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…”
Category Archives: Healthy Eating
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….”
Year of the Rabbit….
Photo by Smooth Click on Pexels.com This year is the Chinese year of the Water Rabbit, and according to the Chinese horoscope this year brings a good year for all the fellow zodiac signs as well as an extremely lucky year for most of them. The sign of the rabbit is a symbol of longevity,ContinueContinue reading “Year of the Rabbit….”
How SAD are you?
This week we have the most depressing day of the year, it seemed apt to write this post! The 3rd Monday of the New Year has been awarded the gloomy title of “Blue Monday” because of a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. Until this particularContinueContinue reading “How SAD are you?”
Why do we fail?
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that countswinston churchill There are various reasons why so many people abandon a challenge that they have set themselves; It’s a much bigger challenge than expected It’s too restrictive and doesn’t allow for ‘ normal ‘ life The results aren’t comingContinueContinue reading “Why do we fail?”
Success Lies in Mind 