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		<title>Why Exercise? To lose weight? Nope; For cardiovascular fitness &amp; for stress? Absolutely!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why exercise indeed? Did you know that 20,400,000, people, on average, around the world ask this question each month? God Google tells us so – and given that he is the one counting, it would be a tad brave to argue with him. It is a great question and I’m pleased to see it being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Keynote &#8211; Motivation &amp; Values, Meaning &amp; Happiness</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/gbws-upcoming-events/upcoming-keynote-motivation-values-meaning-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I been asked to give some background to my upcoming presentation on 28 April. here is the excerpt I have provided to the conference organiser: Motivation &#38; Values, Meaning &#38; Happiness: Future directions after a decade in weight loss therapy. This talk will briefly review the key precepts behind Dr Blair-West&#8217;s psychodietetics and the underlying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Seminar for Health Professionals &#8211; Brisbane, Saturday 28 April</title>
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		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/gbws-upcoming-events/upcoming-seminar-for-health-professionals-brisbane-saturday-28-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been asking when I will be speaking next in Brisbane, here is the drum. I have been invited to give the keynote at an upcoming conference in a couple of week’s time that will focus on motivating patients to lead healthier lives. I will be talking on what I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a true friend? Someone with whom you can dare to be yourself</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/relationship-therapy/a-true-friend-is-someone-with-whom-you-can-dare-to-be-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/relationship-therapy/a-true-friend-is-someone-with-whom-you-can-dare-to-be-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it that makes a true friend? This is a question that has been on my mind for many years. Indeed, my wife and I chose a reading at our wedding (24 years ago this year!!) that spoke of how a true friend is someone with whom you can dare to be yourself. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May I ask a favour?</title>
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		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/uncategorized/may-i-ask-a-favour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently made Weight Loss for Food Lovers available on Kindle and then more recently on the Amazon Kindle Owners&#8217; eBook Lending Library. Could I ask a favour of those of you who have read my book? Could I ask you to put a brief review up on Amazon – preferably favourable! – but say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Weight Loss Mindset &#8211; Non-Caloric Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/psychology-of-weight-loss/the-weight-loss-mindset-non-caloric-alternatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Psychology of Weight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A key pillar of the Weight Loss Mindset is dealing with the &#8220;I deserve some nice food&#8221; script. People I work with seem to be able to cleverly come up with this rationale when things in their life are equally either going well or going badly! (And then when things are so-so, a treat seems to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Meaning – the treatment for unhappiness</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/finding-meaning/meaning-the-treatment-for-unhappiness/</link>
		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/finding-meaning/meaning-the-treatment-for-unhappiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Psychology of Weight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[what is life for]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is my life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I published Weight Loss for Food Lovers, I have been asked, ‘When is the sequel coming out?’ Well, after four years of work I should have some rush copies next month, but I need to warn you all that it will not be what you might expect. You see the ‘sequel’ doesn’t mention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Unfinished-Idea Heaven</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/finding-meaning/george-blair-west/</link>
		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/finding-meaning/george-blair-west/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3. Finding Meaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pure Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4068]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who have the inclination, might have noticed that I have been rather remiss in the article posting stakes over recent months. My excuse? In Weight Loss for Food Lovers I wrote about how we need to be aware of the unconscious forces that will keep us stuck in the &#8216;nice idea&#8217; phase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the US Government made Tom Cruise fat overnight!</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/psychology-of-weight-loss/how-the-us-government-made-tom-cruise-fat-overnight/</link>
		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/psychology-of-weight-loss/how-the-us-government-made-tom-cruise-fat-overnight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Psychology of Weight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been looking over an interesting website – www.obesitymyths.com and while I cannot vouch for its accuracy, it does  make some assertions worthy of closer consideration. I was particularly interested in their comments on how the obesity epidemic was accelerated by a simple change to the definition of obesity. The site tells us that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Endobarrier &#8211; this could be a real development in managing obesity and T2D</title>
		<link>http://dr.blair-west.com/psychology-of-weight-loss/the-endobarrier-this-could-be-a-real-development-in-managing-obesity-and-t2d/</link>
		<comments>http://dr.blair-west.com/psychology-of-weight-loss/the-endobarrier-this-could-be-a-real-development-in-managing-obesity-and-t2d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr George Blair-West</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Psychology of Weight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In July 2011, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the EndoBarrier® Gastrointestinal Liner (the EndoBarrier) for inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. The TGA has approved the use of the EndoBarrier for up to 12 months for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. It is an interesting approach that is [...]]]></description>
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