A Shopping List! Sometimes we need to do a little soul searching and honesty regarding what we buy each time we shop and actually who is it for! It’s often been said to me…… I can’t expect the other people in my home to be deprived because I’m ‘Dieting’ so I HAVE to buy it….ContinueContinue reading “Do I REALLY need one?”
Category Archives: Fruit
When I’m Ready……
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilotmichael altshuler This is something we mentors hear all the time, I’ll know when the time is right, unfortunately while waiting for ‘that perfect moment’ you are eating anything and everything you can, which means you are moving further away from where youContinueContinue reading “When I’m Ready……”
Salad Days……
Salad Days… Do you instantly think of lettuce? Tomato? Cucumber? Simply not inspiring, satisfying mentally or physically! So how do you make your salad tick all the boxes? Consider what could be in your salad to give it extra colour, flavour and textures for example; BeetrootCeleryGrapesApplesNectarines/Strawberries/MelonChopped CorianderFresh Mint/ParsleyRaw Mushrooms/ CauliflowerAvocadoPomegranateRadishRed/White CabbageCarrotsSweetcornOranges/PearRed Onions And that’s justContinueContinue reading “Salad Days……”
Savvy Suppers….
What is a supper???? The dictionary definition is ‘A light meal served late in the evening’ and also it comes form he old French word Souper… could be an idea!! One of the reasons we go looking for an evening snack can be that our evening meal wasn’t exciting, filling either mentally or physically soContinueContinue reading “Savvy Suppers….”
Inbetweeners…
Photo by Martinus on Pexels.com We often hear from our members that actually it’s not the 3 main meals that they have problems with, it’s the bits in-between!! When you look at the images above and below there’s a mixture of sweet and savoury, so which do you go to and when? Are you theContinueContinue reading “Inbetweeners…”
Routines
Photo by Stas Knop on Pexels.com When our routines get disrupted and our time isn’t structured, it can be extra challenging to maintain the healthy habits we’ve developed. Understanding the power of routines – and making the most of them when schedules are out of sorts – can help us stay focused. Thinking about whatContinueContinue reading “Routines”
Summer bodies are made in winter….
If these are the only items that fit from last year, now is the time to begin to shape the body you desire as summer bodies are made in winter! Our bodies have been buried under layers of jumpers, trackie’s and warm coats, and come the spring and summer we will all be peeling offContinueContinue reading “Summer bodies are made in winter….”
To Toss…. Or Not To Toss??
So are you a tosser??? ( pancakes of course) Can you include pancakes and still lose weight/eat healthily? Of course the answer has got to be yes!! However if you’re thinking of having 6 -10 pancakes, then maybe a rethink is needed. There a few important things to keep in mind, why do I wantContinueContinue reading “To Toss…. Or Not To Toss??”
Be my Valentine..
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Traditionally Valentine’s Day is the one day of the year when chocolates and flowers are given as a token of love. Why chocolate you may ask?? Well it’s the food of love and of course a well known aphrodisiac, so are oysters which to me just doesn’t somehow haveContinueContinue reading “Be my Valentine..”
Ripple Effect…
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Spend a few minutes considering what are your favourite family friendly meals… How did you discover them, are they passed down from your relatives, or are they from a tried and trusted cookbook? Have you tweaked the recipes slightly to suit everyone’s taste? I know I do all the time!ContinueContinue reading “Ripple Effect…”