Warm days and nights mean it’s barbecue season. But before you get cooking, there are a few things you should do to prepare.
Are potatoes bad for you?
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?
How to get fit for free
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…
Is low self-esteem affecting your weight loss?
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.
10 ways to burn 100 calories
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.
Healthy homemade soups
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
Turn your family favourites into healthy meals
Don’t feel deprived. Long term weight loss success is achievable when you know how to make your favourites into low fat, healthy meals.
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’
How to stay motivated
I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked this question. People often ask me how to stay motivated. We’ve all been there, at the start of the week gung-ho and ready to conquer the world and by the end of the week we’ve fizzled out and don’t want to play anymore.
How to break bad habits
Are bad habits holding you back? The problem with breaking bad habits is that often the bad habit we give up is quickly replaced by another bad habit. How many times have you heard of a smoker who gave up smoking only to take up eating lollies or chocolate and then gained a heap of
