Have you bitten off more than you can chew in the credit crunch? Everyone is trying to trim their expenses, and the good news is that you can trim your figure at the same time!

After a busy day, it is tempting to blow the budget and go out to eat or flop in front of the television with a takeaway meal. It’s easy too, and we all like easy options. But – or maybe that should be butt – all those fat-laden treats are not helping our bodies. Too many additives, too much fat and sugar, not enough fruit or vegetables.

It’s especially difficult to get excited about salads when the weather is awful and all we crave is comfort food – and plenty of it. Unfortunately, we are hard-wired to eat more when the temperature drops; it’s a survival mechanism for keeping warm in the bleak outdoors. However, as most of us don’t live in caves with only an animal skin for warmth (or at least, not all the time), we don’t need to fill up on substantial mounds of food. Read the rest of this entry »