To me, a diet spells: Deprivation, Impossible targets, Extreme exercise and Temporary weight loss. Crazy diets that promise outstanding results tend to deliver the least and are in fact nothing more than weight loss fads. Remember the cabbage diet? Unrealistic eating plans teach you nothing and set you up for failure. Usually, in a very short
Christmas fare can be expensive. Don’t let the leftover ham go smelly or Christmas pudding go mouldy after Christmas, make them into a delicious meal. Here’s my simple tips:
Warm days and nights mean it’s barbecue season. But before you get cooking, there are a few things you should do to prepare.
One staple food that appears on most dinner plates each night is potato. Australians eat bucket loads in many various ways. So why has the humble spud received such a bad rap of late?
There are so many free exercise tools at your disposal – I bet you didn’t realise you could get fit for free. Try these cardio and strength activities…
We all have good and bad days but how you respond can make or break your weight loss efforts. If you regularly have feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy and put everyone before yourself, you may find low self-esteem is affecting your weight loss.
To lose 1 kg of weight, you need to cut around 7000 calories. Doing extra activities that burn calories will help you get to your goal weight sooner.
Soup is a healthy lunch or easy dinner option and an ideal afternoon snack to get you through until dinnertime. Here’s 10 tips for healthy homemade soups
Don’t feel deprived. Long term weight loss success is achievable when you know how to make your favourites into low fat, healthy meals.
To know how to curb cravings for certain foods, it helps to understand why we get them. Researchers remain divided but there are many theories. For example, cravings arise in an attempt to supply the body with the nutrients it lacks. Also, foods with pleasurable tastes used as rewards when we’re younger, can become ‘comfort’
