Have I thought carefully about why I want to lose weight? Do I want to lose weight for
myself, not other people? Am I prepared to put time and effort into changing my diet and activity each week? Can
I make changes to my attitude and lifestyle to ensure long-term success?
Why do you want to lose weight?
Think hard about why you really want to lose weight. Make sure you think of benefits other
than the changes to your appearance, such as feeling healthier and having the energy to do more with the
family.
Do you have the right attitude?
You need to have a very positive attitude from the start. Making changes to your diet and
activity levels is a good, even enjoyable, thing to do. Focus on positive aspects of your
life, not how overweight you are now. Define yourself as someone who can make changes in their life.
How confident are you?
Losing weight involves making changes to your eating and activity habits, think about what
might help you.
Whenever you change one aspect of your life, it will have an impact on others. If you start
to make lifestyle changes without fully appreciating this, it's easy to be thrown off course or give up
altogether. But if you enter into weight loss aware of the possible cons (such as being more choosy about
what you eat, drinking less beer), as well as pros (having more energy, say, and clothes fitting better),
it will help you feel less frustrated if the going gets tough.
Others have found that clear motivations for weight loss, realistic goals, improved skills
and knowledge about how to change their eating and activity habits, alongside ongoing support, can all
help.
Keep a diary Before changing anything, keep a food and activity diary for a week
or two to learn more about your usual habits and identify problem areas. You can then use this to plan
changes relevant to your lifestyle. Keep the diary up once you start your weight-loss programme (and beyond)
- people who do, lose weight.
Talk to your Doctor
If you have a medical condition and/or take medication, have an eating disorder or are very
overweight (your BMI is 35 or more). If breastfeeding, seek advice about healthy weight control from your
Doctor. Pregnancy is not the time to lose weight.
Write down all the reasons you want to lose weight. Keep a food and activity diary.
Start with a positive attitude. stay motivated - to change your weight, you first need to change your mind!
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