Society and the media are trying to tell us what the "perfect body" should be. Don't let them dictate to us. We come in all shapes and sizes and from different ethnic backgrounds with our pre wired genetics, which cannot really be altered. They can however be tweaked by waking up some of the dormant … Continue reading A PERFECT 10?
It's not just a buzz word or a new diet craze, it's fact. Having your food prepped and ready to eat keeps you completely on track. Allow yourself two nights a week to prep 3 days meals in advance and keep a day as a social day to enjoy meals with friends and family. Make … Continue reading FOOD PREP
One of the biggest mistakes we make is getting our portion sizes wrong when we are consuming food. Let's be honest ladies, when you plate up your meals how many of you eat the same size portion as your male partners??? Now look at the size of him and look at yourself, do you really … Continue reading PORTION DISTORTION
This is sooo true! As a nation, we are not so good at taking compliments or at dishing them out. We need to learn magnify people's strengths. Tell someone how beautiful they are, how funny they are, how you love the dress they are wearing, not in a creepy "Single White Female" kinda of way … Continue reading “WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS”
So what is the acceptable and healthy body fat percentage? This varies considerably in women and men. For women it is considered 25-31% and for men it's 18-24% as "healthy." For men over 25% and women over 32% body fat, they would be considered as obese and they really should be looking at their lifestyles … Continue reading MEASURING BODYFAT
At the risk of sounding utterly boring, I just wanted to reiterate that "dieting" doesn't need to mean BBT (boring bland or tasteless). With a little imagination and creativity you will look forward to meal times. I am on a one woman mission to re educate, reboot and challenge your tastebuds making healthy nutrition easy … Continue reading CREATIVE IN THE KITCHEN
It's a huge problem for many of us and another topic we shy away from discussing - bloating and windy pops. Bloating can make you feel and look awful, but the good news is you don't have to live with this curse.There are many causes and it really is worth taking the time out to … Continue reading BLOATING
I know it's something I have mentioned quite a lot before, but when we embark on a new health and fitness regime it's so easy to get caught up with the reading on the scales. This is NOT the most important number. It's far more important to focus on inch loss which is essentially fat … Continue reading INCHES NOT SCALES
When we talk about body fat it's really important that you understand that there are two types of fat, one is subcutaneous which makes up about 80% of the fat and the other is visceral., the fat around our organs. The subcutaneous fat is the visible fat, like baby rolls, the fat you can pinch … Continue reading VISCERAL FAT
We have all become obsessed with social media and consumerism. It has created a need in us to buy more of what we think we need and covet what others have. But ask yourself this, does owning "stuff" make you happy?  Perhaps we need to take a moment and understand that it's not material possessions … Continue reading DON’T LET THE MEDIA DEFINE WHO YOU ARE
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