An introduction to positive eating

Here are a few tips to help you on your way then click on the sections for more information

·  Going out for lunch? A high protein soup (for example chicken or fish based) will keep you feeling fuller longer because of how the body digests not only protein but mashed food too. Don't eat bread with it though unless you’re burning the calories, watch the salt and sugar content, don’t choose cream of.. options and finally have a glass of water too.

·  Going out for dinner? Well don't make the mistake of starving yourself beforehand worrying about calories, just have smaller meals during the day. Otherwise by starving your body when you do eat your body will want to store more fat and calories than normal due to going into ‘starvation survival mode’ then you'll put more weight on!

·  Meeting friends in a café? Curb your craving for something sweet like cakes – try drinking vanilla rooibos tea instead! It has next to no calories and tastes sweet without the sugar.

·  Eat little and often. Don’t fast or you’ll mess up you’re blood sugars – even detox diets are tailored to prevent this.

·  Choose low GI foods. fill up on protein and don't eat just before going to sleep.

·  Eat slowly and consciously from a smaller plate

·  Stop eating when you’re 80% full

·  Exercise 3-5 times a week – sorry, no cotton wool here, if you want to look and feel great you need to put in the effort.

·  Commit to it and engage your ‘will power’. Process is a powerful thing. Whether it’s LSFit or any other 'process' psychologically as human beings we find it easier to make changes when we follow a proven process. We advise following a process that is about real change for the better, not about making you feel better for a few weeks but achieving very little and leaving you back where you started in a few months – we’re talking about exercising 3-5 times a week of course. At LSFit we'll give you all you need, workouts with regular updates, support and motivational tools.

·  Once you’ve achieved your desired weight, the hard part is usually staying there. To maintain your weight, you should aim to eat within 100 calories of your AMR (Active Metabolic Rate). Your AMR is defined by your BMR plus the calories you need each day to support basic movement and activity. Because your AMR varies on your activity level, it will be higher the more active you are.  You LSFit trainers will work this out for you!