Serves 4 2 tsp olive oil 250g/8oz button mushrooms, quartered 1 small onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped 425g/14oz tinned chick peas, drained 400g/13oz tinned tomatoes 1 tsp ground coriander 40g/1 … Read More
Fat in Your Diet Versus Fat on Your Body
Even still today, some diets and weight loss regimes promote eliminating almost all fat from the diet. As a trained nutritionist I have always had huge concerns about people restricting it too much and was always encouraging my clients to … Read More
Spicy Peas and Potatoes
Serves 4 1 tsp Olive Oil 2 large onions, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 6 green cardamom pods 2 tbsp. cumin seeds 25g/1oz fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped 1 green chilli, seeded and chopped 1 bay leaf 1kg/2lb potatoes, … Read More
What Is Your Killer Weight Loss Question?
What is your killer weight loss question? That means what is the one question that if you answer truthfully, will give you the real reason why you have not yet lost the weight; or perhaps you have lost it in … Read More
Chicken and Pineapple
Serves 4 2 tsp olive oil 4 skinless chicken fillets 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp chopped fresh/ ½ tsp dried thyme 1 large clove garlic, crushed ½ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp ground cinnamon Pinch of ground clove 425/14oz tinned … Read More
How to Stop Self-Sabotage
We have all heard the phrase the carrot or the stick, but which of these approaches motivates you more? How would you like to find the magic formula that helps you achieve everything you set your heart on? What exactly … Read More
Tomato Soup
Serves 4 – 6 1 tsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium carrot, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 425g/14oz tinned chopped tomatoes 900ml/1 ½ pint chicken or vegetable stock 1 medium potato, chopped 2 tsp tomato puree Pinch … Read More
If Only You Could See What You Are Doing…
When you put something in your mouth that you think tastes good, but you know is hurting you, how do you override that and still do it? Losing weight and stopping smoking both require the ability to delete certain … Read More
Your January Motivation – Use These Simple Techniques for Weight Loss!
Do you ever look at someone who seems highly motivated and gets up every morning without fail to do a workout no matter what the weather, and you think, “hmmm they must have so much motivation and willpower”! But, take … Read More
How to Avoid Extreme January Dieting (And Have a Merry Christmas!)
By the time New Year rolls around many people are feeling the effects of weeks of excessive consumption of food and booze, and during the month of January extreme dieting and detoxes are abound, usually fuelled by a heavy dose … Read More