WEIGHT LOSS TIP - DO SOME HOUSE WORK

Lose pounds while you do the house work. Up to 75-125 calories in 30 minutes.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - COCONUT MILK...

Add full fat coconut milk to your home-made curries as studies have shown the fats it contains speed up your metabolism, helping you to lose weight.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - AEROBIC DANCING...

195 calories can be burned up by doing 30 minutes of aerobic dancing.

THE GO LOWER DIET...

THE GO LOWER DIET...

The Go Lower diet is a high protein, low carbohydrate four month weight loss programme that claims you can lose up to three stones!! They say that their reason for this claim is that by cutting back on carbohydrates the body goes into ketosis, which is the state in which stored fat is burned and converted into energy.

They say that it 'triggers the body’s natural fat-burning process, using just real food
No shakes, no meal replacements.
Supportive and personal
Because losing weight is so much harder on your own, we provide on-to-one support from our team of motivational and nutrition experts. They provide support and expertise throughout your programme.
go lower is unique by offering one to one nutritionist support .
Sustainable
because we only use real food, we are able to retrain your taste buds and change your relationship with food to ensure you'll keep the inches off for life.
With no need for gym, meetings or lectures, go lower gives you a fast, sustained inch and weight loss solution.

The cost is £960 for 16 weeks and you can find out more about this diet on www.golower.co.uk

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - SLEEP...

Sleep more – sleeping an extra hour at night could help you drop 14 pounds in a year.

THE TEN DAY BRAIN BALANCE DIET...

THE TEN DAY BRAIN BALANCE DIET...

The ten day Brain Balance is from Pure Package which aims to boost brain power, improve mood and avoid energy lows with its balance of proteins, complex carbohydrates, essential fats and antioxidants. It's all about portion control with the right foods.


Their principles are:
Fresh & balanced
Convenience with a conscience
Yummy guilt-free grazing
Guidance to reach your goals
Healthy & wholesome
Nutritional know-how
All of our programmes are ideal for those looking to feel healthier and fitter.

It's not really a diet for losing lots of weight on but its aim is to boost your brain power rather than lose the weight. The cost is £399.50 for ten days and more details can be found on their website www.purepackage.com

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - CUT DOWN ON PROTEIN...

Cut down the portion of protein you normally eat and aim for a much larger serving of vegetables and salads which could help you lose up to 2lbs a week.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - DRIVE YOUR CAR

Thirty minutes of driving your car can help you to burn 50 calories.

CYBERDIET'S/ EDIETS FORUMS AND BULLETIN BOARDS...

Cyberdiets forum is a website for dieters

It has free diet profiles, recipes, and tips. You can have your own homepage and weekly plan.

They are great places to ask questions, maybe find a weight loss partner for support and to share your success stories.

www.cyberdiet.com/messages

Another good one is the Ediets bulletin boards.

This one also has free diet profiles, online diet plans, weight loss store which is full of Vitamins and supplements, DVD's, Books and CD's as well as Yoga and Pilates Training.

They also have meal delivery diet plans.

www.ediets.com

WEIGHT LOSS TIP FOR A FLAT TUMMY...

To help keep a flat tummy, take a pro biotic capsule to help maintain a healthy balance in your gut, boost digestion and ease bloating.

THE BODYCHEF'S LOW-GI PROGRAMME FOR WEIGHT LOSS...

The Bodychef's low GI diet programme comprises of foods that are digested slowly, leaving you feeling fuller longer and less likely to snack. The meals are ready-made, delivered to your door and it states you can lose up to a stone in a month.

There are some tasty dishes including porridge and sultanas for breakfast, and hummus, oatcakes and tomatoes for lunch.

Reviews on this date call it 'the easiest diet you will ever do'. The cost is £125 a week and you can find out more details on their website www.bodychef.com

Their website is extremely good with a choice of 3,4,5 or 7 day weight loss plans. It has an abundance of information on weight loss with lots of competitions. I found it very informative.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - HOW TO BEAT SUGAR CRAVINGS

Beat sugar cravings by drinking green tea or iced water with a lemon slice. It is a great way to kill a longing for sugar, as are chewing sugar free gum and mints.

THE SOULMATE DIET...

The Soulmate diet promises tasty, varied meals that limit your saturated fat, salt and sugar intake. They have weight loss and detoxing plans.

They say that it is a nutritionally sound diet with good sources of amino acids (from protein), essential fatty acids (from salmon), and vitamins and minerals (from vegetables). It is also quite high in carbohydrates (rice, smoothies, scones) which means it is less likely to lower insulin levels.

The cost is from £25 a day and for more information look on their website, www.soulmatelifestyle.com

NOSH DETOX DIET...

The nosh detox diet focuses on cleansing your system to help you lose weight.

It's signature programme is ABC (Alkalise, Balance and Cleanse) and is a juice-only diet before 4pm, then fat, sugar and wheat free foods for dinner.

The juices are fruit based and some of the meals included prawn salad or wheat free pasta with tomato sauce.

The cost is £32.95 a day based on six weeks, which includes VAT and delivery. For more information check out their website www.noshdetoxdelivery.com They recommend that you do the Juice Fast for six days, the Nosh Diet for 10+ days, and the ABC for 6+ days. The website is full of information and sample menus.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - SWIM DURING THE HOT WEATHER...

Visit your local pool as swimming can burn up 100 calories in 12.5 minutes.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - AVOID EASTER EGGS...

They say that the average child will eat so many Easter Eggs that they will amount to 12,000 calories – the equivalent of a week’s food – which would require 90km (56 miles) of running to burn off, research by Kennedy’s Confection magazine has found

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/860828-children-to-scoff-12-000-calories-in-easter-eggs#ixzz1KC65ebqU

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - BURN UP 100 CALORIES...

A daily jog of just 10 minutes can burn up 100 calories.

14 minutes of power walking can burn up 100 calories.

A half hour round of golf can burn up 100 calories.

A half hour of bowling can burn up 100 calories.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - CAFFEINE...

Up your caffeine intake to take advantage of its diuretic effects but don't go over board with it.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - GARDENING...

You can lose between 150-200 calories for half an hours gardening, so get out in this gorgeous weather and lose some calories while gardening.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - CINNAMON...

Cinnamon is a great addition to your diet as it lowers blood sugar levels. They suggest you only have one teaspoon a day, as excessive amounts can result in liver problems.

Another way on how Cinnamon can help weight loss is in reducing your appetite, studies reveal a decrease in the cravings of people who take cinnamon as part of their regular meals.

You can also buy cinnamon and honey tea.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - SWAP YOUR CHOCOLATE BARS...

Swap a Mint Aero bar for a Naked Cocoa Mint Bar – The Aero is 256 cals and the Naked bar is 135 calories.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - WALK THE DOG...

If you can walk your dog, come rain or shine for 20 minutes you will burn up 100 cals, two 20 minute walks a day equates to 200 cals, over a year that's 1.5 stone !!!

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - GO SHOPPING...

If you love shopping then 30 minutes of browsing the shops can burn around 100 calories.

IT'S TRUE...

“It's strange but true. Fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing.”

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - SAVE 100 calories

By swapping a bacon sandwich (2 slices of bread, 2 rashers of grilled streaky bacon) for a poached egg on toast with butter, you can save 100 calories.

By swapping 70g granola with 200ml semi-skimmed milk for a bowl of Nestle Oats and More (50g) with 200 ml skimmed milk, you can save 100 calories.

By swapping a chicken and mushroom pie (210g) for a spinach and ricotta quiche (210g) you can save 100 calories.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - BURN 100 CALORIES IN 9 MINUTES

If you can't get out then going up and down the stairs is a massive calorie burner, so make it your mission to go up and down the stairs as often as possible, you can burn up 100 calories in 9 minutes.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - SIP SWEET LIQUORICE...

Try sipping sweet liquorice, like fennel tea to sort that full feeling – its a natural diruetic as well

WEIGHT LOSS TIP - BOUNCE AWAY THE CALORIES...

BOUNCE AWAY YOUR CALORIES...

They say that if you bounce twenty minutes twice a day, it will work every muscle in your body and help you to burn up around 200 calories in 30 minutes which is apparently more than you would burn up if you were jogging.

Bouncer/ Trampolines are available from www.juicemaster.com and www.supertramp.co.uk

DIET TIP - DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO WEIGHT LOSS ...

With the weekend upon us many of you will probably be going out for a meal and some younger ones then going onto a night club.

Well, if you have over indulged a bit during your meal you have no need to worry as dancing can burn up 130 calories if you dance for half an hour.

So go on get some boogying done this weekend be it in a night club or in your own home.

DIET TIP - LOSE WEIGHT WHILE WALKING...

Walk briskly everywhere you can, swinging your arms, You should aim for half an hour which can burn up 150 calories.

WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT ACTUALLY GOING ON A DIET...

Sorry I have been unable to write my blogs over the last couple of months but my Dad collapsed in January due to a heart condition and caring for step mum who has dementia.

It's taken the last two months to get mum sorted in a care home and rearrange dads flat to now suite his needs.

He is to have a pacemaker put in some time this month, Mum is settled although had a bad fall last week and banged her head and they have found a small tumour in her brain but they are not going to operate as they think it should be left alone.

My life, dads life and mums has changed considerably over the last couple of months and mine and dads will not be back to our usual routine until he has the operation and is recovered from it.

The problem is that he is 100 miles away from me so therefore I am back and forth trying to sort things out. We have changed his second bedroom which he was using as a study back to a second bedroom for me and my husband so that should make things a little easier. Especially as I have major problems with my back and need to rest every afternoon which I was not doing while commuting back and forth.

I obviously stopped going to Weight Watchers and gained a few pounds from when I first started but have rejoined again now.

I have lost a pound and a half for the last two weeks and can honestly say that I have not felt as if I have been on a diet at all. During the last couple of months of caring for Dad I have had loads of magazines to read and have been slowly making a note of diet tips I have read here there and everywhere and some of them are definitely working.

So, instead of you following me losing weight on a weight watchers diet I plan to post as often as I can with tips to help you lose weight without actually dieting. I am trying to get one for every day of the year so keep reading my blog for updates.

Thank you for following me during my large gap in writing on the blog.