Check & Change

There might be all sorts of reasons why things aren’t going so well at the moment – stress, being too busy, personal problems, slipping back into old habits.......
Try and pinpoint the reasons why you are struggling just now:

Identifying your problem areas is the first step to overcoming them. Are you able to focus on losing weight right now, making it the priority it needs to be to get the best possible results? If not it’s ok to put things on hold until you are ready. If you are ready, then let’s give it your all and get cracking!

Now, think back to times when you have lost weight before – what went well? Did you feel in control of your eating? Is that something you can try again to get back into the same mindset as before?

If not, see if you can come up with what your main problem areas are now. There can be all sorts of reasons as to why you are struggling to lose weight even after surgery.

For example:

Do you eat for emotional reasons like stress, boredom or comfort?
Do you eat too many unhealthy snacks?
Do you struggle with portion sizes since your surgery and end up grazing instead?

Do you find you are too busy to plan meals and cook healthily?
Do you find it hard to find the time to exercise?

There can be many, many reasons as to why you find losing weight a struggle but identifying your own particular problem is the first step then you can work through ways in how to change. If we only ate when we were hungry then things would be so much easier. Food provides us with comfort, can make us feel better when stressed or unhappy, can give us something to do when bored and of course is one of the main things involved when it comes to social occasions

So it is important to do a little bit of work reflecting, to help you identify what can be changed to help you move forward on your weight loss journey this time around!