New Year New You or the same!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each year we start off with such high hopes of a good one, but what a time of year to make decisions about your life. We are heading into the darkest days of the year, finances are at an all time low, and the weather is crap, yes crap!

What are we going to do? My advice is to take advantage of this time, you probably have no money to go out! great!

One you will save money,
Two you will probably see your waistline go down as a result of the lack of calories.

Now you know what it is like, you dont want to walk the dog in the dark,and hate going out a getting wet so the dog puts on weight too!!

Seriously, now is the time to go to your library and take out some DVD'S and Video's not films but fitness ones, you may not even have to pay for them and when you get bored, yes you know what i mean, after doing it once or twice, well take it back and try another one. Result more calories burnt off more weight lost.

When the sun shines no i mean it when it does for the brief hour of the day get outside and go for a walk, the rays will help to stop SAD and give you some much needed vit d and the fresh air will be good for the lungs and oxygen on your face good for the skin, but dont forget the suncreen factor 15 we dont want to look older and and the dog! . Oh yes a walk is good for heart and lungs and yes you might burn off a few more caloires.

So how to lose weight and start the new year with easy to follow regimes:

1. Reduce or cut out alcohol for at least 6 weeks ready for FEb 14
2. Spend some time on your beauty regime at home ready for Feb 14th?
3. Get outside on when the sun shines
4. Go to your local library and utilise their DVD's

So January will come and go, the money saved will help to pay the credit card bills, you will be looking good due to early nights, less alcohol. You will be fitter and healthier. All this is achievable as there wont be any distractions will there? No one else will go out either they are broke too.

Here'e to FEb 14th i will wait with baited breath, will this year be the year I get more than one valentine card.

Winter is here!

Now is the time to seriously take out winter maintenance on your hands and feet!

Winter weather can be harsh on your skin and nails. Skin becomes dry, rough and chapped and nails can appear dry and flaky, which leads them to be brittle and snap. Regular maintenance can help combat these problems and keep your nails in the best possible condition until the spring.

Regular manicures are essential to help keep dry skin well exfoliated and new skin replenished and moist. Nails will benefit from regular shaping and help to prevent fraying and flaking. Maintenance of the cuticles will cut back on hang nails and splits and tears that can lead to infection.

By investing in a good manicure treatment like Jessica’s “Nourish” and “Phenomen Oil” to massage around the cuticles. Then using Jessica’s “Hand and Body Moisturising Emulsion” on hands and feet. These treatments will nourish and help prevent hands and nails drying out.

With your feet still treat them as if they are on show as the Christmas parties will be upon us soon. Try a good heel repair cream Jessica Zen Spa range “Intense Heel repair” is excellent for the hard skin on your heels but also calluses, hard or dry skin on elbows, knees and fingers.

Don’t neglect your hands and feet this winter; you never know when you will need them!

Sue Gardner

Why weight?

I want to lose weight!

Nothing that is worth having and keeping ever came quickly or easily. Especially in today's environment where everyone is after the latest labour saving device and junk food has become the staple diet.

You make the choice whether you will accept this or stand up and fight it. How you interact with your environment is completely up to you!

We know that permanent weight loss may well be the hardest thing that you have ever attempted. Just take time out to think what you need to do to achieve your goals and write them in a truth diary.

If I asked you to rate on a scale of 1 to 10, (1 being easy and 10 being the hardest thing you’ve had to do!). Where would you rate losing weight and keeping it off?
(Most people will probably be at the top end of the scale).

If you need help Bodyworks weight-management courses will help you achieve sustained weight loss and empower you with how to do it without following diet sheets.

Stop being a puppet controlled by diet. You can all achieve your goals with simple help and knowledge.

Jessica Nails

Jessica nail cultivators believe in natural nail care. Jessica herself has a unique understanding of the importance of what it takes to achieve and maintain naturally beautiful nails.

Each individual nail type is treated differently because nails are not alike. Every person will have nails that differ from each other just like hair and skin. It is impossible to treat all nails the same and keep them healthy.

I believe that the JESSICA NAIL treatments are about getting your nails back to the natural nail look and to stop having to have false nails, acrylics etc which can damage the nail with prolonged use. The system will help dry, brittle, normal or post acrylic nail. This nail system has the ability to treat specific problems. Moreover, health is an essential part of nail and skin care; and so all the products are specifically developed to maximise the natural healing powers of the body and promote well-being.

Here at Fit For Life Uk Ltd we believe in having products that improve your look in a natural way. I searched high and low for a nail system that would help e.g. gardener’s hands, bitten nails, poor quality nails and the Jessica system ticked those boxes.

For those of you with hands and nails that cause you embarrasment, have a Jessica nail and hand treatment. The nail cultivist will set your nails on the road to recovery.

Sue Gardner

Coeliac Disease and Fitness!

We are all becoming aware of what gluten intolerance implies and what products we can eat that exclude gluten from the diet. All confirmed Coeliacs should become a member of Coeliac UK as you will get all the help you need in how to adjust your diet, what foods you can eat and how to help with funding the society to bring more help to you and new coeliacs.


I have been diagnosed since 1963 I was only just over a year old when the doctors confirmed to my mother what was wrong with me. I was one of the lucky ones, early diagnosis and being brought up on a farm meant that i had plenty of fresh veg, fresh milk and home grown meat. I had loads of energy but if i ever slipped and was "naughty" i usually became tired and had an upset stomach. Over the years it has become apparent to me that to stick to the diet is the most important part of my lifestyle otherwise I do not have enough energy to exercise and keep healthy. I have been extremely lucky and had a pretty healthy life and had two children with no difficulty. (sticking to the diet is important to help with conception). Since 19 96 I have been self employed as a Fitness instructor and now have expanded my business and opened up a premises in my local town Leominster Herefordshire.


I teach fitness classes in a local leisure centre, have a salon and present weight-management courses for locals and weekend visitors. anyone who has been diagnosed with ceoliac disease knows that after years of feeling low and ill all of a sudden they have energy and in some cases start to put on more weight than they need. If people want to lose weight for health reasons, to maintain weight, get fit please do not hesitate to contact me "Sue" at http://www.fitbodyworks.com/

You can rest assured that you can ask questions about exercise and healthy eating options and given answers by a ceoliac like yourselves. If you need technical questions asked about your condition my advice is to go to http://www.coeliac.org/

What are Carbohydrates?

We are always bombarded with so much information that we tend to say I don’t understand this so how can I start to eat more sensibly.

I believe that we all need small amounts of information given in easy to understand formulas.

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for working your muscles. If you take in too many and do not expend your energy by being active you will store the excess as FAT!

There are two main sources of carbohydrates – starch such as cereals, pulses, rice, potatoes. Also there are sugars such as milk, fruits, jam, confectionary, table sugar and some soft drinks.

Starches account for almost 60% of total carbohydrates and sugars around 40% (average British Diet)

Why do we put on weight when we eat or drink too many carbohydrates?

An inactive person can only absorb calories at 2 per minute compared to an active person who can absorb between 3-8 calories per minute (these are only examples to aid comparison) We all burn fat even when we are sedentary, but, if we fill up on too many sugary drinks or sweet foods our body stops burning the fat and uses the energy in your consumed foods first. As there is a surplus of energy if your muscles and liver do not need it, the extra will be stored as fat.
So, too much energy in the diet with little or no exercise can lead to you becoming overweight irrespective of the type of food eaten.

The most important thing to remember is that if the amount of calories consumed are above the amount of calories needed to live and exercise on you will put on weight.

Sue Gardner

New Business

One the easiest things to do is to have an idea and think that it will work. One of the hardest things is taking on that idea and making it work!

Planning a new business venture is the key to success but also having knowledge and experience in the field is important too! It is almost without a doubt a very stressfull time even though you are full of anticipation and excitiment. Most always go over budget as the small incidentals like leaflets, bags, fittings and fixtures all seem vastley more expensive than you anticipated. But taking on the idea and commiting to it shows true spirit and commitment.

When many business open they neglet the importance of marketing and the cost that it will involve. How many times have you heard that an unsuccessfull shop closing down says that no-one came into the shop or a service business said they had few calls ect. Yes some can be down to location, lack of market research, but if your potential clients dont know where you are, or what your product/service is they are not going to call!

When starting a new business it is important to know that you can afford to stick at it and pay the bills for at least a year or so, because it takes time to bring in new business and build up a name for yourselves. You must though get help if at any time you are struggling and do not see that the business is going to work, people from the outside can usually see what is glaring obviuos to bring in more business or take away something that is not working. Remember is it better to have a bit of humility than to fail at what could be a potentially great idea.

Having just opened my Limited company business this is a new eara for me. I have been in the industry as a sole trader for 10 years and already have a good client base. also it is important to get advice from people who manage companies and are successfull in their own field. Join a netwroking group and a people in busness group, you will be amazed how much business will come from other business people as we all want to help each other.

Good luck if you are setting up a business and to those who are already running their own successful businessess, spare a thought for the new guys on the block! and if you had help give them a hand too. A few words of encouragement go a long way. To those who are setting up, listen to your peers not to those who are negative, take on any advice, but it is your choice whether to act on it or not.!

Good Luck
Sue Gardner
HND Business Management and Marketing