Seriously - this can work wonders although it seems whacky and counter-intuitive. Basically if you look at lots and lots of pictures of food when you’re hungry, it will put you off the food after a while, and will reduce your cravings. In essence, you’re tricking your mind into thinking you’ve over-indulged without eating anything at all. Some people call this the “Instagram Diet”.

A 2005 National Sleep Foundation “Sleep in America” poll revealed that women are more likely than men to have difficulty falling and staying asleep and to experience more daytime sleepiness at least a few nights/days a week. Reference: National Sleep Foundation

There is a growing body of evidence that too much visceral belly fat increases the risk of dementia in later life. Basically, the liver uses up a protein dealing with that belly fat. That same protein is needed for learning and memory formation. Too much belly fat limits the amount of the protein available to the brain, with long term effects. These days with obesity and body fat being a difficult and charged topic it is important to remember that there are genuine health impacts from being significantly overweight for a long period. Web MD Article The research paper

It turns out that when many people are studied over a lengthy period, there is a significant difference between those to set goals and those that both set goals and achieve them. A recent study took 5000 people over 12 months where each had a specific goal they wanted to achieve within a year, whether related to relationship, lifestyle, study or wealth. Of the 5000, only 10% actually achieved their goals. And those 10% behaved remarkably differently to those who did not attain their goals, and did so in two distinct ways. This was not about what they did, but what they did not do.