I am 49 and 136kg. I would like to lose weight but I have found it hard, with dialysis four times a week, and diabetes, and neuropathy that makes it difficult to exercise. There is no gym or access to a pool and I can’t afford a treadmill, can you help with some pointers? Obstacles […]

You pay out your weight in gym fees, but still can’t drop those kilos. Sydney trainer Rebecca Rule tells why.

Burn that blubber away with ‘The Healthy Chef’, Teresa Cutter, author of 80/20 Diet: 12 Weeks To A Better Body. Seven day fat-buster plan Monday and Thursday Breakfast Banana porridge Combine 1 mashed banana with 1 cup water, ½ cup soy milk, ¾ cup rolled oats, 1 tablespoon linseeds and 1 tablespoon wheat germ. Cook […]

Together they lost 267kg … meet the state finalists in Weight Watchers’ 2006 Slimmer of the Year contest.. Stella Age: 37 Before: 129kg Now: 69kg Weight lost: 60kg Vic/Tas Overweight for much of her adult life, Stella Nicola had tried almost every diet imaginable. “But I couldn’t find one that I managed to maintain,” says […]

By Annette Campbell In 1988, more than 500 Australian babies died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Thanks largely to the research and education programs funded by Red Nose Day campaigns, that number has dropped by 90 percent, with less than 60 deaths in 2004. That’s still 60 babies too many though, so the good […]

By Judy Davie For further information about food and nutrition, visit Judy Davie’s website at www.thefoodcoach.com.au **I am 21 years old, weigh 55kg and am 155cm in height. As long as I can remember I have believed myself to be obese. My family and friends think I’m crazy and that I say these things to […]

Spill your diet secrets! Chat to other slimmers here I lost 13kgs! All through high school I was a tiny 50-55kg; I was a healthy and extremely fit runner that ate a lot. I never thought I could gain weight. Then I met my partner Tyler. I just got comfortable, I guess. I grew to […]

Eating and exercising to suit your personal body type may be the secret to maintaining weight and boosting your overall health. If you’ve battled the bulge, the chances are you’ve toyed with a fad diet or two. Who hasn’t? In our want-everything-now world, any quick-fix weight loss always seems like a good idea at the […]

By Judy Davie For further information about food and nutrition, visit Judy Davie’s website at www.thefoodcoach.com.au Winter is a hard season to try and lose weight. It’s cold and we seek warm, nourishing food for comfort and warmth, and chocolate to cheer us up. Some diet plans offer a different meal every day of the […]

Jodie’s vital stats Weight before: 92kg Weight after: 69kg Weight lost: 23kg Clothes size before: 16 Clothes size after: 12 Jodie had six very good reasons for losing a whopping 23kg — her partner and her five children. Bad news spelt the end of Jodie Minter’s diet plans. “I started to lose weight in January […]