snacking

All week we’ve been asking you to Tweet or message us with your weight loss questions for Slimavite nutritionist Melanie Bibby.

Whatever your dilemma, when it comes to slimming, diet or motivation, Mel will have the answer!

Have we missed one? Get in touch on Twitter to @Slimavite using #askmel or post on our Facebook page wall.

Q) I find I can’t get a certain food out of my head

SOS! Save Our Slimming!

We know that sometimes, no matter what you do, you will just feel like you want to eat everything in sight. (We’ve all been there!)

So to help you prepare for those moments when nothing else will do – and drinking water, going for a walk and other distractions just aren’t working - we’ve put together a special snacking guide, to help with damage limitation.

Like any emergency, our top tip is to be prepared! Don’t wait, get stocked up now so you’re all ready when one of those moments hits.

Prepare

They’re healthy, they’re sweet and they’re in the spotlight – so to mark National Fig Week we decided to see what all the fuss is about!

The benefits of many super foods are well publicised, but the goodness of figs is less well known.

Sweet tasting figs are high in fibre - much more so than many other fruits. This not only aids digestion but has been shown to contribute to weight loss.

Figs are also packed full of vitamins and minerals including calcium, iron and magnesium, and they are an excellent source of potassium, which is great for helping to regulate blood pressure.

Darker mornings and evenings, and a colder nip in the air, are signaling that winter will soon be with us.

But do you find yourself eating more during the darker winter months? Are your moods different and is it a real struggle to get up?

If you answered yes to these questions then it may be that you are being affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

What is SAD?

Many people dislike the darker winter mornings, but it is thought that for around 500,000 people in the UK, seasonal affective disorder can become a serious issue.