Are you starting your diet today?

Most people start their diet on a Monday because it is the beginning of a new week and, psychologically, a new week. Often the shopping is done over the weekend and you will have no doubt decided towards the end of last week that today you would make a real effort to lose weight in time for Christmas.

Before you start the day, step on to your scales in your birthday suit and note what you weigh. If you are planning on joining a slimming class this week, check out our website www.rosemaryconley.com to see if we have a class near you because we include an exercise session with our weigh-in and a weight-loss talk so it’s basically better value than just joining a basic slimming class, plus all our instructors are professionally qualified.

We need motivation to lose weight and research has shown that losing weight with others is significantly more successful than going it alone. We are motivated by different things and we need to use every trick in the book to inspire us into action. Here are my quick ten top tips to get you off to a good start:

Clear out any food that will tempt you off the straight and narrow
Make a plan of what you plan to eat this week, particularly your main meal
Make a pledge not to eat between meals except one small piece of fruit
Cut your alcohol consumption
Drink plenty of water
Get active. Decide to do something reasonably energetic every day
Avoid adding fat to any food that you prepare or eat
Avoid eating as much fat as possible. It will make you fat!
Find a reason for wanting to lose weight and write down you goals
Each Monday, measure yourself as well as weighing yourself and write down your measurements

Do these ten things and you will lose weight remarkably quickly and if you join a class and try and lose weight with others you will find you lose even more! Happy slimming!