5 Easy Swaps For Weight Loss
Losing weight does not have to involve an extreme overhaul of every element of your current lifestyle. In fact, making gradual and manageable changes has been found to be much more effective for sustaining weight loss in the long run. Try out these five easy swaps to get you started on your weight loss journey!
Tips For Managing Obesity- World Obesity Day
Whilst the health risks of obesity sound scary, losing weight by adapting a healthier diet and lifestyle can greatly reduce these risks. If your BMI or waist circumference is outside of the recommended ranges, here are 5 tips for you to consider to help you manage your weight.
5 Tips For Managing Hunger
When trying to lose weight, people often report increased hunger. This can be difficult to manage when trying to eat in a calorie deficit. Here are some tips to manage hunger so that you can feel fuller for longer while losing weight.
Managing Weight During Menopause
Many women report that they find it difficult to manage their weight during menopause, and menopause weight gain is very common. During menopause, muscle mass reduces and body fat redistributes.
Tips For Losing Weight Sustainably
Karen Greer, Clinical Lead Dietitian at Spectrum Nutrition, talks us through her top tips for sustainable weight loss.
10 Easy Tips For Healthy Weight Loss
Fad diets are everywhere but are neither healthy nor sustainable in the long run. Dietitian Rebekah lists her top tips for healthy weight loss that can be maintained.
Why You Shouldn’t Fear Fat
Should you cut out fat in your diet to improve your health? Dietitian Michelle is here to bust some myths! For further reading on sustainable weight loss by Michelle, click here.
How To Create Healthy Habits For Your Children
A letter to the editor of the Irish Examiner newspaper was published recently about the importance of building healthy habits for our children and their future. Our head dietitian, Michelle Loughlin, has written a response to it by highlighting the importance of the issue and how best to tackle it.
I Thought I Would Lose More Weight By Now?
Many people start running as a part of a general lifestyle change to get fit and lose weight. Running burns a lot of calories (an average of about 100 calories per mile), so you would think that would lead to weight loss. However, this is not always the case with some runners finding they don’t lose any weight. There is no straight forward answer on this, as everyone is different, but here are some things to take into consideration…
5 Reasons to Drink More Water
It goes without saying that we need water to survive, but water doesn’t just give you life, it can also help you improve it. Here are the five main reasons you should drink more water.
How to Shed Those Christmas Pounds
Every year we tell ourselves that we will take it easy on the indulgence over the Christmas season and every year the temptation grows and grows until we are overcome by the turkey, desserts and seasonal treats. This is followed by an impulse New Year’s resolution purchase of a pricey gym membership and a painful diet.
This is the biggest mistake people make because they are not addressing the issue at hand. You need to look at what has caused you to gain weight and how you can counteract these factors to bring you back to a normal, regulated diet and exercise regime.
Benefits of Green Tea
Green Tea has been a popular choice of drink for many years now. We often hear people talk about how it is a healthier alternative to other teas or coffee, but what exactly are the supposed benefits?
Weight Loss Tips
Gaining weight during the winter season is nothing new, and with the seemingly endless stream of storms that have battered Ireland in recent months, it is inevitable that many of us will be spending far more time than usual parked in front of our screens. So today we’re going to look at some simple but effective ways to shift those stubborn pounds.
The Best Exercise Classes For Weight Loss
If weight loss is your goal, then some classes are certainly better than others to consider trying. Let’s look at four of the best (and most fun!).