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Tag Archives: food
How to improve what you eat and lose weight?
A friend of mine has asked for some help with losing weight. One thing I’ve learned is that you can exercise until the cows come home… but it’s actually in the kitchen that makes a big difference. Exercise can help, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Nutrition
Tagged eating, food, food and drink, food choices, healthy, ing, lose, loss, nutrition, t, weight
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16 healthy eating & weight loss tips
This diet, that diet? These foods are good, these foods are bad? Fast, feed, drink? Low fat, low carb? Low protein, high protein? It’s a minefield out there. Everywhere you look there’s another fad diet popped up. Food, eating and … Continue reading
Smoothie Ideas
I’ve signed up to a regular email from Greatist Daily Fitness and today I received a link to a good article: 54 Healthy Smoothies Here are their tips for making a good smoothie: Make sure to pour in liquids first … Continue reading
How to: Intermittent Fast
I’ve been intermittent fasting now since August 2012 and am pleased to say I’ve successfully made it an everyday (or weekly) part of my lifestyle. So much so, a few people have asked for my advice on how to get … Continue reading
Posted in Fasting, Food
Tagged eat, fast, fasting, food, hunger, intermittent, paleo, science of slim
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Take Care of Yourself: Part 2: Eat Well
In my second part of my Take Care of Yourself series, today I’m looking at how to Eat Well. Remember this all stems from something a very wise and lovely lady once said to me… ‘Take care of yourself: Eat … Continue reading
Posted in Fasting, Food, Motivation
Tagged eat, fasting, food, intermittent, nutrition, take care, well
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I’m going Paleo…
So… the book I’m reading at the moment is the Paleo Solution, a rather humerous book about the original human diet. How to use your diet to lose fat and stay young, and avoid diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease … Continue reading
Health News Articles
I’ve woken up this morning to two news stories which I’m quite interested in: 1. One in 5 gets their 5 a day I know I usually don’t get my five a day. It’s a lot easier and cheaper to … Continue reading
Supersize vs Superskinny :-O
I was watching the Channel 4 programme, Supersize vs Superskinny last night. A programme where they show two extreme examples of an overweight and an underweight person. It details their diets and gets the individuals to swap their diets and … Continue reading
I eat around every 2 hours…
I’ve written a little about what (and how regularly) I eat before on here and I thought I’d give you a taster of what an every day of eating is like for me. The premise of my eating is: A … Continue reading
Two Week Food Test Results!
Two weeks ago I changed what I ate and started my Two Week Food Test. I did this in order to: Challenge myself to try new foods and come away from the habitual norm of my diet. See what impact eating … Continue reading