If you asked me whilst I was demolishing a packet of hobnobs, I would say yes. I would also say I was addicted to salt as I finish my 2nd packets of salt and vinegar. The fact is there is no equivocal evidence to support the claims that sugar is addictive. Some even claiming thatContinue reading “Sugar Addiction – is there such thing?”
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This is me!
For those who don’t know I started this blog over 6 months ago. It was an anonymous blog which I started at the start of a 3 months alcohol free journey. I became part of a community of others going through the same things as me and I believe because of the blog it madeContinue reading “This is me!”
Phytonutrients – what even are they?
They are never talked about in the mainstream media. If you follow nutrition then you will possibly have heard of them but all everyone talks about is macro nutrients and micro nutrients. We really need to know about phytonutients too. Phytonutrients was not even covered in my nutrition training. I’ve learnt about them through podcasts,Continue reading “Phytonutrients – what even are they?”
Things I am loving and hating this year so far
I’m quite a positive person over all, the glass is half full and all that. However I cant help but be irritated by things. As its been such a strange and different start to the year I have been reflecting. As I love a list I thought I would note down what I am thinkingContinue reading “Things I am loving and hating this year so far”
Goals
This is not nutrition or alcohol related really but I really feel like this is something to talk about. I recently completed my nutrition exams. There was a huge build up to it, revising at 5 in the morning or last thing at night, whenever I could find the time. I thought I would beContinue reading “Goals”
I did it!
It’s been a while since I wrote about booze and my no drinking journey. If you have been following my journey you will know that after 3 months I was considering drinking again. It was always my aim to not drink for 3 months but then i felt so great and I was loving theContinue reading “I did it!”
Time for change
Firstly, this wasn’t going to be my blog for this week, I have list of blog topics in order and this week it was nutrition myths. I’ll do it next week but this week I have been thinking a lot about the changes we are going through, I’m not a big fan of change. ItContinue reading “Time for change”
TDEE
Total Daily Energy Expenditure – TDEE This is basically how many calories you burn in a day. This is so important to understand, I feel that once I understood how my energy (calories) was expended I understood how I could minipulate it for my goals. I didn’t have to ridigidley count my calories thatContinue reading “TDEE”
Macronutrients
I mentioned macro’s yesterday to my husband and he didn’t know what it was. Once I said it was simply carbohydrates, protein and fat he was still totally clueless. I mean yes he has heard of them but he is very old school in what he relates them to. He knows bread has carbs inContinue reading “Macronutrients”
Calories
We throw the word calorie around a lot but I’m betting a lot of us don’t actual know or understand what it actual is? Are all calories equal? Is fat loss just down to calories in calories out? Diets don’t work! These are big debates in the nutrition world. So what is a calorie? AContinue reading “Calories”
