What is your current height and weight?
Around 120kg (264
pounds), 177cm (5'10")
If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be?
95kg (210
pounds)
At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?
110kg (242
pounds)
Why do you want to lose weight?
To have good physical and mental health.
What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?Lack of motivation and support. Work taking over life.
Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?
Eating and drink too much during the student years. Bad habits and a love of pizza.
What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight?
To start some regular exercise
Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight?
Yes. By doing some regular exercise and counting those
calories
Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? Work taking all my time and depressive periods during which I eat!
What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work?
Crash diets don’t work. I see very quick results but when it stops after a couple of weeks I give up.
Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?
Yes that is what I will be doing with this diary.
Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?
I enjoy cooking but often don’t have the time or motivation. I love to cook pasta or pizza
How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go?
Now and again. But not that often. Might go out for a meal in a pub.
What are your three favorite foods?
Pasta, Pizza, extra Cheese
What are your three favorite restaurants?
A good Italian, Jumbo’s “Eat as much as you want Chinese”, Pizza Hut
What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food?Drink lots of water with my meal, cook less, put less on my plate.
If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?
No
fat man’s belly, slimmer face and legs.
Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Yes
Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?
Yes
Do you hide your food or eat in secret?
Sometimes when I am at home on my own
Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?
Yes
Do you eat as a reward?
Yes
Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?Yes
What do you normally eat for a meal?
Fish (or other meat), roast vegetables, yogurt
What type of snacks do you eat?
Crisps, biscuits.
In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?
Nothing
Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?
Swimming and local
gym.
What, if anything, are your three favourite types of exercise?
Walking, swimming, badminton.
What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals?
Daily –
energy to do my job and live well
Weekly – to keep going and stick with the changes
Monthly – see and feel a difference in my
body
Yearly – to get to my ideal weight and live to tell the tale
Do you have rewards for certain goals?
No
What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?Work taking up my time so I forget to eat regularly. My partner coming home
stressed with junk food.
