Category Archives for Healthy Women
Meet Karen D
Lost 33.3 kilos and 90.5 cm People often ask me, why now? What was my motivation to lose weight and get fitter after years of good intentions but little achievement? My inspiration, my goal to lose weight became more of a plan rather than just a thought, when our family and friends decided to pack our […]
Read moreThrow out the scales
Advice to throw out the scales seems like a contradiction coming from blog all about weight loss. Let me tell you why it’s not. Good health is about a lot more than weight loss. While it’s true that losing weight, especially around the mid-section, leads to better health outcomes, that’s only part of the story. […]
Read moreSmile: it’s great for your health
We all smile when we see a baby smiling, and we laugh when we hear a child with full belly laugh. The contagious nature of smiles and laughter are great for social bonding: they can start a friendship, ease social tension, and spread happiness. Smiles and laughter are also good for our health. Susannah Schaefer, […]
Read moreMeet Caroline McE
Lost 15.2 kilos and 100.5 cm. It was a series of little events and a growing feeling of increasing discomfort within my body and mind. My clothing choices were no longer about style, opting for clothes that covered more. Socialising was diminishing, not because life was too busy, I just didn’t like to be seen. A […]
Read moreMeet Nicky V
Lost 10 kilos and 21 cm I went to an EA conference and listened to a speaker talk about fatigue and giving everything to your job and not looking after yourself. She lived and breathed work and ended up with fatigue and in bed for 3 months. I wasn’t in that kind of danger, but I […]
Read moreMeet Karen C
Lost 28 kilos and 75 cm – 2017 Slimming Story of the Year I have come from walking around with a cane at age 51, and a hip replacement operation in October 2016 after suffering from arthritis for 8 years, to having the energy of a 30 year old. I have become a very regular gym […]
Read more75 minutes a week for 8 weeks
If you’re reading this page then it’s likely that you have made previous attempts to change something about your body, whether it’s to get fit, lose weight, change shape, tone up, improve health, or a mixture of all. Maybe you’ve started something new but then soon stopped, leaving you feeling like you’ve failed? Would you […]
Read moreHealthy Sleep
We all know that regular exercise and a healthy diet are key elements for weight loss, however making sure that you get healthy sleep is often overlooked. Research has shown that sleep plays an important role in weight management as people who sleep enough have lower BMI than people who don’t. The data also suggests […]
Read moreHealthy Movement
Healthy movement and regular exercise on most days of the week is recommended by all heart, diabetes, cancer and medical organisations, as well as all preventive health professionals. We suggest that you make exercise one of your daily rituals. There is no better preventive medicine than regular exercise and it is helpful for lifelong weight […]
Read moreHealthy Bones
Our remarkable bodies are constantly changing, with our healthy bones being no exception. New bone is built as old bone breaks down, but the rate that this occurs is affected by age. Until around age 30, we are building more bone than we break down, so our bones are gradually becoming stronger. Gradual bone loss […]
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