Weight Loss

Government statistics show that only 40% of women and 32% of men are at a healthy weight. With only a tiny fraction of adults being underweight (less than 2 %), that classifies a whopping majority of the population as at least overweight and nearly a quarter as obese.

You may wonder if that is really a problem, but the cost to the NHS is huge, which must also mean a huge cost in pain, discomfort or distress to the numbers of people having to seek help with their weight.  It’s no wonder that weight loss plays such a significant part in everything from magazines selling weight loss tips to television weight loss programmes – the creators of these realise that they are catering to a mostly overweight audience.

So, what method is best for weight loss?  Do diets work?  Are weight loss pills effective?  Can fast weight loss be permanent weight loss?  Is there a free way to lose weight?  Do quick weight loss plans deliver what they promise?  Is there really a weight loss tablet which will melt away fat?  Can a rapid weight loss program be dangerous?

If you are interested in losing weight, you may be asking all of these questions and more.  DFF won’t promise you all the answers because, frankly, no-one has all the answers.  However, we know that if you follow our tips on psychology, your efforts can be more fruitful and we can help you work out what might be the most effective strategy for you to lose weight.  And because you can ask the questions on our forum that you want answered, we can help each other to see through the trumped up promises made by some manufacturers and find out what works for real people in the real world.