Category: Health
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Sourdough’s most famous baker – Taylor Swift!
I really didn’t think that I would ever dedicate an entire blog post to any one particular artist or performer but of everyone I think that Taylor Swift warrants it and there is a tenuous link to my favourite form of low carb bread here too! I have to confess to being a complete and…
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Walk your way to health
A few years ago, I was diagnosed with a lower back condition called Facet joint arthritis, meaning that I was in a lot of pain even after walking a few yards. Being overweight clearly wasn’t helping and I thought that was how life would continue. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and I…
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What if I want a snack?
I was thinking that I would talk a little bit today about the difficulties that you face with hunger and snacking when you embark on a weight loss /wellness programme. You never get to the stage when you think, well that’s it, I’ve done enough, I can ease off now. It’s something that you live…
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And now it’s time for dinner …
In my last blog post I spoke to you about how I’ve changed what I eat for breakfast and lunch, so now it’s time to talk about the main meal of the day. Like I said previously, whatever time you eat your main meal doesn’t matter but what does count is what you eat and…
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Good start to the day
So, a little while ago I started to talk about my low-carb diet, and I’ve been asked a few times to go into a bit more detail on the kind of foods that this may include. It’s hard to detail everything but I will talk about the kind of foods I eat daily and what…
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Low carb food options
When I first started to reduce my carbohydrate intake it was with an aim to lose weight and hopefully reduce my sugar levels. What an absolute minefield it was though! Food that I had barely paid attention to in the past, I found contained carbs, and lots of them! A simple banana can contain at…
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Carbs, carbs and less carbs!
As this is the start of a new year, I thought that I’d write about a subject that is maybe on some of our minds at this time. Many of us may have over- consumed during the past few weeks and that would have meant an increase in our carbohydrates. Now I am not a…
Well Into Fashion 