Diets

Features editor Eimear took on a detox diet challenge.. but would she crumble under the pressure of liquid lunches?

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February 4, 2012 in Diets, Lifestyle
If, like me, your idea of a January detox means swapping your G&T for a G&Slimline, and white pasta for brown pasta (with loads of cheese to make it taste nice) then this month probably hasn’t been the success you’d naively hoped it would be. Scales still stubbornly clinging on to those unwanted Christmas pounds? […] Read more

Fallen off the healthy eating wagon? Seventy-five per cent of New Year dieters will also have given up by now. Mum-of-one Katy Brent, 31, knows how you feel. She shared her diary of diet misery

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February 4, 2012 in Diets, Fabulous, Featured, Lifestyle, Real Life
January 1 Weight: 10st 2½lb I knew my New Year weigh-in would be painful when I resorted to wearing my maternity leggings over the festive period, because my skinny jeans refused to go past my thighs. Oh, the shame! But it’s worse than I thought: I’ve gained 5lb over Chrimbo, and at 5ft 3in, there’s […] Read more

Feeling meh? Boost your oomph levels now!

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January 28, 2012 in Diets, Fabulous, Global, Lifestyle
January, we’ve had enough of you. Our New Year do-some-running-stop-eating-chips motivation is wearing thin. Plus it’s freezing, and our energy levels are around zero. In fact, research shows one in 10 Brits suffer from persistent tiredness.* According to Gwyneth Paltrow’s energy guru (yup, you read that right), feeling “spent” is not normal. “Our bodies weren’t […] Read more

How does your calorie counting affect your other half? Husband of a constant dieter, Peter Mogridge, 43, from Milton Keynes, reveals all…

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January 21, 2012 in Diets, Fabulous, Featured, Lifestyle, Real Life
‘Slipping under the duvet last Friday night, I waited in anticipation for my wife Martha, 34. Our kids Brianna, nine, and Riley, three, were tucked up in bed so there was no chance of being interrupted. After a busy week I was definitely in the mood as I dimmed the bedside light. Unfortunately for me, […] Read more

Five challenges, six of the Fabulous team and one very honest account of the highs and lows of weight loss

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December 31, 2011 in Diets, Fabulous, Featured, Lifestyle, Real Life
Here at Fabulous HQ, we’re on a constant mission to help you get a buff bod, whether it’s letting you in on diet secrets or bringing you fantastic fitness tips. And after overindulging on mulled wine, mince pies and eating 7,689 Quality Streets, everyone’s thinking about a New Year shape-up. Well that’s everyone apart from […] Read more

Still stuck on the sofa scoffing selection boxes? Fret not, this minimal-effort exercise and diet combo will get you buff in no time

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December 31, 2011 in Diets, Global
Christmas is over and we’re looking a bit porky. But sticking to a New Year’s resolution to shift the flab isn’t easy. Fear not – we’ve created the speediest, easiest fitness plan in town. Thanks to celebrity trainer James Duigan, this simple eight-minute exercise regime, when combined with our diet plan, will help you lose […] Read more

While we admire Santa’s generosity and time-management skills, we don’t want his belly. Cos only the turkey needs stuffing this Christmas

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December 10, 2011 in Diets, Fabulous, Global, Lifestyle
Santa is aces. We admire his generosity and time-management skills. In fact, in many ways we fancy being more like the big guy. But one thing we definitely don’t want is that belly of his. However, faced with December staple foods of sausage rolls and selection boxes we could well find ourselves in a less-than-sexy […] Read more