Ever wondered why you eat ‘healthily’ and still carry excess weight or body fat? Portion sizes can make a big difference to your daily calorie intake.
Have you ever opened that 90% dark chocolate bar (knowing it’s a healthier choice that our other sugary chocolates and that it contains magnesium, potassium, iron, and antioxidants) only to then realise you’ve eaten half the bar?! Yes, it may be a healthier alternative to milk or white chocolate but it still contains calories! Boom, before you know it, you’ve just consumed 500kcals. Read more

Clients come to me with a particular goal in mind but by the end of the process, they realise they have achieved so much more than they initially anticipated. This is because they develop new and positive health habits which they can use to support them for their future.
Carola Becker is a nutrition coach and key speaker on nutrition who creates personal programmes to meet your health and fitness goals. In this article, she demonstrates how a recently retired couple found that losing weight came with unexpected benefits.