Skinny Bitch & French Women don’t get fat

Written by Zoë on January 18, 2010 - 7 Comments
Categories: Other Diets

These blog posts got lost in the growing posts on this site! Lily1 posted (January 13, 2010 at 11:06 pm) Hi Zoe I am generally interested in nutrition and there were two books I have seen before that I wondered if you had ever come across and if so what your view was: 1. Skinny [...]

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My Big Fat Diet Show – end result

Written by Zoë on January 16, 2010 - 7 Comments
Categories: Other Diets

I really have enjoyed this mini series of 4 programmes and will miss the women who have made it such fun. Anna Richardson has been brilliant throughout also. The last in the series aired on Thursday 14th January and the final weight loss was impressive: Bev lost 12lbs; Lissy lost 9lbs; Gail lost 8lbs; Pam [...]

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Low Calorie/Low Fat Diets

Written by Zoë on January 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Other Diets

Low calorie diets are essentially low fat diets. They work on the basis that fat has approximately 9 calories per gram and carbs have approximately 4 and, therefore, if you cut out fat from your diet (or reduce it dramatically) you are automatically reducing your calorie intake. We then have the same problems that we [...]

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About a blog

Written by Zoë on January 15, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Other Diets

Hi there – I just wanted to let people know that I have removed a blog from this section. It upset a few people and it was not intended to do so and I apologise for any offence caused. I blog most days and did what I thought was a fairly standard blog about another [...]

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A review of The Atkins Diet

Written by Zoë on January 14, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: Other Diets

The vast majority of diets are trying to get people to eat less (i.e. fewer calories). They are based on the idea that, if you eat less, your body will use up fat reserves in place of the missing energy. If only this were true!  The body will first and foremost make you hungry, to [...]

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My Big Fat Diet Show

Written by Zoë on January 7, 2010 - 11 Comments
Categories: Other Diets

I’ve just watched the first episode of this programme and never has my book title “Stop Counting Calories & Start Losing Weight” seemed more appropriate. First of all – don’t you just love Anna Richardson?! She is one of my fave presenters – so natural, so approachable, so ‘one of us’ and good on her [...]

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