I have this view that losing weight is easy, keeping it off is hard because keeping it off is the discipline.

If you've stacked on the weight over time, and if you don't have any health issues, you don't realise. So you'll see yourself in the mirror and, yes, you know what the scales say, but you don't actually see what other people see.

Our hormones take on an even more male-like picture. Weight shifts upwards, from the hips and bottom towards the belly.

I am feeling stronger every day. Every day I am weighing myself and I am losing weight.

When it comes to losing weight, one of the most effective methods is self-monitoring. Systematically observing and recording target behaviors, such as reduced calorie and fat intake and increased daily exercise, helps you stay on course.

They're literally losing weight night after night.