New Years Resolutions!

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope everyone's had a great start to the year 2013! I certainly have!

This year I've seen a lot of status' and tweets slagging off the tradition of New Years Resolutions and personally I think the tradition is a fantastic one... even if we don't usually keep to them all year!
Most resolutions are made in the hope we make positive changes to our lives, the most common one is dieting and wanting to lose a bit of excess!

Which is fair enough. As my regular readers know, I am a big sucker for wanting everyone to feel comfortable with who we are, and why the hell shouldn't we?!
But being comfortable does make us very prone to letting go a little bit, and I'm the perfect example of this!
So in support of everyone I have seen make these resolutions, I found an app a few months ago, (some of you may remember me going on about it in the summer) and it helped me amazingly, Myfitnesspal is  a wonderful website and downloadable app which takes in your details and gives you an easy, do-able guideline to help you lose weight, all you have to do, is scan the barcode of the foods you eat, or if you eat out at somewhere like Spoons, they'll have it in there, so just search it.
But my favourite part about it is the fact it's a lot like facebook. It doesn't publicly show your weight unless you choose to, but your achievements  for example if you lose a pound this week, it'll come up in the feed and all your friends on the site can congratulate you and encourage you. Which I think is fantastic!
So if any of you guys wanted to check it out, feel free, its all FREE!!! and if you wanted to add me, my username on there is RebbieShane =D.

So what are your resolutions?
Mine are to get at least a 2:2 in my degree, which I will graduate with in JULY =D.
Get back into my regular writing!!

Share yours by either commenting below, messaging on Facebook or drop me a tweet (@RebbieShane)
I look forward to hearing from you all! and Happy 2013!!!

The truth in drinks.

There are a lot of things we don't actually realise until 

we actually see it for ourselves. As you can see in the picture here, there is A LOT of sugar in soft drinks.
Considering this is a better option against 'diet' drinks. What can you do, to enjoy your favourite drinks yet not poison your body with sugar overloads and damaging chemicals such as Aspartame?
The truth is, you can't. Contrary to public belief the difference between 'zero' and 'diet' drinks is.... well, there isn't one really. Both contain aspartame instead of the vast amount of sugar, demonstrated in the photograph. To check out the minimal differences in the two drinks click the link Here.

So what alternatives are there out there? For all those lemonade lovers, there's a fantastic drink out there for you! Vitamin water: Lemonade. Unlike most lemon flavoured waters and juices, this product actually tastes just like lemonade... Even without the fizz, and even better, less than half the amount of sugar! However drink these in moderation, as they are part of the vitamin water franchise, they contain high amounts of essential vitamins, which is you intake too much of, too regularly could result some nasty chronic diseases! Stick to at least one a day, if you chose this water as a beverage! Check it out here

However, keep an eye on Fructose levels, Fructose is a simple sugar found in fruits, and have been believed for years that it is a better substitute to other sugars, a little bit of Fructose is good for you, however if you take in too much of it, can cause heart problems Fructose Facts.

The truth is most fruit, soft and flavoured drinks are artificial and contain an amount of dangerous sweeteners and other crap which is very bad for you! The best advice I can give to you is to drink things in moderation. If you are concerned about what you're taking in, stick to water, and cordial drinks.

What you drink can hold as many calories and have just as much of an effect on your health as foods do, and a lot of people don't realise this! So be careful about what you drink if you're health conscious!

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Do you know what you're consuming?

There are a lot of secrets in the food and market industry, a lot of sly things to make us believe we're eating healthier than we actually are.  So what should we be looking for on the packaging of our meals, ingredients etc?

Did you know:
There is only one official '1-of-your-5-a-day' logo that has been approved by the Food Standards Agency? The rest are all just ploys to make you believe you are having a healthier meal than you actually are. Food companies can shove an Apple in a box and smother it in sugar and salt, and still put their own '1-of-your-5-a-day' stickers on the packaging.
These stickers are helping the sales of meals that contain high amounts of sugar, salts and fats, which obviously aren't good for you. If you guys get the chance to, Watch the Dispatches documentary, 'Myths about your 5-a-day' because it will reveal many truths that we should be aware of!

This is the official logo, only foods that contain no added sugar, and added salts are allowed to use this logo. If you see any other logo, check the salt and sugar content in the packaging, to see what you're about to purchase! Don't be fooled by the other logos!

And just because there is a logo on the packaging doesn't mean it even contains one portion of fruit of veg! (Refer to the programme to see their findings). Be sure you know what counts as your 5-a-day! FIND OUT HERE
Myths about your 5-a-day (Dispatches)

Another big deception that companies are throwing on us is the use artificial sugars and sweeteners, that are found in 'diet' and other such drinks. The use of Aspartame in these drinks, takes away the calories, while keeping the sweetness within them. Sounds amazing doesn't it. But it is all too good to be true. 'Diet' and similar claiming drinks and beverages are actually A LOT worse for you, as the Aspartame within them slowly destroy neurons inside of you, and you wouldn't even begin to notice until at least 75% of those neurons in a particular area of the brain are already gone. For more information on Aspartame and the serious illnesses it helps contribute to, follow the link below.
Aspartame Information

Everyone who follows me on Facebook and Twitter, knows I have been testing some products and researching what is REALLY going into them, and the best products, and the companies who are actually selling positive, healthy products. My first post will be up very shortly, which includes products from Weight Watchers, and BLK Beverages.

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