Posts in “Diet”
Ladies – Get Rid Of Those Bingo Wings!
Honestly if you Google “how to get rid of bingo wings”, it just lists all kinds of weird and wonderful arm “toning” workouts which range from 5 all important exercises to 20 minute blasts, 30 day challenges and surgery! None of the sites which come up explain why we have this excess fat on our triceps […]
Read articleHealthy Smoothie Recipes
Most of my personal training clients will know that I’m not a huge fan of smoothies, nor protein shakes. I’d much rather my clients get their protein from wholesome sources than have a protein shake or bar (unless it’s one of our motive8 homemade protein bars). However, sometimes when time is against us, or we […]
Read articleIs There Such A Thing As Bad Food? Or Just Bad Quantities?
We’ve all heard of clean eating, cheat days and bad foods and with an increased awareness of nutritional habits and more foods becoming more readily available through immediate means, how do we decide what to eat? Many foods are endorsed by some and deemed unacceptable to others? So, is there such thing as bad food? […]
Read articleWhat is Matcha?
Sometimes I think I must be behind the times! Someone said to me the other day, “ooooo I got hold of some powdered matcha so I’m going to makes some matcha pudding” and I was like, oh that’s nice. I had no idea what Matcha was or why someone would be excited about a pudding […]
Read articlePesto Courgetti with Spring Vegetables and Feta
I made this Pesto Courgetti with Spring Vegetables and Feta recipe last week, took a snap and considered posting it on social media, but I thought I’d hold off for another week as we had a lovely Avocado & Egg Breakfast recipe to post from Alex. I remember when I made this last week, it had […]
Read articleAmazing Avocado Breakfast Recipe
I am not ashamed to admit I have well and truly jump on the avocado band-wagon, I have been eating a lot recently and I am far from getting sick of it. One of the best accompanies for avocado is egg, here is one of my favourite recipes involving the two – so get feasting […]
Read articleTry this Low Carb Alternative!
It seems that these days we’re all looking for a low carb alternative for our meals. Courgetti, butternut squash noodles, cauliflower rice..you name it, we’re trying it! A client of mine put me onto black bean spaghetti – and I’m hooked!! Best of all you can buy it from supermarkets which have good “free from […]
Read articleA Fresh Twist To An Old Classic – No Carb Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe
This is a fresh twist to an old classic, also a great way to get the enjoyment out of a comfort food, but without all the naughtiness. Here is our No Carb Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe…..mmmmm! Ok, so it’s not completely carb free – the courgetti and other veg add some carbs, but it’s free of processed […]
Read articleMy Secret Ingredients For Tasty Food – Part 2
I get excited about cooking because I love food. It means that I get excited about recipes and ingredients! It was when I starting looking for recipes for my Christmas Meal that I found an ingredient that I toyed with sharing with you; but then a generous subscription to a cooking magazine for my birthday contained […]
Read articleNutty Asian Hot Pot Recipe
This Nutty Asian Hot Pot Recipe went down a storm at our last residential boot camp so we thought we would share it with you! This Nutty Asian Hot Pot is great for batch cooking so you have some healthy options when you don’t have time to cook from fresh – cook a batch, stick it […]
Read articleA Day In The Life Of A Personal Trainer – 6 Months After Graduating
Instead of something directly related to exercise, nutrition and health, I am going to write about what my typical week consists of 6 months after graduating from university. Obviously you will get an idea of my training and nutrition as we go through too, which as a personal trainer is obviously something I care about, […]
Read articleCumin Cauliflower Rice And Vegetable Curry Recipe
I was so excited to get home for my evening meal last night. I had made this vegetable curry recipe on Sunday night and let it simmer for ages so the flavours had really absorbed….after another 30 minutes simmering on the stove whilst I cooked the other bits to accompany it on Monday night, it […]
Read articleTuscan Soup Recipe
This tasty Tuscan soup recipe really will hit the spot on these cold wintery days! This recipe makes 6-8 portions so is fantastic for bulk preparation. The pulses in the dish make this Tuscan soup nice and filling. They are a great source of slow release carbohydrates and also give some additional protein too. Ingredients 75g of […]
Read articleHow To Optimise Your Protein Intake To Attain Your Goals
Instead of a recipe packed full of protein, good fats and complex carbohydrates I thought I would dive a little deeper and tell you why we want you to make sure every meal includes these key factors. Let’s start with the macro-nutrient that gets overlooked when it comes to weight loss and over scrutinised when […]
Read articleBeating the Middle Age Spread
Picture : https://pixabay.com/en/lose-weight-fat-slim-diet-loss-1911605/ Firstly, when the hell did I become “Middle Aged”?!? I’m 40 but I don’t feel middle aged, surely middle age is more around the 50 mark as we live longer these days, but then I guess that regardless of how old we are, what does middle age feel like? Anyway, once I […]
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