was your friend, your body felt strong & healthy and you felt good in your body. Why did we gain weight in the first place, how do we realise the implications of the emotional baggage we carrying around with us and how do we deal with the emotional blockers that keep us hanging onto the weight.
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Try this delicious Easy Chicken and Chickpea Tagine recipe: https://freshhunger.com/2023/01/22/easy-chicken-and-chickpea-tagine/
With the deluge of inaccurate nutritional information online; people claiming to be experts; others promoting the latest diet fad or telling us what to eat (or what not to eat) with little to no nutritional & health qualifications to back it up, is it any wonder people are confused when it comes to what foods we require to lose weight & feel healthier.
James Smith: https://www.instagram.com/jamessmithpt/
BBC Food: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes
- The most important relationship you'll ever have is with yourself. And, like every relationship, it has its ups & downs & isn’t perfect.
This is the get-to-know-us episode where we share our backgrounds and journeys: Who we are. What we’re doing to regain our health & vibrancy. And why we decided to finally take control of our health & wellbeing & share this with you, our listeners.
Sarah: https://www.dragonflyandblossom.co.uk/
Lovoni: https://freshhunger.com/