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Modern lifestyles that pile on the stress, and shrink down the sleep might just be making us fat! Most of us would put our hand up and admit that we really need a thirty six hour day to fit everything we do into twenty four hours. We become anxious and overwrought sorting through all of our challenges. And so we turn to eating, to counteract the pressure.

But now it seems there’s a scientific reason why we reach for the most fattening foods at times high stress and exhaustion. This is the thinking behind weight gain that is stress related: When the human body undergoes enduring tension, it exudes the stress-hormone cortisol.

The presence of cortisol encourages a release of insulin (attempting to level out the blood sugar). This in turn leads to a desire to eat more food high in fat and carbohydrate. So we eat carbs and fats, and pretty quickly feel more energised.

For a while the stress settles down and we feel satiated. Yet shortly after that, we feel drained again. An explanation for this is as follows: the insulin removes the glucose from the blood, and then allocates it to areas of the body that store fat, e.g. the waist.

Therefore we should aim to simplify our lives first if we’re planning a weight loss program. Weight loss might also be related to getting enough sleep. In the past, people tended to sleep for a third of every 24 hours. It’s now considerably less than that.

Respectively, the level of obesity in our society has risen. There could be a hormonal link to the two factors. Poor sleep patterns stimulate an increase in our appetite hormones. Since we have a longer ‘day time’, the body’s logic is that it needs more food.

Obviously, when we’re tired, we feel the need for more fuel to energise ourselves, and once again we crave high fats and carbs. Sleeping for an additional hour a night could well re-program our appetite.

And so to our conclusion. If we aim to reduce the tension in our lives, we might just find it easier to reduce our weight as well. Try saying ‘No’ sometimes to other people’s requests. And when the chores of the day come to a close, what better than to treat ourselves to a long relaxing bath before heading off to the land of nod…

To make a change to your life you have to plan to make the change or it won’t happen. Planning for a successful outcome is the basic requirement of any endeavour. When Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Mount Everest, he wasn’t out for a stroll and all of a sudden found himself at the summit!

Take some time to work out what you want to achieve from losing weight, and put your goals in place. Even if the end result falls short of the planned criteria, it’s a likely bet that you’ll be much closer to success than you’d have been without them. Achievable goals tend to be measurable, specific, realistic and targeted.

Five D’s can form the outline of a contract that you should write down - to get a more emotional tie to reaching your goal: Attempt to define what you wish to get out of your soon to be acquired new body, to keep you motivated along the way. Be specific or you won’t know when you’ve achieved it. Re-enforce it with photographs and put them up around where you plan to be.

Desire - explore your emotions for this one and dig deep to discover why your weight is important. Pin point whether it’s the admiration of others, the challenge, or the fitness etc. that drives you.

The next thing to consider is Dedication… It’s really important to put specific time aside to do your exercises. Make an appointment with yourself to fulfil your future and keep to it.

It helps to establish a routine, which in turn helps you to remain committed. Establishing your timetable helps you cope better mentally. It’s mentally easier for you too, because you don’t feel tempted to do other things.

A contract illustrates your Determination to see this thing through. Having a written document about the positive direction of your life makes it harder to bottle out of it. Discipline (to overcome the hard times) - the resolve to work around challenges and not allow them to stop you achieving your goals.

Your contract is a working document designed to assist and strengthen you through the change in your life. Goal planning with realistic targets has proved time and time again to bring more success than any amount of haphazard efforts. Don’t compromise your results by merely paying lip service!

We’re all familiar with some individuals who appear to find life very easy, and enjoy one victory after another. Whereas there are also those who live at the other end of the spectrum, and make a mess of everything they do. Victors and victims make up the world, and attitude is very often the one key factor that makes the difference.

It’s essential when working on a weight loss program to adopt the habits of the victor to accomplish the right outcome. A piece-meal attempt at dieting without the belief is why the ‘victim’ will never win. The victors mentally commit to a successful outcome, and support their actions with feeling.

Visualise the finale of a tennis championship, where the player’s attitudes are as follows: One says “It’s my last chance - I’ll give it my best shot,” but the other says “Winning is my destiny.” Who do you think is taking the cup home with him?

The victor is characterised by the word oar- a figure paddling on to victory. (OAR stands for Ownership, Accountability and Responsibility). On the other hand the victim is characterised by ‘BED’ - he or she stays in bed and is defeated. (BED stands for Blame, Excuses and Denial).

The victor doesn’t expect someone else to lead the way - and takes ownership of his or her tasks. He takes account of his actions by taking them seriously. He sees things through by tackling problems instead of creating them. Ultimately, he is very responsible.

However, as far as the victim is concerned, it’s never his fault when he doesn’t achieve. He can always find fault with another person - as if that person was in control, not him. He always makes excuse for his lack of performance, but the only person he’s persuading is himself. After repeating this cycle of excuses and blame for a while, the victim is in denial. He’s absolutely convinced that there isn’t anything he can do to change things.

Individuals who are considering starting a new diet regime should first address their attitude. Anybody whose thinking is in line with the attitude of the victim must address their issues before they get going, to fully take hold of their weight loss possibilities.

The two sets of attitudes are both just habitual. With unwavering repetition over time, habits can be changed. Listen to that little voice in your head - if it’s obviously a victim, then consciously stop it and state why you can accomplish your goal. Achievers are just like the rest of us - except they’ve conquered their demons and taken control.

We don’t start out as victors, we learn the habits of victors to accomplish our goals. We have to have the mind-set of a winner in order to achieve the weight we want ourselves to be.