Updated on May 8, 2026
Holiday weight gain, a phenomenon many experience from late November to early January, averages around 0.5kg.
Research involving participants from various countries confirmed that extra weight typically persists beyond the holiday season. Contributing factors include stress, indulgent holiday foods, and reduced physical activity.
To manage holiday weight gain,
Did you know about the differences between weight loss and fat loss?
Let's untie the knots of confusion below so you can better understand how to achieve your dream body goal.
Here’s how a modest weight loss is still significant enough in ensuring better health.
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For a woman, the menopausal years bring many challenges and changes both physically and mentally. The least on the list of concerns should be weight gain, but alas and on the contrary, it is one of the top causes of anxiety and worry.
Have you been on a diet or weight loss program only to reach a plateau? This point of stagnation where suddenly it seems you can’t lose any more weight can be a confidence breaker, but perhaps you can take consolation that it is a common problem for many.But why does it happen?
The brain is a powerful organ. It assembles messages and amongst its numerous functions; lets us know when we’re hungry. But is the brain making you fat?
How do you maximise the benefits of your exercise or fitness routine? Apart from practising a healthy lifestyle that includes what you eat, what’s also important is when to eat!
So, should you eat before hitting the gym or will that defeat the purpose of working out?
Eat less lose more
The basic science behind successful weight loss is not complicated. To lose more you have to eat less.
Meal replacement shakes do sound like the magic bullet for many weight watchers. They are relatively cheap with often no preparation required and taste decent enough. What’s not to like, right?
We are all influenced by our senses and one of them is the sense of taste. A good meal is such because it fills you up and it's, no surprises here, delicious! Yet, we are so concerned about the taste that we forget what's really good for us, in terms of food being nutritious and generally healthy!
