F4L Blog
The Everlasting Flat Tummy
Have you come across those who, however hard they workout they don’t seem to be able to move forward and make progress? This may be you…
The Truth about Carbohydrate Addiction (And What To Do About It)
Most people enjoy starchy carbohydrates at least to some degree, whether you’re talking about warm, crusty bread, pizza, bagels, pasta or pastries.
Fat v. Sugar or Fat & Sugar v. You?
I recently watched the Horizon programme which is a quality UK documentary show. In it they looked at fat and sugar and carried out an interesting experiment on identical twins who are both doctors one living in the US and the other in the UK.
Breathing’s not important!
It just happens right? You breath in and out and go about your day – wrong!
Tuna Fritters
Ingredients:
2x Tins of Sealord tuna in spring water
2x Delmaine tins of chickpeas
4x spring opinions
1x red capsicum
4x eggs
Food Sensitivity and Testing
Some people know they have an allergy to certain foods. They either react badly or can have rashes or worse anaphylactic shock which can be deadly.
Easy No-Bake Protein Energy Bites
1 cup oats (use gluten-free oats if needed)
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter (non-oil at the top kinds)
1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
Bacon and Egg cups….protein on the go!
Clients often struggle to get their protein levels up high enough to build muscle and reduce their waistline so here’s a solution that came directly from a client that has made HUGE progress and is so proactive with his new diet that he came across this recipe and I insisted on getting it off him and sharing with everyone….so here goes.The nutrition details generated from Myfitnesspal are:
What is your core?
You will have heard people say, “engage your core!”
But what is it exactly?
Are you trying too hard, most are, are you just unaware?
Why a training partner (or group) is a must!
In my experience the best results have come from training with a friend, colleague and generally someone who has similar goals to you. For me it’s definitely a must. There are plenty of reasons why this is the case and I have been seriously training for about 8 years now. I still have holidays from training and I enjoy food and wine as much as the next person but following the 80:20 rule for the majority of the time I have gained the biggest results by having a training partner.