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Is it time to step away…. OptiMum Health

Is it time to step away….

How was your week? Did it all go to plan? I hope it did. Now though, it’s the weekend. Time to recoup, regenerate, recover and reinvigorate. Whatever you’re doing this…

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Is Frozen’s “Let It Go” the best weightloss-journey-soundtrack EVER?! OptiMum Health

Is Frozen’s “Let It Go” the best weightloss-journey-soundtrack EVER?!

Did  you receive the news that “Frozen 2” is on the horizon?  Love it or hate it, Frozen is a film and soundtrack you may encounter regularly as a Mummy. Whether…

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Guest Blog: One Ball Too Many! OptiMum Health

Guest Blog: One Ball Too Many!

Anyone who knows me would probably describe me as a confident, fairly bright individual who always works hard. Even at university I was renowned for being the only one who…

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Is a Mum’s worth measured in the same way as her body? OptiMum Health

Is a Mum’s worth measured in the same way as her body?

Motherhood…Doesn’t really come with a job description. It invariably includes: Sorting everyone else out to make sure they are fed, watered and happy. Refereeing tantrums. Soothing ruffled feathers. Taxi-ing children…

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Why I don’t want my pre-baby body back OptiMum Health

Why I don’t want my pre-baby body back

My personal journey over 8 years and 2 pregnancies, as featured on www.jessiemundell.com Eight years ago, my life changed forever. I gave birth to my first child. I don’t need…

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Redefining Super-heroes OptiMum Health

Redefining Super-heroes

This Christmas has been all about superheroes for my boys. My eldest asked me which Super Hero I would be if I had the chance….I didn’t have an answer.  …

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Is my menstrual cycle affecting my weight? OptiMum Health

Is my menstrual cycle affecting my weight?

“Could my weight have gone up 2lbs today because of my cold? I got asked this question on the school run a couple of months ago. My answer, probably not.…

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It’s not what it seems OptiMum Health

It’s not what it seems

    This Guest Blog by Melanie Swan is featured within our 30 Day Body Image Challenge: It’s not what it seems. In today’s social media driven environment, hashtags like…

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Are you sabotaging your own weight loss goals? OptiMum Health

Are you sabotaging your own weight loss goals?

Often when clients start with me and we talk about their goals, they want to “lose weight”. This translates to the fact that they want to reduce their body fat…

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Mindful Eating OptiMum Health

Mindful Eating

I’ve just sat and watched the weather report for tomorrow, beginning to end….but I have absolutely no idea what the weather is going to be like tomorrow…my mind was elsewhere.…

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