Lisa Haycox-O’Toole

The superstars of brain work. This book is jam packed with the answers to help you take control of your weight

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A Huge Investment In Mental Health

I bought the paper back book back in April 2020, we were in the first few weeks of lockdown and my mental health was suffering badly.
I’d always comfort ate and I as I couldn’t work as a mobile hairdresser it was made worse by life at that time becoming very sedentary.
I’d researched weight loss books in a desperate attempt to lose weight but as soon as this book arrived I knew I’d made a choice that would be life changing.
The book wasn’t about just eating less moving more or counting your syns or points or liquidising all your food. It actually helped me to see that my eating disorders and issues i had around food or that I had regarding myself were learned behaviours. The behaviours around food were a symptom and through the help of the questionnaire and timeline I did of my life it helped me go back and see where my schema had originated from and the cause of how I felt about myself and why I used food to either reward or punish myself. I could also relate to the case studies within the book also because for me it wasn’t just about the food, I could detect where my lack of confidence, self worth and negativity came from and was able to re code that once I could see that my environment had a huge part to play with how I felt about myself, especially from being a small child. I started walking everyday which then led me onto start running, something I’d never felt comfortable attempting my whole adult life and have gone from a size 18 to a size 8-10.
I can’t recommend this book highly enough, I have read this book over and over incase there’s anything I have missed and always get something else from it. From this book I subscribed to The Speakmans YouTube channel which offers so much support for weight loss, anxiety, phobias and so much more. I bought their Conquering Anxiety book too which then lead me to booking onto a workshop of theirs in Leeds in September, in which I was given a full day of information about my mental health and tips and staying mental and physically well. I’m also grateful I was able to chat with Eva for a short time during the break and was able to show both of them my before and after photos of my 3st weight loss since buying the book. For me taking control and absorbing as much information about my mental health is paramount and this book literally has it all.

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Very powerful

This book was extremely motivational it helped to put me in the right mind set for my weight loss journey, So much self recognition in the words written in this book very powerful and at times brought me to tears, realising how much I forgot my self worth. But now I can pick parts of this book to go back too when I’m feeling my motivation starting to slide. Thanks for the great audiobook The Speakman’s !

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easy listening

I liked it very much and gave me a lot of good ideas, and it was great to have the notes at the end to copy and follow and go forward with my self

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Helpful support tool

Already making great strides on my weight loss journey, found this supportive, simple and effective.

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Great insights.

I really enjoyed this book, it gave great insight into the mind behind weight problems. The Speak man's come across as caring, genuine people.

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next best thing to a coaching session with them

motivating, insightful and encouraging. very natural speech too. i learned new stuff that I hope to be able to put into action.
The methods require you to really look at yourself, your life honestly, and work out where unhelpful thoughts/ beliefs are coming from. It isn't a quick fix diet - this is about making long-term psychological and spiritual change so that you'll naturally choose a healthier lifestyle, in the whole sense.
I've listened to it through once and about to start again, this time doing the activities along the way. I need to lose 50lbs urgently for my health, and I know a lot about nutrition and exercise already, but still couldn't lose weight. now I am starting to understand why I sabotage my own success.
I'm 49 next week, so, a year til 50, a year to lose 50lbs is my target. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

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Great information and read with great passion x

Love this book. Love these two. Great tips and advice and learned a lot x

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Loved every minute

Love the Speakman’s both are on this audio version plus love they use a separate voice for quotes from others
Speakmans passion make this book
They are the most captivating people
Great advice and I’ve already got confidence and have started my journey

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Brilliant - as always

Fantastic easy to understand audio book by Nik & Eva. Excellent examples of success stories which are relatable and make you realise it is possible if you stop punishing yourself for past issues and mistakes.

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