March 2011

Georgie – How good sleep helps weight loss/management

March 31, 2011

Here we go with the results of another experiment on healthy weightloss from the States.  Yes indeedy, this one is from the International Journal of Obesity – and concerns sleep and weightloss. A study carried out by researchers in Portland, Oregan looked at sleep and stress in relation to losing weight.   What this study found [...]

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Zar – The little things

March 30, 2011

I’m feeling much better this week. I’ve done more exercise – not as much as I’d like but an improvement on my previous form. I’ve got my eating much more under control and I’ve really noticed that when I have discipline in this area, then everything else is much easier. Cutting out one bad habit [...]

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Zar – Recipe – Paprika and Chilli Chicken

March 26, 2011

This was a really quick and easy supper. A great Donna Hay recipe. A chicken cooked a little differently than whole and roasted. Don’t be overwhelmed about cutting it in half. It’s easiest with poultry shears but if you don’t have any, use a large sharp knife and board, place the chicken on its base. [...]

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GEORGIE – This is the example to set on healthy eating and healthy bodies?

March 24, 2011

Remember a few months back, out of curiousity I went on a juice detox?  A 5 day juices and water diet that just about killed me?  You may recall that a day into this ‘cleanse’ I realised that all the programme was was a glorified way to crash diet through starvation.  A nutritionist friend calculated [...]

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ZAR – Full of it (excuses, that is)

March 22, 2011

I really am over myself. Do you ever feel that way? So, I’ve achieved a lot already this year but in terms of fitness and weight maintenance, I’m miles from where I was and where I’d like to be. I’ve got all the excuses in the book. I’ve just moved. I’m getting into a new [...]

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GEORGIE – Pig Gene is back!!

March 21, 2011

Hoorah – today has been an ‘orange and brown’ food stuffs day. Remember those?  Basically the effects of alcohol, dancing til the early hours and in this case, the dehydrating effects of too long spent in a hot tub mean you basically are required to eat your body weight in shit, fried, fatty foods (foods that [...]

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Zar – Recipe – Falafel salad

March 18, 2011

Falafel salad This is a great salad because it’s full of so many different textures. The falafels themselves are fried but in amongst everything else it works out fine. Falafel mix is available in the supermarket. I found it in the aisle with the couscous and other grains. Otherwise, you can get it in European [...]

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GEORGIE – Try something new!!

March 15, 2011

Dear all – just in case you’re getting a little bored with your exercise routine (or are suffering a lack of it due to inspiration problems) then your good old Aunty G has suffered for the blog and gone and tried some new stuff in an attempt to report back to you on what to [...]

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ZAR – Labels – help or hindrance?

March 14, 2011

In this day and age, the choice in the supermarket is overwhelming. The variety in one single product – do the labels actually help us make an informed decision? We do need to educate ourselves to be able to distinguish between something that sounds healthy but isn’t. The biggest example of this is the low [...]

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Zar – Recipe – Chicken with butter beans and tomatoes

March 11, 2011

I’m on fire at the moment – I invented another dish!! I was cooking dinner at a friend’s house and wanted something delicious but different – these guys are real foodies and great cooks in their own right. I found some quail breasts in the deli and picked up some mini roma tomatoes and a [...]

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