Caffeine for fat loss; the great debate ?

The great caffeine debate. Well i’m not sure there is even a debate but there is certainly loads of contradictory information flying around with respect to caffeine consumption and weight loss. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant found in coffee (around 40-160mg per cup), tea (10-60mg per cup), cola (43-65mg per cup) and chocolate (up [...]

Understanding Food Labels; Part 2, Protein

As one of the macronutrients protein is regarded as the building block essential for growth and repair. All protein is made up of Amino Acids of which there are 21. Unfortunately your body can only produce 12 of these, the rest known as Essential Amino Acids must come from the diet.  Some food sources known [...]

Understanding Food Labels: Part 1, Energy

Understanding food labels can at the best of times be confusing, with ambiguous terms and information often baffling the potential consumer. For the next few weeks we are going to cut to the core of food labels and break down some of the terminology commonly used by manufacturers giving you the necessary information to make [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Will Lifting Weights only make me bigger?

Ah, a popular misconseption amongst many gym goer wishing to lose weight. Unless you are engaging in a specific strength routine several times a week which is tailored for low repetitions and big weights then you won’t be buffing up like Arnie.
At Fitstar Coaching we subscribe to the importance of both cardivascular and resistance [...]

The Glycemic Index

The Gycemic Index is probably one of the most useful tools to get to grips with in terms of sustaining a healthy balanced diet. For a non-fad, reputable way of improving your health, managing your weight and generally feeling better then understanding a little about the Glycemic Index (GI) is a great place to start. [...]

Move More

Hi there and welcome to the first part of a series of newsletters published by Fitstar Coaching tackling the whole area of weight management. Weight management can be a daunting and confusing subject area with contradicting information often rendering you frustrated and none the wiser. The aim of these Newsletters is to give you a no-nonsense, simple [...]