Can I lose weight or detox by drinking lemon water in the morning?
Have you heard of the benefits of lemon water ? We all want to feel healthy and vital and often when we wake up in the morning, we feel anything but. Most of us would have several days in the week when we wake feeling tired, lethargic, slow and generally crapola – but what if […]
5:2 diet plan. Anorexic? Binge eater? Issues with food? The 5 types of people that should never fast
There’s a new diet in town, have you heard of it? It’s the 5:2 diet plan. If you haven’t heard of it yet, the concept is very simple. Basically, you calorie-restrict for two days of the week, or have two “fasting” days. There are a few variations of the diet. For the most part, on […]
The 6 new rules of weight loss
Eat more meat Should you be eating more meat to lose weight? There are lots of studies that show that protein can be one of the biggest factors in keeping you full and satisfied. Everyone from Atkins to Pierre Dukan has touted the meat-filled diet as a total winner. Do studies support this? Yes! “It […]
10 commandments to maintaining your weight
Something occurred to me the other day – I have achieved a goal I always wanted to – maintaining my weight within a 2 kilo (or 5 pound) weight range, effortlessly, over the course of a year. I used to be classic yo-yo dieter. I was like Britney Spears, fluctuating from slightly-hot to blobby and […]
Could butter be the key to you losing weight?
I love butter, I do. My dear father doesn’t like the stuff – or at least, he tried to pretend his whole life that he hated it – in fact, he was really just very health conscious and had been told (as we all were) that butter is a “bad fat” and should be avoided. […]
The lose weight with white foods 3 day plan: Day 2
Missed day one? Check out the post here. Yes, you can lose weight by eating all white foods – here’s how! Breakfast day 2 Black coffee with 30 mLs of skim milk = 10 cals 1 croissant = 400 cals 5 grams of butter = 18 cals 1 tablespoon of jam = 30 cals 1 […]
Lose weight with the white food diet – your full DAY 1 diet plan
You’ve heard the statistics, right? They say white food is BAD. Even Oprah jumped on the bandwagon, demonising any food with a pasty-white appearance. On the list: sugar, white bread, potatoes, white rice, biscuits, cake…you name it – if it was white and delicious, it was labelled as “bad”. What on earth is the no […]
Should I drink juice to lose weight? The hidden problems with juicing
I do not drink juice. In fact, I am afraid of juice. In general, I do not like to drink my calories, therefore I avoid milky coffees, milkshakes, smoothies and juices. Wine – I drink – but I factor the calories into my daily calorie allowance. Despite the hype, drinking wine does not add too […]
Do you need to heal your relationship with food?
Something occurred to me the other day – I now find it more difficult to overeat. Even when I think I have eaten a lot, often, I will add up the calories I have eaten that day and they will amount to less than 2000. There was a time when I could (somehow) eat double […]
Are you and your pet obese because you’re miserable?
Your life has its limits, and so does your pet’s! Every minute is precious and we waste so much time with pointless things. Today’s era is not a great one for spirituality, for morality, for family and for mental health. We’re a mess, collectively. I was watching TV this morning while I drank my plunger […]
6 super-fast ways to lose weight in 3 days
Weight loss should be done slowly to be sustainable, but I have also read reports that it’s imperative to kick-start your diet by seeing some fast results as this can encourage us to keep going. Indeed, in French Women Don’t Get Fat, the author speaks of her Leek Soup Diet which is just awful and […]
Fasting: will it work for you? Is fasting dangerous?
There is lots in the news about fasting these days. Juice fasting is popular, as well as the 5:2 diet where you eat normally for 5 days and fast for 2. According to Wikipedia: “Fasting is primarily an act of willing abstinence or reduction from certain or all food, drink, or both, for a period […]
Why “mouthfeel” is important to help you lose weight
Have you ever heard about “mouthfeel”? It’s defined as “the tactile sensation a food gives to the mouth” by dictionary.com and as “the sensation created by food or drink in the mouth” by Merriam-Webster. There is a theory I have heard that it could be one of the essential components of food that leads to […]
The hidden calories and fat in “healthy” smoothies
This picture of a healthy smoothie angers me. It makes me furious with rage and I fear for society. Just look at this smoothie. I did not make it. I did not drink it. It was made by theveganchemist and this is not going to be a critical post, merely a deconstruction on what is […]