What’s in Season? Summer Fruits and Vegetables
As a little girl I grew up in a ‘fruit shop’ where my parents were the local greengrocers in a small country town. Nothing excited me more than the summertime and eating juicy nectarines in my father’s...
View ArticleGuide to Healthy Eating Out: Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese
Asian food is a huge part of our restaurant culture here in Australia. Being so close to many Asian regions means we’re spoilt for choice! While most Asian dishes are traditionally healthy, many...
View ArticleHow To Change Your Relationship To Food
For many people, the relationship with food is a tricky one to say the least. 12WBT Dietitian Lisa Donaldson shares her top tips on how to work towards changing your relationship to food, for good....
View ArticleCelebrate Valentine’s Day With This FREE Dessert Recipe
Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, and for a lot of us, that usually means chocolate! Chocolate is often a food that is seen as a big no-no when trying to lose weight, however if put into an amazing cake...
View ArticleHow Many Calories In Your Favourite Foods?
Do you know how many calories in your favourite foods – both healthy, and maybe not so healthy? The answers may surprise you! Weight loss is basic math - calories in, vs. calories out. Once you know...
View ArticleTop 10 Diet Downfalls and How To Beat Them
Are you getting mixed messages on how to get healthy and best lose weight? Dietitian Jenelle Croatto is here to talk through common diet downfalls and what you can do to boost health and weight loss...
View ArticleHow To Build The Perfect Salad plus FREE Recipe
If the thought of eating a salad makes you turn up your nose and say ‘rabbit food’, it’s time you got creative! A salad that consists of simply iceburg lettuce, tomato and cucumber is not going to win...
View ArticleMilk and Coffee: Full Cream Vs. Skim Milk
Who doesn’t live for their morning coffee hit? If you’re like us, you’re dreaming about it before you go to sleep and it’s the spring in your step as you crawl out of bed. But coffee can get a bad rap...
View ArticleThe Skinny on Low Carb Diets
In and out of fashion since the 1960s, low carb diets are to many people, the Holy Grail of weight loss. To set the record straight on this dieting trend, Dietitian Jenelle Croatto is here to the give...
View Article20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s – How To Health Proof Your Next Decade
Our bodies change constantly throughout our lives, and so too does our focus. Every decade has its own challenges, so we’ve ask our Nutrition Expert Lisa Donaldson and our Fitness Lead Tim Pittorino...
View ArticleExpert Advice: Best Snacks for Weight Loss
To snack or not to snack? That is the question. Choosing the right snacks to help you reach your weight loss goal can be tricky. As a dietitian, I know that snacks can be a massive calorie trap, so...
View ArticleUnderstanding Portion Sizes – How To Beat Portion Distortion
In the last two decades, have you noticed that portion sizes have steadily crept up? Back in the 90s a standard Mars Bar weighed in at 53g, it’s now ballooned to a king-sized 80g and contains MORE...
View ArticleIs Sitting the New Smoking?
More and more studies are finding that sitting can be harmful to you in many ways – from trouble losing weight, to many health problems including heart disease. 12WBT Fitness Guru Fit Tim shares his...
View ArticleHow to Navigate Dinner Invitations When Trying To Lose Weight
You’ve been really focused on eating nutritiously and training regularly, your weight is finally shifting in the right direction and then, boom! You’ve been invited to your best friend’s dinner party...
View ArticleQuick Exercises To Do While Cooking
We get it – life is busy! Some days it feels like you just don’t have enough time to do everything you need to AND get exercise in as well. On these days, the important thing to remember is something...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips To Learn To Run
1. Gear Up We’re not talking about a hot outfit here but rather a decent pair of running shoes and socks. Well fitted shoes do wonders to balance out issues such as flat feet, high arches etc. Google a...
View ArticleHow to Maximise Your Calorie Burn
Sometimes, eating well and exercising isn’t enough to shift the dial. You need to increase how many calories your body burns while exercising and at rest. Luckily, these three things can help. Mobility...
View ArticleInsider tricks to help you succeed at 12WBT
Adjusting to the 12WBT mindset requires a lot of persistence and a little bit of…ingenuity. You’re going to be transforming every aspect of your life, from the food you eat to the time you set your...
View ArticleHidden Calories in Takeaway Lunches
At first glance many popular takeaway lunches seem like the healthy choice, but in truth many are loaded with hidden calories. By the day’s end it’s likely that you’ll have maxed out your calorie...
View ArticleBuilding Muscle – What’s The Point?
You’ve heard it many times: it’s important for you to build muscle, but what’s the deal here? Why is it so important, and how does it benefit you in terms of weight loss and health? Isn’t cardio...
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