It's so tempting to let a problem slide, be it an issue at work, a relationship that isn't working or our food habits. The thought of tackling things head on can be so overwhelming that you might want to shy away from action. Sadly, that's unlikely to improve the situation.

But don't despair. Any situation can be made right. The decision is in your hands. Do you let things deteriorate? Or do you take every effort to make things right?

Music

Tama - Springtime Secret

Dust Diggers & Hicks - Shibuya Sky

Fool Parsley - Anyways

ARISU - When You're Ready

Moonboy - First Snow

Dust Diggers - Soul Garden

Moonboy - Marlboro Man

Tama - Sunflower Field

Kyu - First Love

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It’s pretty straightforward. High calorie food is simply too high calorie to fit into a balanced diet in anything other than a small quantity. Sometimes we want to have our cake and eat it too, and endeavour to burn off thousands of extra calories so we can binge on junk.

A healthy diet will treat your body so much better. When your diet is whole and natural, there’s nothing to outrun.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Ades Lofi - Ohmaigah

LAKEY INSPIRED - Blue Boi

Langston - Pure Gold

You might be convinced it’s impossible to lose weight. You feel like you’ve tried everything, but nothing changes. Having spent 10 years at double the healthy weight of someone my height, I understand why you might feel that way. I felt so stuck in the cycle of overeating and weight gain. Any effort to fight against it seemed futile.

Thinking about doing all the work at once can be so daunting you’re reluctant to even try. But chopping it up into smaller challenges makes it far more achievable. Don’t make one all-encompassing effort, make a bunch of little ones. There are small, possible steps that you can take today that will eventually lead to the impossible.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Moochi – Amnesia

Lukrembo – Castle

@vladgluschenkomusic – Peace

Tomppabeats – Far Away

Camel Club – Second Chances

Chillpeach - Baguette

I can see why people think this, particularly if they themselves have never been overweight. As someone who’s been through it I understand how we can wind up with weight problems against our will. That’s not that part that we choose. Changing is.

You can choose to change your life in an instant. Believe you’re capable and make your choice. Enough good choices lead to enormous changes, and your entire life could transform before your eyes.

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Music

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Late Night – Midnight Thoughts

Vibes – My Heart is True

Hicks & Langston – The Melody of You

Pop Culture & Moonboy – Capybara

Jujutsu Kaisen – Purple Hollow

Unfeel – Giving Hope

Unfeel – All Out

Unfeel – Fashion

Popoi – Dorila y Mello

It would be lovely if there were magical solutions to our problems. Sadly, that’s beyond the realm of possibility. What is possible though, is starting the work. It might not feel like that’s the case, but I assure you it is. You have to believe you’re capable. That’s going to catapult your progress.

If all you ever do is wish to be at the finish line, just know that in reality you’ll never get there if you don’t start moving. Every step gets you closer, and a little more of the work will be complete. Before long, your wishes can come true. But only if you work for it.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Massobeats – Lavender

Moon Ghetto & Pevanni – Backseat Blues

Lakey Inspired – The Process

Massobeats - Cloudy

Pop Culture – Kingdom of One

Dust Diggers – Get Close

Flwrz - Reunited

Losing weight can be a battle, but having a plan can shield you from the hardest blows. Personally, I succumb to my urges to overeat the quickest when I haven’t planned a healthy meal. I feel intimidated by all the gym equipment when I walk in without a clue where to start.

Preparing ahead of time helps me get through cravings and temptations. It’s obviously okay to splurge once in a while, but doing it on a regular basis will only upend your progress. Get out ahead of it, and it will feel less of a battle. I can all but guarantee it.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Late Night – Midnight Thoughts

Late Night – Find Your Love

Hicks & Langston – The Melody Of You

Kyu – Some Days In August

ARISU, Hicks & Moonboy – Out Of Reach

Tokyo Music Walker – Afterglow

Tama – Starlit Path

Kyu – Inner Peace

A common pitfall in weight loss is to get side tracked by your goal weight. I would stand on the scale every day and do the mental maths to see how far away I was from success.

If I could go back now, I’d do things differently. Instead of counting every pound I had left to lose, I could have focused on my behaviour. I should have nurtured my new habits and celebrated them. That would have been much better than beating myself up with an arbitrary number on the scale.

Notice your habits, assess how much they’re serving you and adjust them accordingly. You’ll find much more success that way than obsessing over being a particular weight.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Dust Diggers - Purple Hollow

Langston & Dust Diggers - Make it Rain

Nobel & Toti Cisneros- Say You Love it

Sheath & Hotpotatoes - Mocha Morning

Pop Culture & Moonboy - Yeah Yeah

Hicks, Tama & Dust Diggers - Sweet Spot

Moonboy & Langston - New York

Flwrz, Hicks & ARISU - Echoes

Tama, Hicks & Pop Culture - My Heart is True

ARISU, Langston & Moonboy - Find Your Love

Losing weight the natural way is a struggle. But in that fight, you get stronger. You change. You end up a new person. You emerge from the battle ready to face the rest of your life. There are “easier” paths to weight loss now that GLP-1 injections are widely available. The problem is, the only thing they do is reduce your appetite. I know what you might be thinking. Only? That’s the answer to my problem!

You may well think that, but removing your appetite artificially doesn’t treat the deeper problems. We usually overeat for a reason, whether it’s an attempt at emotional self-regulation or simply out of habit. Whatever it is, the injections can’t fix that. That’s down to you. And if you never develop better habits, you’ll be thrown into chaos when you eventually come off the medication.

Here’s a great video all about GLP-1 injections called ‘I’m a Pathologist: The "Biological Cost" of Ozempic and Mounjaro’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT3BxZNJlhs

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Super Lofi World – Super Mario

Super Lofi World - Anime

Super Lofi World - Minato

Super Lofi World - Speedrun

Super Lofi World - Gaming

Super Lofi World – One Piece

Super Lofi World – Sad Days

Super Lofi World - Sunset

This is yet another piece of toxic diet culture that I think has the potential to do more harm than good. I’ve relied on it myself for far too long. It sends the message to my body loud and clear that I dislike it so much that I want it to cry. We shouldn’t be punishing ourselves.

Self-love is our salvation. Don’t try and make any of yourself cry, even the parts you wish you could part with. Your body is yours, and in the long run you want to treat is as best you can to stay happy and healthy long into later life.

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

Tama – Morning Brew

Hicks – Havana Nights

Tama & Moonboy – A Final Cocktail

Hicks – Cozy Days

Moonboy – Seconds

Hicks – Vintage Melodies

Moonboy – Romantic Comedy

Hicks – Postcards

Tama – Frog Prince

Hicks – Happy Dragon

Langston – Downtown

Hicks – First Floor

Moonboy – Spicy Takoyaki

Hicks – Accelerate

Hicks – Homework Jazz

Oxinym – Ocean

Hicks – Napoleon

Tama – Coffee & Cigarettes

Hicks – Station Square

Moonboy – Night Owl

Tama - Soulful Keys

Hicks – Blues Inn

Tama – Pineapple Express

You can ask yourself this question every time you make a food decision. You might want the snack, but you might well want to lose weight more. It's up to you to decide.

If you’re in the habit of throwing caution to the wind because you’re having a craving, take a minute to pause and ask yourself this question. There are two paths before you. One might feel comfortable and familiar, but the other leads to your goal weight. What do you want more?

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Music

Tama – Springtime Secret

DHUPA – What do you want?

Mise – Can’t Shake You

Midsummer - Lighter

Matmcquiree – Bliss

Zane Alexander – Galaxy

Massobeats – Lavender

The Deli – 5:32 PM

Lofiru – Imperfect