You can't outrun a bad diet.10,000 steps won't help you lose weight Essentially, this is making the point that even if you do a lot of exercise, it is not enough if you are trying to lose weight: you have to sort your diet out too. You'd think it was obvious but actually I do …
Foods that tell Your Brain To Stop Snacking!
Fascinating stuff this - although most of my diet is built around these foods and I'm always hungry! That's probably the PCOS. See if it helps you! The foods that tell your brain to stop snacking
Can fizzy water make you fat?
Oh no, just as I have started enjoying sparkly water and Cava again, I do not need to hear this! That said: if you need to gain weight - switch to the fizzy! Can fizzy water make you fat?
Call To Change ‘Low Fat’ Advice in UK
Great blog post from Cytoplan this week about the increasingly-urgent call from experts and public health bods to change the advice UK citizens are given about eating fat. Why? Cos it just ain't working, check this out: Official guidelines on fat intake: Are we in need of a “major overhaul”? “Urging people to follow low-fat diets …
Diet Drinks Make You Fat
Haven't I been saying this for years? I would rather you had a small amount of 'proper' sugar than kid yourself by drinking and eating lots of artificially-sweetened stuff! OK, neither is good for you, but people do tend to think they can have more if a product says 'low sugar' on it or even …
New Free Chopra 21 Day Weight Loss Meditation Starts Today!
You know how much I love these 21 days meditations from Oprah and Deepak (see, first name terms now!). Here's the latest one which starts today. Follow the link to the free sample below and you can register for this new one for free there too. Don't forget, too, to read my Weight Loss 4 …
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Paleo, Mediterranean or Nordic?
Interesting article today from Dr Michael Murray on the Nordic Diet that is taking the weight loss industry by storm currently. The diet is based on wild foods, fruits, veg, plenty of fish, good oils and fats and some grains. People have been losing healthy amounts of weight on it. I'm not surprised as - …
Sweeteners Make You Fat
  I've been saying this for well over a decade now: artificial sweeteners trick the body somehow and lead to weight gain so the irony of people choosing 'low cal' and 'low sugar' food and drinks which contain artificial sugars as part of their weight loss strategy is not lost on me! Today, I see WDDTY …
Which UK Area Has the Most Obese People?
New obesity figures released: Find out how your area fared New figures from Public Health England were released just before Christmas that detailed the percentage of people in different local authorities who are overweight or obese. The fattest local authority with an alarming 3 in every 4 people being overweight or obese (76%) was Copeland …
Perfect Body Composition, By Accident!
As many of you know, I have been following quite a strict allergy diet for the last couple of years which is loosely Paleo-based, but a lot stricter. Currently, I eat loads of fish, healthy fats like olive oil, avocados and coconut oil, and tons of fruit and veg so quite balanced actually protein, …