Why you’re not losing weight on your 1200 calorie diet
The number of times I’ve heard people say they’re following a 1200 calorie diet and not losing weight, is considerable. I’ve also often heard people say they don’t eat enough…
Patience
This photo is a testimony of being patient and only doing what I can, when I can. Toes to bar is a movement that requires a lot of upper body…
Long-Term Weight Loss
It is well known that it is relatively simple to lose weight, but rather it is keeping it off that is problematic. This is why when I see influencers and…
Cachexia
Recently I saw an interesting Twitter exchange between a doctor and a medical student around a “recommendation” to a cancer patient to drink Coke. The question of course begs, why…
Plateaus
Most people reading this will have, at some stage in their life, experienced a weight loss plateau. It’s incredibly frustrating to be doing all the right things and not seeing…
Creatine Monohydrate
Creatine is an organic, non-protein amino-acid that is largely produced by the liver with smaller amounts also being produced in the kidneys and pancreas. Creatine is stored with phosphate, in…
Coffee!!!
Coffee If I had a dollar for every time someone told me coffee was bad for me, I’d be a wealthy woman. However, despite popular opinion, did you know that…
CICO is not a diet plan
CICO, or calories in vs. calories out, is the underlying principle of weight loss, and has been a public health message for many decades. And whilst CICO is scientifically accurate,…
Laziness is a choice.
If you are easily offended, this post might not be for you (fair warning if you decide to keep reading). And I’d say I’m sorry for it, but I’m not.…
Can you drink alcohol and lose weight?
There are many misconceptions around alcohol, but did you know that a) you can include alcohol in your diet and lose weight and that b) alcohol can in fact be…
