Category: Nutrition

gluten

Gluten free?

The term Gluten free has become a bit of a buzz word over the last few years…. Lots of products now boast that their ingredients are gluten free and it’s used heavily to market and sell just about any and every food choice you can think of. So what is Gluten ? And what does […]

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Fish and a rice cake

Fish and a rice cake…….

>At 8 o’clock I’ll have fish & a rice cake………… >At 10 o’clock I’ll have fish…… >At 12 o’clock I’ll have fish…………… & a rice cake >At 2’clock I’ll have fish……… >At 4 o’clock before train I’ll have fish & a rice cake………… After I train I’ll have my fish, then I’ll have some more […]

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Mcdonald's

I stopped going to McDonald’s after the gym…….

I stopped going to McDonald’s after the gym, that’s what she told me……. ………..seriously. Last year I was working with a girl called Sarah & her goal was to change her body shape, lose fat, & get her confidence back… After deciding & planning what was the best route for her to tackle with her […]

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Coconut oil

Do you need to worry about coconut oil?

      ‘Don’t worry about it’…….……….that’s what I told her. It  was my reply to a question about coconut oil & its health properties….now before we go any further, let me explain myself……… I see many people (too many people in fact) sweating over what I consider to be the small stuff…. >Should I use […]

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Birthday Cake

Birthday cake isn’t bad for you…..

    Yep………… It’s true….. However its only true IF its your birthday. Think about it……would anyone judge you or form an opinion on you for having cake on your birthday? It’s almost like a given isn’t it? Birthday & cake, hand in hand, totally normal. It’s not deemed a ‘bad’ thing. It’s also totally […]

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calories

Understanding calories….

When it comes to fat loss & getting in shape, there are many ways to train and many ways to set up a nutritional plan….…..however what works for someone else is not guaranteed to work for you. However,  creating a calorie deficit is what underpins fat loss – simple! Eating and understanding calories: Nutrition is […]

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Calories in a biscuit

How many calories in a biscuit?

How many calories in a biscuit? More specially, a Bourbon Biscuit? ( I chose this as its a classic). Have a guess? Depending on the brand, it’s typically around 60kcal… >Not much is it? However, who ever eats just ONE biscuit?! So let’s say you have a total of 5 throughout the day, that’s a […]

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Healthy food

Is healthy food making you gain weight?

It’s good for you’……………….its healthy food You’ve heard it before, somebody is describing or selling the benefits of a certain food group to you and they tell you how ‘healthy’ it is…… I’m not denying the health properties of certain foods, and the inclusion of these foods can be of benefit to you. However some […]

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Lose weight

What is the best way to lose weight?

What is the best way to lose weight? > What is the best ‘diet’ for me? > How can I lose this (whilst pointing to their stomach area)? > What is the best supplement to take? These are all very common questions I get asked regularly…. I get why people may ask these questions and […]

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Calories

He eats over 10,000 calories a day!

Yep, that’s right…Over 10,000 calories, EVERY DAY, you read it correctly…… Wow! That’s a serious intake, right?! The man responsible for eating this volume of calories in this case is Eddie Hall, who also happens to be one of the strongest men on this planet………weighing in at over 29 stone….. My girlfriend and I watched […]

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