- Always have a protein / fat based breakfast
- Sit down to eat rather than graze
- Balance your blood sugar by increasing good fat, protein, salad and vegetables – If you’re wanting sweet foods you’ve probably got low blood sugar rather than hunger
- Snack on raw vegetables and olives when cooking
- Keep portions small, use a smaller plate
- Don’t buy junk (for anyone in the family)
- Reduce alcohol – this adds unwanted calories and affects blood sugar
- Make sure healthy food eg. Salad, raw veg, fruit is the first thing you see in the fridge (hide the foods you don’t want to eat)
- Freeze excess food or save for the next day’s lunch
- Avoid weighing yourself, judge weight loss by your clothes
- Don’t get over hungry – no long gaps between food especially between lunch and dinner – find your danger time and have a sensible snack e.g. a portion of natural nuts
- Find an exercise you enjoy, it doesn’t have to be the gym, it could be dancing, playing sport, ice skating –be active wherever possible