It’s a Trying Shame

I hear this little inconspicuous word all the time with clients; I will try and do my 4 sessions this week or I will try not to eat 4 bars of chocolate a day! So what’s wrong with this little word? Well there are two reasons why you should consider banishing it from your vocabulary [...]

Enjoy your Food

Ah yes Enjoy your food, every last mouthful. Ask yourself when was the last time you did this ? I mean really enjoyed and savoured your food, or is food just an activity that has to be done? Most of us are guilty of wolfing our food down whilst watching television or whilst on the [...]

Listen to your Body!

Listen to my body? Sure give it a go, you’ll be amazed at how good your body is at sending you signals to say when you’re hungry or full. Unfortunately we tend to override these signals, thinking we know better. This results in a desensitisation to our own appetite mechanisms which  mean we never know [...]

Choose Berries as part of your 5-A-Day

When it comes to including fruit and vegetables as part of your balanced diet let’s face it some fruits pack    more of a punch than others. Although most fruits contain many vitamins, minerals and fibre Berries such as Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Cranberries and Raspberries contain a nutrient called Anthocyanin, a powerful antioxidant which is found in [...]

Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate

In the last newsletter we touched on ‘Moving More’ and energy balance. Well to lose weight you need to be thinking in terms of creating a negative balance, i.e expending more than you consume. Well that’s easy I hear you say, let’s just not eat anything!! Well unfortunately it is simple though not that simple. [...]