Rees Fitness Personal Training - food drink and weight control

Snacks

27/06/2024 by Cerin

What are snacks? Snacks are usually little nibbly foods that are eaten between main meals. They are often characterised by being quick to prepare/eat, convenient and portable, so can be eaten “on the go”. Why do we snack? There are many reasons people snack. Just some of these reasons include: The pros and cons of … Read more

Improve your surrounding environment

16/06/202420/07/2021 by Cerin

Your surrounding environment has a huge influence on you What your surrounding environment is is like has a huge effect on you and your behaviour. If your kitchen cupboards are full of crisps, snacks, chocolate etc, then no wonder you are more likely to eat them. So lets make the kitchen as helpful as possible… … Read more

Include lean protein every meal

16/06/202419/07/2021 by Cerin

What is protein? What does protein do? Where do we get protein from? Foods that contain all amino acids are called Complete protein sources. Complete protein sources include: But be aware, red meat is also high in “bad” saturated fat. Foods missing some amino acids are called Incomplete protein sources. Incomplete protein sources include: But … Read more

Add more fruit and veg to every meal

16/06/202416/07/2021 by Cerin

“No one got fat from eating too much fruit and veg” Why add more fruit and veg? There are many benefits to eating a wide range of fruit and veg. Here are just a few: Different coloured fruit and veg are high in different vitamins and minerals. So if we eat a wide range of … Read more

Choose quality fats

16/06/202415/07/2021 by Cerin

What do fats do? We need fat in our body for a number of reasons, including: As you can see, fat plays an important part in our lives and we need it. But we can choose what kind of fat we eat and where it comes from. We are going to cover 3 main types … Read more

Choose quality carbs

16/06/202414/07/2021 by Cerin

Carbs don’t make us fat…Too many low quality carbs make us fat. What are carbs? Carbs are one of the 3 main food groups (carbs, proteins and fats) and we get them from eating plant based foods. Carbs are our main fuel source, so we need them for activity and exercise. There are 3 main … Read more

Portion control

17/06/202413/07/2021 by Cerin

“Eat the right things…Eat the right amount of those things” Why use portion control To control our weight, we need to eat healthy, nutritious food. Then we need to eat the right amount of that healthy, nutritious food. And that is where portion control comes in. How to use portion control There are a number … Read more

The less processed the food, the better

16/06/202412/07/2021 by Cerin

“You can get unprocessed foods directly from the farm, field, forest or sea.You get processed foods from a factory.” We process foods when we “do” things to them. Some processing is simple/ancient (eg – baking a potato), others are more complex/industrial (eg – making a Mars bar). Below are some simple examples of foods that … Read more

Eat 2-3 balanced meals each day

16/06/202409/07/2021 by Cerin

Eat 2-3 balanced meals each day. The idea behind this is to get into a structured routine for your eating. Avoid randomly grabbing snacks here and there. Instead, let your body get into a rhythm of 2-3 set meals, staggered throughout the day (eg – breakfast, midday and evening meals). If we spend some time … Read more

When was the last time you actually listened to what you said?

16/07/2019 by Cerin

My mum recently sent me an online recipe for quinoa power bars! They looked a lot like flapjacks but with a good mix of various seeds, oats and fruits bundled in. But it was the article that accompanied it that caught my eye… The person describes how they are super busy in the morning, getting … Read more

Eat Better presentation

16/05/2019 by Cerin

Just finished my first Eat Better presentation in a corporate setting and the early feedback suggests it went well. The brief was to talk to some of the staff about eating better and more healthily. But most importantly, how they can actually go about doing it. Using my new Eat Better website as a framework, … Read more

Deprivation or a choice

25/02/2019 by Cerin

Last summer I met Janet. She came along to a couch to 5K class I was running and I got to say…she is a bloody star! Over the last few years she has changed her eating habits and lost over 10 and a half stone (nearly 70kg!!!). She is also the major player in the … Read more

Surviving Christmas week

23/12/201822/12/2018 by Cerin

Merry Christmas everyone! It’s nearly here. Things have wound right down at work with me over the last few days. So here I am to give you my favourite tip on how to get through the next couple of weeks intact. Plan ahead… Make sure you enjoy yourself, don’t be a grinch and make yourself … Read more

More Weight Management classes in Skipton

11/09/2017 by Cerin

The Craven district council are starting a couple of new Healthy Lifestyle courses and I’m running them! Woo Hoo! These courses are great, even if I do say so myself. They help people take control of their eating habits and weight for the long term. No short term supplements and over reliance on expensive and … Read more

Planning your week ahead.

19/03/201915/05/2017 by Cerin

Do you have next week planned yet? To make the most of our health and fitness, it’s best to plan ahead. That way, we are less likely to get caught out by the unexpected. We have a better idea of what exercise we can or can’t do and if we will have trouble sticking to … Read more

Food diary – What, why and how?

17/06/202424/04/2017 by Cerin

What is a food diary?

Easy things first. A food diary is simply a log of what we eat and drink throughout the day. If we eat or drink it, we make a note of it, so we can look back at it later and learn from our experience.

Part 1 of my healthy eating guide…

17/10/2016 by Cerin

Let me know if I’m getting any good at this writing thing… http://theskiptonpress.co.uk/10-basic-rules-healthy-eating-rules-1-5

We under report our calorie intake.

09/08/2016 by Cerin

This story on the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36988065) says that Britons underestimate how many calories they eat/drink. It also says that if we want to lose weight, we should concentrate more on eating less, instead of exercising more. Well, as humans, we are generally a bit crap at remembering what we ate and how much. And we … Read more

Be prepared!

29/06/2016 by Cerin

One of the best ways to make sure something gets done is to be prepared! So if you want to improve your diet, or improve your exercise or whatever, you are more likely to succeed if you plan ahead. So here is a simple calendar for the coming month. Print it out and stick it … Read more

Healthy eating rules – Include lots of different coloured fruit and veg with every meal

13/06/2016 by Cerin

I like to teach people the 10 Rules To Healthy Eating. The second rule to healthy eating is “Include lots of different coloured fruit and veg with every meal”. Hopefully you already know we should all be eating more fruit and veg. But just in case you don’t…eat more fruit and veg! And don’t tell … Read more