I’ve always had issues with my weight. Stress prevents me from losing and even when eating the right foods and exercising sometimes I actually gain weight. I find I actually lose weight when I’m not focusing on it.

I have lots of tips, none that have been successful helping me lose weight though. I think what I’m lacking is not tips, but the motivation. I too easily stray from my wanted path

I too am struggling to lose weight. I’m liking the comments here.

Reading what you eat, I think it’s not enough? I did michelle bridges 12wk body transformation and the portion sizes for some this were more than I could manage! Breakfast might have been natural yogurt with walnuts and fruit, porridge or untoasted muesli with grated apple yogurt milk and walnuts for example. The only drink she recommended was water and from memory it was close to 2litres a day! Depending on the food type the portions were smaller. There didnt seem to to be much salad, fruit of veg in your diet – these are great for the vitamins but they also fill you up more than a popper of milk. A high percentage of weight loss is diet (80%). Don’t eat late at night, stick to your meals, think about everything you put in your mouth (keep a diary and get a calorie counting book), think about the food types you eat – ie most things white aren’t good for you – replace white bread with brown or grain, eat high fibre foods and think about the food pyramid. Hope something helps

Firstly Good Luck.
I have recently lost 8 Kilos myself & the main things I changed were cutting out my morning coffee, (I only ever had 1 a day anyway) I also cut out chocolate (I am a big sweet tooth), & I cut out carbahydrates, so bread potatoes & pasta out of my evening meal. I only bread during the day.
I also have a smart TV which you can get you tube on, but the computer works just as well, & I get up at 6.30 every morning before the kids rise & do an exercise work out.

One way of cutting down on portions is using a smaller plate. It works so long as you don’t pile the food up on your plate. Beware of foods that are labelled lo fat these quite often have a higher sugar content than ordinary foods.. Dietitians say we need 43 ml of water per day for each kilo of body weight. When you have schnitzel do you deep fry it? If you shallow fry it in coconut or olive oil that will cut down on the bad transverse fats and you will be eating healthy fat in a smaller proportion.

Good job! Controlled portion sizes are super important for weight maintenance and loss! It’s sometimes a challenge to factor in daily exercise especially when you’ve got children to care for. I tale my little one to the park of an afternoon a few times a week and she rides her bike while “I try to keep up”, its the motivation we both need to keep a good pace going!
I’ve also found that youtube has an abundance of workout videos to choose from! Everything from yoga and pilates to Zumba etc.

Good luck!!!

Smaller sized meals,lots of water,no snacks,and exercise.Cut back on wine etc.

drink lots of water. I was doing an app called virtual gastric band/easy loss facebook page
it was interesting

You sound like you are on the right track well done. I am doing pretty much the same thing but I am also using the My fitness app on my phone and it has been a great way to keep my calories in check.

I like to add more fiber like Oats and Apples and Baked Beans to all my meals.
If I do this for two weeks up to 5kg’s just drops off.
No fried food! No Chocolate and No Chips! No eating the kids nibbles.
It’s a case of sticking to a lifestyle change and you will have it made.

as said below, I would cut out the up & go and replace it with oats or a smoothie, try to cut out your carb intake. if you have bread at lunch time then don’t have rice/pasta/bread at tea time. eat as many vegetables/salads as you can handle(broccoli is great to bulk up a meal and make you feel fuller longer and next to no calories in it) with some sort of protein lean meat/chicken/fish/tuna….plus drink lots of water! You are doing a great job….keep up the good work and good luck keeping on track with it all 🙂

Do you drink much water? try upping your intake there as that can make a big difference. Swap your Up-and-go for a real breakfast – oats, smoothie, an actual real banana, Otherwise it doesn’t sound too bad. Do you snack often? Drink fizzy drinks?

The Rosemary Conley “Hip & Thigh Diet” has always worked for me! I can still have the occasional breakout & enjoy a wine also.

Already left a comment and now wanting to wish you luck with your weight loss journey. Good Luck! 🙂

The easiest way to loose weight, For breakfast have only fruits and water:; banana, pear, avocado, or apple. They’re good to fill you up. Have a toast of whole meal bread for your morning tea, eat anything at lunch (heavy lunch), have your afternoon tea, and stop eat anything after 5pm. Only drink water. You will loose your weight pretty fast.

Try smaller portion sizes and drink plenty of water and get exercise.

Anytime throughout my life that I want to lose weight, I use what I call my “miracle” diet and I shed literally 5kg in two weeks and it always stays off (or takes a really long time to come back).

Here’s what I eat:

Breakfast: Coffee (always) and yoghurt (equivalent of a standard tub size)
Morning tea: Cup of tea (I only drink green, but whatever)
Lunch: Tuna salad. Get nice rocket/baby spinach and then one of those cans of salsa flavoured tuna and tip it over the salad. You could add anything else like avocado, etc to spice it up but you don’t need dressing cause the oil from the tuna takes away the dryness.
Afternoon tea: Cup of tea
Dinner: Whatever I want, just a smaller portion of it (i.e.: put as much on the plate as you would normally eat, but then leave some rather than eating it all).
Night: Cup of tea

I know it seems like a small amount of food, but it really feels like a bit of a cleanse, I don’t feel deprived, you see results within a few days, and if you do it for 2 weeks you won’t need it again for about 6 months.

Works for me (and I hate exercise – running around after my kids is enough 🙂 )

try to exercise even if it is just dancing while you cook dinner. try to have a drink before you eat anything and then see if you were just thirsty instead

cut your serving sizes down! and drink at least 2 litres of water everyday! try sneak in 15 minutes of exercise a day even if its a brisk walk or out with the kids on bikes! Also a visit to your gp might help too to see if there is any medical reason why you struggle – all the best x