Basically, similar to the international Weight Watchers program, you just have to watch what you eat. Look at how much saturated fat, sugar and calories you’re eating with each meal. If you need support from help groups, then maybe looking at a weightloss program is a good idea for you - and you’ll pay. If you’re looking for some self-help weightloss, you’re probably not going to need the help of a weightloss corporation. Low saturated fat, low/no (As in <0.01g) trans fat (aka hydrogenised), less sugar, and eat as many veges and salads as you want.

Most people these days live and/or work in multi-levelled buildings. If you don’t have “time” to exercise because of your busy work regime, try taking the stairs on your way down from your office. Sure, most people make their morning’s tight with time… getting ready, quick breakfast (or breakfast on the run), straight to work… so try taking the stairs on your way home, when you’re less rushed. Taking the stairs up is better than down, so you’re working against gravity - working those thighs, hammies and calves.

If you have time in the mornings and afternoons, try walking to the next bus station or getting off a few blocks early… it could save you.. 40c or more each way lol.. but will also help you add more steps in your day.

The word “diet” sounds so temporary. Like the food you’ll be eating is very different and very restricted to what you’re eating now. It’s not - well, unless you’re staple diet consists of fish and chips, KFC and McDonald’s lol. Anyway, the best way to lose weight is to do regular exercise, and eat fruits and veges, grill your meats, avoid deep frying.

Summer is just a couple of months away and undoubtedly you want to go out in the sun wearing as little clothing as possible. Still, this is an option only for those who look good and have no reason to hide their bodies. If heavy winter food and spring asthenia haven’t brought you down with depression, then you were certainly put off by a recent look into the mirror. It’s high time to lose that spare tire you are carrying around your waist and get in shape for the coming summer. You still have the time to get rid of the fat and make a good impression at the beach.

The best way to start when tackling the problem of shedding weight is by taking a good look at your diet. If you want to change anything about the way you look, this is your top priority. You are going to have to cut down on potatoes, pasta and bread. You are also going to skip chips, soda, fries and all sorts of fast food. Instead, you should rely on fruits and vegetables to keep hunger away. Keep fruits with you at all times and eat to your heart’s content. If you feel hungry and desperate for a snack, don’t buy a bag of chips or a hamburger. Instead, you should eat a banana or a couple of apples.

The second part of your weight loss strategy should be exercising. It doesn’t matter if you feel all rusty after the long winter and it doesn’t matter if you are not in the mood. Get off the couch and exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Before you start growling, I’d like to point out that 30 minutes are by no means a sacrifice. If you can find a couple of hours to watch TV every day, then you can certainly find 30 minutes to exercise in order to stay in shape and healthy. The best way to exercise is to go to the gym. If you’re not comfortable with that, you should at least go jogging. It’s good for your heart and it helps you burn fat fast.

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Make sure you’re drinking as much water a day as you feel comfortable ot have.. now I’m not saying just have a glass to tick it off. You should be aiming at 6-8 glasses a day. If you work at a computer or at your desk for a lot of the day, keep a big bottle and a glass beside you .. so you consume what’s in the glass and then top it up from time to time.

Remember, to lose weight, your body needs to be able to flush out the toxins and waste.. water also helps with digestion and hydrates you so you’re not so tired, don’t get dehydration headaches.. and helps your concentration.

Yep - the French have some of the naughtiest and most delicious food in the world. All their pastries that they love to eat.. but the secret is - they eat it in small doses.

If you sat down and had a whole chocolate cake in one sitting, do you think you’d gain the same amount of weight if you ate the cake over a week? No. Of course not. It’s all about how much energy you consume (including sugars and fat) and how much energy you burn… not over a week but over the time it takes to burn off the excess food consumed.

Remember your body stores whatever fat and carbs it doesn’t use. So if you sit down and eat a whole cake, you’re going to find most of that will be stored on your body rather than burned up - like it would if you only had a small piece of cake each time.

The French and their food are all about high quality and low quantity. So if you have the most delicious food in small quantities, you’ll find you will be able to maintain your weight.

If you get a good amount of sleep each night - I’m talking 7 - 9 hours, you’ll find you will probably end up losing weight faster than if you oversleep or deprive your body of sleeping. Sleeping lets your body rest, restore and shut down a little to process the day’s happenings etc. When you’re asleep you’re not eating. When you’re asleep, your body is processing all the waste in your bloodstream, turning it into waste product that you can remove when you wake up (hence even when you didn’t drink anything late the night before, you still need to urinate when you wake up).

So make sure you get yourself a decent night’s sleep every night to help your body to lose weight and waste.

Just because you weigh less doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ‘healthy’. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat. So if you’re working out regularly, chances are you’d have more muscle than those who don’t work out regularly.

So, basically what I’m suggesting here is, set yourself either a weight goal or a clothing size goal. If you have a perfect pair of jeans you bought back ‘before you put the weight on’ or someone gave to you thinking you were that size, try aiming to fit into them rather than aiming to fit onto the scales under a certain number.

However, either way, set yourself a goal. If you don’t use scales or clothing - you can always do the “I want to be able to see my toes without bending over” aims. Or aim to get rid of a certain bump or roll you have on your body that you’re not happy with. It’s goals that help us get to where we’re happy rather than not having a goal and mindlessly trying.

You’ll feel much better when you reach that goal too!

Get yourself a set of reliable scales and weigh yourself first thing in the morning.. preferrably after you’ve been to the toilet, before you have breakfast. Weighing yourself throughout the day just shows you how much you’ve eaten and how much water you’ve taken etc. Weighing in the morning is the best way to see how much your weight changes each day, before you start eating, drinking and going about your normal daily activities. It’s a good idea to write it down in a table. I do this and I find it gives me a good indication of how my weight loss is going. If you take it at different times of the day, you’ll get an unrealistic view of your weight loss progress so first thing in the morning is best.

I can tell you from experience that it’s not just a low fat diet that’s going to help you lose weight.

It’s also the way you live your life, the amount of exercise you do and so forth.

If you work at a desk all the time, there are still exercises you can do - although they shouldn’t replace a full-blown exercise session but they can help you out when you have a busy week trying to get that deadline in!

If you can stand up and you’re reading something etc, try doing some squats beside your desk every 20 minutes. Doing exercise helps increase your concentration as well so you’ll find it will help your work (or study) too. The more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn per minute so if you can do little things you’ll find it’ll help you a lot. Try lifting your arms off the desk to type instead of resting your elbows on the table. If you’re reading something, try lifting your arms up until the lactic acid hits your arms and you can’t keep them up anymore. Try tensing your leg, stomach and butt muscles while you’re sitting at your desk. If you’re allowed to have music, try using one side of your brain to study or work and the other side to tense to the beat. I like to lift my legs up off the floor and try holding them up as long as i can, in the same position as if they were on the floor, but they’re not supported by the floor so you’re burning calories. If you concentrate for a minute or two on the exercise, you’ll find your body will do it subconsciously after a while.

Over the course of a day, you’ll find all these extra small activities will add up to more calories burned than just sitting there.