The best definition of self-discipline is ‘positive action’ – something to feel good about”. If you’ve decided to lose weight then you should be feeling good about that. Self-discipline is a form of self-control which we exercise consciously. Self-discipline is very im...

Goal setting is a very powerful process for focusing your attention on what you really want from life. Without goals, life can lack purpose and become directionless. By understanding what you want and what you want to achieve, you know where you have to direct your eff...

There are some pretty scary statistics coming out about the dangers of being overweight or obese. What is alarming is how few people are aware of those statistics. One recent survey put it as low as 30% – and that’s very worrying. There is one very obvious risk which s...

You can imagine the scene from an old black and white movie. It’s Main Street in some town in the mid-west. There’s a smartly dressed man wearing top hat standing on the back of an open topped wagon selling his cure all elixir. An eager crowd listen intently as he desc...

he word ‘cancer’ is the one word people don’t want to hear. It has become so synonymous with death and suffering that it is seldom mentioned or even discussed – unless there is very good reason. This is despite the fact that there have been huge advances in the detecti...

Have you thought what it’s going to be like when you’ve been successful in achieving your weight loss goal? What are the reactions of your friends and colleagues going to be to your weight loss, to the ‘new’ you? You will have to sharpen up your powers of empathy if yo...

If you’re overweight, here are a few questions to ask yourself:

• Would you like to lose weight and feel better mentally and physically?

• Would you like to significantly reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke?

• Would you like to protect your heart and liv...

Governments and health care professionals across the world are becoming worried, very worried. Why? Because despite their best efforts to persuade people to eat a healthier diet and to take more exercise, the obesity epidemic is getting worse.

In Britain, by 2050 60% of...

The failure rate of most diets is astronomical yet more and more people turn to diets to try and provide a solution to their weight problem.  If you’re a battle scarred veteran of the diet wars you’ll know just how much determination and effort it takes to lose weight....

Eating too much? It’s easy to do. Little wonder people get disheartened by their lack of progress when they’re trying to lose weight. Actually, it isn’t your fault – read the Slim Habit and you’ll find out why.

In the meantime there are some very simple habits that can...