Category Archives: Weight

You last a lifetime: Choose to eat well!

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

The old saying ‘You are what you eat’ is right.  Eating is such a basic in life, we do it every day, and sometimes we don’t even think about it.  We just eat.  Knowing the right what and how much … Continue reading →

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The Story of Low Carb Dieting

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

An interesting BBC Horizon programme about Low Carb Dieting… it’s from 2004, so may be a bit outdated, but it’s still interesting.  Here is is split into 5 x 10 minute clips: Well worth a watch.  The underlying fact of why … Continue reading →

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How much exercise to lose weight? Not that much!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

You’re ready to take on the battle of the bulge. You’ve got your diet plan down, but you’re not sure how much you should be exercising to lose weight. Two days a week? Three? Maybe six or even seven? My … Continue reading →

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Supersize vs Superskinny :-O

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I was watching the Channel 4 programme, Supersize vs Superskinny last night.  A programme where they show two extreme examples of an overweight and an underweight person. It details their diets and gets the individuals to swap their diets and … Continue reading →

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Steady does it: my weight

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I’ve written about how much weight I’ve lost before on here… since the start of my journey, in June 2008, I’m now 22lbs / 10kg lighter than I was.  I’ve been recording my weight and body fat stats weekly since … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Totals

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

It’s come to that time of year again… where I add up all my totals of how far I’ve run, cycled, swum and walked etc… and this year has been a bit of a bumper year for me. (In comparison … Continue reading →

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Wk51 – Upper Weights & Abs

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Thursday morning and I was up early to head to the gym to do upper weights and abs.  As it was a morning session I wanted to limit my time to under an hour, so I cut out some of … Continue reading →

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50 Weight Loss Tips

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Need to shift a few pounds? Make these easy changes to your diet – and watch the fat fall off! 1 Swap your regular cheese for goat’s cheese. It’s 40 per cent lower in calories than the stuff made from … Continue reading →

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Eating fruit as part of your daily diet

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

The reasons to eat fruit are endless, although we still sometimes opt for easier to source other options for snacks instead.  It’s easy to encorporate fruit as part of your daily intake. Average human body is composed of 57% water, while … Continue reading →

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Want to lose weight?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

I’m reading Why we get fat: and what to do about it, by Gary Taubes, (I got the audiobook infact), and thought I’d share some of the ideas within it: If you want to lose weight, it’s less about reducing how … Continue reading →

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