Healthy weight loss

Beat sugar cravings with these 20 sweet treats – a visual guide

8 October 2012 by Catherine Saxelby

Beat sugar cravings with these 20 sweet treats – a visual guide

We all know that fresh fruit is the healthiest way to end a meal but sometimes it just doesn’t cut it. Your body sends out signals for something decadent and sweet to finish off your dinner. Just enough to satisfy without blowing the whole day’s intake. Just enough to rein in a craving. When a sweet craving strikes, try ONE of these 20 treats that range from healthy to semi-healthy and then indulgent – depending on your mood and what’s on offer.

Q. Special K: is it the best cereal for weight loss?

28 February 2011 by Catherine Saxelby

Q. Special K: is it the best cereal for weight loss?

A. Not really. We’ve all seen the advertisements and may even have bought it out of curiosity. But does it really work? What is it...

6 ways to beat a chocolate craving

19 October 2010 by Catherine Saxelby

6 ways to beat a chocolate craving

Craving some chocolate? It's sweet, smooth and divinely decadent. We know there are emotional triggers to cravings such as boredom,...

Bill Clinton's Diet - why I think it's

5 October 2010 by Catherine Saxelby

Bill Clinton's Diet - why I think it's "extreme and not sustainable"

Recently there's been a lot of comment on my opinions of Bill Clinton's diet, as expressed in the Sydney Morning Herald article of 23...

Diet Book review: The Paleo (Paleolithic) Diet

26 July 2010 by Catherine Saxelby

Diet Book review: The Paleo (Paleolithic) Diet

Was meat the main fare of our early Stone Age ancestors? What did our primitive hunter-gatherer ancestors live on? Our...

Rating your hunger and fullness

21 July 2010 by Catherine Saxelby

Rating your hunger and fullness

Listening to your stomach and eating mindfully are the two best techniques for weight control. They work regardless of what sort of...