Many people might describe their diet as “pretty healthy”. Some might even consider their diet to be very healthy but they are still not seeing the results that they want or deserve. Others might just have a bad diet and don’t know where to start to turn things around. Whatever stage you may be at,…
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Review: Losing weight with SoShape #ad
With every new year, comes the inevitable influx of people stating that they’re going to lose weight, be more active or start a new career. That’s exactly how 2017 started for me. Weighing 11st8, I felt uncomfortable, and more importantly I wasn’t happy. I always wore baggy tops and my jeans often felt tight around…
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Have you lost weight? A compliment or a hurtful comment?
Have you lost weight? Wow, you’ve lost so much weight! You’re doing so well on your diet! Have you seen the twins mum? She’s lost loads of weight! I’m sure one biscuit won’t hurt! (Said in a sarcastic tone) These are just some of the things that people have said to me over the last…
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How To Find Out If Your Diet Is Making You Ill
We are what we eat. It is an old saying but a very true one. If you have a niggling health problem that just won’t go away it may be down to what you are eating. Diets are not only about losing weight. They are about ensuring that your body gets essential nutrients in the…
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The Link Between Poor Diet and Autism
Children on the autism spectrum have long been associated with dietary and behavioural difficulties, with these issues often presenting hand in hand. There’s a strong link between children on the autism spectrum experiencing gastrointestinal problems early in life which carry over into GI problems in adulthood. One segment of the problem is the relationship between children on…
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Confident You: Diet & Fitness Feature
Being a mum is without a doubt one of the most wonderful, yet stressful jobs in the world. We all want the best for our children, but sometimes we’ll take the easy option and give them something that makes them happy and settled such as a dummy or some chocolate instead of persevering with other…
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Diet Chef Review: Week 4
It’s my last week of Diet Chef. In my last update I expressed that I felt a little bored with the options I had chosen for my evening meals. This hasn’t changed, but I think if I were to continue or if I were to pay for Diet Chef myself I would definitely spend a little more…
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Diet Chef Review. Week 3 Results
This is going to be a fairly short post in comparison to my previous (which you can read here and here). I’ve been full of a cold all week and after a visit to the doctors on Monday I’ve since discovered that I have a chest infection. This means that I have been antibiotics and…
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Diet Chef. Week 2 Results
After last weeks amazing 7lb loss I wondered whether I would see any weight loss this week. I’ve decided not to tell you what I’ve been eating every day because a lot of the food is pretty much the same as last week, but anything I haven’t written about before I will share with you.…