Archive - Laura’s weight loss tips

It’s coming off again! Here’s how

At last I am losing weight again. It’s been a very tough battle with many setbacks but I’m on a roll now. Here’s how

Apr 18 •

March 2024

So easy to gain - so hard to lose!

Why does the weight pile on so easily yet remain stubbornly tough to impossible to shift back off?

Mar 14 •

January 2024

You’re not hungry! You just want to eat

Whenever you want to put food in your mouth ask yourself this - are you really hungry? Or do you just want to eat?

Jan 25 •

October 2023

Why I'm resting this Substack

I'm taking a time out for the time being

Oct 26, 2023 •

Wet food is a dieter's friend

Meals with the same number of calories and roughly same proportion of protein to carb can have vastly different outcomes to a diet.

Oct 5, 2023 •

September 2023

Why it's so much tougher second time round

Despite lowering my daily calorie intake to practically subsistence level my weight is stubbornly refusing to drop.

Sep 7, 2023 •

July 2023

Now I truly know why diets, mostly, fail

When you want to lose weight but your body doesn’t want you to!

Jul 24, 2023 •

June 2023

I stopped dieting and gained weight

I stop dieting in the hope if I couldn’t lose anymore weight I could at least maintain the weight I’d lost. It didn’t work.

Jun 22, 2023 •

May 2023

Why I've stopped dieting - for now!

I’ve decided to stop dieting for the time being. The weight isn’t coming off so best I can do is for now is hold onto what I’ve lost

May 22, 2023 •

How do we cure our obesity crisis

When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s hardly anyone was obese. Now we’ve become a fat nation. How can we reverse this?

May 3, 2023 •

April 2023

Fear and loathing in the bathroom

After the feast comes the weigh-in...

Apr 6, 2023 •

March 2023

Leave the table feeling a bit hungry

A good performance at the theatre, or TV series, should always leave you wanting a bit more. It’s the same with meals.

Mar 13, 2023 •

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