You decide to go on a diet. You reduce your food intake, skips meals, eat only an apple or a plain crispbread! By mid-morning you’re starving. You’re probably also obsessing about food – you can’t think about anything but food! Losing weight does not mean you have to starve yourself. Making yourself only eat small portions and remaining hungry will only make things really difficult for you (often ending up in a binge!). Hunger…
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We’re all looking for the miracle way to get to our ideal weight as soon as is possible. When we start to see the scales showing results, we feel good about it. It keeps us motivated (at least for a little while). And the ideal is if we can see big results really quickly too. However, if we don’t see the scales changing quickly, then we can get disappointed and feel that it’s all too…
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The chocolate is calling me from the fridge! I don’t know what happened: I was doing so well, and then I ended up eating the whole pizza! I can’t walk past the bakers without buying a bun/sausage roll/cake! There are a few reasons we crave food. But there are also successful ways to stop them controlling you! REAL OR TRICK HUNGER We are often tricked into eating when we’re not really hungry. Hunger is either…
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Have you ever felt that you just can’t do it? You can’t lose weight, you can’t maintain a healthy weight, you can’t do certain exercises? You’ve tried all the diets there are, but you’re doomed to being fat forever! How about that you aren’t good enough, smart enough, confident enough to really achieve your targets? You don’t have the skills to get to where you want to be? If you’re like us, the answer…
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Food should be ultimately to fuel a healthy body. However, we can trick ourselves into eating when we’re not hungry. Food often becomes our best friend – a symbolic substitute for love, time out, feeling good, comfort, happiness. And the habits, beliefs and triggers are the tricksters! Our brain constantly looks for any changes to our comfort zone. Once detected, our mind can then sabotage our progress by telling the body to revert back to…
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Have you started thinking about what you might be putting on your Goals List for yourself in 2018? What is it that you want to change for yourself? What are your targets for your health that you want to get right this time? We all have complex lives. We’re unique individuals juggling our own set of important priorities. It often takes another person, like a coach, to help us to get real clarity on the…
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This meal consists of a fruit and nut muesli and 0% Fat Natural yoghurt You can chose to add fruit, depending on your taste and how much sugar you want to include. Fruits low-medium in sugar include blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, cranberries and grapefruit. Fruits high in sugar include pears, lychees, figs, grapes, mango, bananas, tangerines and cherries. Watch for dried fruits such as raisins, sultanas and dates, as they are very high in sugar…
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This meal consists of pancakes with various toppings (sweet). There are obviously a number of toppings that you can choose to add, depending on taste and reducing sugar. 17% of adults exceed their calorie allowance daily because they have no clue what calories are in their favourite meals and snacks, according to a recent study. A quarter of adults said if they knew how many calories their favourite snacks and treats contained, it would…
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If you are thinking of getting active, healthy and want to lose some weight then walking is the simplest form of exercise you can choose. The great thing about walking is that you can fit it around your lifestyle whether you work full-time, part-time or are at home every day. As with any form of exercise, before you start it is always advisable to seek medical advice particularly if you suffer from any injuries or…
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A great way to start your health kick is to go walking. . If you are thinking of getting active, healthy and want to lose some weight then walking is the simplest form of exercise you can choose. The great thing about walking is that you can fit it around your lifestyle whether you work full-time, part-time or are at home every day. As with any form of exercise, before you start it…
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