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The Fast Fitness Blueprint is full of Coconut Oil and for the Fast BABES it  forms part of their daily nutrition. Despite the fact that it comes with a health warning from some experts who say over consumption could be dangerous as coconut oil is a saturated fat, which is true. However,  the point they seem to be missing is the saturated fat we are talking about is formed from the same acids as the most nutritionally dense superfoods found on the planet – breast milk. One of the most important components of breast milk are medium chain fatty acids, mostly lauric acid, the same saturated fat that’s found in coconut oil. Coconut oil contains loads of medium chain fatty acids, these triglycerides are fantastic for speeding up … [Read more...]

So have you set your new years resolutions yet? Have you written down your goals for the year? If you have then great, if you haven’tthen sharpen your pencil and get to it! Unless you know what it is that you are heading for how can you ensure you succeed? The true art of goal setting is being able to see the prize, imagining what it will feels like and living the moment. This takes practice & most people struggle to start with. Step 1 - decide what it is that you want, but be specific, I want to lose weight is not enough, I want to lose a stone just isn’t exciting. Something like I want to wear that red dress at the back of the wardrobe, or I want to wear a bikini on the beach in June, or I want to be a size 8 in front of … [Read more...]

So what are you going to do to make 2012 different??? “You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully.”Anthony Robbins So how do you feel about ending 2011, are you pleased with your achievements, have you reached and exceeded the goals you had this time last year? Yes, no, not quite If not how are you going to ensure that this is the year you finally get a grip on things, the year that you stand up and start being the person you … [Read more...]

Ingredients   350g/12oz Turkey mince 4 large firm beef tomatoes Salt and black pepper 1tbsp coconut oil? 1small onion, peeled and chopped 50g/2oz mushrooms, finely chopped 2tbsp home made red pesto 150ml/1/4pt chicken stock   Method Cut the tops off the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and pulp. Push the pulp and tomato liquid through a sieve into a bowl and reserve, discarding the seeds. Season the insides of the tomato shells and leave upside down on a plate to drain. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion until soft. Add the mince, increase the heat slightly and fry the mince until it starts to brown. Lower the heat again and add the mushrooms, red pesto, stock and reserved tomato pulp … [Read more...]

I have just returned from doing the weekly food shop and as someone who would like to drop a few pounds before Christmas let me tell you its war out there!!! Everywhere I turn I am being offered kilo tins of chocolate for less than 200 grams of my breakfast berries and fruit, the smell of freshly baked bread is being pumped out all over the store and there are mince pies on special offer to greet me the minute I walk in the door. It all looks delicious especially as breakfast is a distant memory and lunch is due at any minute. So what’s a girl to do? We are what we eat, and we will eat what we buy so if you are hanging on to a little more body fat than you would like it is then you need to address your decision … [Read more...]