Weight Loss Through Mediterranean Diet

Weight Loss Through Mediterranean Diet

As a petite, something that is really important to understand is that it takes time to lose weight. For Rose*, she lost a total of 18kg over a period of three years through a combination of boxing training, trail running, HIIT and the CICO method. It was weight loss through a Mediterranean diet, with lots of beans, greens, roasted veggies, hummus & all the other great Mediterranean dips, olives, pita, tofu, healthy cheeses like feta & kefir. There are lots of places on the internet where you can see before and after photos of weight loss. They can be great...
60lb Weight Loss for 5’1 Petite

60lb Weight Loss for 5’1 Petite

In today's inspirational weight loss story about how a 5'1 petite lady had a whopping 60lb weight loss (that's around 27kg) in two years. Weight loss, no matter how you do it, requires discipline, determination and an ability to see that the short-term pain will bring long-term results. There are lots of places on the internet where you can see before and after photos of weight loss. They can be great to look at and to help visualise what you might look like when you lose your weight. What I've always found frustrating is that there is usually no information...
Losing 39lb (18kg) reveals a gorgeous hourglass figure

Losing 39lb (18kg) reveals a gorgeous hourglass figure

This is a story about genetics and hard work. Having always been overweight, Chloe* lost a lot of weight (50lb / 23kg) in year 8. However, she lost the weight through calorie depravation (which is very different to calorie restriction, known as the Calorie In, Calorie Out [CICO] method). As it usually happens, she gained back all of the weight that she lost. Below is her story of how she met her fiancé and changed her eating habits, her life and the way that she looks (that hourglass figure omg). There are lots of places on the internet where you...
PCOS weight loss.  How calorie control and exercised reversed PCOS symptoms.

PCOS weight loss. How calorie control and exercised reversed PCOS symptoms.

Most of the time, weight loss is only focussed on the number on the scale. And sometimes, whether it goes up or down, determines how you might be feeling that day. That's why I love the concept of 'non-scale-victories' (NSV). Things like being able to do the button up on your jeans or a colleague noticing that you look smaller. This story is incredible. The NSV for this user is PCOS weight loss. For anyone that has PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), you know that it can can be difficult to lose weight. (more…)