Rewrite The Rule Book

Forget everything you know about diets, and embrace a kinder (and more successful) approach. Fun fact: it involves chips

- Maria Lally

It’s that time of year again, when everywhere you look there’s a diet or fitness regime being touted as a way to ‘get your bikini body’. And we’re calling bullsh*t on it all. Not just the idea that you have to lose weight to fit in with someone else’s ideals (that’s crap), but also the diets themselves. Because science has now proved that what we’ve been taught in the past no longer applies. It’s actually changing your mindset, rather than what’s on your plate, that counts. Read on, and never feel guilty about that extra doughnut again.

1 Out with the old Hating your body as motivation In with the new Being more mindful

Ever gone to a spin class because you hate your thighs (and ended up hating the instructor instead)? It won’t help your mind, or your body. Research from Syracuse University found that the more dissatisfied women are with their bodies, the more likely they are to avoid exercise. And, what’s more, even just thinking you’re overweight could predict future weight gain. But how can you flip that mindset? Hint: it’s not by doing a crazy HIIT class, it’s by slowing down. Way down. A study, published in the