If you’ve been putting on weight sneakily and gradually over the years, it is most likely to be the time between mid-November and early January that is responsible for the weight gain. People put on average up to 2lbs in the run up and over Christmas and New Year, which doesn’t seem like a lot given the excesses over that time (we pack 44% more social occasions into December than any other month of the year) but of course this adds up over the years.
Read MoreWith prices remaining stubbornly high at both the supermarket and at cafés and restaurants, we are having to spend what can feel like a scary amount on food every week. I know that it personally worries me. It can feel prohibitively expensive to eat healthily if you’re on a tight budget. There are, however, lots of ways to make our weekly food budget go further without feeling that we are ditching our healthy ways. Where and how can we make savings?
Read MoreIs dieting helping or hindering your efforts to get healthy and trimmer? Could it be that the of the moment, fad diets are to blame for the current obesity crisis and that it therefore isn’t your fault that you are not reaching your weight loss goals despite your best efforts?
Read MoreAddressing the reasons why we overeat in the first place and coming up with strategies to overcome can be a simple way to nip weight gain in the bud and start losing weight.
Read MoreAlthough widely used and known by all, BMI is not actually a very useful parameter to assess health or even weight. Read on to find out why.
Read MoreLots of people have thought about losing weight over the years, but often seem to fall short of an actual attempt to do it. The reason why so many people think about it so much is because deep down, they know that having that the extra pounds are not at all good for them. The problem is, just knowing that being overweight is bad is not enough to really push many people to do something about it.
Read MoreEver wondered how your relationship with food developed? And how to fix it if you feel it isn’t a healthy one? If yes, read on for solutions to issues such as eating in secret or eating out of emotions such as anger or at times of stress.
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