- It is important that you develop a lifestyle that you can sustain when losing weight. Find food that you like and exercise you enjoy. Short-term crash diets will not lead to long term weight loss.
- If your main driving force for losing weight is health reasons, losing just 5% of your initial weight can have a big impact. This could be lowering your blood pressure, preventing the development of diabetes or reducing your cholesterol. Most significantly losing weight can dramatically lower your risk of getting cancer.
- Don’t get too hung up on numbers. BMI as a target is meaningless really and a goal weight is just a number. It is far better to set your goals around healthy behaviours. It is not just about the final destination but more about the journey to get there.
- Start with small changes that you can achieve. If you try to implement big ambitious changes all at the same time this makes it much harder to succeed.
- Focus on keeping at a weight that you can sustain. This is the weight you reach when you are living the healthiest life that you can honestly enjoy.
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