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Test: GLP-1s - Yes or No

My Honest Take on GLP-1 Medications: No Judgement, Just Real Talk

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Let me start by saying this: I don’t support diet culture. Diets don’t work. That’s the foundational premise of my micro book, The Balanced Mind Diet, and it’s what I teach in my Weight Freedom Mastery program.

I believe weight loss is more about the mental game than anything else. It’s about transforming your identity – seeing yourself as someone who maintains their ideal weight with ease and freedom, and then taking action as that person right now.

In my program, there are no strict dietary guidelines. Just a recommendation to eat whole, natural foods. We use a variety of tools and techniques to embed permanent changes that produce lasting weight loss.

And importantly – this program is strategic. It’s not about rapid weight loss.

For some people, the weight comes off quickly and easily. They love how natural it feels. For others, it takes longer. It depends on many factors: how much weight you have to lose, your hormones, your stress levels, your relationship with food.

But here's the thing about fast weight loss - it often comes with a price.

You might experience:

  • Slower metabolism and increased fat retention
  • Muscle loss and worse body composition
  • Long-term rebounding with faster weight regain
  • No change to lifestyle or habitual behaviour patterns
  • Continuation of intense cravings with their cycle of shame and guilt.

If you want to keep your energy up, feel strong and fit, look toned, be as healthy as possible, and (most importantly) sustain your results – you can’t just focus on barely eating and watching the scale drop as fast as possible.

That’s doing yourself a huge disservice, both now and for years to come.

So where do GLP-1 medications fit into all of this?

GLP-1 MEDICATIONS WORK
(AND THAT’S A GOOD THING)

Let me be clear that I am providing my opinion here as a weight loss coach. I am not a medical practitioner or dietician, and I am in no way providing medical advice.

My first thought when I see someone using Ozempic, Wegovy, or another GLP-1 medication for weight loss?

It works. Generally. (I have had one Australian client who found it didn’t work for her.)

And for people who are morbidly obese and have tried everything without success, these medications can be life-changing.

Losing the weight gives you a whole new experience in life:

  • You look better
  • You have more energy
  • You can indulge in a whole new wardrobe
  • You enjoy the positive response from people around you

But more importantly, you gain metabolic health.

Metabolic health should be a high priority, because when it’s poor, it opens you up to a whole range of diseases:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Fatty liver disease
  • Sleep apnoea
  • Certain cancers

So yes, avoiding that trajectory is a very good idea.

WHAT ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS?

It varies from person to person, but side effects can include:

  • Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation
  • Potential muscle loss if not managed properly
  • Rare but serious risks like pancreatitis and thyroid issues

Here’s my perspective: In many cases, the risks associated with continuing to carry too much body fat are greater than the risks of taking GLP-1 medications under medical supervision.

And many of the issues people attribute to GLP-1s happen ANY time someone loses a significant amount of weight quickly – with or without medication.

Fast weight loss without a solid strategy leads to all the problems I mentioned earlier: hunger, low energy, muscle loss, and rebounding.

The medication isn't the problem. 
The lack of strategy is.

WHAT OTHER DOWNSIDES ARE THERE?

1. Many people gain weight back quickly after stopping the medication.

But again, that happens even without GLP-1s. When people go back to their old habits after losing weight (no matter how they lost it), the weight comes back. It’s the well-known yo-yo dieting cycle, and it wreaks havoc on your metabolism.

2. Relying exclusively on GLP-1s and making no other changes is a massive, common mistake.

No strength training. Not learning how to eat in a way that will sustain long-term results. Not dealing with behavior patterns or addressing cravings.

People do the same thing with extreme diets – thinking the tool will do all the work, rather than using the tool to build a better life.

THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGE: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP

GLP-1 medications work by greatly reducing appetite. The desire to overeat disappears. Food becomes a non-issue.

Which is wonderful – until you stop taking the drug.

People describe it as “falling off a cliff.” The hunger and cravings come roaring back with a vengeance.

And since you haven’t made any lifestyle or behavioral changes, you’re right back to square one in the weight loss battle.

ONE ALTERNATIVE: STAY ON THE MEDICATION LONG-TERM

We don’t know a lot yet about the long-term effects of GLP-1 medications. But here’s what we do know:
👉 In Australia, GLP-1s are expensive. In the US Trump RX will enable consumers to purchase at discounted prices.
👉 It is likely the drugs will become less stigmatized, cheaper, and more effective over time.
👉 I wouldn’t be surprised if a large percentage of people are on at least a low dose of a GLP-1 in the next 3-5 years. Maybe slightly longer.

And honestly? I understand what motivates that. As long as people are also doing the deeper work – building strength, eating quality food, and addressing the mental and emotional patterns that drove the weight gain in the first place.

WHAT SHOULD WE FOCUS ON?

As more and more people take these medications, I believe we’ll shift our focus to:

1. Food quality, not just quantity

Since GLP-1s help people manage calories more easily, we can prioritize what we eat – nutrient density, whole foods, gut health – not just how little we can get away with eating.

2. Muscle retention and body composition

Not just losing weight as quickly as possible, but building and maintaining muscle, looking toned and strong, and supporting long-term metabolic health.

3. Sustainable habits and long-term health

Creating a lifestyle you can maintain for decades, not just until you hit a goal weight.

WEIGHT FREEDOM MASTERY IS THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO GLP-1s

My Weight Freedom Mastery program is designed to help you:

✅ Make sustainable lifestyle changes while the medication manages your appetite
✅ Do the deeper mental work that addresses why you overeat, emotionally eat, or struggle with food in the first place
✅ Transform your identity so that when you stop the medication (or continue on a maintenance dose), you don’t experience that “falling off a cliff” feeling

Because you can't medicate your way out of an identity problem.

If you still see yourself as “someone who struggles with weight,” you’ll keep struggling – medication or not.

But if you use this window (while your appetite is suppressed) to rewire your brain, shift your identity, and build new habits, you set yourself up for permanent, effortless weight maintenance.

MY CORE BELIEF: NO SHAME, NO JUDGEMENT

One of the core mantras in Weight Freedom Mastery is this: There should be no shame. You don’t deserve it, and it doesn’t serve you.

I advocate for self-autonomy and authority over your own life. You know yourself best.

So if your decision in partnership with your doctor is to use GLP-1 medications, you’ll find no judgement here.

I’ll rejoice with you when you achieve your goal and improve your metabolic health.

And I’d love to help you make the changes that ensure you become the kind of person who maintains their ideal weight with ease and freedom – for life.

The sooner you start that journey, the better.

If you begin while you’re taking the medication, there will be no falling off a cliff when you stop. Or if you decide to continue with a long-term dose, you can use your gains to advantage by taking care of your metabolic health and building a great foundation for continued success.

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS?

If you have an experience with GLP-1s you’d like to share, I’d love to hear about it. If there’s something I didn’t address here, I’m happy to answer any questions – just email me at suzi@coachingwithsuzi.com.

Ready to Make Your Weight Loss Permanent?

Whether you’re using GLP-1 medications or not, the mental game is what makes weight loss last.

If you’re ready to stop thinking about food 24/7, end emotional eating, and finally maintain your ideal weight with ease and freedom – let’s talk. 😊

Book time for a free chat – here’s my calendar

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About Coach Suzi

Suzi Jenner is a weight loss coach, qualified counsellor and hypnotherapist and author of The Balanced Mind Diet. She specializes in helping women over 40 break free from food obsession and achieve lasting weight loss through identity transformation. Her Weight Freedom Mastery program focuses on the mental game of weight loss – no diets, no shame, just sustainable freedom. 📧 suzi@coachingwithsuzi.com

What the scale measures vs what metabolic health measures

The Number on the Scale is Lying to You

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Why metabolic health is more important than scale weight

The scale went up. Again.

And if you’re like most women, that number instantly ruined your morning. Maybe it derailed your whole day. Maybe you skipped breakfast as punishment. Maybe you told yourself, “Clearly nothing is working.”

But here’s the thing: That number on the scale is lying to you.

What does the Scale Actually Measure?

  • How much water you’re retaining (hello, hormones and salt)
  • Whether you’ve had a bowel movement yet today
  • How much glycogen is stored in your muscles (which is actually a GOOD thing)
  • What you ate yesterday (not whether it was healthy or not)
  • Where you are in your menstrual cycle

What DOESN’T the scale measure?

  • Whether your blood sugar is stable
  • Whether your inflammation is decreasing
  • Whether your cells are burning fat efficiently
  • Whether your liver is functioning better
  • Whether your hormones are balanced
  • Whether your metabolic health is improving

The scale is not providing the whole picture. You can be getting metabolically HEALTHIER while the scale stays the same (or even goes up).

The scale is a lagging indicator. Metabolic health improvements happen FIRST. Weight loss follows. Not the other way around.

And if you ask me? Metabolic health needs to be the focus. It is so important. It protects your long-term health and produces a healthy body weight.

What Is Metabolic Health?

Metabolic health is your body’s ability to:
✅ Maintain stable blood sugar without extreme highs and lows
✅ Burn fat efficiently for energy
✅ Keep inflammation low
✅ Balance hormones naturally
✅ Respond appropriately to insulin
✅ Support cardiovascular health

In other words: metabolic health is how well your body WORKS, not how much it weighs.

And here’s what the research shows: You can be “thin” and metabolically unhealthy. And you can be heavier and metabolically healthy. The scale can’t tell the difference.

The Real Markers That Matter

Instead of obsessing over the scale, here’s what to pay attention to:

☑️Energy Levels: Are you waking up feeling more refreshed? Do you have steady energy throughout the day instead of crashes?
☑️Sleep Quality: Are you falling asleep easier? Staying asleep longer?
☑️Mood Stability: Are you less irritable? Feeling more emotionally balanced?
☑️Food Cravings: Are they decreasing? Do you feel more in control around food?
☑️Hunger Signals: Can you go 4-5 hours between meals without feeling ravenous?
☑️Skin, Hair, Nails: Are they improving? This is a sign of better nutrient absorption and hormone balance.
☑️How Your Clothes Fit: Forget the number. How do your jeans feel?
☑️Strength and Endurance: Can you walk further? Carry heavier grocery bags? Get up from the floor more easily?

These are signs that your metabolic health is improving. And THAT is what leads to sustainable weight loss.

Why This Matters for Weight Loss

When you focus on metabolic health FIRST, weight loss becomes a natural byproduct – not a constant battle. Here’s why:

When your metabolism is healthy:

  • Your body burns fat efficiently (instead of storing it)
  • Your hunger hormones regulate naturally (so you’re not constantly hungry)
  • Your cravings decrease (because your cells are properly fuelled)
  • Your energy increases (so you naturally move more)
  • Your stress response improves (so cortisol isn’t triggering fat storage)

When you focus on the scale:

  • You do extreme things that damage your metabolism
  • You trigger stress hormones that make fat loss harder
  • You create a yo-yo cycle that confuses your body
  • You ignore the actual health improvements happening

You really want to have a healthy metabolism. Poor metabolic health puts you at risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, certain cancers, kidney disease, along with daily symptoms like low energy, brain fog and mood swings.

Excessive focus on the scale can cause undue stress, disappointment, shame, guilt, anxiety, depression and sadness – all of which is destructive. It can create a “feedback loop,” where the stress from negative emotions leads to emotional eating, causing further weight gain (!!).   

There is no way you want or deserve this negativity in your life. Here’s what I recommend.

What to track

A checklist of the metabolic markers to track instead of weighing yourself

Stop weighing yourself daily. Seriously. Put the scale away for at least two weeks.

Instead, track:
💌 How you FEEL
💌 How you SLEEP
💌 How your CLOTHES fit
💌 How your ENERGY is
💌 How your CRAVINGS are

These are the real markers of progress. And when you focus on improving THESE things, the scale will eventually catch up.

Try This Experiment

If the scale has been messing with your head, here’s a little experiment:
⏩ Weigh yourself first thing in the morning.
⏩Then drink a big glass of water.
⏩Weigh yourself again.

You just “gained” half a pound in 30 seconds. That’s how meaningless those daily fluctuations are.

The Bottom Line

Focus on metabolic health. The rest will follow.

Your body is not a number. It’s a complex, beautiful system that deserves to be nourished, rested, and supported – not punished for what the scale says.

When you shift your focus from the scale to your actual health markers, everything changes.
🌺 Food noise quiets down.
🌺 Your body starts working for you.
🌺 And weight loss becomes a natural side effect – not a daily battle.

Coach Suzi
Coach, Counsellor, Hypnotherapist
Author of The Balanced Mind Diet
Creator of Weight Freedom Mastery
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Stop Bouncing from Fad Diet to Fad Diet

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Unlock A New You With The Balanced Mind Diet Instead

Are you tired of…
❌ Starting a new diet every month, only to give up weeks later?
❌ Feeling guilty every time you eat something “off-limits”?
❌ Exhausting your willpower just to make it through the day without bingeing?
❌ Watching the scale go up and down like a yo-yo?
❌ Feeling like you’re at war with your own body and mind?

If you’re nodding along, you’re not alone. Millions of women in their 40s and 50s are stuck in this frustrating cycle. A study followed 14 Biggest Loser contestants for six years after the show and all but one regained weight. Four became heavier than when they started the show. But your story can be different.

There is another way. This is why I wrote the Balanced Mind Diet micro book.

How is this different from other books you’ve tried?

This book has no dietary guidelines, no exercise plans. It does not recommend any particular way of eating, and it does not promote or sell any pills, supplements or meal replacement shakes. What it delivers is a revelation about what has really been derailing your weight loss efforts and concrete steps you can take to produce lasting weight loss.

This isn’t another fad diet or quick fix. Because the truth is that diets don’t work.

With the Balanced Mind Diet, you’ll experience:
✅ Freedom from relying on sheer willpower
✅ No more forbidden foods or extreme restrictions
✅ An end to complicated calorie counting and point systems
✅ No need for expensive supplements or special foods

Most fad diets feel like a chore, and even if you do lose weight, you often put it back on – with interest – later down the road.

Right now, you might be:
👎 Jumping from one crazy diet to another with no lasting results
👎 Battling relentless food cravings that derail your weight loss plans
👎 Watching the scale creep up despite your best efforts
👎 Struggling to keep up with a busy life, feeling overwhelmed and out of control.

But after using the Balanced Mind Diet to transform your mind AND your body, your life will look very different:
👉 Enjoy a balanced, healthy relationship with food, feeling satisfied and nourished without deprivation
👉 Feel energized and confident, effortlessly maintaining a healthy weight without gruelling workouts
👉 Experience a clear, focused mind, free from constant stress and anxiety about your weight

Imagine a life full of joy, confidence, and freedom – without the endless cycle of weight loss-weight gain, weight loss-weight gain.

With the Balanced Mind Diet, you’ll wave goodbye to
❌ Restrictive diets that leave you hungry and miserable
❌ Exhausting workouts that yield no results
❌ Endless calorie counting and food anxiety
❌ Emotional eating and guilt-ridden binges
❌ Low energy and lack of motivation

For just $3, this transformative micro book will show you
* How to align your conscious desires with your subconscious beliefs
* How to transform your self-identity to match your weight loss aspirations
* How to implement small, consistent changes that lead to lasting results

The Balanced Mind Diet is ALL you need for lasting weight loss, renewed energy, and true confidence.

You may be wondering: Is this really going to work for me?
The answer is, it depends. Reading the book won’t change anything, because knowledge without action is useless. However, if you implement the concepts from the book it will produce a transformation in your thinking, your actions and your outcomes.

Don’t let another day pass feeling frustrated and defeated.

It’s time to stop the cycle of fad diets and embrace a balanced, mindful approach to eating and living.

Click here to order your copy now.

My guarantee ….
If you feel like you didn’t get value from the book, just email suzi@bmdbook.com and I’ll send you a full refund for your book purchase. I don’t care what the reason is, if you’re not happy then neither am I, and your $3 will be sent back to you and you keep the book. Simple as that. This is a one-full-year money back guarantee.

Know what to do, but can’t make yourself do it?

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You are not alone. This is a common problem for people who are trying to lose weight. You probably are really hard on yourself. You think you are weak or lazy. But that is not true.

The fact is that there is a wealth of knowledge out there on the internet. Lots of information about anything you want to know how to do. When it comes to weight loss, there are many different approaches that work when implemented:

  • Keto
  • Carnivore
  • Vegan
  • Calorie counting
  • Low carb

All of these have their pluses and minuses. I personally favour keto, but it is not the only or best approach, nor is it an approach that suits everyone. I personally can’t stand calorie counting – that would drive me to distraction – but it works for some people.

The problem is not usually with knowing what to do.

The problem is usually that you can’t make yourself do it (oh – no – that’s it, isn’t it?).

The solution does not lie in accountability to keep you on track with your plan. This sometimes helps, and may be effective in the short term. You join a program or hire a coach. It helps. But it is not a pathway to long term success.

If you want to make a lasting change it needs to be a lifestyle change. Otherwise it is difficult to implement and even harder to sustain over the long term.

HoloBody is a holistic approach that uses techniques such as MCII (Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions) to drive action. MCII is a scientific method that creates implementation intention.

HoloBody (holo being short for holistic) addresses more than diet and exercise. It is about more than weight loss – it is a pathway to your total wellness. It is a journey to being the best version of yourself. And with HoloBody you will find you CAN experience success that lasts.

For more information, check out my pages on WEmind – https://wemind.com.au/suzi-jenner/

Be, Do, Have

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When we try to shape behaviours we usually do it around the outcome we want. We focus on the end result, on what we want to HAVE and work backwards. I want to weigh x kilos, therefore I must do y and z.

But if this goes against the grain of who you are (your BEing), it can be hard to sustain the DOing. This is a recipe for initiating new behaviours that you can’t make stick. The new behaviours are only temporary changes that seem difficult and cannot be sustained over the long term. You never get to HAVE the outcome you want.

Here’s a tip to make things easier. Start with BEing.

Ask: Who do I need to BE? Who is the type of person that gets the outcome I want? If I want to lose weight, what would a person who is losing weight do?

Take action with a focus on your identity (who you are BEing) rather than your outcome (what you want to Have). This creates a self-improvement feedback loop. You identify the kind of person need to BE. You start with one behaviour that kind of person does. The more you DO that behaviour, the more you reinforce the belief that you are BEing the kind of person that gets the result you want. Magic!

For example, a person who is losing weight plans in advance what they eat so they can choose foods that fuel their body rather than eating whatever is on hand or most emotionally satisfying.

You begin to plan your meals in advance.

Now you are BEing the person who is DOing the things that result in your desired outcome.

You have created a spiral. The more you DO the thing, the more you come to believe you are BEing the kind of person who gets the outcome you want. Doing the thing gets easier and easier. The behaviours become integrated and automatic.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to BEcome.
It eventually becomes a part of who you are.

Way to go!!

If you want to change who you are BEing, check out my pages on WEmind – https://wemind.com.au/suzi-jenner/

You just need to balance calories IN and calories OUT (!!?)

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That was my doctor’s advice. It didn’t work for me. It doesn’t seem to work for most people.

How your body burns calories depends on a number of factors. Two people can eat the exact same number of calories but have very different outcomes.

Have you addressed these factors:

  • Gut microbiome
  • Nutrient richness
  • Hormone levels
  • Inflammation in the body
  • Sleep amount and quality
  • Stress resilience
  • Social connection
  • Connection with nature
  • Frequency of body movement throughout the day
  • Sense of purpose

If you want to create lasting change you need to look at more than just diet and exercise.

HoloBody’s mind-body approach is holistic, addressing all the factors above. It provides tools and exercises that condition not just your body, but your mind and even your soul, giving you a lifetime of optimal health, healing, and vitality.

Contact me to start your HoloBody journey. For more information, check out my pages on WEmind – https://wemind.com.au/suzi-jenner/

An extraordinary life can only be lived in an extraordinary body

You’re often told that lifelong health and fitness is about exercising, eating wholesome food and making the right lifestyle choices. This translates to dieting and working out at the gym, and it forces you onto a hamster wheel of temporary gains and unsustainable lifestyle changes.

The beauty of HoloBody’s mind-body approach is that it creates powerful change not just in your physical functions but in your subconscious mechanisms – including your emotions and even your self-identity. The result is that the health and fitness upgrades you make don’t just stick with you for a season: they become a permanent part of who you are. An indispensable ally on your path of personal growth and transformation.

If you want to live an extraordinary life, you need the kind of change that becomes a natural part of your lifestyle. Change that is easily sustained over the long term, producing the highest expression of vitality your body can have.

Contact me if you are ready to get off the hamster wheel and make lasting change.

Can you afford to ignore fitness?

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Strength – Vitality – Flexibility – Optimal nutrition – Biological age

These aren’t just vanity metrics to see how well you’re doing at the gym, they’re necessary assets for realising your fullest human potential.

Whether you’re looking to be the best in your career, start or grow a business, master new skills, or age well as you approach your retirement years – you need a body that can go the distance with you.

HoloBody (short for Holistic Body) coaching gives you a life-changing deep dive into today’s most effective science-based practices for health and fitness. HoloBody uses an integrated mind-body approach to create powerful change that lasts.

Contact me for more information on HoloBody.

The natural rhythm for weight loss

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To lose weight you need sleep.  Sounds simple, but it is actually quite complicated. 

Sleep has a natural rhythm in harmony with the light and dark patterns of each day.

We have an inbuilt circadian clock that is set by sunrise and sunset.  The sunset gives a signal for our body to wind down, start to feel sleepy and gracefully transition into sleep.

This natural rhythm has unfortunately been disrupted by the invention of the light bulb which artificially extends the hours of light long past sunset.

Add to that our use of digital devices – television screens, computers, mobiles, ipads etc – which, when used after dark, suppress the release of melatonin – the hormone that makes us feel sleepy.

There is more.  Getting carried away with video games, feeling the urge to get on top of our emails or binge watching Netflix also has the effect of releasing cortisol to give us a “second wind” so that we can stay awake.  Chronically elevated evening cortisol can bind with the appetite receptors in the brain and trigger you to consume high-calorie foods.  Are you starting to get the idea this is a downward spiral?

Nights filled with this kind of digital stimulation paired with the result of consistently getting insufficient sleep can make you insulin resistant – so you are more likely to store what you eat as fat. (Oh no!)  And you will crave sugar because you are not accessing and burning your internal energy stores in the efficient way your body is designed to operate when everything is optimal. (Even worse!)

The seasons have a rhythm too. During the long bright days of summer we are programmed to eat extra carbs and store them as fat to see us through the winter.  In line with natural light patterns we will sleep much more during the short days and long nights of winter and need less sleep during the long summer days. However, artificially lengthened days have tricked our body into thinking it is summer all the time. So we are perpetually in fat storing mode.

What to do?

  • Turn down the lights – after sunset use candles or lamps in preference to room lights and install blue light blockers on your digital devices. Have blackout curtains in your bedroom.
  • Create an evening ritual to prepare for sleep. Shut off all devices, have a warm bath, change into your pyjamas.
  • Timing is everything. Try to go to bed at the same time each night. Ideally, wake up naturally around sunrise, without the need for an alarm clock.  Getting to bed late and sleeping in does not work, even if you get the same number of hours of sleep. Your cycle is mis-aligned with your natural circadian rhythm and you will not experience enough of the deep restorative sleep your body needs.

So to assist your weight loss efforts, it is important to get into the right sleep rhythm.  I hope this article helps you along on your weight loss journey.

How to maintain weight loss

Weight Loss

What happens when you reach your weight loss goal? How do you maintain your ideal weight?

Unfortunately only 20% of people who lose weight keep it off long term (definition: lose at least 10% of body weight and keep it off for a minimum of one year). The majority yo-yo between weight loss and weight gain, and usually gain back more weight than they lost (oops).

To avoid this happening to you, in addition to having a strong reason why you want to lose weight in the first place, you will need to set up a supportive
• food environment,
• lifestyle, and
• social circle.

Starting at the beginning of your weight loss journey, make small incremental changes in these three areas so that by the time you reach your goal you will be set up to maintain your ideal weight (yay!).

Food Environment
Have only healthy foods available – purge processed foods from your home, or store them where you can’t see them and they are not readily accessible. Then place the fresh produce and healthy food choices front and centre. Make healthy food and snacks at home and plan ahead so that you take good food with you to work and when travelling.

Lifestyle and habits
Have a think about your work schedule, family life and activity levels and make incremental changes over time to support your weight loss goals. Try to build exercise into your day naturally, or begin an activity that is fun or includes a social element.

Social Circle
Share your goals with close friends and family and ask for their support. Find others on the same path and encourage each other. Join a community of people (it can be online) who will inspire you and give you great ideas and strategies to help you along.

Plan ahead and set yourself up for long-term success.