New Year, New You!
It's a new year and you want to make a new beginning - losing weight
and getting into shape has now become a major focus and goal in your
life.
Why Do You Want to Lose Weight?
Focus on why you want to lose weight. Get into your mind your
reasons - you want to play actively with the children, you want to
look better in your choice of clothes, you want to feel healthier.
Don't do it for anyone else but yourself. Keep these reasons in your
mind to focus on your weight loss goals. If it helps write them down
and stick them on your fridge!
Set Realistic Goals
You are not going to lose weight quickly. It's not healthy and it's
not sustainable. Be realistic. Set yourself small, achievable goals.
It's best to overachieve rather than setting targets that are too
high. If you have a lot of weight to lose break it down into
smaller goals, say 7lbs at a time. When you reach your stepping stone
goal you will feel confident to start on the next 7lbs.
Get Support
Tell people what you hope to achieve. The more help and support you
have the easier you will find it to stick to your plan. If you want
some online support go to the Message Boards (in Members Forum) for
some friendly advice, help and support from other members.
Learn About Your Eating Habits
Look at what you are eating today and just keep learning about your
eating habits. It can be a revelation to see the calorie content or
fat content of certain foods. Things you thought were
"healthy" might not be so helpful for your weight loss
goals. You may notice certain foods or drinks in your daily eating
plan that are high in calories, taking up a disproportionate amount of
your daily calorie allowance but not really contributing much in the
way of good nutrition.
By completing your Food Diary you will start to see the difference a
few items can make to your daily calorie intake. You can start to make
adjustments in your daily eating plan.
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Get Active
Exercise and activity will help your weight loss goals. Don't rush
off to the gym several times a week if you have not been exercising
regularly. Try to build as much activity into your day as possible.
Walk where you can, use stairs not lifts, move around at work, take
the kids for a walk / bike ride at the weekend - see easy
exercise ideas.
Try to find an activity you would enjoy and set aside a couple of
hours a week to do this. Look at try a
sport for ideas. Get a friend involved - you will be more
motivated and committed to do the activity and you will encourage each
other. Enjoy it!
Keep Motivated
Don't lose faith in yourself if you are not losing weight every
week. Some weeks will be different; you could lose more or less than
you expected or you could maintain. There are many different things
that could be affecting your weight loss. Stick with your goals and
your will succeed. Have a look at Members Success
Stories - they are
going through the same as you.
Drink Water
Get into the habit of drinking water. It is essential to keep your
body hydrated and healthy. You should be drinking at least 6 glasses
of water every day. Try having a glass before meals (to help fill you
up); with food (to help you savour the taste) or alongside your
regular tea/coffee breaks… and you will see how easy it is to fit
in. You can keep a count of how much water you are drinking in your
Food Diary.
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