This post is brought to you by Nestle Soleil
You know when you’re feeling it? – that wide-awake, bouncing-out-of-your-skin buzz that comes from eating well and getting off your arse regularly?
For some of us, feeling it is a sporadic thing that happens when we’re on health kick or newly in love. For others, ‘feeling it,’ is an everyday thing.
I have a friend who’s an example of those others I speak of. I’ll call him Gerry, because that’s his name.
Gerry positively radiates positive energy at all times. This may or may not have something to do with bikram yoga five times a week and his 100km Saturday bike ride. It’s lucky Gerry is such a nice bloke – otherwise I couldn’t stand him.
Diet wise, he’s relatively normal – I’ve seen him scoff Pad Thai and drink red wine. But he also eats mountains of fruit and snacks on unsalted nuts, not honey-soy kettle chips.
Anyway, one day I was talking to him about his lifestyle and said, ‘I don’t know how you do it.’
He laughed his gorgeous Irish laugh and said, ‘I don’t know how you don’t!’
Okay. Moment of pause.
This, I have realized is the secret of happy, active people and it’s not really a secret. They feel great pretty much all the time because their lifestyle choices aren’t choices at all – they’re decisions that become part of their lives.
So while the rest of us have that ‘feeling it’ feeling sporadically, the Gerrys of the world have it all the time.
Nestle Soleil
They don’t nod off without a mid-morning coffee or stress about shopping for jeans after lunch.
Their default mood is happy and they never say no to an invitation because they’re ‘too tired’.
Who wouldn’t want to be feeling it all the time?
Nestle Soleil yoghurt is delicious, thick and creamy yoghurt with no fat and low sugar*. It’s the perfect snack that leaves you feeling satisfied. When you’re ‘feeling it’ and want to stay that way, Nestle Soleil makes sense. If you’d like to treat a friend to a box of goodies from Soleil, go here.
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When do you know you’re feeling it? Is your active lifestyle a sporadic or an everyday thing?
*Contains less that 0.15g Fat total and 5g Sugars per 100g.
Comments
79 Comments so far
I don’t really get the “I’m feeling it” part of the campaign.
But i wanted to ask the MM team what it feels like when you hear your boss voice on the radio – freaky
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This yoghurt is “fake”…it may be low in kilojoules and fat…..but it’s pumped up with additives that will just result in you feeling hungry in an hours time, when most people will grab a sweet biscuit to curb their cravings.
People would be better off having half the size serving of a “real” yoghurt like Jalna…..
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I’ll bet Gerry would be horrified that you are peddling diet yoghurt in his name.
Recently saw a story on ACA about a nutritionist who has changed her eating habits to “caveman” style..ie fresh fruit & veges, nuts & seeds and meat..no processed foods…at the end of the story they had an “expert” who said.. “I wouldn’t recommend this as a healthy way to lose weight.”
WTF?? Heaven help us if eating fresh, real food is deemed as unhealthy by experts.
As for giving low fat, artifcially sweetened food to babies and children, I beg parents to do some research and find out who decided kids should be having low fat . Don’t just take the “official” word for it. They are spoon fed by BigFood. Big Food has a heavy hand in funding studies that “experts” use to dictate what we should be eating.
You simply can’t go wrong if you eat real food.
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I like the way you’ve presented your sponsored post today. Thanks for that. Much clearer. And I buy this kind of yoghurt every time I’m at the supermarket and it’s delicious.
Some people need to lighten up. Just saying.
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I was getting into this story until I realised it was a sponsored post and then suddenly Gerry seemed very one-dimensional and – well, fake and too full of sugar.
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I am no saint when it comes to eating (muffins anyone?) but I am sooooooo much better than I used to be.
I try to stick to low GI food, which is actually ridiculously easy to do.
Once upon a time in my heavier, more miserable days, I might have snacked on chips but i would have felt so guilty about it. Now, I don’t eat them because i know they aren’t good for me to eat regularly. sometimes, yes, but not regularly. i have almonds instead, and an apple.
I also do exercise that I enjoy.
There was no magic formula. in fact i fell over many times along this road. I can’t even tell you when the penny dropped because I don’t know. I guess it all just finally sunk in.
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You know what I’m feeling?Exhausted. The end of the year is catching up with me. I might start my new years resolutions earlier this year.
Less sugar, quit smoking and take my dog for a walk every morning before work. Maybe if I start in December it takes the pressure of January to undo all of the damage I usually do over Xmas.
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I feel better when I eat less fast-food. And when I drink less alcohol.
I’m half-dreading the silly season….
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Say no to artificially sweetened frankenfood!
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I wish people would stop considering the way I eat to be some sort of fad diet. I’ve never felt better and have plenty of energy and enthusiasm. Some refer to this style of eating as ketogenic, it’s pretty much just meat, eggs, green leafy veg and a few others too, cheese if you like. Lots of water.
I always used to feel crap after yoghurt. Not going to eat it ever again!
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And I wish people would stop telling me what I shouldn’t eat. Some low-fat yoghurt is my treat after dinner instead of a packet of Tim Tams.
It’s like I trick my tasetbuds into being satisfied. Works for me.
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thats what I eat! Mostly protein – it keeps you full for ages!
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I googled this and couldn’t find an ingredients listing, Nestle’s website says this is now manufactured by a different company under licence? Not sure if this is correct. I’m wary of anything packaged that says ‘diet’ (And Nestle is ‘Soleil’ is Nestle ‘diet’ rebranded). Usually there is something in it not good for you. I’m open to hearing more, always on the look out for healthy snacks, but I’m wary of the spin and the re-branding here.
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Funny how no one from Nestle or wherever has replied with the ingredients.
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I have such a sweet tooth and I replaced after-dinner ice-cream with low fat yoghurt. I’ve always worried about the high sugar content though. Didn’t know there was a low sugar option.
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sorry, not buying into that “feeling it” at all. I prefer to eat less of the natural thing than anything diet, just really scared of sweetners… i also heard mia’s add on the radio today about this youghurt and i confess that i was a bit disappointed… i thought she was all for healthy smoothies, like natural stuff, not processed artificially sweentened food, no offence, just cought my attention when i heard it
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Why do you have to be ‘for’ something? Can’t you just eat what you like? A bit of this, a bit of that? God, food is so bloody serious these days.
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sorry, icevovo (did you know that vovo in portuguese means grandma?) btw, i don’t think you have to be for something as you said, i just got the feeling that Mia wasn’t into the artificial stuff as i have seen in some of her posts that she was into chia seeds, fresh vegies smoothies, etc. i am sure she is into that stuff and the artificial stuff as well, fine by me! i agree with you that it’s getting harder and harder to eat these days. I have a very strong reason not to go for the artificial sweeteners found in those yoghurts ( and other fat free foods as well) and i do eat what i like too, didn’t mean to offend anyone, just expressing myself … i thought that’s the point of having ‘comments”, right?
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I used to fad diet. I’ve tried everything. WW, Jenny Craig, Lemon detox. It would always work but I would always stack it on afterwards.
I’m now heavier than I was after I’d do those diets and I’ve realised it’s about slow change. Less exciting but a fact.
I now walk as much as I can and eat small portions.
I’m happier and healthier.
The End.
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Yep that is on par with study findings, ie people who diet are more likely to experience weight gain longterm & end up heavier than they were before.
My lecturer gave an explanation that hit home with me: if u weigh 80kg and go on a diet your weight goes down. However if you then go back to eating the same as an 80kg person then the weight will creep back up…to 80kg.
Basically eat like the weight you want to be. Simplistic but I find that’s what happens for me. Ah, but if only I didn’t love food so much…
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How do I know I’m ‘feeling it’? I’m lactose intolerant. Ask my bathroom if I’m feeling it
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Yeah totally not feeling the love for this sponsored post. This isn’t really in line with positive body image etc. Artificial sugars are what fad diets are all about – and no fat? What the hell IS in there that makes you feel full? Eat real natural food, and exercise. Done.
Please Mamamia – how about hounding Jalna or some other natural yoghurt company for sponsorship…
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Jalna is great, one of the few yogurts I can actually eat because it doesn’t have gelatine in it!
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I agree. These type of “diet” foods don’t help anyone. If you want to feel full you need to eat fat! Much better to buy a plain natural yoghurt with no sugar and add a few berries for flavour.
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I’ve tried to buy plain yoghurt and put berries in it but it’s expensive, time consuming and (sorry) not sweet enough! lol
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have you tried greek yoghurt? much better
nomnomnom
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I am not buying the time consuming part
I guess it is about re-calibrating your taste buds. We are all a bit addicted to sugar because it is everything.
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Another Jo – I’m sorry but I have kids. The convenience factor matters to me! I whack a low-fat yoghurt into their lunch box – along with some fruit and a sandwich. Done.
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You can get small pots of Jalna with fruit. My 7 month old got through one in 2 days.
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Agree! I love Jalna Greek yoghurt, coconut milk and frozen blueberries whizzed up..delish! I have a glass full for lunch an don’t feel hungry til tea time.
Diet yoghurt..two thumbs down
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Pad Thai is bad for you? what the….
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Close your eyes and pretend you didn’t read that bit. That’s what I’m doing!
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Michelle Bridges has a healthy pad thai recipe in her book!
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Does she? I loooooooooove pad thai. I really need to check out her website and book. Thanks for the tip! xxx
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I refuse to hear a bad word about Pad Thai. It’s one of my favourite food groups.
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A friend of mine makes an awesome yoghurt cake. Has anyone else heard of that? A cake with yoghurt in it?
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I quite often substitute yoghurt instead of butter when making muffins.
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I have made a few and they are goooooood!
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My sister makes a chocolate cake – I think it’s actually a Weight Watchers recipe – and it has yogurt in it, which makes the cake really moist.
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Yes, Donna Hay does a yoghurt cake… very nice too! Oh and its the ‘normal’ yoghurt – not that diet stuff. I use JANA Vanilla yoghurt in the cake and it is delicious.
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I’ve made that cake with diet yoghurt and it works a treat. yumyumyum.
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The diet yoghurts I’ve compared have as many calories as the full fat yoghurts I get for my 7 month old. Low fat doesn’t equal low calories!
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Yoghurt is awsome in a cake. Keeps it moist. And if you use low-fat it keeps it healthier.
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This is great timing. I am totally not feeling it at the moment. Swapping to yoghurt for breakfast might not be such a bad idea. Can’t be worse then toast with peanut butter.
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does anyone use yoghurt to treat thrush?
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I use it to make a face mask… it works! very natural!
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I had a massage followed with a yoghurt body scrub. I didn’t leave feeling relaxed, I was hungry!
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I have, it worked great!
Word of warning though – Mum works in radiology, and had a woman referred to her old work for a pelvic ultrasound. The radiographers did the ultrasound and were seriously freaking out because there were all these little masses showing up. They were strawberry seeds. She’d had thrush and the doc told her to use yoghurt to treat it, so she used strawberry.
Only use plain yoghurt!
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So I guess Cheesecake flavour is out of the question?
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Depends what flavour your partner prefers, really….
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I read an article today that says that people who take vitamins think they are stronger and more invincible than other people. i think eating well does the same thing for me
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I feel it when I drink a lot of water. seriously affects everything about the way that I feel.
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Am I the only person who sometimes puts yoghurt on their cereal? Does that make me weird? (I have a horrible feeling it makes me weird …)
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Bec, I have yoghurt and apple juice on my cereal. And apparently that makes me the weirdest person ever.
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Apple juice? Really? Instead of milk? I’m intrigued …. I need more details!!!
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Or pear juice. With Special K (or Corn Flakes if you’re desperate). It looks hideous but it’s delicious.
And it’s also a yummy alternative to dinner.
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No Bec, not weird at all. Muesli with yoghurt and fruit everyday for breaky. Have had the same breaku for about the last 10 years, Every Single Day! My whole family does it though so quite normal here!
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I had a friend who once served me a salad for dinner (lettuce, tomatoes, the works) and covered in in pink yoghurt. Not a yoghurt dressing. Strawberry-flavoured yoghurt scooped out of the punnet. Yoghurt on cereal seems perfectly sane compared to that!
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My grandmother used to put hot, black coffee on her cornflakes. She was Croatian.
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For a while in my 20s I put water on my cereal because I was so ‘scared’ of the calories in milk. They were bad times.
Now I mix up full fat, low fat, organic, low sugar.
Evrything in moderation.
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I do that too! Love yoghurt on my cereal.
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Oh god i am the worst with this! Every so often i try super hard to be healthy and go for runs every day and then something happens (i get sick or whatever) and i fall off the bandwagon. i feel so horrible at the moment but i know that all it takes is getting my running gear back on! Also treating my friend to a box of goodies thanks
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Not sure I know when I’m feeling it – but I do know when I’m the target of a none-too-subtle ad. BTW, I actually quite like diet yoghurt, but that’s not the point!
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“For some of us, feeling it is a sporadic thing that happens when we’re on a fad diet…”
I don’t think people on “fad diets” feel very good at all.
Nor do I think a statement insinuating that a fad diet would make someone feel great is a responsible thing to say.
Should have stuck with your initial statement of “eating well and getting off your arse regularly”
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i think you’re missing the point yeah? the whole point of a fad diet is that you might feel good for a little bit but its no good for you in the long run.
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oh I read the whole article, I get that it’s all about feeling good all the time by (allegedly) eating Nestle Soleil etc.
I stand by what I said though.
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haha – I see the title’s now been changed to emphasise how anti-fad it is, as well as the line I commented on to “For some of us, feeling it is a sporadic thing that happens when we’re on health kick”
Good move.
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Oh how I wish I was feeling it! This post is PERFECT timing for me, as I swim in a sea of guilt because I just ate Maccas. I’m feeling something – rhymes with “it”. Before I ate it I was already swearing that I need to bring food in from home for lunch. Gerry’s attitude might just help me do that!
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You did not have a post yesterday on nutritionalism, and now you’re posting on diet food???
If you want sweet flavoured yoghurt, eat it with fruit. Not this stuff, that I am sure has ingredients you’ve never heard of and artificial sweeteners that would make your insides groan in fear.
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the author of the other post was anti vaccination, anti medication, even anti sunscreen. i think thats why it was taken down
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Shit it has too been deleted. Did I speed read the part where the author said she was anti vaccine?
Still, I’m not cool with diet yoghurt, diet anything really. I just ate two Tim tams and a caramello koala!
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I get full fat yoghurt for KDot – it has about 3 more cals per 100g than Mum’s diet yoghurt.
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She didn’t say she was anti vax in the article published on here but if you went to the link and looked at her blog, that’s where the anti vax post was.
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I wish people would stop telling me what to eat. If I want to eat diet yoghurt I will. So what. So sick of food being called ‘good’ or ‘bad’.
Come on, it’s hardly macdonalds.
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I can guarantee that eating diet food won’t make you feel good. Eating real food, close to it’s orginal form will.
Diet yogurt is a crock.
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Agreed. Peddling artificial sweeteners. Not nice.
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Couldn’t agree more – ask Gerry if he thrives on highly processed food and artificial sweeteners?! Try full-fat Greek yoghurt with some fresh fruit – real instead of artificial. Come on people!
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I know when I eat better I feel better, it just seems to me that I like eating more than I like feeling better. Sad. I know
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Oh God, me too. Me too. I just love food. Sigh.
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