We all want to know the secret to shedding belly fat. Armed with expert knowledge, exercise and nutrition scientist Kathleen Alleaume on why a blend of both HIIT and steady-state training will give you the best results. Belly fat can be stubborn, and at the same time, dangerous. But although we know that ‘spot training’…Read More
Experts say that not depriving yourself is the key to healthy, sustainable weight loss. Leisa managed to lose 45kg while not entirely giving up the foods she enjoyed. Before Leisa embarked on her weight loss journey, her cravings primarily dictated what she ate. “I would eat whatever I wanted. All the fast-food chains would feature…Read More
Usually pretty healthy, Melissa’s sweet tooth meant she had a weakness for chocolate bullets. The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet not only made meal planning easy, but she could avoid the ‘naughty’ aisle at the supermarket. Melissa had always had a reasonably healthy diet, but she also loved to bake and admits to having a sweet…Read More
Eating more and losing weight seems counter-intuitive, but when Sasha went on CSIRO’s Total Wellbeing Diet, she realised her lifestyle was lacking in variety. Sasha always knew how to eat well, but as an avid runner with a full-time job, and being the mother of two young children who had just embarked on a PhD,…Read More
New Year’s resolutions are notoriously hard to stick to. Indeed, the failure rate is said to be about 80 percent and motivation is the key reason. CSIRO has just released a new tool to help keep you motivated. Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution, only to have it fizzle out merely weeks later?…Read More
A full-time uni student/volunteer firefighter (what a legend) takes us through her weight loss journey to being 15kg lighter, with a little help from Thor himself. Ellie admits she’s always “had a complex” with weight. Living on a farm in rural, Far North Queensland, she found herself outside a lot; riding horses and walking the…Read More
Dietitian Susie Burrell explains how your hormones could be the reason you’re not seeing results on the scales – even if you’re doing ‘everything right’ when it comes to losing weight. There are more than 200 different hormones working in the body that can influence anything from mood, sex drive and fertility to appetite, energy…Read More
Buy an air-fryer, go for wholegrain, eat more legumes: kitchen hacks to help you start 2021 a little lighter from our resident dietitian Melissa Meier. It wouldn’t be a new year without someone you know and love vowing to lose a stack of weight over the next 12 months. Does “This will be the year…Read More
At 130kg, Samantha had a history of yo-yo dieting. But after a series of ‘ah-ha’ moments on a holiday to Vietnam helped her turn a corner. Samantha has always been a yo-yo dieter: either razer focused on health and fitness or overindulging in afternoon sweets, doughnuts for breakfast, and emotional eating. It wasn’t always that…Read More
24-year-old Laura Livy shares her inspirational journey to dropping 37kg without depriving herself of the occasional treat. Her advice? Don’t be so hard on yourself. Laura Livy describes her life as “miserable” before her weight loss journey. “I didn’t want to see myself in the reflection of a window,” she says, adding she feared running…Read More