Losing weight and keeping it off isn't easy. Some people tell us it can be done in a 12-week weight loss programme. Others say they lost weight because they purchased a weight loss meal replacement shake.
Yes, they may have lost a few kilos from both these methods, but for many people the success to lasting weight loss takes a bit more than cutting out whole food groups or drinking something out of a sachet. Many people are looking for a quick fix to a long-term problem but if you really want to lose weight and keep it off you have to face a few realities. It is well documented that you can't change your bodyshape permanently without changing your thoughts and behaviours towards food.
To begin your behaviour change, you first need to take a hard look at the way you do things now. This involves looking at when you eat, what you eat, how you eat and why you eat. If you keep a food diary and record these things you will then identify some unhealthy habits and behaviours that sabotage your efforts to lose weight.
Every night you sit on the couch, you watch TV and you eat dinner. During the ad breaks you get a second helping. Well, why not, it's a healthy meal of chicken and vegetables. Later you find yourself staring into the pantry and spy a bag of Kettle Fries you were saving for visitors. Then you make yourself a cup of tea and eat the last of the tim tams from the jar on the bench. As you climb into bed you vow the diet starts tomorrow and as we all know tomorrow never comes. If you continue these behaviours over several nights, for months and even years then you can see how this does nothing to help you in your quest to lose weight.
So what can you do about it?
