In episode 2 of Weight Loss 360° with Boots Online Doctor, we’ll be going back to basics and talking all about the fundamentals of food.

Our host comedian Helen Thorn will be joined by the Boots Online Doctor weight loss team – Dr Sam Wellappili and nutritionist and nurse Ruth Taylor – to explore how food can make us feel and why eating mindfully is key for healthy, successful long-term weight loss. We’ll also help you understand blood sugar levels and insulin a little better and deep dive into the types of foods to include in a varied diet.

Plus, learn how to tune into feelings of hunger and how a food and mood diary can help you discover your eating habits (with absolutely no judgement, ever) and how you can change them.

Dr Sam is a GP as well as a coach and mentor, author, and nutritional and yoga therapist. Ruth Taylor is a BANT nutritionist and registered nurse.

Timecodes: 

00:00 Welcome to Weight Loss 360°
00:20 Meet the experts
00:41 Intro to today’s topic
01:18 Helen’s relationship with food, then and now
02:43 What are the fundamental good foods to eat?
04:05 Overcoming the fear of being hungry
05:12 Recognising hunger
06:05 Mindless eating vs eating mindfully
08:48 How to use a food and mood diary
11:11 Learning how foods make you feel
12:08 Using the core meal plan
14:20 How to get more protein into your meals
18:13 The importance of fibre in your diet
20:47 Balancing your blood sugar levels
23:35 What is insulin and insulin sensitivity?
25:16 Good snacks to eat
28:27 Top tips for success

Free resources from Boots Online Doctor: 

Weekly live webinars on weight loss from our friendly, expert team https://tinyurl.com/WL-webinars 

Online 10-week weight loss programme https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/weight-loss/10-week-weight-loss-programme/

Food and mood diary https://tinyurl.com/food-mood-diary

Core meal plan https://tinyurl.com/core-meal-plan  

Credits: 

Host: Helen Thorn 
Co-host: Dr Sam Wellappili 
In-house nutritionist: Ruth Taylor 
Boots Online Doctor Producer: Leah Sienna Williams 
Producer: Oli Seymour
Executive Producer: Izzie Clarke
Music composed by: Leah Sienna Williams

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