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Zucchini tagliatelle

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Zucchini Pasta

Today I felt like pasta, but I didn’t feel like committing myself to a plate of starchy pasta,  so I found an awesome alternative: Zucchini tagliatelle. No flour, no wholemeal, no starch, just zucchini! And the best bit is that making them couldn’t be simpler. For the zucchini pasta, all you need is: (for 2) Prep: 3 small [...]

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Super food: Carob

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Carob drying

Carob is one of those foods which absolutely fascinates me. I’m sure it will be announced as a super food one day! Carob is best known in the western world as a chocolate substitute but it is so much more than that. Carob has amazing nutritional values. It is high in fiber, high in calcium and potassium. It is [...]

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Stop photoshop editing in magazines

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This is a quick post because I am really angry about the latest photo I saw of Kim Kardashian being shared on Facebook. Most women will complain about their tummy, thighs andor flabby arms. Nobody is perfect, but what is perfect anyway? This year has seen the exposure of how much Photoshop high fashion magazines like [...]

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8 Simple, Low cal salad dressings

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sour yogurt dressing

So you think salad is boring? I promise you it will not be anymore! The problem with many shop bought salad dressings is that they are fattening, full of preservatives and generally taste so good that you tend to use too much. Of course, they taste so good because they’repacked full of salt (which elevates [...]

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4 tricks that lessen carb intake

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Cabbage Vs Pasta

Let me be very clear, carbohyrates are an important part of any diet. Going without carbs for too long can lead to low energy levels and should not be part of a lifestyle diet. This article is about ‘good carbs’ and learning how to replace a few starchy carbs with healthy carbs in your meals. [...]

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Book Review: The Four Hour Body

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This book came to me at exactly the right time. I had hit a plateau; I couldn’t lose weight or if I did it would come back on. I was eating relatively healthily and exercising 4 times a week.  I just could not understand why my weight wouldn’t go away. This book educated me and made [...]

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Book Review: The truth about abs

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the-truth-about-abs

I am sure you have seen the animated banners around the web about the ‘things you should eat for abs’ or ‘top tips to get rid of belly fat’. Well these all lead to one ebook, which is called ‘The truth about Abs’. I have purchased the book, read it and have decided to review [...]

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What is the P90x?

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Every since my post about fit celebrities, in which we learned that P!nk uses a fitness program called P90x, I’ve been really curious about the P90x fitness program. So I decided to take a deeper a look at what it offers, how the program is built and what it includes exactly.   Here are my observations: [...]

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Fit Celebrities & how they do it.

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heidi-klum-workout-exercises

Some celebrities really do have amazing bodies; they look super fit and super toned and I am sincerely impressed. Most media watchers sit in awe when they see their favourite celebrities’ bodies. A lot of people ask what the magic trick to a sexy slim celebrity body is. Or even, how much money do I [...]

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Waistline survival tips for Easter

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Everyone loves cute fat chocolate bunnies, chocolate cream eggs, chocolate dairy milk eggs, and all the other delicious brands of chocolate. I tend to believe that Easter was actually created by a secret cult of chocoholics rather than actually coming from religion! Unfortunately, come Easter we receive heaps of chocolate, in some cases enough to [...]

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