Marion Freijsen » Fat

Thinking about Food

Marion — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:13:07 +0000

It struck me this week that food means different things to different people. I know, not exactly an earth shattering or scientifically astounding thought, but still – I had often wondered why people make such wrong choices when it comes to choosing what food they want to eat and now I have finally worked that out.

Ultimately – I think that most people view food as something they “deserve”, or in other words, a treat. When it comes to treats, you want something ... Read More

Calories

Marion — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:33:59 +0000

Here’s another one of those great topics that you could spend hours on…Calories. We all know what they are used for – basically as a measurement of the richness of food in the sense that if you eat too many calories, you will gain weight and if you eat less – you will lose some. But then I got the question – what is a Calorie? Hmmmm, nice subject for a Saturday morning.

So a Calorie is indeed a measure of energy – to be exact, originally it was a ... Read More

Measuring up…

Marion — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:22:24 +0000

As I see yet another magazine proclaiming to get you that hot “beach body” within a week, I thought I might do a little overview of how best to measure whether you are getting anywhere near that ideal.. Mind you, never understood the overkill on getting to that Beach Body. To me a beautiful body is anyone who is looking healthy, with a zest for life and confidence in themselves!

However, even for health it is good to know where you are at, and benchmarking against ... Read More

Energy – where do you get yours from??

Marion — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:36:06 +0000

I love this topic, but it is one of the hardest to tackle in a simple blog. If you want to achieve anything with your exercise or sport though, or simply want to maintain a healthy balance in life, you need to understand how your body is fuelled.

Let me break it down to basics – there’s three major sources of energy that your body can use: carbohydrates, protein and fat. All day long, these sources are broken down into usable format by your body, which is effectively just ... Read More