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?
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