Introduction

There are many reasons why you may have gained weight but the main reason for weight gain is that there is more energy being taken in than is being expended. This weight gain can creep up on you, by consuming just an additional 85 calories a day over your energy expenditure over a year you will gain around 9lbs in weight. Changes to our lifestyle are one reason why we take in more energy than we burn off, often we have become less active, it's easy to sit down for long periods of the day and move very little.

You can work through this 8 step programme at your own pace; however, we recommend that you take a step each week to embed your behaviour changes firmly in your lifestyle.

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Your weight may have crept up, your clothes may feel tight or everything is becoming more of an effort.  High blood pressure, painful knees or hips, snoring and high cholesterol levels are all linked to being overweight, but everyone will have their own reason for wanting to lose weight.

Succcessful lifestyle changes require that you take the following steps:

• Understand the benefits and difficulties of making lifestyle changes
• Know what you want to achieve and how to achieve your goals
• Ensure you have access to the information required to reach your goals
• Be honest and monitor how well your plan is working
• Review and re-assess your goals overtime

• Reward yourself for your achievements (non food)

You will cover the following topics during your 8 step programme: 

• Are you motivated to change?
• Regular eating and Goal setting
• Eating a balanced diet
• Being more physically active
• Portion Control
• Food and Energy

• Keeping going

• Celebrate your successes and learn from the journey

This 8 step programme will help you with all of the above as you work your way through it. Start now