Blog - Healthy Inspirations

Winter skin

16th May 2019
/ Diet Healthy Inspirations Newsletters

Have you ever noticed how your lips get chapped and your skin gets dry in winter? It doesn’t have to be like this, yet we just accept it and get on with our lives. If we don’t just accept it, that means there must be something we can do about it, right? We used to […]

Are you using the wrong solution for your weight?

9th May 2019
/ "I've tried everything else..." Diet Healthy Inspirations You don't have to do it on your own

Many people want to lose weight but, despite knowing all the things they’re doing wrong, still don’t change. What’s going on? You may not know that only around 6% of the population consistently engage in the top five health behaviours. Or that only 8% of people follow through with their New Year’s resolutions, or that […]

Keystone habits – the key to consistency

2nd May 2019
/ Healthy Inspirations Self-confidence boost!

You’ve started on your weight loss journey. You have the nutrition plan, the exercise intentions, and the support to make it all easy. In addition, you have the willpower to get through the tough times. Or do you? It’s easy to think of your weight loss journey as one where your ultimate success is dependent […]

14 Reasons to Stop Counting Calories

24th April 2019
/ Better Sleep Diet Exercise Healthy Inspirations

Our mothers did it, and likely we all did it. Just about every woman carrying even a small amount of extra weight has done it. Count calories. It’s a monumental waste of effort and opportunity. At Healthy Inspirations, we focus on food, not calories. Let us explain why. Counting calories started with the simple premise […]

Dealing with stress

11th April 2019
/ Emotional eating

A friend (let’s call her Cheryl) was talking about a recent birthday party she had hosted. Catering for the birthday child, parents, in-laws, vegans, and miscellaneous guests took its toll. The party ended at around midnight; finally, a chance to take a breath and relax. Cheryl’s ever-loving husband kindly poured her a glass of wine […]

Clear goals for weight loss success

4th April 2019
/ Healthy Inspirations

Everywhere you look, there is advice on how to lose weight. Equally, everywhere you look you’ll see advertising for products that will make you gain weight. Sometimes these conflicting ideas are in the same place, so how do you filter out the things you don’t need while tuning in to those that will help you […]

Meet Wendy L

29th March 2019
/ Diet Exercise Healthy Women More Energy Reduced Pain Weight Loss Success Story

Lost 12kgs and 40cm – and won the Ambassador Story of 2018 in the Healthy Women Awards Change the way you age. If you have retired or are in the age bracket of retirees, look around at the people your age and older. How many of them have round faces due to excess weight? How […]

Meet Rachel S

29th March 2019
/ Diet Exercise Healthy Women Self-confidence boost! Weight Loss Success Story

Lost 35.2kgs and 96cm I am a Scout leader who loves getting involved and doing all the kids do, too. I have always been an active person but have struggled with my weight my whole life. About 2 years ago we gathered at our Scout Den for a formal occasion; on my Scout shirt went […]

Meet Mandy K

29th March 2019
/ Diet Emotional eating Exercise Healthy Women More Energy Self-confidence boost! Weight Loss Success Story

Lost 10.5kgs and 34cm I never thought I’d be in such great shape at the age of 46. Food was something that I used to reward myself, make myself feel happy, or treat myself when I was unhappy or annoyed. My weight was something I would think about often, and being unhappy with what I […]

Meet Lee-anne G

29th March 2019
/ Better Sleep Diet Exercise Healthy Women More Energy Self-confidence boost! Weight Loss Success Story

Lost 24kgs and 82cm I was always feeling tired and lethargic; the slightest amount of exercise left me breathless. I was always thinking that I had nothing to wear because I didn’t feel attractive in anything. I started my journey, hoping to lose a couple of kilos, so that m clothes would be better fitting. […]