Welcome to 2012 and the New Improved You!

This is the best time of the year to set weight loss goals for the year.   You have 51 weeks left of this year, which could mean a lot of weight can be lost, especially if you aim to lose 2 pounds a week.  Using this logic you can lose 100 pounds this year.

But I am sure that you actually want to lose less weight than that, so can you see that you are able to achieve that this year?  It's not going to be easy, but it doesn't have to be really hard either.
For the best results, you will have to change your thinking and your eating habits.


Where to start?
Let's start at step 1.

1. Start drinking more water,  drink 4 x 16oz glasses of water,
2. Get some good sleep
3. Move more than you did yesterday. (exercise)
4. Eat more fruit and vegetables

The reason most weight loss programs fail (and believe me I know about this first hand) is because you change too much too soon.  It becomes too difficult to continue and you feel restricted and as soon as life gets you down the first thing to suffer is your new weight loss diet.

Simply put, a diet does not mean it is so restricted that all you eat is carrots and apples.  What you are eating now is also called a diet, however it wouldn't be called a weight loss diet!

So don't worry about the word diet so much, you can still eat the foods you love, just eat less of them and do more exercise.  

If you are not comfortable going outside to exercise or join a gym, do yourself a favor and make a small investment in something like a simple walking dvd to start your exercise regime at home.
Now walking is not hard, but finding the time to do it is- so make sure you allocate time to do this new exercise, plan a date with yourself.  Can you get up 30 minutes earlier? Or do it as soon as the kids are in bed? or can you do it as soon as you get home?  Work out what is best for you and just do it.
I will be choosing to continue my walking regime as soon as I come home from work- this is hard, because as soon as i walk in everyone wants something whether it's the cats, dogs or the children.  But, it is only for 30 minutes so everyone will get used to it, however if you leave it to do after you have done everything else it will be either too late or you will be too tired.


To your success!

Which Diet / Weight Loss Program Should you choose?

There are soooo many diet solutions and weight loss promises out there.  Some work, but sadly many do not.  To get the best results will involve you trialling a few different methods and plans before you are successful.  

One thing I know...if it says it is instant weight loss or big weight loss- you don't want to do these products.  Even if they work, do you really want to look like those people on the biggest loser?? Sure they lost a lot of weight and good on them- the only problem is that they now have heaps of excess skin that they will have to have surgically removed.

Most of the well known weight loss programs such as weight watchers, jenny craig and oprah say that losing about 
2 pounds a week is a healthy weight loss.  This sort of weight loss can also be permanent- whereas if you lose more weight than that you run the risk of excess skin, heart problems, other health problems and putting the weight back on.



The most simple diet secret….You must eat less calories than your body uses!  It’s as simple as that….


This does not mean that you have to eat less food- maybe it means you need to exercise more.  It really depends on you and what you are doing right now.


The weight loss plan you choose must be easy for you, you must be able to fit it into your everyday life, you must not give up, you need to look to the future.  Find a photo of yourself looking great and stick up on the fridge or somewhere where you will see it all the time - to help motivate you!

I don't think that anyone can recommend any one program as the best - i think it depends on your body and your mindset. 


I think that the best weight loss program for you is the one that works for you- for instance: alli weight loss pills worked really well for my friend Star, but not for me.  My friend Katrina was able to use acai berry & supplements to lose weight.  Again this did not work for me.  After many combinations I have been successful with a combination of products.  But have found that plenty of water and moving more than i did yesterday is working well, I think it will take me another 6 months to lose all the weight i want to but i am motivated now and am looking forward to looking and feeling great again.


Talk soon, until then:

• have a great day, 
• drink 4 x 16oz glasses of water,
• move more today than you did yesterday
• get a good night's sleep