Counting calories has been shown to be an extremely successful method of losing weight, it’s something that I have used with hundreds of my Online Personal Training clients. In order get results with it, you need to be able to use a calorie counting...
One of my personal training clients decided that she wanted to lose a little bit of weight, so I asked her to keep a 3-day food diary so I could see where we could make a few tweaks.
In this article, I look at the pros and cons of counting calories to lose weight, so that you can decide whether or not it is the best approach for your lifestyle.
You’ve “been good” all week. You’ve stuck to your diet meticulously, exercised regularly and on the whole you’re feeling pretty good with how things are going. Then the weekend sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug and throws everything...
So, you’re trying to lose weight before you go on holiday. You’re training your ass off and following your diet plan to the letter, but there’s a problem…. You have these occasions when you’re just so damn hungry.
So you’re trying to lose some weight. You’ve been following a nutrition plan and training regularly, everything is going well and you are starting to look and feel great. But then someone asks you out to dinner and you’re worried about being able to...
What is the best breakfast for fat loss? In this article I give you my opinion on the four most important factors you need to consider when selecting what to eat in the in morning.
I used to binge on food. I’d stick to a diet all week and then have a “cheat meal” at the weekend, which would turn into a cheat day, or even a cheat weekend. Then I’d “start again” on Monday. Sound familiar?
In this article I’ll be answering that common question “How much should I eat to lose weight?” as well as provide you with 3 handy steps to help you work out exactly how much you personally should be eating, plus a breakdown of your macro-nutrients...
Do you struggle with eating breakfast in the morning? Perhaps you don’t always have time to make it, or maybe you just can’t bring yourself to eat a breakfast high in protein? In this article I give you my 3 favourite breakfast smoothie recipes that...
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if you want to be in shape, then you have to eat well, and if you’re going to eat well, you need to know how to cook and prepare food.
Being organised and prepping your food in advance is essential to getting in shape and eating healthier. But for many people, the idea of batch cooking can seem daunting. If you struggle to organise yourself well enough to prep your meals, then this...
We all know that water is vital for life, you wouldn’t last too long if you were to go without water for more than a few days. But do you all know how important staying hydrated is to basic everyday functions?
Changing eating habits and maintaining them long term is key to ensuring that once you lose weight / body fat, it stays off. Many people will have a target weight or dress size in mind once they begin a more traditional diet. Upon reaching this goal...
If you want great abs or even anything that vaguely resembles a flat stomach, then performing endless sets of ab specific exercises such as crunches are ab-solutely (pun very much intended) useless.
My wife makes the best chilli con carne in the world. It’s seriously good. It might even be my favourite food ever, which for someone who loves food as much as I do (except mushrooms obvs) is a big claim.
“I just can’t lose weight, I’ve tried everything, but nothing works”. If this sounds like you, worry not, it may seem like nothing works, but the truth of the matter is that you’ve tried everything except what works. In this article, I’m going to give...
Do you really struggle to lose body fat? In this article I’m going to discuss 7 reasons why you may not be losing weight, as well as telling you how to fix them!
When it comes to fat loss, there are certain things we can implement that are very effective and others that may be less effective. When time is limited and we need to ensure we are getting the best results possible there is a hierarchy of fat loss...
It doesn’t matter whether they are male or female, young or old, a huge percentage of my personal training clients come to see me because they want to lose belly fat. This might not necessarily be because they want abs they could wash their clothes...
One of the most common things I hear from new personal training clients, is that they have poor energy levels and find it hard to train effectively or even concentrate all day at work.