HEALTH DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN
Bridget Thompson, our Health Expert tells you why as brutal and unflattering as it may sound, health is not instant. It does not come from a packet, and will not be
effortlessly achieved and maintained with a “few week’s” bootcamp, program, shake or pill….
LADIES, WHAT SABOTAGES YOUR WEIGHT LOSS QUEST?
I’m like a 4 year old with a dummy – even though I know I don’t need it any more, it may take a little while for it be to cajoled away from me. But once I realise, really realise that I am free of these fears, I’ll be able to spit it out in disgust, because I’m all grown up now.
EASTER EXCESS? MAKE MODERATION YOUR MANTRA FOR MAY
If it’s annoying me or preventing me from approaching my days with ease, then it’s being scrutinised like a princess about to walk down the aisle and thrown out like a guest wearing white at a royal wedding.
DEAR DOLLY AND OTHER CRISES: NEW ADVICE COLUMNS
Yes, that’s right, if you’re in the midst of relationship drama or dating dilemma, want to know how to have your cake and eat it too, not sure what you want to do when you grow up or just need some advice on a problem – The Modern Woman’s Survival Guide has got you covered
FREE: 1 WEEK VOUCHER TO CURVES FITNESS
As spring approaches (well, yes, it’s already technically here, but Melbourne has put on a no show so far) we face another obligatory post winter face crisis. Every year it bites us on our derrieres, and we regret letting the cold become an excuse to comfort ourselves with chocolate and barricade us inside every time [...]
MY SKINNY JEANS ARE BEGGING ME FOR MERCY
Last weekend, I headed out for a night with the girls. The excitement soon subsided when I came face to face with another wardrobe crisis. The occasion definitely called for my skinny jeans, but, alas, I couldn’t get them up over my thighs. AGAIN. With no other jeans on hand, I had no choice but [...]
THE GREAT FAT CRISIS OF 2010
Number of units of alcohol = 12. Number of cigarettes = 0. Number of times I stole the detergent from behind the bar without getting caught = 3. Waking up with your clothes still on in some strange man’s bed – priceless.
WHEN SHE WAS GOOD, SHE WAS VERY GOOD, BUT WHEN SHE WAS BAD …
Six months ago I was going to the gym and walking twice around the Botanical Gardens every week. Then, my gym and walking buddy went overseas for a few months and I let it all slide. Throw in a drinking problem (well the guy at the bottle shop said “same again today?” and “see you again [...]
THE POST WINTER FAT CRISIS PART II: THE SEPETEMBER SPRING CLEAN
“Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.” The Duchess (Alice in Wonderland) My skin may be as smooth as a baby’s bottom, thanks to giving up the cigarettes and Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Serum, but too much wine and sugar over winter has left me feeling less than [...]
THE OBLIGATORY POST WINTER FAT CRISIS
“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me, are the number you get in a diamond” – Mae West It’s that time of year, as spring starts to ever so gracefully steal winter’s dominance over our days, that I come face to face with the copious amounts of food and wine that [...]
