1. When you begin your diet, keep a food diary. Record everything you put in your mouth, what time it was, what you were doing at the time, and your feelings. Keeping a diary will tell you about your temptations, the emotions that lead you to snack and may actually help you lose weight once you see what and how much you eat.



2. You need to change what you do when you tempted by sinful foods. For example, instead of eating the forbidden packet of crisps, brush your teeth. If you become hungry, wait 10 minutes before you eat and see if the craving passes.

3. Set easily-reachable goals. Don't say to yourself, "I want to lose 5 stone", this is daunting and may lead you to giving up easily. Say, "I want to lose half a stone a month."

4. Make sure that you get enough sleep but don't overdo it.

5. Avoid sugar, highly sweetened foods tend to make you crave more.

6. Aim to drink 8 glasses of water every day. Drinking water can actually help cut down on water retention because it acts as what is known as a diuretic. Taken before meals, it can suppress your appetite by giving you the feeling of being full.

7. Diet with a friend or family member. Support groups are incredibly beneficial and caring people can each help one another succeed. You could even start your own support group!

8. Substitute activity for eating. When the cravings hit, go to the local gym or spa if possible; do the cleaning, or do something as simple as walking around the park. This is very helpful if anger causes you to eat.

9. If you eat late at night, you should eat carbohydrates like a slice of bread (wholemeal!) or a cream cracker before bedtime to ensure that your cravings will be kept under control. Keep an orange or a glass of water by your bed if hunger strikes during the night and wakes you up.

10. Weigh yourself once a week at exactly the same time, e.g. at 8am on a Monday. Your weight will fluctuate all the time and you can weigh as much as 3 lbs more at night than you did in the morning, which can be a massive downer if you stuck to your diet all day.

11. Don't go to the supermarket when you're hungry. You'll only purchase more high-calorie items. Avoid finger foods like biscuits and crisps that are very easy to eat in large amounts. Don't consume large quantities of high-calorie liquids like fizzy pop which are so easy to overdo. This includes alcoholic drinks!

12. The main reason for you to lose weight should be to make yourself happy. Not to please your partner, your friends or your parents.

Hopefully, the 12 tips listed above will give you some sort of platform on which to build and in a matter of months the weight could be dropping off you. As long as you follow a sensible and healthy eating programme!

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The alli capsule helps you lose weight gradually. The alli programme also helps you sustain your weight over a longer period of time, as long as you're willing and prepared to make beneficial lifestyle changes. Losing weight and making sure it stays off will definitely improve your general health and massively reduce the risk of developing serious health problems like heart disease and cancer.