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| Hi Smbiztime, Having a specific goal, like a date or event, helps lots of people to get serious about losing some weight. And it can help to keep you on track or get back on track after a 'bad' day. So what do we do when the activities we look forward to are uncertain or even cancelled for the foreseeable future? Here's 3 ideas to help you get going … Set a fixed time frame Six weeks is enough time to get a chunk of weight lost, but short enough to be able to keep the end in sight. Starting right now is a good time because you'll have a nice result by early summer … 1) Guide to losing up to a stone in 6 weeks 2) 6 Weeks to Summer Shorts Challenge Get inspired by ‘someone like you’ Getting ‘in their own words’ information from people who have successfully lost weight has been shown to boost motivation and results. Especially people with similar circumstances to your own. All sorts of people have shared their stories and tips on wlr, you’re bound to find at least a few who share similarities with you … 3) Find your inspiration in ‘their own words’ Coffee Drinkers Carry Less Fat New research shows regular drinkers of at least 2-3 cups of coffee a day have less total body fat and abdominal fat than non-coffee drinkers, get the details Silver Lining in Family Meals Eating family meals together has been on the decline in recent years and there is evidence to suggest that this feeds into rising obesity rates. So lockdown may bring us some benefits in this regard. The good news is, even having as few as 1-2 family meals a week during adolescence, is significantly associated with reduced odds of overweight or obesity, here’s the research Alcohol Caution 'Drunkorexia' is essentially limiting calorie intake from food in order to ‘offset’ the calories being consumed from alcohol. This research is focussed on young people, but could affect many of us given that we’re tending to drink more in these lockdown times, find out more | ||
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