Finish the Food on Your Plate, Otherwise!!!
November 22, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Blogs, Fitness, Nutrition
As a child, did you experience the diktat of parents where they wanted you to eat every bit of food that was served on your plate? The consequence for not following the rule resulted in repercussions like no dessert to no access to television or even being grounded for a day! The intensity of punishment [...]
5 Foods to Stay Away From When Dieting
November 21, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Blogs, Nutrition
Losing weight is difficult and the difficulty increases when one has to follow a certain diet regularly. But even when you have a diet plan charted out, it may happen that you consume some restricted foods, which has a negative impact on your goals. This may happen consciously or unconsciously but you must ensure to [...]
Are You Dieting? 5 Essential Grocery Shopping Tips
November 6, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Nutrition
Dieting is about eating healthy food. Selecting what to eat is perhaps the most difficult thing to do. When delicious cupcakes are staring at you, it needs control to just avoid the urge and head back to ‘healthy’ foods! Right? Thus, shopping while you are dieting needs special concentration because you have to pick items [...]
Foods to Have In Cooler Weather without Worrying About Calories
October 27, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Blogs, Fitness, Recipes
During cooler weather, we undoubtedly feel the urge to eat warm and delicious comfort foods. However if you are on a diet and excessively feeling the urge to satisfy the cravings but cannot do so without going off the wagon, you don’t need to worry anymore. Today we have listed three recipes that you can [...]
Are Negative Calorie Food for Real?
August 11, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Nutrition, Personal Training
Does negative calorie really exist? How to define negative calorie? There is nothing such as negative calorie because all foods have calorie, only the amount differs. So, is it just another diet gimmick or can it really help you in losing weight? Let’s find out! Negative calorie is actually the rate at which the body [...]
What is Emotional Overeating and How To Stop It?
August 11, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Blogs, Fitness, Weight Loss
As the title says, emotional eating is the act of eating mindlessly citing emotional problems at the core of overeating rather than real physical hunger. Sadly, emotional eating has turned out to be the biggest problem for weight gainers around the world. If emotional overeating was your problem in the past or it still is, [...]
Reasons To Stay Away From Fad Diets
August 1, 2010 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Nutrition, Weight Loss
Reasons To Stay Away From Fad Diet Fad diets do tempt us! Right? But do they help us lose weight for long – term? The fact is the weight we lose with fad diets are the water content in our system, and not the actual fat. So, even if fad diets are helping you lose [...]
361 Days Left.
January 4, 2009 by Diana Sabrain
Filed under Weight Loss
Hello people. It’s the 4th of January and have you started taking action on your New Year’s resolutions? I hope so coz admittedly, I started late myself this year! I just started today and this is to remind you that I’m human too. But I’m glad I kicked my rear into gear before I fall [...]
Personal Trainer FAQ: Atkins Diet; Yes or No?
January 3, 2009 by Han Ayden
Filed under Nutrition, Personal Training
The Basics of Atkins Diet Thousands of people have found themselves shedding off those extra pesky pounds by using the tools outlined in the book, The Atkins Diet. Written by Dr. Robert C. Atkins, The Atkins diet has touched millions and has provided new hope to dieters everywhere. The basic principle of this particular diet [...]
Personal Trainer Advice: Is It Possible To Eat Healthily At Restaurants?
November 24, 2008 by Han Ayden
Filed under Personal Training, Weight Loss
If you and your loved ones enjoy eating out at restaurants, you may think that this lifestyle is bad for a healthy diet. Most likely you are right.. However, you can still enjoy restaurant menus once in a while and maintain a healthy diet. How do you do that? Personal Trainer Advice: Its [...]