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Distraction Techniques Weight Loss Guide
A weight loss diet is a much-tested thing. You might find that you’re constantly telling friends you can’t meet at the pub because you’re too worried you’ll go off track, or maybe you’re finding it difficult to avoid the kids’ treat cupboard, or sometimes it’s as...
Staying Motivated and Active This Winter
Winter can be a tough time especially if you are trying to stick to a new, healthier lifestyle. Heading to work and coming home in the dark and the cold weather can all mean we are more tempted to stay inside and hibernate than head out, get active and eat healthier...
8 Fun Winter Activities For Weight Loss
Looking for fun winter activities for weight loss? Getting out and keeping active in the cold weather can prove to be slightly more challenging over the Christmas holidays, especially when it is cold, dark and icy out! Luckily, we have some great winter activity ideas...
The Importance of Good Heart Health
We know that treating our heart with care is crucial to life. When we are overweight or obese, we rare actively contributing to potentially inducing ailments such as high blood pressure, clogged arteries and heart attack, all of which are a serious risk to life. Dr...
Body Fat – What’s it all about?
We have all heard about body fat and how bad it can be for our health, but what are the ins-and-outs of it? Dr Charlotte Norton, Medical Director of The Slimming Clinic, explores the subject and tells us, body fat isn't all as bad as it seems! What is body fat? Body...
Healthy Christmas Present Ideas
We all know Christmas to be a time of giving and receiving. Unfortunately for those of us trying to watch our weight the receiving part of Christmas usually involves luxurious chocolates, yummy biscuits and high calorie alcoholic beverages! So if you're trying to...
Do you give yourself enough time to lose weight?
Ever heard the phrase, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day…’ – we bet that most of you have. But did you know that the English playwright John Heywood continued the phrase – ‘…but they were laying bricks every day.’ The main point of the phrase insinuates that good things...
Your BMI and the Health Risks
We regularly hear about how having a healthy BMI is one of the key factors to overall health and that if you are carrying more weight, you should aim to lower your BMI in order to reduce your risks of obesity-related illness. With an NHS survey illustrating that 67%...
Healthy Weight Loss Lunch Ideas
Making healthy recipes and lunch ideas doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. There are ways to lose lbs and save your £s. If you are on a weight loss diet plan, here are some healthy, filling and bargain weight loss diet lunch ideas for you to try now we’re...
Top Tips to Forming Better Weight Loss Habits
Why is it so easy to form bad habits, but so hard to form good habits? Well truth is, bad habits are usually things we allow to happen because they are so easy to form and maintain. Things like, allowing ourselves to stop our movement and exercise regime – it is SO...
Weight Loss Mindset Tips When You’re Feeling Out Of Control
Everything you Need To Know About Weight Loss Mindset Gaining back control over our lives begins with that first step, and for many, this is the hardest. Shifting to a weight loss mindset is the first step. Allocate just a few minutes of our time to look at our...
Bariatric surgery vs natural weight loss – which is better?
“COVID-19 has reminded us how much our health matters” the NHS Better Health campaign states. But the truth is, most of us knew already how much our health mattered, but the global pandemic has heightened our, and now the government’s, need to prioritise our health...