Our metabolism speeds up during winter to keep us warm, making us feel hungrier.
How to lose weight during lock down
Sitting on the couch watching Netflix, eating potato chips isn’t going to help you lose weight during lock down. Read 10 tips for COVID weight loss success
Lose weight in spring
Shedding the extra layers of clothing from winter can reveal a multitude of sins and trigger action to lose the extra kilos. Are you sick of yo-yo dieting and wish there was an easier way? If you want to lose weight in spring and not find it again, I’m here to help. When I weighed
Why commitment is better than motivation when it comes to weight loss success
Have you decided that this year is your year to get your health back on track? I discovered the secret to weight loss success and it’s probably not what you think. When I weighed 100 kilos, New Year was always a time I’d renew my pledge to lose weight. I’d start out pumped to get
My guide to healthy road trips
It is possible to have healthy meals on the road – making good food choices will help you arrive at your destination feeling fresh and ready to dive into your holiday. Let’s face it, no one wants to arrive at their holiday destination feeling weighed down by heavy food choices. A typical highway roadhouse menu
What’s hindering your weight loss?
Emotions can play havoc with your healthy lifestyle, let’s look at some of the ways to overcome some common feelings. When you think about losing weight do you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or confused? Let me help you find out what’s hindering your weight loss. Feeling overwhelmed? Looking at the big picture and seeing all the
Why diets fail and what to do instead
Let’s look at why diets fail… Yes, the diets fail – not you! The good news is, it is possible to get to your healthy weight range and stay there.
Coping with hungry days
I remember having hungry days where I felt like I could eat the rag out of a doll (that’s Aussie slang for ‘eat everything in sight’)! I felt like I was constantly thinking about food and what I was going to eat next. Here’s what I did to cope…
How to get your budget on track
Want to get your budget on track without resorting to drastic lifestyle changes? Learn my top tips to be more frugal so no one will notice the difference.
How to curb cravings
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’
