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Before you start the diet, think about previous diets when you’ve been successful. Did you diet alone or with friends? A lot of people find it really helpful to ‘buddy up’ with someone, whereas others prefer to go it alone – there isn’t a right or a wrong approach but it’s well worth thinking about what will suit you best. Is there someone whom you think would be good to diet with? If you are going to diet with other people, choose carefully. There are diet saboteurs out there who can be really good at subconsciously spoiling your plan by encouraging you to take a shortcut here, or make a slip there. Make sure the person you choose is really committed and of a similar mindset to you.

Sometimes well-meaning friends and relatives just don’t support us in the best way. Nagging, bullying and humiliating are thoroughly unhelpful, and guaranteed to make you stick two fingers up at the world and abandon your diet. Decide if you want to tell people you are trying to lose weight. If you do, decide what they can best do to help you and ask them for what you need. If you don’t want them to eat biscuits in front of you, ask them not to. If you want them to ask how you are getting on once a week rather than every five minutes, or if you’d prefer them not to mention it at all, ask them. If you want them to query whether you should be eating certain foods, ask them to phrase the question in a way that doesn’t sound accusing or patronizing. Decide on the kind of support you want and will respond best to and ask for it! If you prefer your support to come from people less involved with your day-to-day life then you can log on to our website and get an abundance of really helpful support.