Dieting

I shifted my midlife weight in six months – now I’m fitter than I was in my twenties

I shifted my midlife weight in six months – now I’m fitter than I was in my twenties

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Sarah Carter

From there, I started learning about gut health and upping the number of fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and herbs I had ...

Britain’s obesity problem is always someone else’s fault

Britain’s obesity problem is always someone else’s fault

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Sarah Carter

Every so often a bit of BBC archive material from the 1960s or 70s goes viral; either a vox pop video or ...

How to stop snacking and develop healthy eating habits

How to stop snacking and develop healthy eating habits

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Sarah Carter

Put protein first Protein is “thermogenic”, which means it requires the body to expend more energy digesting it than it would with ...

Why counting calories is still the only way to lose weight

Why counting calories is still the only way to lose weight

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Sarah Carter

I quickly saw how to make swaps that would help me stick to my calorie target, without leaving me feeling hungry. I ...

I lost two-and-a-half stone with weight training and a high-protein diet

I lost two-and-a-half stone with weight training and a high-protein diet

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Sarah Carter

Lynne Webb, 56, from Maidstone, Kent, is a retired police officer and is training to be an ambulance call handler. When I ...

How to lose half a stone by Christmas

How to lose half a stone by Christmas

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Sarah Carter

On the second week of pre-Christmas weight loss… try increasing your water intake Increasing water intake has been shown to aid weight ...