lighten the load

As of today, there are only fifty-seven days remaining in 2014. Have you achieved, or have you made progress towards meeting any of the goa...

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Often you will hear people say “I don’t have the willpower to lose weight.” They talk about willpower as if it’s a personal trait that s...

25 days to go till the Stormchild faces a fear and .... throws herself off this bridge!!    she still needs to raise enough though to b...

exchange a $20 note, for this - 3 huge watermelons, 3 sweet pineapples, 6kgs oranges, 2kgs bananas, 1kg sweet potato, 2kg tomatoes = $19...

Exercise in almost any form can act as a stress reliever. Being active can boost your feel-good endorphins and distract you from daily wor...

head to www.annpt.com/mystory When you have weight to lose, it’s easy to come up with excuses rather than get yourself off the couch and...

Ingredients: - 1/2 cup minus 1 tbs. coconut flour (use the "dip and sweep method" to measure or use a kitchen scale and measure...

Are you ready to become a new, healthier version of yourself? Fitter. Stronger. With more energy?! 61% of all adults are considered over...

This profound comic strip explains exactly why introverts behave the way they do.

Known as “Mayan Mega Fuel”, chia seeds are one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can find. A three tablespoon serving has more than twi...

Interesting to see we had a solid framework for healthy eating 60 years ago... where did it all go wrong? Takeaways and GMO's?! Obes...

Sound odd? Wait till you try it before judging! A healthy alternative to an ice cream shake. Sweet potatoes provide a satisfying sweetne...

Who doesn't love chocolate? And who said awesome chocolate treats couldn't be part of a balanced and healthy lifestyle? This bro...

Food addiction, food bingeing... food OBSESSION, bulimia, evidence hiding, food deprivation, (insert) diet magical drug of choice, calorie...

Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups canned* chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup + 2 table...

Grate up some ginger and take a smoothie to the next level. A ginger smoothie is creamy, yet zesty - always leaving you feeling refreshed....

Glorious weather, fabulous training, delicious food, inspiring talk, superb company = champion day! Lighten the Load Fitness Escape a...

simple and pure! 6 kale leaves, half bunch parlsey, 1 cucumber, 4 celery ribs, 3 small apples, half lemon. juice!

A tasty treat that's packed full of goodness! What you’ll need »    500g walnuts
 »    2 heaped tbsp cacao or cocoa powder
 »    ...

The first LTL fitness escape for 2014. A day of fun, fitness and a chance to healthily unwind. Jam packed with fitness sessions, a nutr...

Sometimes when we are trying to work towards our goals, things don't happen 'fast enough' for us ... we're an instant g...

Get this magazine and get rock-hard ripped OR buy a Kit Kat instead at Coles Express service station (most likely MANY service station...

One of the most common debates I have with people is about it being too expensive to eat healthy, compared to eating a packaged food diet....

Having officially hit senior status recently (ok, a little longer than recently ;) ) exercise and its benefits as the years go by have be...

Hi everyone,  Well a couple of months has gone by very quickly hasn't it?! Easter already. I know I said I would stay in contact...

A simple thing like not getting enough sleep could be a huge reason why you're not losing as much weight as you want. Recent studies ...

  Another inspiring Australia session with people who have done - amazing things. The surprise was catching up with the inspiration...

Other session times available. Enquire today. Are you fed up with dieting, wearing clothes that feel tighter each day and feeling self...

O.M.G. what an incredible 3 days!! inspirational, motivational, thought provoking. incredible women. and roll it all together.

It’s not just elite athletes who use personal trainers. People of all ages, body types, and levels of fitness benefit from training one on...

With great success in the Whitsundays, Lighten the Load now comes to Brisbane. The 12 week program consists of two group sessions each we...

An interesting day today spent amongst some highly motivated people - leaders, and becoming inspired . Not quite as I expected as we had t...

Eat clean and exercise hard. Try it. Even if for just 7 days - if you don't like it, you can always stop. but I assure you it WILL gi...

    Love yourself enough to make a difference! 'Lighten the Load' is a 12 week program for those with 20 plus kilos to lose ...

live life with a ferocity and leave this world, exhausted.

Yet another amazing year has come and gone, which brings to reflection how grateful I am for what you all bring to my life. All of you a...

How quickly the year has flown. Santa is already ho ho ho’ing wherever we go and everyone is frantically shopping, with Christmas and the ...

Afternoon everyone! Well hasn't 2013 flown by!! It's been a huge year with great health, and personal successes for many!  I hop...

I started writing the Lighten the Load column in the Whitsunday Coast Guardian  nearly two years ago, aiming it at those who were sedenta...

Up until a couple of years ago I was held captive to an unhealthy and unrealistic obsession, my life totally consumed with my captor... my...

How valuable is change to you? How confident are you that you can achieve the changes you are after? The personal benefits of losing weigh...

The year has been passing us by while we blink I think! About to head into the final school term and before we know it the new year will b...

At some stage on a weight loss journey many of us are likely to experience what is known as a ‘plateau’. Essentially, this is a term used ...

Among other things, commercial metabolism boosters (fat-burners) can increase blood pressure, resting heart rate, sweating, anxiety levels...

A few conversations over this past week have once again revolved around how inattentive we can often be with the food we consume. We are ...

Depression is an insidious illness, a quiet erosion of the soul that affects one in four women and one in eight men. The chances are high ...

Childhood obesity is an increasing problem within Australia, growing at an alarming rate. There is not one single cause for a child to be...

Most people don’t like change. Their own, or others. It makes them feel uncomfortable and many go to great lengths to avoid change in thei...

'David A. Kessler, who led the battle against the tobacco industry, now joins the fight against obesity. His message is important: the...