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Eat Well – Eat much less sugar
If we’re reducing the number of foods on the NEEDNT Foods List, we’re going to be eating much less sugar, because sugar is a very common additive in processed food. Sugar can be a strongly addictive substance which sparks (more…)
Persist – “Fall down seven times, get up eight”
This excellent Japanese proverb sums up the dogged attitude required to recover from obesity. We all know that slips, lapses and even relapses are fairly common on the journey to recovery. We also know that these can be very demoralising (more…)
Eat Well – Plug specific weaknesses
We all have certain weaknesses in our eating behaviour that have led to us storing excess fat in our bodies. (Sure, a sedentary lifestyle has contributed as well). Lifestyle change, the key to permanent weight-loss and recovery from obesity, is essentially plugging (more…)
Get Active – Don’t let it slip when the weather deteriorates
Being active everyday is arguably the most important thing we can do to improve and maintain our health. It doesn’t need to be full-on, intense exercise for hours at the gym. In fact, one minute a day of more intense activity (more…)
Take Control – For ourselves, by ourselves
Who are we taking control for? We all want to live a long and happy life; whether it is to be with our grandchildren as they grow up, enjoy an extended retirement, or see if the world can avert catastrophic (more…)
Enjoy Life – Keep up relationships
We must endeavour to enjoy life now, rather than wait to enjoy life in the future when we have lost 30kg or so. Life is too short to delay focusing on the really important things in life. One of the most important (more…)
Eat Well – Eat colourful meals
We all know we need to eat less calories; but it isn’t necessarily just a matter of eating less of the food we are currently eating if we want to eat well. Eating well for the rest of our lives (more…)
Persist – With flexibility
Persistence is described as continuing with a course despite difficulty or opposition. And this is exactly what we need to achieve our ultimate goal of recovering from obesity; by reaching a BMI of 29 and then maintaining that weight (or (more…)
Eat Well – Become a very slow eater
A tried and true strategy for eating less is to become a very slow eater. Becoming a very slow eater stretches out the time we eat, which can decrease the feeling of being deprived that a number of us (more…)
Get Active – Every little bit contributes to a better life
Increasing our general activity is a must for maintaining our weight-loss; but it is also excellent for many other things as well. Here are some of them: Lowers your risk of heart disease Lowers your risk for type 2 diabetes (more…)