• You should avoid dad taxing your kid's snacks :P
    More seriously though, self-control is over-rated, its easier to make healthier food choices if the bad food choices aren't easily available.

    The food retail industry is designed to make you buy more than you originally planned to, so avoiding going out to get coffee (and have your head turned by the delicious looking pastel de nata) and food shopping when hungry can be life logistical changes that can make staying on plan much easier.

    One of the things I'm doing is unsubscribing from any emails from just-eat/deliveroo/uber eats/dominos and similar that were heavily used during lockdown, as they know to email/text you when your willpower is weak....

  • Spot on with all this, last year I had my most sucess with a lite calorie counting approach (lots of ball parking, being honest about sweeets/snacks and fruit veg were free

    Major lifestyle changes detailed this but my main goal is better portion control, and a heavy cut back on sugar and deserts