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How to lose weight the healthy way

August 23, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum2761 Views 5 minutes, Cant be stuffed, exercise, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, weightloss, Workouts

Weight loss is a popular topic. Just Google it and there is a plethora of ‘experts’ ready to give you tips. Here’s the problem. Even the so-called experts don’t have a clue sometimes. They are getting you to ‘eat less’ and ‘move more’ and it’s not working. At least not in the long term. That’s because drastic weight loss that happens too fast really stuffs you up in the long term. It causes a significant reduction in metabolism. This means that you are using less energy during the day. What happens then? You have to eat less and less to be able to keep the weight off. That’s not sustainable!

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Why 1200 calorie diets don’t work

August 9, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum3324 Views 5 minutes, Cant be stuffed, exercise, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, weightloss, Workouts

The 1200 calorie diet and extreme workouts are definitely the ‘in-thing’ right now. You only have to do a quick Google search and you’ll find one. Or thousands. You won’t even know who’s writing your program or their credentials but hey, if they guarantee a bikini body not many people argue the point.

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The truth about weight loss

July 6, 2016July 5, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum3151 Views 5 minutes, Cant be stuffed, exercise, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, weightloss, Workouts

I’ve been in America recently and it was easy to observe that it’s not only Australians getting bigger around the waistline. With so many ‘weight loss’ regimes around and the dangers about obesity so clear, why are we just not shedding the pounds?

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Is weight-loss surgery for Type 2 diabetes the answer?

June 4, 2016June 4, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1669 Views 5 minutes, Cant be stuffed, diabetes, exercise, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Type 2, weightloss, Workouts

There’s no doubt we have an obesity problem in this country. And from what I’ve seen of those suffering the battle of the bulge there’s either confusion as to how to lose weight or denial about their ‘healthy’ lifestyle patterns (‘I really didn’t just eat that fourth serve of take-away, did I?’). So the medical industry is pedaling fast on this bandwagon of weight loss and how to help those suffering from overweight or obesity.

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Why being unfit is a bigger problem than obesity

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum2186 Views Family Health, fit busy mum, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Obesity is a big problem, pardon the pun. We know that. It doesn’t take much effort to find out the statistics on weight gain, overweight and obesity. We’ve been slamming fat for quite a while now and carrying that extra bit of weight is the weight loss industry’s money-making key. But despite the money being made things don’t seem to be improving all that much. And just like many people might assume that being overweight is associated with ill-health so too many of us might assume that being thin means you are ‘okay’. Wrong.

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Why some people stay slim ‘easily’ and some don’t

February 13, 2016February 15, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1782 Views fit busy mum, fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Ever wondered why that friend of yours can stay so slim without what seems like much effort at all while others are struggling with their weight. You may fit into one of these categories. Cornell Food and Brand Lab research findings have given us some insight, whether surprising or not, as to the lifestyle ‘secrets’ of the effortlessly slim.

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Skinny shaming of Jodi Anasta, now a single working mum, peaks ahead of Myer Autumn Launch

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum3054 Views fit busy mum, fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Jodi Anasta (nee Gordon) has been criticised for her weight since her split with retired Roosters star Braith Anasta. The critics have apparently been out in force, according to the SMH, ahead of the Myer Autumn Fashion Launch because Jodi is set to be a face alongside the likes of Jennifer Hawkins and Rachel Finch.

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‘Exercise doesn’t help you lose weight’ is a current media message: Have we got it all wrong?

February 5, 2016August 9, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1926 Views 5 minutes, Cant be stuffed, exercise, fit busy mum, fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss, weightloss, Workouts

Before you throw your hands up in the air, ditch your gym membership in despair and then reach for the donut, hear me out. Yes, the headlines right now are rife with titles like ‘Why you can’t exercise your way to weight loss’ you need to stop and know the facts.

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Dr. Oz being sued for weight loss supplement

February 5, 2016February 22, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1575 Views fit busy mum, fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Dr. Mehmet Oz is seeking cover, yet again, after promoting a weight loss supplement that I can barely pronounce on his weight loss show. A new class action lawsuit has been filed against the famous TV doctor/personality for his claims that this supplement is going to help you lose weight with basically no exercise, no diet or no effort.

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Female brains are not wired for weight loss

February 4, 2016February 22, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1660 Views fit busy mum, fitness, Lifestyle, Mum, pregnancy, weight loss

So the current media headlines are going to capture the attention of any female trying to shed a muffin top. A new study is saying female brains are not wired for weight loss. So there is a reason that flab won’t move? Possibly, yes.

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Another ‘Holy Grail’ diet to help you shred fat and build muscle

February 1, 2016April 20, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1620 Views exercise, fit busy mum, fitness, Food, habits, Health, healthy, Lifestyle, lose weight, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Yep, here we go again. Your quest for a ‘perfect’ body program have been answered. Or have they? New Canadian research has claimed to have uncovered what has been named the ‘Holy Grail’ of diets because the results showed that you can lose fat and build muscle at the same time while on this diet.

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5 minute Fit Busy Mum: Legs and Butt Workout

January 18, 2016January 26, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum1677 Views fit busy mum, fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Mum, Nutrition, pregnancy, weight loss

Got a flat out busy day? Is that your day everyday? I bet exercise is the first thing to get ‘skipped’ in your day!
Sometimes you just have to ‘turn up’ and you will feel like doing more exercise.

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Why ‘Concentration Camps’ are not a weight loss strategy.

January 4, 2016February 15, 2016 Editor@thefitbusymum2085 Views Concentration Camp, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, weight loss

‘Concentration camps’ have at times (and also very recently) been mentioned, often in passing, as an example of how people have lost weight. While I agree that most often these comments are made without the intention to offend I find that there is something fundamentally missing from the these references of weight loss – skinny does not equal healthy.

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