May

As the Winter slips away to a distant memory, Spring is in full bloom and the air feels full of the promise of Summer, take a moment to reflect on the past 4 months, take stock of where you are and what you have achieved. If its not as good as you hoped…refocus and reset.ContinueContinue reading “May”

Time to go with the Grain?

Photo by Karyna Panchenko on Pexels.com Is it time for you to make the change to healthier and more filling wholegrains? Wholegrains can benefit your health by reducing the risk of heart disease by up to 30% Wholegrains are also linked to decrease risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer They are much more fillingContinueContinue reading “Time to go with the Grain?”

Pyramid of Success….

It can be really useful to see exactly what a pyramid of success consists of and the various steps each of us needs to engage with in order to achieve the very best results possible. So let’s look at them in order of priority. Sustainable Lifestyle – If you can’t make it a habit thatContinueContinue reading “Pyramid of Success….”

Need or Greed…

As a child, I was always in such a hurry to finish my meals, not because I wanted more, but my friends were all out playing and waiting for me, and off we’d all go. I never left home starving and I didn’t come home starving, probably as we were all having fun and actuallyContinueContinue reading “Need or Greed…”

Focus Forward

With Easter fast approaching, for how may of us does Easter represent the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring? Feasting with the Easter Bunny? Easter Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Photo by David Orsborne on Pexels.com Are you ready to “Spring forward”? What does Spring indicate to you? NewContinueContinue reading “Focus Forward”

Bulk cooking

A fabulous way of saving time. energy and of course money!! I think it’s fair to say many of us are looking to spend less time, energy, gas/electricity and money on cooking and preparing food, so this has to be one of the best strategies. Photo by Anna Guerrero on Pexels.com Photo by Viacheslav StopkevichContinueContinue reading “Bulk cooking”

Organising your surroundings for success…

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com One of the best and easiest strategies to help us to avoid making unplanned and unwise food choices is to remove it from sight. Many of our members used this strategy over Christmas to wonderful success, either putting chocolates on a top shelf/wardrobe and nibbles away from them atContinueContinue reading “Organising your surroundings for success…”

Giving up

Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels.com As Lent begins and many people decide what they will be giving up, going without or sacrificing for the next 40 days, my thoughts turned to a different version of “giving up” Often when you decide you need to lose weight, become fitter and healthier, the motivation can beContinueContinue reading “Giving up”

It’s not Fair…..

Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com One of the phrases that is frequently used in life is “It’s not fair” it appears all too often especially regarding a weight problem. Everyone else can eat what they like and not gain a ounce, somehow you only have to look at food and it’s half a stoneContinueContinue reading “It’s not Fair…..”

Rechauffe cooking….

It would be interesting to know how many of you clicked on this article as, like me, you had absolutely no idea what ‘rechauffe’ cooking actually means!! Are you thinking an amazing new technique of cooking that will revolutionise your meals?? Actually, it’s a technique that’s been around for time immemorial…. The art of re-heatingContinueContinue reading “Rechauffe cooking….”