Every little bit makes a difference.

People who are overweight, and then lose even a small amount, tell us how much better they feel ‘in themselves’ and they have more energy. Their self esteem increases, they feel better able to cope, do things more easily, even think better.

Above all, as they begin to achieve ‘healthier’ weight, they begin to reduce the risks of serious and life threatening disease like diabetes and heart attack or stroke and certainly reduce pressure on their joints keeping more mobile and more able to enjoy activities.

Weight creeps up on you for lots of reasons, but most important of all is the imbalance between what (and how much) you eat, and the exercise you do.

Losing weight is not about jogging every day or sweating it out in the gym. It may be as simple as walking every day.

Of course, the more overweight you are, the more daunting the task seems. It took a long time to put the weight on and could take easily as long to take it off. Occasionally weight is a genetic thing. Sometimes, the medicines you take may make it harder.

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