Harley

Harley is a serial consumer of chocolate. In its absence in the evenings she would seek alternatives, raiding her children’s sweetie tins and hitting the biscuit jar. It was a force that she couldn’t compete with, and the effects were taking their toll. Physiologically there was the weight gain, but there was also a deep sense of failure and self-loathing. Something had to stop. Significantly, Harley watched her mum exhibit the exact same evening routine when she was growing up, so the behaviour was routed in culture, not just the habit or craving. This wasn’t going to be easy…

 

Placing faith in a pathway we landed on the 3 initial focus areas after the Deep Dive session of Vision and Values, Social & Family Challenges and Blood Sugar & Energy Stability.

 

We went on to explore Kitchen and Eating Culture, which put the vision and values into practice along with a Physiology and Satiety session, to underpin everything with a sound level of knowledge and understanding.

 

Today Harley still battles but she’s turned the dial. Eating chocolate is now used as a treat, not the norm. The association with TV and chocolate has been broken in finding comfort in herbal teas. A deep understanding of the glucose rollercoaster has created a level of awareness that makes her think twice before reaching for chocolate.

 

Her family culture, which wasn’t an initial aim of the program, has shifted too. Meaningful conversations around the dinner table about the food they eat and why has made the children more conscious about their own sugar intakes.