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Small Steps = Big Changes

If you concentrate on small, manageable steps you can cross unimaginable distancesShaun Hick Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com How would you feel if I asked you to run a marathon tomorrow? For many of us that is what our journey feels like as we tend to look at the whole journey and feel dauntedContinueContinue reading “Small Steps = Big Changes”

Sleep

Quality sleep is vital for life and contributes to our overall health and well-being, it also helps to improve our immune system, our attention, our mood and helps to regulate our metabolism and appetite. Photo by Marcus Aurelius on Pexels.com So are you getting enough???? Adults should have upwards of 7 hours a nightLess thanContinueContinue reading “Sleep”

Spring Forward

Photo by Alena Koval on Pexels.com March is here, and like many of us, my thoughts turn to….. Longer days and lighter nights, spring flowers and sunshine. Also spring cleaning as the sunshine highlights all the bits I’ve missed- cobwebs! Windows! I do love a smear-free window and have discovered ‘Minky’ their window cloth isContinueContinue reading “Spring Forward”

All or Nothing?

How many of these can you relate to? Your wonderful partner arrives home with the most beautiful bunch of 12 long stemmed red roses, but when you remove the cellophane 1 has snapped so do you cut off the heads of the other remaining roses??Have you ever been going somewhere in the car and gotContinueContinue reading “All or Nothing?”

Why is Breakfast the best meal of the day?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day when it comes to satisfaction, and those that have it are more successful in their weight loss journey. Research has shown that eating a breakfast gives better long term weight loss success, better concentration and work output and can help you to avoid the mid-morning slumpContinueContinue reading “Why is Breakfast the best meal of the day?”

Always a Reason….

I thought this would give us food for thought, and maybe some home truths?? January – My New Years’ resolution’s decided, I just won’t be beaten As soon as my Christmas leftovers are eaten. But it’s snowy and cold and I need comfort food In February I’ll start, when I feel in the mood PhotoContinueContinue reading “Always a Reason….”

Roadmap to Success

Photo by Matt Hardy on Pexels.com RoadMap seems to be a bit of a buzz word at the moment! But what exactly is a “Roadmap”? Well I’m obviously showing my age here as far as I’m concerned I thought a road map was one of those big map books we got from the AA/RAC thatContinueContinue reading “Roadmap to Success”

Physical and Mental Satisfaction

Photo by Malidate Van on Pexels.com Good food is important, not just for our weight loss but also our overall satisfaction. How many times have we eaten something and not enjoyed it and gone searching for something’nice’? If we are satisfied with what we have then we are less likely to drool over things weContinueContinue reading “Physical and Mental Satisfaction”

Is your shopping trolley making you fat?

Photo by Oleg Magni on Pexels.com Regardless of whether you are trying to lose weight or simply eat healthier food shopping plays a vital part in your success. The choices we make in a supermarket directly affect the food we eat at home. so its super important that we fill our shopping trolleys with theContinueContinue reading “Is your shopping trolley making you fat?”

Lent

Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com This week is Pancake Day, and that marks the beginning of Lent, which is when traditionally most people give up things you like. But as we all know saying we can’t have something usually makes us want it more and we often end up eating more than we would haveContinueContinue reading “Lent”