Lose weight fast by ditching diet fizzy drinks and eating food from a smaller plate
ASK most people what they need to do to lose weight and they'll probably say: "eat less and move more". Oh, if only it was that easy.
We know that diet and exercise play the biggest role in obesity and fat management but many of us are overlooking the finer details.
It's not simply a case of cutting carbs completely or just switching to diet foods - serious weight loss requires actually understanding about nutrition.
And many of us clearly don't; nearly 40 per cent of all adults worldwide are overweight, with 700 million being classed as clinically obese.
A study today published in the BMJ found that although genes can play a role, the main cause is diet.
With that in mind, nutritionist May Simpkin has been sharing her golden weight loss tips with .
She says that the first step is avoiding the idea of "dieting", which implies that you're only eating well for a certain amount of time - after which, you're going to go back to your old ways.
So, here are seven non-diet tips for eating better and feeling lighter:
1. Ditch the diet drinks
A study back in May suggested that drinking diet drinks could make you put on weight because we tend to eat extra calories afterwards.
Scientists found that kids and teenagers who drank diet beverages ate an extra 200 calories a day.
Rather than raw cacao, throw in some Green & Blacks cocoa instead (£2.20 from) and choose any nut butter - you don't have to resolutely stick to recipes!
7. Forgive yourself
Diet culture revolves around making us feel ashamed of our bodies, forcing us to starve ourselves, and then making us feel guilty when that ultimately results in binging.
It can take years to unpack such a deeply rooted and heavily promoted insecurity but you can start by giving yourself a break.
If you over-eat one day or simply decide that you need a break from your healthy eating regime, that's fine. Pick yourself up the next day and carry on.
And you don't actually even need to do every one of these steps to go some way to achieving your goal.
"Aim to focus on one or two of these rules at the outset and slowly incorporate the others as you become more comfortable and confident with the changes you have made," May said.
"With renewed vigour and energy, you will soon find that you are on the road to achieving your weight loss goals!"
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