by Women's Health | May 10, 2017 | Weight Loss
By Aleisha K. Fetters; Photography by Pixabay Forget about BMI. You lift weights, eat healthy foods, and fit into your jeans. So why the hell is your doctor telling you that you’re at an unhealthy weight according to the body mass index (BMI)? Welp, BMI, once...
by Women's Health | May 9, 2017 | Food & Nutrition, Weight Loss
By Pippa Bailey Here’s how to navigate this more-cheese-please cuisine without nuking your figure… 1. Starters Lose: Those nachos need to go. “Each chip contains 63kJ and around 40 percent fat,” says nutritionist Catherine Richards. “A couple of handfuls equals...
by Women's Health | May 5, 2017 | Weight Loss
By Gabriella Block; image from Pexels.com Say ciao to secret fat traps at your local with these menu swerves… Starters Lose: Baked mushrooms: it’s basically cream and cheese with a few mushrooms. Translation to 1 129kJ and 15g of fat. No, grazie. Choose: Go for...
by Women's Health | May 5, 2017 | Weight Loss
By Nina Bahadur; Photography Unsplash Is fasting worth the hype? A new study is calling everything into question. Ever heard of alternate-day fasting? It’s a form of intermittent fasting that’s becoming pretty popular as a weight-loss method. Here’s...
by Women's Health | May 4, 2017 | Weight Loss
By Stella Katsipoutis, photography by Unsplash All you eat is meat, meat, meat no matter what. If today’s fad diets were a movie, carbohydrates would be the villain. It’s no secret that popular low-carb, high-protein plans (like the Atkins or ketogenic...