Are you drinking enough?
I mean water, of course! I was reminded of the importance of water recently.
I’ve started working with a new trainer and he asked me if I drink enough water… “Of course I do!” I thought.
I mean water, of course! I was reminded of the importance of water recently.
I’ve started working with a new trainer and he asked me if I drink enough water… “Of course I do!” I thought.
Do you use weighing scales as an indicator of weight loss or gain? ? If so, how do you find it? Do you log regularly? Is the number that the scales point to predictable? Reliable?
I’m going to give you some reasons why weighing yourself might not be the best tracker for changes in weight.
Confused about fats? I’m not surprised. But you shouldn’t be. All the furore about fats can be neatly summed up in one sentence. There is only one fat that is Bad, and that’s Trans Fats! So if you’re skimming this article (surely not!) just remember that one liner. But let’s backtrack a bit.
Mаnу mums ѕреnd all or part оf the week wоrkіng frоm hоmе, саrіng fоr children, juggling housework, laundry and the kid’s social diary. All thеѕе thіngѕ are juѕt as dеmаndіng аnd stressful аѕ gоіng tо wоrk each dау. Worst, you’re constantly tempted by your cupboards, fridge and coffee shop wares. So here’s my top tips to help make уоur experience оf home life healthier.
“Summer is coming, I need to lose weight”… How many of you are thinking this right now? And how many of you are also thinking, “I’ll go on a diet, eat less, cut down my calories”? It’s pretty typical. Mоѕt people when thіnking about lоѕіng wеіght, that’s thе fіrѕt wоrd that comes to mіnd. But what if I told you that most of my 121 client are seeing great results by eating MORE rather than less?
A couple of days ago I was meeting a friend for a coffee at the local Starbucks in Sainsbury’s. I was on my own, sans kiddos, and had just got out of my parked car when she drove up behind me… “Why are you parked so far away?” she asked…? I was parked at the outskirts of the car park, furthest from the supermarket doors. “Erm… why not?” I replied…
OK that’s a bit off a mouthful of a title but never mind. I am asked, all the time… What is the key, the secret, the magic sauce for being fit, healthy, losing weight, getting stronger, whatever… The answer is the same for all of the above. And it’s not a secret, at all. And you can’t buy it in a health shop either. I can reveal that The One Thing you need to successfully lose weight, change your body, etc is: Drum roll…….
Is your workout letting you down?I love to people-watch. And I love to people watch in the gym. Most of the time I’m looking out for new ideas, great exercise combinations or amazing leggings (during my rest periods, of course!)
You went to bed at a reasonable time last night. You think you slept OK …no babies crying, foxes screaming or partner snoring. So you should feel rested, right? But you wake up and you JUST FEEL SHATTERED! You’d understand it if you spent been scrolling Facebook till 1am. Or been to the pub. But you didn’t. You did everything right. So what’s that all about? Well, I have a theory.
Whenever I’m sorting out admin or life in general, I have two piles. A “do it now” basket. This is usually (both or either) time-critical or easy to do. Like pay bills or unstack the dishwasher. A “too hard” basket. Which has things like clean the oven or dreaded tax assessments (until end Jan when this becomes a ‘do it now’ item). Unlike the oven which never happens. Do you have this too? A “too hard” basket?