Starting a weight loss journey is difficult. There's always an event, a holiday, or an excuse that means that it would be better to start another day, and that's half the battle.
However, for those who feel like weight loss would benefit their life, there are a few tips that can help get you off to the best start. The UK's leading slimming organisation, Slimming World, have put together their tried-and-tested tips that cause thousands to join every year in hopes of losing weight.
Members of Slimming World "learn to plan and base meals on foods which are naturally low in calories and that will fill them up and keep them satisfied for longer". They are also encouraged to eat 'free' foods with other types of food being tracked using the Slimming World "syns" system.