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13 "Healthy" Foods that Sabotage Your Weight Loss

2013-07-24T22:04:00.000+12:00

Sometimes we find little calories sneaking into our diets that wreck havoc and we have no idea where they are coming from. Hunting out the sneaky calories and making a few small changes can make a big difference to your diet for a small amount of effort. Here are my 13 healthy foods that make you fat: 1. Fruit Juice Even 'all-natural organic' fruit juice is chock full of sugar and the

Don't Think About Chocolate

2013-07-21T16:46:00.000+12:00

You're not thinking about chocolate are you? Don't think about chocolate. Stop right now! Eliminate all thoughts of chocolate cake, moccachinos, ice-cream, Mars bars and Tim Tams. What do you mean it's not working? Right now the chocolate is the last thing on my mind... Many of us have been guilty of sabotaging our lives without even realising it. Observe yourself for a day and notice

Is Hunger Bad for You?

2013-07-19T21:10:00.000+12:00

A few times lately the issue of losing weight and hunger has come up. It amazes me how often we see ads for miracle diet programmes where "No food is a sin!" (Food never was a sin; check your bible!) or "Never feel hungry again!". Why is feeling hungry bad? When did we suddenly move into a society where hunger is baaad, in fact, it's probably down right dangerous! Oh no! I'm hungry! Help! Recuse

When Weight Loss Goes Out The Window

2013-07-15T20:03:00.000+12:00

Weight loss is easy once you get into a routine. I have my porridge for breakfast and treat myself to a mini chocolate bar when I need a treat. I keep my fruit bowl well stocked and have containers of vege sticks and hummus in the fridge for snack attacks. I schedule exercise into my diary first and little, by little, I build a successful framework to stay healthy. When I'm at home that is...

My 15 Favourite Fat Burning Foods

2013-07-11T21:57:00.000+12:00

These are my top 15 foods I keep handy to help me win the battle of the Muffin-Top... 1. Green Tea. It's full of antioxidants and helps to control your appetite. I like my green teas blended with fruit or jasmine to ward off some of the bitterness and find the hotter the tea is when you drink it, the less biter it feels. 2. Bananas. Full of potassium which helps the body recover after a

Omega 3 Benefits

2013-07-04T21:53:00.000+12:00

I learnt some new facts about Omega 3 which I thought I'd share with you guys because I believe the best way to long term health is from the inside out. I've known for some years that the best thing to help my crippling and chronic migraines is eating tuna - unfortunately lots and lots of tuna! About one large tin a day gave me enough Omega 3 to reduce my migraines by about 80%. What I've also

At Home Weight Loss

2013-07-01T20:52:00.000+12:00

At home weight loss is the option most of us go for. When I started to lose weight I had the luxury of a cheap gym membership at Uni, cheap pool membership and I was so busy studying full time and working full time I was never home to sit by the fridge! I'd keep tins of tuna and bags of apples in the car and eat on the run. Now that my budget has been rearranged and I'm working at home all day

Are your Friends and Family Sabotaging Your Diet?

2013-06-27T20:14:00.000+12:00

It's one thing to get your mindset around weight loss but when the kids bake fudge, hubby brings home hot fish and chips after a long day at work or you go out with the girls and they all order the triple-chocolate-fudge-death cake with cream suddenly even the most strong-willed of minds will cave. To make a successful transition to healthiness you need to get your friends and family on board

Weight Loss Beginings

2013-06-24T17:23:00.000+12:00

It's funny how hard it is to start something. It can take years for us to make up our minds to think about starting something. That's why when I thought about starting this blog I just plunged straight in and set it up today - after all why not now? I have a completely different attitude to diets. I used to say: "I'm going to go on a diet tomorrow. So...since today's my LAST DAY OF FOOD I'll

Sex or Weight Loss?

2011-09-22T15:04:00.002+12:00

A recent poll of over 700 Diettips.com readers showed that 45% would give up sex for five years to reach their ideal weight - considering how many calories sex burns that could be counter-productive! The poll asked what, hypothetically, readers would give up to reach their weight loss goals. The results of the weight loss poll are: To be your perfect weight instantly and permanently, which of

Weight Loss with The Mango Diet

2011-08-12T20:54:00.004+12:00

For those of you who jumped on the acai and goji berry bandwagons here's something else to waste your money on...the rest of us will return to our salads and gyms. While we all know the benefits of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables (and not in nom nom things like ice cream and cheese toasties), the mango diet goes a step further claiming that a certain type of African bush mango has "

Mediterranean Diet

2011-07-26T21:40:00.002+12:00

This morning I woke to a -2 degree frost outside and ice on the windows inside my kitchen! On days like this I dream of moving to the Mediterranean and living out my days on the beach with a G&T and an antipasto platter for lunch followed by a luxurious siesta in my hammock. It seems that not only is the relaxing Mediterranean diet and lifestyle idyllic but it could also help with weight loss and

Fork Size Key to Weight Loss Success?

2011-07-20T18:07:00.001+12:00

Researchers have found a new way to control the amount we eat - use a bigger fork. While numerous studies have focused on portion sizes and their influence on how much we eat, researchers in the US have looked at how bite sizes affect quantities ingested. They based their field research in a popular Italian restaurant, using two sets of forks to tinker with bite size. One fork held 20% more

Willpower

2011-05-27T19:49:00.002+12:00