Traffic Lights For Nutrition Remember the food pyramid? For years Nutrition Australia have promoted their food pyramid as an easy guide to the types of foods, and the amounts of those foods, that we should include in our diets every day for good nutrition. Over the years the pyramid has changed to reflect the latest […]
Healthy Happy Habits
I came across Christine Tinslay’s Healthy Happy Habits on a Facebook bloggers support page when she offered me the opportunity to trial her 12 week program and blog about it. Of course my hand went up right away. As readers will know, I do love a 12 week challenge. Previously I have done Michelle Bridges […]
Chart – Activating Nuts
Sarah Wilson, in her Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar program, stresses the importance of activating nuts. This is something I’ve heard of, but have never done. I eat nuts very rarely, as I find them difficult to digest, so have been missing out on a great source of protein. I’ve tried many times to snack […]
I Quit Sugar – Week Two
So here I am at Week 2 of Sarah Wilson’s I Quit Sugar program. I found Week 1 to be quite tough in some ways. I’m sure I was having withdrawals from sugar, which only goes to show how much I need to get this white poison out of my system. Today is Day 4 […]
Food Manifesto
12wbt Round 4 2012
As my friends all know, I’m a huge fan of Michelle Bridges and her 12 Week Body Transformation, which I’ve been involved with since her first round in 2010. I specially loved my time as an Ambassador for this fantastic program. This year I decided I needed a break, so haven’t been involved at all. […]
Chocolate Free In August
Just about everyone who knows me, is aware that I have a sweet tooth. Basically, my diet is healthy, being vegetarian. Plenty of veges, legumes, eggs and fruit. But I don’t seem to be able to get through a day without my chocolate fix. Numerous studies have shown that the most important aspect of weight […]
Foxy Challenge: Week 9 Wrap
Can’t believe it’s already Week 9 of Fernwood Gym’s Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge. Feeling quite sad that it’s almost over. But this week I seemed to have my usual high level of energy back. Nutrition was good all week, which is the reason I was feeling my old self again. The focus for this […]