In recent decades, conventional wisdom has suggested eating a lower fat, higher carbohydrate diet for health and lose weight. The food pyramid above clearly emphasizes that carbs should be the bulk of your daily diet. On the flipside, there were the high protein, zero carb brigade who claimed that their way was the only way…
Diet Tips
If you are trying to lose weight, it is easy to get into a rut. Sometimes you need to refresh and recharge your attitude and your plan to get those scales moving again. Here are some tips that I read recently in a little booklet from Bakers Delight. Most are common sense, but reminders like…
Eating Healthy
One of my challenges for the having my best year this year is living and eating healthily. My first step towards achieving this was re-organising my fridge and pantry, donating any foods that weren’t wanted, and restocking with healthy options. I started with the fridge; after a thorough clean out and then a good wipe…
Fun Fitness in the Pool
As part of my best year quest, I’ve been trying to incorporate exercise into my life so that it is (mostly) fun and together with the rest of the family. The weather here has been so lovely and warm that we have been spending quite a lot of time in the pool. While the kids…
Body + Soul Challenge 2009
My first step towards having my best year is to sign up for Body + Soul magazine’s Body + Soul Challenge. I saw last year’s challenge on the Martha Stewart show, and it seemed like a great idea. I had incorporated quite a few ideas that I saw on the show into my daily life,…
