Time and time again I speak to people whose main aim and goal is to lose weight, because they think that by losing weight they will be happier and healthier.Stop thinking about the ‘goal’ weight and start thinking about how healthy you want to feel, because when you feel healthy you will find that you are less bothered about what the scales are saying. You will have more energy and vitality and, if you need to, you will lose weight. It’s a natural balance between being well fed and well nourished.
Coffee, how much do you drink?
How many cups of coffee and tea are you drinking?
Wraps for lunch?
Instead of sandwiches, how about wraps for an easy to eat and portable lunch?
Veganuary? What is your motivation?
I know that many of you have decided to commit to becoming vegan for January, or Veganuary as it is now known. I’d love to know what your motivation and drivers were for making this decision. Was it for health reasons? For ethical reasons? For environmental reasons? Was it all? I already eat a predominantly plant-based diet. I will not be committing to going vegan this January. Yes, it’s a bit controversial of me, but I do have my reasons why: Ethical – I don't have meat at every meal, and...
Don’t label yourself
What is our obsession with labelling everything? Is it tribal? Maybe its because I’m a nutrition advisor but food seems to be the area where we just love to label ourselves. Every new diet plan has a new name, and there seems to be a new one every week. We all rush to work with our specially selected preordained range of foods in our newly bought containers, and announce to anyone that is interested that we are on the new ‘madwoman diet’ and happily discuss how it’s making us feel healthier...
Why not take a pill for that?
I recently presented at my business networking group and one of the questions I was asked at the end was what I thought about the possibility of a pill that would deliver all our nutrition needs without us even having to eat. I took a deep breath, swallowed hard and replied ‘I think it’s sad, and I can’t imagine a world where I wouldn’t want to sit with family and friends and enjoy a meal.’ What I really wanted to say is ‘Did you listen to a word I’ve said in the last ten minutes?’. How could...
No time for breakfast?
No time for breakfast? Watch the video to see how you can make 5 healthy breakfasts in the time it takes the kettle to boil!
Eating for Energy
If you were to view your body as a machine that required fuel what types of fuel would you put into it and at what intervals to get the optimum performance? Have you ever thought about whether you are getting the optimum performance out of your machine? It’s a question that fascinates me and one of the main reasons that I became a Nutrition and Wellness coach. Once you start to think about how well you are fuelling your body, you start to think differently about the quality,...
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