Fat Loss

Hormone Balancing Smoothies

8th April 2015

Feeling a little hormonal? It’s not surprising when you consider how our environment and lifestyle pose such a challenge to the optimal balance of hormones. Chronic stress and blood sugar issues, coupled with the pollution of our environment and food supply by estrogenic chemicals is driving many of the health issues we suffer from today, however, you are not powerless in this situation. There are many habits you can implement on a daily basis to protect yourself from hormonal imbalances and the disease risks associated with them.

Always Hungry Never Full: Healthy Appetite & Hormones

27th March 2015

At our next Fitter Food Academy, we’ll be talking about some of the key hormonal players involved in fat loss and health, with particular attention to those that govern appetite and satiety. Studies suggest there are some highly effective nutritional measures you can implement to improve the communication signals from these hormones in favour of healthy weight management.

The Best Fat Loss Diet Ever…..FACT!

27th March 2015

We’ve been in this game a long time now and have invested a lot in our own personal education, not to mention read hundreds of books and worked with thousands of clients either 1-2-1 or via our online group coaching programmes. We feel we are in a position to confidently tell you about what we believe is the best diet for fat loss, feeling awesome and allowing you to live the life you deserve. Are you ready to find out what it is….?

Lessons Learned From Decades of Diets

24th February 2015

The last few decades can be characterised by their overriding theories and beliefs surrounding weight loss. We had the fat phobic, calorie counting 1970-80's, the carb controlled Atkins/Dukan/Zone throughout the 1990-00's and more recently we've HIIT the fasting, gluten free, bootcamp #everydamnday era! It seems every week there is a new villain unveiled, we all sit up to pay attention for five minutes, apply it for a week at best to unleash its revolutionary powers, before returning to the old habits and comfort zone we know and love dearly.

Five Fat Loss Foods

2nd February 2015

Nutrition is a powerful thing. Food can heal the body, fuel performance, improve your mood and even help you burn fat. We're not talking about caffeine loaded energy drinks or raspberry ketones here either, this article is about real foods that offer an abundance of nutrients to support a healthy metabolism and enable you to hit your fat loss goals.  

Two Things I Know… Post Workout Recovery

2nd February 2015

Welcome to the first instalment of my “Two things I know..” blog series. The idea here is to highlight two pieces of information you can easily take on board and implement within your weekly routine. With so much information out there it's easy to become overwhelmed and overthink change - this often leads to procrastination and ultimately nothing gets done! Well, not on my watch!

Body Image Battles

29th January 2015

One from the archives to share today. I published this blog in January 2015 and at the time it got a huge response from many followers who identified with my own health journey. Recently we've been getting a huge number of emails from men and women deeply unhappy with how they look and looking to transform their own health. I wanted to share it again in the hope it might be helpful.

Five Fat Loss Supplements

21st January 2015

Over the last few weeks we've been detailing all of the essentials you need in place to support optimal health and fat loss. This includes sound nutrition, daily exercise, stress management and soooo much sleep! We have already discussed supplements in detail but if fat loss is your main focus it might be wise to consider some of the following also. The science suggests they have the potential to support our body's biological mechanisms, responsible for achieving and maintaining a healthy body composition.

7 Awesome Tips For Christmas Leftovers

23rd December 2014

With a week of feasting on the horizon we're all busy buying enough food to feed a small army and yet after the weekend we'll probably be staring into a fridge stacked with meat, vegetables and potatoes (the stuffing always gets nailed of course!) wondering what on earth to do with it all.  The following recipe ideas and tips offer a few ways you can spruce up your leftovers so that this year your Christmas dinner just keeps going and going!

Matt’s Top Training Tip: Work Dat Ass

12th November 2014

Fitter Food’s Matt Whitmore offers expert advice about training, nutrition and fat loss.

10 Stress Busting Nutrition Tips

12th November 2014

Armed with the latest knowledge, this weeks blog offers some guidance on the nutritional changes you can implement (alongside some key stress management measures) to help support your body and mind against the negative effects of stress that many of us experience on a daily basis.

Financial Health Incentives – A Fitter Food Response

28th October 2014

Like most people we are still reeling from the recent government proposals for the NHS to encourage people to lose weight with either financial or material incentives. We understand the need for action here (we’ve been at it for a while!) but this scheme seems flawed on every level, especially when you assess the practical detail.