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5 weight loss tips a dietitian tells her clients

Got a goal? These are the simple strategies she swears by.

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This is the real reason behind your food cravings, according to a dietitian

It’s not just a phenomenon reserved for pregnant women. It can happen to all of us. 

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"This is how I lost 25kgs for my sister's wedding"

Harris dropped 25kgs over the course of a year and a half, and reached her goal weight of 62kgs, down from 87kgs - this is how she did it. 

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5 ways to lose weight while saving time - and money

Meal prep and HIIT workouts are just the beginning. 

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New online tool tells you if you're really hungry

It’s called the Hunger Quotient and it can help you lose weight and stop overeating.

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'I lost 15kgs in 12 weeks...without giving up carbs'

"To the rest of the world I was a happy individual but behind closed doors I really disliked my physical self."

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How to lose weight this weekend

Use the time off to kickstart your health goals and set yourself up for a week of success. 

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This simple trick is the key to losing weight

When it comes to diets, weight control and nutrition, this is the key to success. And it could not be simpler.

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This is how you cancel out those excess Easter calories

Here's how to get your diet back on track after the Easter eating blowout.

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This is why you regain weight so quickly

Losing weight might not be easy, but the biggest battle is certainly keeping it off.

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How to combat negative self-talk, according to a psychologist

Practical ways to train your inner dialogue for success.

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This is how to recognise emotional eating

According to The Biggest Loser's psychologist and weight management expert, Glenn Mackintosh.

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'How I lost 11kgs in 14 weeks'

“I saw a photo of myself on holidays on the Gold Coast and it was a reality check – the weight loss program I was doing just wasn’t working."

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What happens to your body when you go on an extreme diet

The real risks and rewards of rapid weight loss.

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This is why The Biggest Loser Transformed matters to you

Short answer: you just might discover your spirit animal or the real secret to weight loss. 

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Four weight loss excuses you need to stop making

Exercises scientist Kathleen Alleaume hears the same four excuses over and over again. Here’s why each of them is a massive cop-out.

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'What I learnt when I finally lost 13kgs'

“I used to avoid carbs which lead me to binge and carb overload, often without any thought or process. And I didn’t cook – ever."

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This couple have lost 136 kilos between them in one year

“We gave up our lazy Netflix nights on the couch eating junk food and traded them in for nights at the gym and being healthy. There is no magic pill, you...

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These weight loss resolutions are bad for you

Despite your best intention to go from crisps to kale, there’s a good chance your weight loss resolution could do more harm than good.

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The real reason Aussie women can’t lose weight

We're quick to blame factors like a slow metabolism or dodgy hormones but we’re ignoring something more obvious. 

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Are you leaving it too late to lose weight?

Lyndi Cohen, who lost 20 kgs when she stopped dieting, explains why weight loss shouldn't just be an afterthought, when the extra kilos are ...

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12 steps to creating a forever diet

A way to feel happy and healthy without the fads? We’re in.  

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The secret behind Oprah Winfrey’s 20kg weight loss

“I could lose weight to fit a dress size, or attend an event, or to make other people like me. But I couldn’t keep it off for those reasons.”

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New tool tells what type of dieter you are

This could be the key to achieving your weight loss goals.

Kate Purtle before and after her 40kg transformation

How one woman lost over 40kgs with a change of mindset

Kate Purtle has discovered the three-step formula for looking and feeling great.

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'How I lost 60 kg - and actually kept it off'

Ex-Biggest Loser contestant Cameron Brown went from 146 kgs to 85 kgs - and never put it back on. This is how.

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This is officially the strangest weight loss tip we've ever encountered

We’ve been privy to a lot of bizarre weight loss methods and slimming solutions this year, but this one might just take the cake.

Christmas food

Festive food swaps to stay in shape

Yep, you can still enjoy dessert without falling off the health wagon.

5 foods that send you on an unhealthy eating spree

5 foods that send you on an unhealthy eating spree

Nutritionist Lisa Guy lists the five foods that will set you off on a calorie fest. You have been warned!

The secrets to long-lasting weight loss

The secrets to long-lasting weight loss

Fed up with your weight fluctuating? Follow these confidence-boosting tips and take charge of a new you.

5 ways to boost your metabolism

5 ways to boost your metabolism

The secrets to getting your metabolic rate moving faster than Usain Bolt.

The diets supermodels swear by

The diets supermodels swear by

How do models really eat? With tips from 3 Miss Universes, not to mention Victoria's Secret Angels, you can bet these diets equal a hot body

Weight loss: Kitchen gadgets that help you lose weight

Weight loss: Kitchen gadgets that help you lose weight

If you’re on the road to a healthier you, these must-have kitchen items will help you on your way

Weight loss without dieting: The moderation movement

Weight loss without dieting: The moderation movement

Karen Krause found an easier way to look after herself than drinking green sludge and belting out endless burpees

Why healthy people don't diet and never skip breakfast

Why healthy people don't diet and never skip breakfast

New research says the best way to maintain a healthy weight is to stop dieting

Weight Loss Tips: The top weight loss excuses I hear as a dietitian

Weight Loss Tips: The top weight loss excuses I hear as a dietitian

As a health professional, and specifically a health professional who has worked in weight loss for more than 15 years I can spot an excuse a mile away

The best apps to help you lose weight

The best apps to help you lose weight

The best apps for weight loss have been ranked by experts from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre in a world-first study of their accuracy...

5 reasons you're not losing weight

5 reasons you're not losing weight

Are these stopping you from shifting a few kilos?

Weight Loss Hack: Why you don't want a messy kitchen

Weight Loss Hack: Why you don't want a messy kitchen

The kitchen mistake that could be causing your weight gain

Weight Loss: Is exercise or diet more important?

Weight Loss: Is exercise or diet more important?

We tip the scales and turn up some surprising findings

Weight Loss: 10 signs you need to shed kilos

Weight Loss: 10 signs you need to shed kilos

The traditional way of finding out if you’re overweight, the Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator, is now considered outdated and incorrect. Instead, there a...

How often should you weigh yourself for weight loss?

How often should you weigh yourself for weight loss?

Why stepping on the scales could be the key to weight loss

How drinking water helps with weight loss

How drinking water helps with weight loss

Drinking more water could be the key to achieving your weight loss goals

Weight Loss Tips: The best (and strangest) advice of 2015

Weight Loss Tips: The best (and strangest) advice of 2015

A round-up of the best weight loss advice this year

10 best protein options for weight loss

10 best protein options for weight loss

If you're trying to drop a few kilos, make sure you have the protein box ticked at meal times. Foods that are high in protein take longer to digest and met...

How many snacks per day should you eat to help with weight loss?

How many snacks per day should you eat to help with weight loss?

Snacking — is it good or bad? Can between-meal noshing help to manage your weight or is it just another opportunity to eat more?

Dance, yoga, weights: The exercises to keep your mind fit

Dance, yoga, weights: The exercises to keep your mind fit

There’s no question that when you exercise, you feel good. Here are some exercises to keep you feeling great on the inside.

5 easy stretches to keep you flexible

5 easy stretches to keep you flexible

Flexibility is a pillar of fitness that is often ignored but really should be focused on more.

Walking, yoga, swimming, cycling: 5 exercises you should never (ever) give up

Walking, yoga, swimming, cycling: 5 exercises you should never (ever) give up

Here are exercises that you should never stop doing, and if you don’t do them already, you should start!

Weight loss hack: Stop counting calories and starting counting bites

Weight loss hack: Stop counting calories and starting counting bites

Recent research suggests that counting calories are out and counting bites are in

Diet tricks that help with weight loss

Diet tricks that help with weight loss

We already know about exercising and eating right but there are some other tricks you can use to get a helping hand in the weight loss department

Foods that are weight loss friendly

Foods that are weight loss friendly

Give yourself a helping hand in the weight loss stakes by adding these foods to your diet

Binge eating: Avoid weekend overeating with these 6 tips

Binge eating: Avoid weekend overeating with these 6 tips

Yes, you can enjoy yourself - but keep these rules in mind

Lose weight with a glass of H20

Lose weight with a glass of H20

How drinking water pre-meal can help you shed kilos

Want to lose weight? Stop eating on-the-go!

Want to lose weight? Stop eating on-the-go!

A study reveals how munching on-the-go can lead to unwanted weight gain

Beat the bulge with the colour blue (and other surprising ways to lose weight)

Beat the bulge with the colour blue (and other surprising ways to lose weight)

Pounding the pavement and eating right but still can’t shift the kilos? Rosie King discovers some unusual habits that might explain the change

Why Strict Diets Don’t Work

Why Strict Diets Don’t Work

You may think counting calories and being really strict with your diet will help you drop kilos but being too restrictive with what you eat can actually ha...

5 steps to end sugar cravings

5 steps to end sugar cravings

Find yourself searching for “something sweet” morning, noon and night? It’s time to take control and eliminate that longing forever. Naturopath Janel...

Have we been thinking about weight loss the wrong way?

Have we been thinking about weight loss the wrong way?

For the quarter of Australians who are classed as obese, rapid weight loss may be the secret to reaching their goal. Fiona Baker investigates this shift in...

How to help a loved one lose weight

How to help a loved one lose weight

The key to achieving this goal is teamwork and kindness, discovers Catherine Lambert

The simple secret to losing weight

The simple secret to losing weight

Set yourself up for weight loss success

When you lose weight, where does it go?

When you lose weight, where does it go?

When you drop kilos, what actually happens to all the weight you've lost?

7 things stopping you from losing weight

7 things stopping you from losing weight

Losing weight is no easy feat. Naturopath Mim Beim lists the common traps and how to avoid them

5 fun ways to ditch the fat

5 fun ways to ditch the fat

Here’s how to use the holiday rituals of sun, sleep and shopping to create a sleeker physique.

5 steps to survive party season without gaining weight

5 steps to survive party season without gaining weight

Summer time usually means party time which means unhealthy food choices and the potential for weight gain. Here Professor Manny Noakes, Research Director f...

“We’ve lost more than 100kg and kept it off”

“We’ve lost more than 100kg and kept it off”

Together these three women have lost more than 100kg and dropped dozens of dress sizes. Here are the secrets to their amazing transformations

5 tricks to look leaner by tomorrow

5 tricks to look leaner by tomorrow

Mercury shot up before you’ve had time to shed your winter bulge? Look slimmer overnight with these simple tricks.

A 30-minute ice pack can fight flab

A 30-minute ice pack can fight flab

Want to burn fat? Perhaps you should try chilling out...

What is the ketogenic diet?

What is the ketogenic diet?

Your quick guide to the ketogenic diet

Get red carpet ready in 7 days

Get red carpet ready in 7 days

Want to look your lightest and brightest for an upcoming event? Fitness guru Greg Joujon-Roche, who’s whipped celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Pink into...

Is a 5:2 fasting diet good for the body?

Is a 5:2 fasting diet good for the body?

Everyone's talking about intermittent fasting, but what effect does it have on your body?

3 diet myths that just won’t work

3 diet myths that just won’t work

These 3 weight loss claims are wasting your time.

How to shape up for an event in a week according to a celeb trainer

How to shape up for an event in a week according to a celeb trainer

Got an important party/work event/wedding to go to in 7 days? Celeb trainer Greg Joujon Roche will have you looking incredible in just a week

How to lose weight by cutting alcohol

How to lose weight by cutting alcohol

What's the key to successful weight loss? Nutritionist and Ocsober ambassador Lola Berry tells you what you need to do

Want to lose weight? Avoid eating on-the-go

Want to lose weight? Avoid eating on-the-go

A study reveals how munching on the go can lead to unwanted weight gain

Do protein shakes really help you lose weight?

Do protein shakes really help you lose weight?

Once the domain of bodybuilders, protein shakes are now the convenience food of dieters. Lucy Ballinger reports on this growing trend

Eat like a Parisienne and lose weight

Eat like a Parisienne and lose weight

This new diet allows you to find the perfect weight for you and reach it by enjoying healthy meals with a French twist

How to boost your metabolism

How to boost your metabolism

Is your metabolism stopping you from losing weight? Here's how to change it

10 diet secrets from celebrity mums

10 diet secrets from celebrity mums

Find out how these celebrity mums got back into star shape after the birth of their children.

March to health

March to health

NSW women Melinda Urquhart, 43, and Penny Beitzel, 44, have both signed up for body+soul’s March For March challenge to walk their way to wellness and ar...

The stars' slimming secrets

The stars' slimming secrets

A look at out how the stars get red carpet ready

Tried and tested 10-day detox

Tried and tested 10-day detox

Is taking a break from coffee, wine and red meat all it’s cracked up to be? Nicola Conville goes on a 10-day cleanse to find out

Food tips to help you avoid Christmas weight gain

Food tips to help you avoid Christmas weight gain

Nutritonist Lisa Guy shares her tips on how to make this Christmas fun minus the extra kilos

10 easy ways to burn calories

10 easy ways to burn calories

If the gym is not your thing there are numerous other ways to burn calories.

Sleep yourself slim

Sleep yourself slim

Why a good night's sleep is essential to losing weight.

10 reasons you can't lose weight

10 reasons you can't lose weight

Struggling to hit your goal weight? It’s not all about calories, says nutritionist Teresa Boyce.

Beat winter weight gain

Beat winter weight gain

Most of us put on a kilo or two during the colder months, but it can be avoided.

Top 5 food rules for weight loss

Top 5 food rules for weight loss

Get on track to shed the kilos with these diet golden rules by fitness expert Damien Kelly.

Do scales help you lose weight?

Do scales help you lose weight?

Two weight-loss experts weigh up the pros and cons of stepping on the scales every day.

"My big weight loss"

"My big weight loss"

In one year I lost more than 20 kilos and changed my life. Here's how.

Beat the winter weight trap

Beat the winter weight trap

Four ways to stay fit and avoid gaining weight during the cold-snap season.