Get Motivated to Lose Weight: Step 5: Keep a Food Diary
If you want to stay motivated... Write it down! Self-monitoring is crucial to weight loss motivation and success. Writing down exactly what you eat and when keeps it honest (with yourself as well) and keeps you on track! Research has found that people who track their...
True Confessions of a ‘recovering’ Couch Potato
Day Zero... So today I had a reality check. During Lockdown I have enjoyed indulging in daily packets of crisps, chocolate chip cookies, banana bread đ and... Let's not forget those lovely Woolworths colored candy coated chocolate eggs that are way too easy to still...
Get Motivated to Lose Weight: Step 4: Pick the right Eating Plan
It is all good and fine to decide on an end or outcome goal and select some SMART process goals to keep you motivated, but you also need the eating plan that is going to get you there. So how do you select your Eating Plan or diet? Here are some Important aspects a...
My results were astounding
"Beginning of April 2020 is the first time I was able to eat an egg in five years. I was referred to TLC by my client (early 2019), whom I had complemented following her spectacular weight loss. Then, I could not start the program because I was breastfeeding and the...
Get Motivated to Lose Weight: Step 3: Focus on SMART Process Goals
So you have set your goal but realistically, it could take you a while to achieve that goal. You may have a significant amount of weight to lose and it can be very difficult to stay motivated for extended periods. So, how can you stay motivated for the duration of...
Get Motivated to Lose Weight: Step 2: Be Realistic
It is important to set realistic goals. Do not quit if you feel you are not losing as fast as you had hoped. After all... 3kg lost is still better progress than no loss at all... or even gaining more! So as a start, set realistic, attainable goals. If you exceed them...
Get Motivated to Lose Weight: Step 1: Why?
Tired of planning to start your healthy eating plan and then quitting before you make any headway or before you even start? What you lack is motivation. Luckily, motivation is something you can work on to increase. In this series of blogs we will look at several ways...
10 Healthy Cooking Tips
Good nutrition does not end with simply making the ârightâ food choices. The way you prepare and cook your food can either help or hinder your attempts to lose weight. Healthy cooking is easy, and it doesnât mean giving up your favourite foods. In many cases, your...
Make getting healthy fun…
Start a Lockdown-Bulkdown Club! We are all feeling the strain of Lock down, not only in our clothes with expanding waistlines, but also in feeling disconnected from the world and our friends, family and colleagues in so many ways. So how do we overcome this? Well,...
Catch those Rays for your Dose of Sunshine today
Have you had your recommended dose of sunshine today? No? You could be missing out on one of your most important tools in fighting off the corona virus... Vitamin D! Vitamin D is sometimes called the âsunshine vitaminâ because itâs produced in your skin in response...