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Have you got a beach holiday planned next year, or just want to feel more comfortable in your summer clothes? . Preparation starts now, when the weather is cold, wet and your motivation might be low. When I say preparation for next year, I don’t mean cutting calories,...

What options do you have when you go 'off plan' ? Do you have a Birthday, stag/hen party, work night out coming up? . Don’t stress, it’s part of process. You have to live life. If you have feelings of the following, what chance have you got of sticking to the plan...

Do you always have to be in a calorie deficit to get best fat loss results? The evidence suggests not. . Group 1 -16 week diet -Consumed 67% maintenance calories . Group 2 -30 week diet -Consumed 67% maintenance calories for 2 weeks -2 week diet break eating at...

Leading on from last weeks post on metabolism part 1, in part 2 i will talk about ‘METABOLIC DAMAGE’ People are quick to blame their ‘broken’ metabolism or state that they have metabolic damage because their calorie intake is too low.  The reality is you you are...

Are you guilty of blaming your ‘slow’ metabolism for not losing weight? Part 1 What is your metabolism? The majority think metabolism is just your resting metabolic rate (RMR), but its so much more than that. Metabolism = Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) Example...

How to avoid winter weight gain ➖ So the festive season is upon us...Halloween, bonfire night, Xmas nights out, Xmas and new year. The time of the year we typically move less, and eat more. Below is an example of this impacts on your weight ➖ Activity ⬇️ Let’s say you...

Yes...that’s right, you can drink alcohol and still lose weight. If you can factor the alcohol into your calories and still be in a calorie deficit then all is good 😁 Obviously from a health standpoint it would be better to skip alcohol all together, but for many of...

Insulin gets a bad name due to people thinking it stores fat....it doesn’t.  It stores Carbs, but not NOT fat. . Eating too many calories makes you put on body fat. Insulin says to the body, store carbs, stop burning fat. This is not the same as ‘store fat’ ....

Reduce food variety, reduce bodyweight, makes sense right? If you have more food to choose from, the more likely you are to try it all.  We have all been to a buffet, because there’s lots to choose from, you are more likely to over indulge and try everything...on...