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Don't let dinner dates sabotage your weight loss goals. We show you how... Socializing and healthy eating aren’t always happy bedfellows. But having mates round for a meal doesn’t have to mean leaping into the calorie chasm. Here’s how to rustle up a fitness-friendly foodie feast to wow friends and family, with a little help from a few of our favorite culinary experts. Be prepared: Stock your cupboards with the basics you’ll need to whip up a hearty storm in the kitchen.  Key items include coconut oil (good for frying because it’s packed with healthy medium-chain triglyceride fats that help you burn fat faster), nuts and seeds (protein powerhouses), raw cocoa (a healthier alternative to refined chocolate), a selection of herbs and spices (sources of antioxidants and other benefits), onions (packed with disease-fighting phytonutrients), garlic (another one-stop-shop for antioxidants), chillies (whose capsaicin is an inflammation-fighter) and quinoa (rich in nutrients, especially pro...

Shed baby weight with these simple (and sensible) weight loss tips Looking after a little one is rewarding yet exhausting, so it's important to take it easy when it comes to fitness. Although it's tempting to revert back to your pre-baby workout straight after giving birth, it's important you give your body adequate time to recover from labour - this is usually around 6 weeks after giving birth! The recovery process is vital, to ensure that the uterus has retracted back into the pelvis, bleeding has ceased and stitches have healed. It is important to listen to your body during this time and ease back into exercise gently. Remember that the body has been through many complex and amazing changes over the past nine months – so take it easy on yourself! When you feel up to it, start with some very gentle exercise, including some pelvic floor exercises and short walks with your new baby. After your six-week check-up, if your doctor agrees, move on to the following training plan....

Fed up with counting those calories? Balance your body with our easy-to-follow weight loss diet plan If you want a slimmer physique, why not try the  pH  diet? The diet uses what we eat to restore our body to its naturally  alkaline  state. pH (potential of hydrogen) indicates how acidic or alkaline a solution might be. The higher the pH, the more alkaline it is. When the food we eat ‘burns’ with oxygen in our cells to produce energy a residue is made that is acidic, alkaline or neutral, which is a pH 7. Our kidneys, skin, and lungs try to get rid of the residues left by acid-forming foods through urine, sweat, and breath. The PH diet suggests that acidic residues in the body accumulate and this slows the body down, causing low energy, lifeless skin, and weight problems. ‘Acid-forming foods, such as meat, dairy, and sugar, can cause and aggravate inflammatory conditions in the body,’ explains Yvonne Bishop-Weston, nutrition consultant at the Foods for Life clinic in Harley Street. This...