On The New You Plan, your body will typically be receiving approximately 800 calories per day and by doing this you will start to lose weight quite rapidly. This may be quite a change to the norm for you and so it is not recommended to undertake any new strenuous high intensity exercise regimes at this time as your body
Calories – an overview What is a calorie? The amount of energy in an item of food and drink is measured in calories. The energy we take in via calories is important as it is needed to fuel all of our body’s internal processes as well as our physical movements such as breathing and our daily activities (1). An average
What does the immune system do? Our immune system is active throughout our body and exists to protect us from exposure to harmful external pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites as well as environmental pollutants and food toxins, in essence it helps to keep us and our Diet and Immunity healthy! The immune system is continually working in
Relationship between stress and weight gain – Be a hero and don’t stress! During the first COVID-19 lockdown there was an increase in behaviours related to weight gain (1). The significant behaviours linked to this were frequent intake of ultra-processed food, snacking, being less active having less portion control, higher reported levels of stress and emotional eating (2,3). Stress and
Here at The New You Plan, we know weight loss isn’t only about what you eat (or don’t eat!). We believe that to achieve your goals you need support, whether it’s from friends, family or somewhere else. If you weren’t ‘in the know’ the New You Plan has its own support network in the shape of our Secret Slimmers Facebook
Meet Kerry, the winner of our New Year New You 2021 Transformation Challenge. She’s bagged herself a whopping £3000 for her amazing weight loss achievement. With a holiday to Turkey only 3 months away, Kerry had a goal of losing enough weight to be able to enjoy the trip. Before starting the plan, she complained of various ailments, such as
Inspiring men everywhere, here’s Dominic, the second-place New Year New You 2021 Transformation Challenge runner-up. Once a cynic, Dominic’s weight loss isn’t the only thing that’s been transformed – he’s now utterly obsessed with the New You Plan and can’t stop telling everyone he knows how great it is! Read on to find out exactly how transformational this challenge
Introducing Simone, our third-place New Year New You 2021 Transformation Challenge runner-up. Still, third place is an exceptional result, with a gigantic £1000 prize to go alongside it! After trying various different diets, Simone was ready to give up – that is until she found the New You Plan. Fed up of always being left behind when her family went
Drum roll please… we are delighted to reveal the WINNERS of our 2021 New Year New You Transformation Challenge! Find out who has won our £3,000 First Prize We had such an amazing response to our New Year New You Transformation Challenge! We LOVED seeing how motivated you were to smash your goals this season. The past year has been
Intention setting
Resolutions are often set in the hope that lasting positive life changes are created. Unfortunately in reality, research suggests that by the third Sunday in January most people have given up. Why is this? Surely if we set resolutions they are something we want to do? This is where intention setting can help.
What is intention setting?
Compared with a resolution, setting an intention is not an all or nothing approach. Resolutions are often large overarching goals that, without a plan for how they will be achieved can easily be forgotten about or deemed too difficult. Intentions can be used to break down your goal into smaller, manageable parts taking the pressure off a set goal. Intentions have a wider focus and importantly are flexible, helping you to avoid the feeling of failure.
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