6 different athletes, 6 different breakfasts: what do they eat?
When athletes breakfast, what’s on the menu? Personally, I love breakfast and it’s my favourite meal of the day. Usually, I have a Sausage and Egg McMuffin from McDonald’s which shocks and appals my friends, family and lover. Having said that, I would eat almost anything for breakfast, even sushi. I went for a whole year […]
10 things that will aid your digestion
Want to aid your digestion? There are good foods and bad foods: no matter who you are, I am sure you have a very comprehensive list! Growing up, one of my best buddies was severely lactose intolerant. This was before food intolerances became very fashionable and for the most part, she hated having to avoid […]
When is the best time of day to weigh yourself? 6 tips to ensure an accurate weight measurement
I weigh myself a lot. At times, I weigh myself up to three times a day. I do not think this is a great idea and it borders on an obsession. I have previously written a post on this called To weigh everyday or not? My love-hate relation ship with the scale. There have been […]
The 4 best ways to trick your stomach into feeling fuller for longer
Satiety. It’s a thing that we as humans chase every day. If we are not satisfied, we overeat. If we overeat, we gain weight. If we gain too much weight we look and feel terrible. There are ways (healthy ones!) to trick your stomach into feeling fuller for longer. Here are the top 4 I […]
5 “perfect” meals from 5 different websites. Are they effective?
Perfection. I strive for it all the time but I often fall short of being perfect. Just ask The Boyf. The poor man has to put up with me thinking I know everything all the time. I am not a nutritionist, and he in fact has accredited qualifications in this area. Since I am not […]
My extreme 3 day diet plan: day 2 FAIL
Kids, I have failed. I thought long and hard about what I would write today. I was tossing up whether to be honest about the second day of my crazy eating plan or to just come clean. In truth, I wouldn’t feel right if I blogged and lied at the same time, so I have […]
My 3 day extreme diet plan: follow me
I am about to start a three day extreme eating plan and I want your help. The time has come to do something drastic with my diet. I eat lots of junk food and I have been blogging a lot about this. I wasn’t always this way, in fact, I have often been one of […]
The BMI index is not suitable for everyone. Here’s why
The Body Mass Index system has been around for a while but many people don’t realise that it was never intended to measure obesity. It was a simplified system invented in about 1830 by a Belgian doctor and it was just designed to put various body types into categories. It wasn’t until the 1970s that […]
20 Obesity facts from around the world: how does your country stack up?
Obesity is Everywhere. It’s an epidemic which means that it is a very wide-spread problem. Epidemics do not need to be contagious, but there are reports that obesity is, in fact, contagious. My blog alycevayleauthor.com is read by people in many countries, so I thought I’d check the obesity statistics of the countries that read […]
The healthy foods that are making you FAT
What’s wrong with this image? A healthy burger, right? It’s got loads of nutrients in it: healthy grains, vegetables, non-meat-based protein and lots of fibre. But there is one major problem with this ‘healthy’ burger. It has too many calories and it could make you overweight. Don’t argue with me. Yes it could. I could […]
6 problems with the Weight Watchers program and 6 solutions
Having problems with weight watchers? I don’t know too many people (especially, I hate to say, women) who have never tried Weight Watchers. Their method of prescribing a “points value” to food has been praised by many and I know that lots of people do find success with the program. Not everybody loses weight permanently […]
21 Cool things about potatoes
Don’t be afraid. They will not hurt you. Potatoes have next to no fat, they are low in sodium and you can eat one for only 130 calories. Why are people so afraid of potatoes? Since Atkins, we have been very cautious with our carbs. This is fair enough, I have noticed myself that proteins […]
Why you should always eat 3 meals a day
I used to stave myself. And then overeat. I used to restrict myself heavily. And then I would binge on foods I didn’t even like. I used to exercise daily and wake up in the early hours to go to the gym. Then I would beat myself up for missing a day, or failing to […]
10 Ways to curb your appetite – naturally
Sometimes I have an appetite that is out of control. Sometimes I want to eat when I am not hungry, when I have already eaten, when I am bored or distracted. You do not need to satisfy every craving you have. I am trying to develop more discipline with the way I eat. Over the […]