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‘Forget the oil’ salad dressing
This recipe is so simple that it hardly requires a recipe. I love a good salad and often it’s the dressing/seasoning of a salad that makes it shine. However, many store-bought salad dressings are not so crash hot healthwise, often

Healing Beyond the Hype: What The Biggest Loser Got Wrong – and What We Can Get Right
The new Netflix documentary on The Biggest Loser – Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser landed like a gut punch. We cheered for transformation, then recoiled at the damage done – physically and emotionally. What if we

Ozempic: A Band-Aid for Weight Gain, Not a Cure
Do you want to be on weight loss drugs forever? If your answer is no, please read below. Even if your answer is yes, maybe also read below. Let’s be honest: weight management is hard. Not because people lack willpower,

Is my diet soda making me fat?
Diet soda. It’s the favourite drink of many, a way of reducing calories, a sweet, sweet miracle that doesn’t add to your hips. Or is it? I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now. But the truth

I eat healthy so why I aren’t I losing weight?
There are many factors that can explain this. You are in fact not eating healthily; you just think you are You are eating too much You may be secret eating and not be aware (or maybe in denial) You are

How much should I eat?
You may have grown up being told to eat everything on your plate, and to eat till full. It has trained us to think that our body is still hungry even if, technically, we have received all that we need

What should I eat?
With all the noise out there from influencers (personal trainers, weight loss drug pushers, dieticians, nutricians etc) on social media, it can be hard to know what are healthy choices and which are fads or paid promotions. The truth is

How often should I weigh in?
The usual answer I hear to this question is that should weigh in no more than once a week. When I first started researching this topic, I thought it would be a simple answer based on what most people in

Deprivation mindset
One example of a mindset that hinders our progress is that we are going without or depriving ourselves. This kind of operating model in life leaves us feeling disappointed, and often ideas of fairness (it’s not fair) become persistent. So

I’m motivated so why can’t I commit?
I’m sure you’ve been there, I have. You decided this time is it. You know what you have to d0 – diet and exercise, and you get started. You’ve got all the reasons to do it – increase your healthspan,

My story
We often talk about the journey in terms of what we did (action) rather than what we experienced (emotions) or discovered (learning and consciousness). What I will do here is express all these factors, as they all matter. But first

Let’s get real about weight, fat and health
Obesity has physical and mental impacts. Obesity is a medical term that exists to indicate that our health is at risk. When you are obese the chances of health risks increases substantially. The likelihood of mental health issues is also