I wrote ' I Regret not Taking Ozempic ' on my Substack and after the HUGE response, I thought it'd be prudent to revisit this conversation with the addiction, parenting and relationship expert Mandy Saligari. In it we discuss the complicated relationship we can have with food and our bodies. Whether it's food addiction or something a little more complicated and why a distorted relationship with food can also show up in how you manage love and money... 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode of Bullet Points, you can join me on the rollercoaster of cutting my own fringe, plus why I've decided to put a paywall on my Substack. Yep, I've been writing and posting on my Substack for free and as someone said to me recently, 'how are people going to know your time and effort are worth anything if you're constantly giving it away for free?' 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Anxiety is a huge subject yet it's only really in recent years that we've started to accommodate as a very natural and normal emotional state. In the past, being anxious might have been seen as not being able to cope, being sensitive or needing to 'buck up' and 'get on with it'. In fact, you could argue that the world has gone from being fairly intolerant of it to being hyper aware of it. Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary is an expert on the subject and has written an excellent book Future Tense: Why Anxiety is Good for You (even though it feels bad) and it makes an excellent case for reframing your anxiety so you can use it to your advantage. This conversation was originally recorded in 2022. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

I've just finished reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga so thought this Bullet Points could be a book review of sorts. I've summarised what I think they key takeaways are and how I think it can be helpful and if you'd like to me to do something similar/the same for another book, let me know by emailing me at office@emmaguns.com 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

I had a huge response on Instagram when I shared the best information I’ve ever heard when it comes to why protein is such an important macro nutrient. For that reason, I thought I’d share it with you again in case you missed it first time around. Right now, you can’t move for protein printed across most food packaging. Even chocolate bars have got in on the action, producing ‘high protein’ varieties of their sweet snacks to try to sell them as a key component of a healthy, balanced diet. How can this be junk food when it contains protein? What’s the truth? In 2021 I interviewed Dr Gabrielle Lyon , a double-board certified family physician trained in geriatric nutritional sciences who focuses on skeletal muscle to support longevity. It was her work with geriatric patients that highlighted the importance of maintaining lean muscle in order to live well into older age and to avoid a plethora of health issues. The fact this conversations pre-dates the obsession with protein adds, I think, real value to Gabrielle’s expertise because it was long before every ‘health expert’ was talking about protein on podcasts. This conversation actually fundamentally changed how I eat and, since we spoke, I’ve been focusing on a high protein diet for all the reasons she describes during this conversation - not least to get lean while building muscle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

It's all been a bit much lately, to be honest. Turns out, a 'sorry we missed you' notification on a day when I had WAITED IN ALL MORNING was the straw that broke the camel's back. The real lesson here is that I need to refresh my coping mechanisms because something as trivial as missing a delivery, albeit for a replacement internet router because my one inexplicably gave up a few days ago, shouldn't be the thing that makes me cry. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

We're back with the a Bullet Points episode because I've just watched the news and some reactions to the Sean Combs case have left me, well, confused. Are we so blinded by celebrity that abandon common sense? Listen to the two episodes on this case from Redhanded here: Diddy Part 1 and Diddy Part 2 . 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

I spoke about this over my Substack this week but, my word, the new series of And Just Like That has made me feel really scared about getting older. What happened to the dynamic, powerful women from Sex and the City - I want them back! Also, my latest weight loss update is one I wasn't expecting. The pump from the gym feels great but after weeks of feeling leaner, it's surprising to feel swollen all of a sudden. Oh, and some incredible beauty finds: Self Glow by James Read Yepoda Porefect Pads Lisa Eldridge Desert Gleam Ziip Halo . *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

I've been on my travels, have had some bizarre but quite insightful messages and have been humbled by the weights room in the gym this week... 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

✍🏼 Subscribe -- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-emma-guns-show/id1102982843 Joining a Gym, Tittle-Tattle & Wild Swimming | The Emma Guns Show 🏋🏽‍♀️ This week marks a new chapter in my body recomposition chapter. After training with my friend and coach, Emma Storey-Gordon of The EC Method fame, I decided it was time to hit 'diesel mode' and join a gym. I've achieved LOADS with dumbbells in my living room, but to really see and feel those gains, I felt it was time to get to the gym, use the machines and start lifting more with a wider selection of weights. Who's with me?! 👹 I knew discussing diet, fitness and weight loss would invite criticism and nastiness but this episode marks the last time we'll talk about it. From now on, it's block, delete and move on. 🏊🏽 I went on the most incredible trip with OSKIA last week and, among other things, went wild swimming, which was an absolute revelation. 👗 In this video I'm wearing: Mango off-the-shoulder t-shirt. *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

This episode is brought to you by a migraine. If it feels all over the place, it's because I'm all over the place today thanks to a humdinger of a migraine that's left me feeling like a slightly lopsided, cloth-tongued, weepy-eyed wimp. With that said, there are things to discuss. Such as the reaction to my weight loss, why I want to defend Jeremy Clarkson and why being slightly 'perfect' online gets more engagement. From the woman who this afternoon posted a 'fashion' reel on Instagram with smudged eye makeup and her glasses on because of aforementioned migraine. Anyway, let me know your thoughts on all of this, whether it's on email office@emmaguns.com, on Instagram @emmaguns or over on my Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

✍🏼 Subscribe -- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-emma-guns-show/id1102982843 I need help. Apparently... | The Emma Guns Show 📝 So, this week was a gain when it came to my weigh-in but we're so close to the end and this really is the last bit to lose so I need to re-focus and get through this gain/plateau I'm on. In other news though, my weight loss 'effort' seems to be triggering for someone... We simply must talk about And Just Like That... and where I think The Real Housewives franchises could do a wee bit better... 👗 In this video I'm wearing: Mango Sleeveless Vest . *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

✍🏼 Subscribe -- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-emma-guns-show/id1102982843 The Best Bit about Goal-Setting... | The Emma Guns Show 📝 Will it be an anticlimax when I hit my goal weight? I had to ask myself this when I realised I was back at my Weight Watchers goal weight from 2010. Will it feel different this time around knowing that my weight won't immediately start to creep up again and because the journey has been far more than weight loss and more about personal discovery and feeling good? 📰 Though it might seem like I'm being unhelpful, this is why I never tell people what weights I'm using when I work out... 👗 In this video I'm wearing: Arket T-shirt. *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

✍🏼 Subscribe to The Emma Guns Show I Can’t Believe I’m Telling You This… | The Emma Guns Show 📝 First of all, a huge THANK YOU for all the incredible feedback I received after last week’s episode. Your emails and messages are so helpful and really do help me create the podcast, so thank you to everyone who took the time. Let’s kick off with an update on my Weight Loss Effort and how it feels now we’re over two and a half months into consistent strength training, high protein/low fat dieting and intermittent fasting. 🌈 I have a dirty little secret about how I got my colours done, but I’m only telling you and I’m only saying it here… 📰 Finally, I’ve noticed a shift in tone in the conversation around Ozempic recently. Have you noticed it to? Is it the easy way out and is it a way to lose weight that doesn’t involve consistency, dieting and regular exercise? 👗 In this video I'm wearing: Mango Round-Neck T-Shirt in Brown . *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: The Emma Guns Show Journalist, podcaster and content creator specialising in beauty, health and lifestyle who has absolutely no time for woo-woo, nonsense or marketing spin. By Emma Gunavardhana Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

✍🏼 Subscribe -- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-emma-guns-show/id1102982843 Ask Me Anything | Weight Loss Edition | The Emma Guns Show 📝 I've been receiving a lot of questions via Instagram, Youtube and my Substack to go into a little more detail about my current weight loss challenge, so I opened up questions for an Ask Me Anything. Do I cover everything? 👗 In this video I'm wearing: Agolde Hilma Twist Bodysuit (a few years old!). Closest current match is the Agolde Etienner off-the-shoulder Bodysuit. https://go.shopmy.us/p-17828480 *contains affiliate links. 📧 Contact me: office@emmaguns.com 👓 Read me: Subscribe to my Substack: https://emmaguns.substack.com/ Follow me: 📱 https://www.instagram.com/emmaguns/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…