Slimming World — January-February 2018

Margaret

Miles-Bramwell

OBE, HonMUniv,

FRSA, is

Slimming

World’s

founder and

chair

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Identify your weight-loss ‘tripwires’,

and a slimmer, happier and healthier

is yours for the taking, says

Margaret Miles-Bramwell

nbelievable! What happened to 

?

Where did it go?

So maybe you didn’t follow through on

all those 

 New Year’s resolutions? I’m

guessing there are a fair few of us who meant well

and really felt committed at the time, but hey – life

simply got in the way.

I think the feeling of a brand-new year and

a fresh start inspires us all to want to do better. And

there is so much brilliant help and support available

at Slimming World for those who, deep, deep down,

long for a weight loss that is so much more than

a smaller clothes size. We are talking about not

only looking great and enjoying oodles of lovely,

heart-warming compliments, but feeling great, too.

Feeling proud of our achievements does absolute

wonders for our self-esteem and, maybe even more

importantly, developing new lifestyle habits. Habits

that mean we move better, sleep better, decrease

our risk of developing health problems like Type 

diabetes and reduce our need for medication. Habits

that, although maybe not a personal priority but

a national one, mean we generally do our bit towards

helping out our struggling NHS by becoming much

healthier and reducing the obesity crisis the country

is dealing with.

So from purely a weight-loss perspective, here

are a few psychological and emotional ‘tripwires’

to look out for to help you make ˆ your most

amazing year ever. Recognising them will help

you smash through the feeling that life somehow

gets in the way, embrace life and whatever comes

with it, and learn how to manage your life to keep

you on track. Believe me when I say that the end

result is so, so worth it.

When you catch yourself saying these things, see

a big red flag waving madly in your head:

‘I’ll start on Monday.’ (Or after the holiday, or

party, or wedding – whatever the reason to delay

once again.)

‘That bit won’t matter.’ (Sometimes a thought

that is encouraged by friends and family who

A fresh start...

that lasts

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