Tag: obesity

Ten Day Turnaround – Why so successful?

Written by amanda on 26th November 2015. Posted in Weight to go. No Comments on Ten Day Turnaround – Why so successful?

What is it? Who’s it for? Why is it so successful? Read on for the no-nonsense answers. What is it? Online no-measuring no-counting weight loss programme (Facebook or via email) with LOTS of frills and strings attached; The strings? You have to follow the rules! There are ten! The frills? You will have to put up with more energy, not being hungry, sleeping better and a serious lack of bloating Ten rules. Ten compulsory workouts for EVERY level of fitness (yes, there are even walking...

LOSE WEIGHT AT THE SUPERMARKET – PART 2

Written by amanda on 6th November 2015. Posted in Weight to go. No Comments on LOSE WEIGHT AT THE SUPERMARKET – PART 2

Hello – and thank you for coming back for more. I hope you found something in Part 1 that might at the very least make you stop and think for a few seconds before reaching for the easiest supermarket option – even if ultimately you choose not to change anything! You always have a choice and there’s no one size that fits all, but we all know the saying ‘If you always do what you’ve always done, then you’ll always get what you’ve always got.’ Perhaps I can urge you to ditch the habit of a lifetime...

LOSE WEIGHT AT THE SUPERMARKET – PART 1

Written by amanda on 4th November 2015. Posted in Weight to go. No Comments on LOSE WEIGHT AT THE SUPERMARKET – PART 1

Because without a single doubt both weight gain and weight loss start at the supermarket. Forget the baby steps. Get your shopping right and you will already be taking a giant leap towards your goal. This cannot be stressed enough. I struggled with my weight for years (still have my moments!!), did the big-weight-loss-company thing, even became a leader for one of them! I started to delve deeper into the whys and wherefores of losing weight so I could pass on something a little more modern and...

Death by parenting

Written by amanda on 17th January 2011. Posted in Things mothersome .... 4 Comments on Death by parenting

When did we all become so damned precious? I mean, at what particular point did it all start to go so horribly wrong? Wrong in the sense that we are determined to kill our own children! You know what? For all that the third world countries DON’T have what we do, they are going to end up thriving in one way or another and we – supposedly the wealthier and more knowledgeable countries – will have killed off our offspring to the extent that we will obliterate ourselves. But we’ve...

Why obesity is rife!

Written by amanda on 23rd October 2010. Posted in Things mothersome ..., Weight to go. No Comments on Why obesity is rife!

Despair kicked in today as I was waiting in the bakery and a mother in child in front of me had the following conversation: Mother: I’ll get you a carrot cake Child: Aww no, I don’t want carrot cake. I want a doughnut. Mother: You can’t have a doughnut. I’m not going to buy you anything with sugar in! *sigh* Is it no wonder obesity rates have soared? Where do you start?? Note that this lady was actually very well dressed and spoke ‘right proper like’ (kidding)...

Weight loss accountability

Written by amanda on 19th October 2010. Posted in Weight to go. No Comments on Weight loss accountability

Ask a kid why he didn’t do his homework and chances are he’ll come up with a range of innovative and entertaining excuses over the course of a few months. Ask an adult why he or she didn’t get to the gig on Saturday night or why they haven’t phoned ‘mum’ and you’ll probably get a smaller range of excuses (or, well, most would like to call them ‘reasons’)! Ask an overweight person why they couldn’t manage to lose so much as half a pound...