Often when we start on a health journey, we assume it’s going to be a straightforward one. But most of the time, it’s not. Please have some patience with your body and remember that you’re making the right choices for your health.
The most important thing is that the changes you are making are sustainable and will help you long term.
While ZOE isn’t a weight loss programme as such, by eating the ZOE way you can work towards visceral fat loss (a reduction in waist circumference).
Your weight is also just one metric used to measure health, which often doesn’t tell us the full story. There are lots of other health markers that can be measured to demonstrate how your dietary changes are impacting your health, such as:
Increased energy
Improved sleep
Improved digestion
Improved stool habits
Improved mood
Reduced hunger
Improved relationship with food
That said, we understand that some members are working towards visceral fat loss, so here are some tips for weight management that may give some day-to-day structure:
Aim towards a score of 75+ most days. Logging your food can help you maintain accountability, and allow you to reflect on your choices so you know where to adapt.
Eat balanced meals that cover all food groups to meet your nutritional needs (you can read more about this in here).
Within your balanced meal, keep an eye on the fat source and include a lean protein-rich food.
Get plenty of high quality sleep (check out our article on sleep tips for help).
Manage stress levels (we also have an article for tips on this).
Eat when you’re hungry, and stop when you’re full. Top tip for this: Eat slowly without distractions to help you honour your hunger cues.
Move regularly (some ideas of how to do so can be found here).
Limit alcohol intake (take a look at this article for more information).
Remember there can be lots that contribute towards weight loss, so take it one step at a time.
You can also join our ‘Healthy Weight’ Club for peer support, and read through our Health Academy Articles on Weight Management 💛.