Eating clean (which is a pretty broad term) isn’t necessarily as healthy as some people think. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone bemoan that they’re eating clean, or only healthy foods, but can’t lose weight. That’s because the total amount you eat still matters above everything when looking at fat...

Mmmm coffee Sorry got distracted! Considering my love of coffee, of course I was going to make a post on caffeine. It’s not only found in coffee, but also tea, Monster Ultra (green > white 😏) and chocolate too. You can also supplement it in tablets or powders. Caffeine is a natural stimulant, and various...

Statistical significance in a scientific study is the marker used to show the results were unlikely to have happened by chance. But in science nothing is ever really proven! It’s also always evolving with new research and new methods. Herein confusion arises. Especially when articles use sensationalised (click-bait!) headlines. These may or may not accurately...

It’s frustrating that there is still so much misinformation with food ‘rules’, and scaremongering about including specific foods (or whole food groups) within your diet. It’s unsurprising this leaves people confused, and questions like these are still so common. Whether you lose weight will always come back to your energy balance, and whether you are...

Get your what up? NEAT: Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis is part of our ‘energy out’. This contributes hugely to your overall energy balance, more so for most people than their exercise expenditure. If you are trying to lose weight increasing your NEAT is a great option to keep your energy output higher, which will help your...

My morning smoothie today was: A frozen banana (seriously freezing them is a game changer and it makes the texture of your smoothie so much better), large handful of strawberries, semi skimmed milk plus a scoop of PES cake pop protein powder. Approx 400kcal and 32g of protein. Post-surgery I’ve been struggling with my appetite....