Get Motivated

• Resolution resuscitation

  The first few weeks of your slimming plan are always the easiest but the “honeymoon” can end all too quickly. Do you start making excuses? Do you cheat or do you simply “forget” about those extra foods which weren’t on your meal plan? Valerie Agnew, is here to share how you can keep that motivation going right until you reach your target weight and beyond.

• Good health: Make a habit of it

  Good habits are the ones to keep and bad habits are the ones to lose. It sounds simple, and it can be. Breaking bad habits begins by recognising the habit; the next step is creating the plan to break the habit. Here's how!

• Championing the chocolate challenge

  It seems that Christmas only happened yesterday yet here we are already facing into a sea of chocolate Easter eggs that even Moses couldn’t part. It’s enough to make your good intentions, well, melt away...

• Sleep your way to better health

  How many times do you hit "snooze" in the morning? If you often drag yourself out of bed, feeling sluggish and sleep-deprived, you may notice that you're also more likely to steer your car into the drive-thru for a greasy breakfast sandwich or a sugary donut on the way to work. Why does it seem so much harder to stick to a diet plan when you're tired? Let's find out...

• Mind games: Banishing bad thoughts!

  Life would be so easy if we had complete control over our thoughts so that we would only think positively. But unfortunately, in reality it's not quite like that! Kathleen McGowan shows us how we can be more positive.

• Deadly emotions that doom a diet

  We all deal with emotions from time to time, but it is how we deal with them that gets us into trouble. If you turn to food for comfort in times of distress, read on to find out how you can overcome this...

• 7 things to make us smile!

  When we are feeling stressed, upset, angry, even nervous, we look to find something that will calm us or make us feel better. The next time you feel low don’t turn to food to make you smile, look elsewhere for comfort. Here is our list of little things that can make you smile...

• 7 ways to lift your spirits

  Every once in a while a bad day will hit you like a ton of bricks. On these grey days it seems like the world is slapping you in the face, but we have the secret to help you push away those rain clouds when they start forming!

• 12 great binge busters!

  Losing weight successfully isn't just about changing your eating habits. It's about looking at the bigger picture and seeing yourself in a new light. Susan Mendelsohn shows us how...

• The Power of One

  Losing weight can be overwhelming if you think you have to learn all of the proper eating and exercising behaviours at the same time. But if you take one thing to change at a time, it's as easy as A, B, C...