Overweight

How can being overweight affect us? Many, but not all, overweight individuals are not happy with their body shape leading to lower self esteem, higher levels of anxiety and depression. Physical illnesses which are more common include. Diabetes, heart disease, strokes, cancer (breast, uterus), arthritis and skin dissorders.

How to reduce weight? Basically we have to exercise more and eat less. This of course is not as easy as it seems as we would all have the body of an Adonis. Diets, supplements and organisations can help us each eat better. The exercise section of our partner website will provide helpful tips on how to integrate a higher level of exercise into our daily lives. Some basic tips include:-

• Avoid faddy diets but aim to eat healthily for the long term
• Distract yourself from thinking about food
• Avoid processed food
• Eat less fatty foods e.g. deep fried
• Avoid pastries, pies
• Cut fat off meat
• Eat less meat more fish
• Eat a large salad with every meal
• Reduce alcohol intake
• Try not to eat 3 hours before bed
• Try not to snack between meals
• Avoid food from lunch to evening meal