STRUGGLING to eat healthier? Just eight per cent of us achieve our New Year’s resolutions.
And experts say that most of us have fallen off the wagon by this time of year.
Here are some top tips from Marks and Spencer’s resident nutritionist Helen Stevenson to help you get back on track.
1. Choose your goal weight: Are you a healthy weight? Use a BMI calculator to find out and use this to create your weight loss goal. Sustained and healthy weight loss should be gradual, about 1-2lbs (0.5-1kg) a week.
2. Know your calories: As a guide, women aiming to lose weight should have a diet of about 1,500 calories a day. This doesn’t mean living on rice crackers and carrots sticks – look to rebalance your diet, include plenty of wholegrains, fruit, vegetables and lean protein each day with a small treat now and then to help you stick to your goal.
3. Don’t skip meals: Skipping meals – in particular, breakfast – will not help you to lose weight.
Instead it can make you crave energy dense, high fat/sugar foods later in the day. Some good breakfast options to start the day with include porridge, low fat yoghurts, wholemeal toast with a low fat topping or high fibre cereal with semi-skimmed milk.
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