1. Think positive!

Affirmations can prove to be extremely powerful & effective. Set yourself goals, write them down - be specific! How much weight do you want to lose and by when. The secret is to give yourself short-term goals as this will seem a lot easier to achieve. We seek pleasure and avoid pain - if we associate more pain than pleasure with dieting, we will definitely fail. So when you reach your first goal you will feel good about yourself and ready to achieve your next one. .

2. Focus on the details.

Imagine yourself at your ideal weight - how you look, what you’re wearing, what your hair looks like, how you stand & how confident you feel in the body of the new Slim you. You can make the difference on whether you lose weight or gain it. Do you pick the muesli for breakfast or the chocolate croissant? Do you take the lift or use the stairs? Small changes = BIG results

3. Exercise- no matter what your fitness level is.

Start with as little as 5 minutes a day and build it up .Choose an exercise you enjoy, that way you will stick to it.

4. Make sure to eat breakfast.

A wholesome breakfast sets you up for the day and keeps you from having low sugar dips before lunchtime. Did you know that a calcium rich diet speeds up weight loss by 50% ?

5. Be kind to yourself and your body.

Make the most of what you’ve got. Show off your best assets and play down your worst ones! Learn to love and appreciate yourself.

6. Don’t deprive yourself from having treats.

Just make them small. Think about what you eat and why you are eating. Is it real hunger for food or is it an emotional hunger?

7. Replace habits.

When you feel hungry and it’s not meal time have a glass of water or a cup of green tea and if that doesn’t do the trick have a piece of fruit or a small handful of nuts. Don’t feel you are wasting food if you don’t eat everything on your plate, give yourself smaller portions and make sure you savour every mouthful!!

8. Respect your routines.

Make your plans to lose weight fit around your life, not the other way round, that way you they will become part of your everyday life.

9. Don’t beat yourself up.

Despite all your efforts and best intentions, there will be days when you will eat the wrong things - don’t worry about it; Long term success is about persistence, not perfection.

10. Most important of all, don’t wait to be "Slim" to start living your life.

Don’t let your weight dictate what you can do and what you can’t. Remember the key to happiness is having dreams ….the key to success is making dreams come true!!