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If you have committed to cooking more at home to help in your weight loss journey, you have made a great choice. 

Home cooked meals are typically lower in calories, more nutritionally dense, and you are much more able to control the portion size than when you eat out or get takeaway. 

But if you are new to cooking, the initial start can seem somewhat intimidating. 

Don’t fear!

Read up on how to avoid these three common cooking mistakes to make sure you boost your weight loss success instead of hindering it.

Whether it is paleo, plant based or gluten free, there seems to be an abundance of dietary recommendations & fad diets floating around.

One of these that you may have heard of recently that has been receiving increased media attention is the ketogenic diet. 

What is a ketogenic diet? Simply put, it's a diet based on high fat, high protein, and low carbohydrate.

You may think the “drink more water” sentiment is getting kind of old, but here’s the thing: many of us are still walking around not drinking enough, or in many cases, think we have it cased, but really are still somewhat dehydrated. 

This is especially the case if you are active and end up sweating out more than you realize, or not drinking enough to start with. 

Check in with yourself to see if you are exhibiting any of these signs, which may indicate your water intake needs to be amped up:

Is it time for a rest day?

While of course, it's totally dependent on the individual and there are lots of factors that contribute to one’s readiness to work out, there are some bold, commonly applicable signs that are a good indicator that it might be time for a rest day.

Paying attention to these and listening to your body is important because failure to do so could leave you sick, injured, or suffering from overtraining syndrome. 

Do you need a day off? Here are 4 ways to find out...

This trending sparkling beverage, filled with gut friendly probiotics, kombucha is popping up all over the place. 

It is showing up in different flavours, from different companies and with that, at several different price points. 

And sometimes, those seem a little steep! 

So if you have taken the budget friendly approach and are choosing to make your own kombucha, you may soon find yourself with lots of scobies, lots of fermented beverage, and not enough time to drink it all! 

Instead, use it for these things: