Are you tirelessly hitting the gym, meticulously watching your diet, and still not seeing the changes you desire? Stress might just be the sneaky culprit sabotaging your efforts. Let's delve into how stress, as Lorraine English, Clinical Nutritionist, explains, can hijack your weight loss...
If you’re older than 30 you’ve probably already noticed that the blissful period in your 20s where you could eat, drink and be merry late into the night and seemingly consequence free, does not last. One of the key reasons for this is as you get older your hormone balance shifts and your...
Do you eat your hot chips first and vegetables last or do you save the best for last? It’s more than a personal quirk, the order you eat your food actually matters. According to knowledgeable expert French biochemist Jessie Inchauspe (known on Instagram as the Glucose Goddess), the practice of...
I believe you need 3 key elements to stay healthy, feel good and not worry about your weight. It’s been working for me for over 10 years so I stand by it. In order of importance. 1) Eat fresh wholefoods and limit sugar (especially if you’re enjoying more booze than usual) If the majority of your...
Many people, myself included, have been caught up in a calorie counting fad in hope of achieving weight loss. In my early 20s I kept a detailed daily record of my calories in/out. It wasn’t long before my obsession became a problem. I’d heard 1,200 calorie diets were good but at 176cm tall (above...
Do you know what you ‘should’ do but you have a hard time staying consistent? The key questions are, when you catch yourself overeating or indulging or buying that thing you know you’ll regret do you; 1) Say to yourself ‘screw it, I’ll start tomorrow’? Or do you; 2) Notice what you’re doing,...
Before becoming a Coach I tried quite a few diets and crazy exercise regimes; I’ve decided to share these experiences with you… The Soup Diet My brother told me he had found an amazing new diet that was going to change his life and help him lose a heap of weight. At this stage I had never dieted...