Hosted By Lester Kitching, Weight Control Specialist and Author of Fat Loss For The Real World, and Laura Fleming, Guest Expert Speaker from Teesside University
In this virtual event I co-hosted with Laura Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Psychology at Teesside University, we covered the evidence-based strategies to tackle negative self-talk, quieten that inner critic, and improve how we feel during the everyday moments like getting ready on a morning or seeing ourselves in the mirror.
If you’ve ever lost weight and still not felt any better about yourself, or if your inner critic is the thing stopping you from being consistent in the first place, this one goes deep on both.
Laura and I cover the psychology behind why negative self-talk takes hold, why weight is only one small piece of the health picture, and how to start measuring progress in ways that actually keep you going. We also get into body image, the comparison trap, and why self-compassion isn’t about letting yourself off the hook – it’s about responding to setbacks in a way that keeps you in the game.
This event tackled one of the three big pillars for achieving your personal transformation – mindset – and without it, the other pillars – diet and exercise – are something that feel much harder to stick to, or when you get results, you simply don’t feel how you hoped you would.
- You're stuck in an all-or-nothing cycle and one mistake sends everything off the rails
- You're harder on yourself than you'd ever be on anyone else
- You've lost weight and still don't feel the way you expected to
- You feel like the last few pounds are all that stand between you and finally feeling confident - but deep down you're not sure that's true
- You know that you need to work on your mindset, but don't know where to start
- You put in the effort at the gym or with your diet but you still feel self-conscious about how you look
What You’ll Get From This Training
- Understand exactly why you still don't feel confident, even after making real progress - so you can stop assuming the problem is you
- Get a clearer picture of how the inner voice develops and why it's so hard to silence - and what actually needs to change for it to get quieter
- Know how to spot the negative self-talk that's been running in the background, often without you even realising it
- Learn practical tools to start shifting how you speak to yourself, so one bad day no longer sends everything off the rails
- Understand why comparing yourself to certain people online is making things worse - and what to look at instead
- Discover a simple way to measure progress that builds genuine confidence, rather than tying how you feel entirely to a number on the scale
- Plus so much more...
Lester Kitching – Author of “Fat Loss For The Real World, And Weight Control Specialist
I’ve worked with hundreds of parents and professionals since I started coaching in 2014 and understand that fat loss and weight control is about far more than just the number on the scales.
Our weight has a massive impact on our happiness, mental health, and confidence.
But for many, their self-talk and body image can mean that they struggle to get results because they have an “all or nothing” mindset and keep giving up…
Or they get results but don’t actually feel any better once the compliments and initial excitement wears off.
This event fixes that by teaching you what really matters in terms of mindset and identity, and sharing practical strategies that you can fit around your busy life to improve your mindset, identity, and how you see yourself.
Laura Fleming is our Guest Expert Speaker for this event with a specialist research focus on body image, weight stigma in health and fitness, and the psychological relationship between exercise and how we see ourselves.
She’s spent years studying why so many people who exercise and lose weight still struggle to feel good about their bodies – and what the evidence actually says about changing that.
Laura will help you understand what the research says, and break it down into easy to understand, actionable steps so you can turn your mindset around and shift to a happier, healthier, and more confident person.