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Change your life, by decluttering - really?

Well, yes - it's true - allow me to explain...

If you were asked to list 10 life changing events, I'm pretty sure that decluttering won't have featured on it.

Items like these: -

...will come to mind way beforesorting out the clutter you may have.

BUT..

Decluttering - done right - really and truly can change your life.

In fact, it can produce a fundamental shift in the way we think about our homes and our lives - and it can be incredibly empowering.

Let's go into it a little deeper...

Unfortunately, decluttering in a way that makes real, fundamental changes to your life, in a way that sticks - is not a quick fix at all.

But it doesn't have to be hard either!

Let me give you an analogy: -

When you decide to diet, you want to lose weight quickly and easily. Your weight is your clutter. You may reduce the food you eat and therefore eat less calories each day. You go through weeks of restrictions and yes, you find that you lose some weight - but chances are it will pile back on as soon as you start to live your life as normal again. Unless you make changes that work with how you live, those changes won't last and won't fulfil you.

Decluttering tends to be the same.

You want to lose the excess "stuff", so you spend a few days/weeks going through your home finding anything and everything to get rid of. However, after all that you still find you haven't fundamentally changed anything. You're either left with less than you want, or you end up creating new piles of stuff over the months that follow and the pattern starts again.

The 'weight' from both situations goes for a while - but usually comes back.

The reason? - you've made changes that make a visible difference, but you haven't gone deeper. You haven't looked at the fundamentals that will ensure those changes last.

Life changing?

I think not.

As with most effective answers - it's simple really.

To change your life in a way that lasts, you need to work out what you want you're really trying to achieve and work from there.

You want to go deeper than the superficial and get to grips with making your home (and life) the way you want it to be.

Instead of starting with a bin bag ready to fill, start with a pen and paper instead.

To do this, simply follow these 5 easy steps: -

THIS IS YOUR CLUTTER. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

The rest? - well - that's all the stuff that helps you live your life - and that should all stay.

Start with what you really want to do with your life, and what your goals are, and you will much more easily be able to declutter that which doesn't help you get there.

All achieved by decluttering the right way.

Bliss!

Doing it this way will mean that decluttering should become a habit for the rest of your life, because it's addictive to shape your life and home exactly as you want them to be, and you'll want to keep going!

And that, my friends, is how decluttering really and truly can transform your life.

No more quick fixes - just real shifts in your thinking will make the difference you are looking for.

So, why not create the life and home that you want - starting now...

Make your plan and declutter around it - you won't regret it.

You ready to change your life? I hope so!

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How Decluttering Properly Can Literally Change Your Life - HuffPost UK

Forget about the hours at the gym and the wonderful pills that promise to get rid of many pounds in just two days now you have the simplest and cheapest way to get rid of the unbearable kilos: drink water!

Yeah, you heard it! Drink as much water as you can. Minimum one liter, recommends specialists.

According to a study by American researchers, it has been found that adults who drink at least four glasses of water per day feel more full, do not feel the need to consume unhealthy food and have more energy.

Surprisingly, the study found that obese and overweight people were drinking lots of liquids but not what they should, that is, all-day water, but carbonated soft drinks full of sugar and additives that can contribute to depositing kilograms.

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No 1- Food diary

Nowadays there are so many quick fixes and fad diets, which yes will help you lose weight but will you maintain it???

90% of the time the answer is NO! See if we lose a lot of weight quickly we lose some very important and essential lean tissue (muscle), which controls our metabolic rate (rate in which we burn calories). Weight regained after the diet could be fat tissue which is a lot lazier. For every 1lb of lean tissue we burn 50 calories at rest but for every 1lb of fat we only burn 4 calories. So it is pretty lazy!!

Even if you dont over-eat you could regain weight anyway because of the greater the proportion of lazy fat tissue in your body, because your metabolism is slowed and because lost fluid will replace itself.

The only way to maintain weight loss and adapt and keep a healthy lifestyle is a slow and steady weight loss, and take baby step with changing things in your diet, a drastic exclusion of too many things will deffo set you up for failure.

Realistically we can only lose about 1-2lb of actual fat per week, the rest is fluid. Maybe the first few weeks if you have a lot to lose you might lose more but that will stabilise after a few weeks.

A very useful tool if your goal is weight loss would be to record a food diary. Maybe 5-7 days and just have a sheet of paper with you, it doesnt have to be anything fancy!

Record everything from water consumption, a lot of uncounted calories can be consumed in liquid form so record all drinks, if you have sugar in your teas/coffees, portion size of each meal and snack, how you are feeling if you reach for that sugary treat. Some people dont realize it but our emotions play a lot in our eating habits.

If we are feeling tired or down or had a bad day we tend to reach for sugary things kind of like a reward to cheer yourself up, so just put a little note on it of how you were feeling and see if there is a pattern there.

Times in which we are eating at which is also very important .. We all know how important having our breakfast is dont we? Its so very very important.

Metabolism needs to be kicked right in the butt first thing It slows down as the day goes on and by evening/night it can be very slow so eating huge portions and junk food at them times will just store as unwanted fat. So put times on your diary too.

Then when the 5-7 days are up have a read through it yourself and check for things like, did I have breakfast today?, did I snack in between meals, have I drink enough water? Have I had too much sugar in my tea/coffee (if you put the same quantity of sugar you usually put in tea/coffee into a container and at the end of the week see how full that container is or add up the tea spoons, will you be shocked??)

FYI: As an adult our recommended allowance of added sugar PER DAY IS 5 TEA SPOONS. So do the math and see how you go.

Am I getting enough of all food groups? ( fruits, meats, veggies, dairy, grains), is my diet varied?, am I following my metabolism, ie. eating a well-balanced breakfast, mid-morning snack, well balanced lunch, mid afternoon snack, and dinner. Little and often is key. This well help stabilize blood sugar levels and prevent sugar impulses.

Am I drinking enough H20?! People can suffer from mild dehydration and not even know it, if you drink a lot of tea/coffee you are at risk of mild dehydration as tea/coffee are diuretics. What this means is they can make you want to wee a lot which so you will lose a lot of fluid that needs to be replaced, so youll feel thirsty again and probably reach for more tea/coffee and then it will just do a full circle!

Your energy levels will drop also and if you train your muscles could cramp due to lack of hydration. A little tip on how to work out your recommended water intake would be to multiply your weight in kg by 0.033. This would have to be increased with activity level.

Also IF ITS NOT IN IT WONT GO IN! Everyone knows if the bad stuff isnt in the presses you cant put them in your mouth!!! So dont buy them in your weekly shopping. Simples!

Continued recording of a food diary will help you maintain your healthy lifestyle.

Give it a try and see how you get on. And be completely honest with everything youll be codding none but yourself if you dont!!!

Good luck.

If any of ye reading this would like to email me your food diary to ytynan@live.com or PM my page LOL Ladies Only Lifting on Facebook Ill give you some feedback on it..

Next week I will talk about our BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), a very effective tool in fat loss.

Thank you for reading..

Yvonne

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Weight Loss Many people welcome the idea of losing weight, but what they do not think is healthy. Weight loss is definitely a good thing; but after you change your diet to become a healthy system along with exercise, you should know that losing weight suddenly and without trying to lose it is a matter of concern. Weight loss is a symptom of a group. Various and various serious health diseases. It is necessary to diagnose the causes of loss of weights suddenly and quickly, the loss of weight loss of the person to look for the causes; because rapid and rapid weight loss is one of the most important symptoms of early detection of serious diseases, and thus one of the most important causes of treatment quickly and healing.

Weight loss occurs when the human body loses muscle mass, fluid and fat that accumulate. Regular diet helps to lose weight to a large extent, and a proportion of so-called rapid weight loss can be called a loss of about 5% of body mass within one year or Less below a special diet for this end. Causes of sudden weight loss Eating Disorders The human body is compatible with what it takes. When a diet is balanced, weight becomes more balanced and consistent with height. When you stop eating, it is normal to lose weight. This condition is very common among people with disorders. In eating, especially the case of anorexia or bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is defined as a mental disorder in which a person suffers from a severe fear of being overweight, reduces the amount of food to live on a little, and thus becomes very thin. On the other hand, neuropathic neuropathy occurs when a person persists in his singing towards food and later persists In stressful and stressful exercises to control weight gain, these disorders and fluctuations in the bodys supply of food are one of the causes of sudden weight loss. This condition must be treated quickly before it threatens life. Anorexia is a common condition among teenage girls in particular. Psychological problems Some rapid weight loss cases are attributed to mental health problems, including stress and anxiety, and in the new world where multiple forms of interpersonal relationships increase the chances of being exposed to anxiety from work-related situations and personal life problems; some people fail to get out of some situations These situations lead to anxiety and thus expose their bodies to illogical disorders such as rapid and rapid weight loss.

This is accompanied by rapid breathing, dizziness, some chest pains and possibly shortness of breath. Regardless of stress and anxiety, the causes of weight loss can be one of the consequences of a persons depression, when a person feels sad and anxious at all times and this is due to some psychological, genetic or environmental factors. Often when a person suffers from depression, he suffers from loss of appetite, and may sometimes suffer from some problems in the digestive system, which may cause loss of weight suddenly and quickly. Cancer Some life-threatening diseases can be one of the causes of sudden weight loss, such as blood, pancreas, lung, and other types. Rapid weight loss is a common symptom. Cancer tumors increase metabolism and metabolism, causing the body to burn more calories. Thermal and faster, this leads to weight loss. Chronic diarrhea Diarrhea is one of the reasons that lead to weight loss and is a result of gastrointestinal disorders. There is no such thing as low food or low blood pressure. Diarrhea can be treated with antibiotics, but people who have diarrhea for more than four years Weeks get a sharp drop in their weight. Diabetes In diabetes, the body is unable to produce enough insulin, so it will not be able to analyze glucose, and will not be enough energy to the cells of the body, leaving glucose in the bloodstream, causing the loss of weight and significantly, and this is accompanied by symptoms Others show diabetes. Apart from previous causes, weight loss can be the result of some other diseases; such as hyperthyroidism, arthritis, GERD, tuberculosis, kidney failure, lung problems, AIDS, drug abuse, Nutrition, Parkinsons disease, or bowel obstruction, and age is an important factor. Treatment of sudden weight loss The appropriate treatment depends on the diagnosis of the reasons. Therefore, the person who is losing weight should see the doctor to diagnose his condition and then find out the reasons for the problem. This is done by conducting the necessary tests to find out the causes and then treating the sudden weight loss, A balanced diet, exercise some regular exercise, and undergo a recuperation period.

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To lose weight is not an easy task, and although there are many healthy habits that help in achieving the cherished goal, they may not always equally efficient to operate.

People who are overweight and obese are usually searching for new methods of losing the extra pounds, and not only to look aesthetically attractive, but also to improve your physical and mental health, which is so important for each of us.

Despite the fact that there are some types of diets that promise us to lose weight within just a few days, it is better to introduce a new system of power gradually without subjecting the health possible negative consequences.

And although for many losing weight is not to see instant results this is in itself a stress, weight can be reduced gradually, if you follow proper technique and do it consistently. Fortunately, you only need to follow a few simple daily habits to make the changes visible without having too harsh and dangerous diets.

Nutritionists spoke about the 8 best ways to lose weight that you can implement in your daily life.

1. Keep the most useful products on view

The habit of keeping the most useful products always in mind will help you to improve the food system, this is especially valuable when we want to lose weight in a healthy way.

Put fresh vegetables and fruits on the table or keep a handful of dried fruit, it reduces the habit of eating high-calorie foods, such as fried in butter or sweets.

2. Place food in small plates

Although for some this habit seems silly and inefficient, the use of small plates is a great way to control the amount of food eaten and calories in it.

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The portions in this case will be reduced, and since food takes up all the space on the plate, our brain perceives such a size sufficient for saturation.

3. Increase consumption of vegetables and fruits

Daily consumption of 5-6 servings of raw vegetables and fruits is a great help to our organism to maintain the processes responsible for the removal of excess fat. You will be able to lose weight much faster.

The high content of water, dietary fiber and antioxidants, helps to eliminate waste and helps to avoid harmful effects on metabolism.

By the way, it also gives extra energy to the body, increases productivity, as mental and physical stress.

If these properties seems to you insufficient, consumption of fruit and vegetables prolongs the feeling of satiety and gives you to eat foods with high calorie content.

4. Eat slowly

If you eat too quickly, it minimizes segregation of chemicals that create a feeling of satiety and thus lead to constant overeating.

Although for many of us it is an unconscious act, you should try to look after themselves and to eat slowly to avoid negative impact on weight.

If you eat slowly it gives you time to chew your food, and in the hours that followed eliminates the need for additional snacking and the corresponding surplus of calories.

5. Drink clean water and healthy drinks

The increase in the consumption of water and healthy drinks is one of the best ways to maintain or even enhance metabolism, which is responsible for weight loss.

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It hydrates the bodys cells, improves the process of cleansing the excretory organs and helps to prolong the feeling of satiety for a few hours.

Teas with the effect of cleansing, green smoothies and fruit water is an ideal assistants in the diet that contribute to faster weight loss.

6. A good nights sleep

If you want to lose a few extra pounds, you 100% need to improve quality of sleep, as this is the determining factor in achieving positive results.

During the holidays activate important mechanisms that are responsible for metabolism, which in turn, increases the production of hormones that control hunger.

The habit of staying awake for long periods of time or not enough sleep increases cravings for harmful food and helps weight gain.

7. Regularly do a variety of exercises

Execute daily cardio exercise is one of the best ways to increase the power consumption for easy fat burning.

However, in combination with strength training, the effect of weight loss becomes more tangible.

8. Spices help you lose weight

Add to the dish some spice stimulates the metabolism responsible for the reduction in the size of the body and getting rid of extra pounds.

Such spices, such as Cayenne pepper and turmeric, have a stimulating effect on metabolic activity, improving the processes that transform fat into energy.

As you may notice, we noted the simple, practical methods that help in the fight against excess weight, control hunger and stimulate the metabolism.

Try to put into practice our tips and make a plan for your new power system.

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Aretha Franklin: Behind Her Massive Weight Loss The National Enquirer Cancer-ravaged Aretha Franklin has shed an amazing 103 pounds in just months but The National ENQUIRER can now reveal the horrific, soul-crushing siege she had to endure in order to lose so much weight so quickly. In a bombshell world exclusive ...

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How to lose weight in a week Overweight or obesity is one of the biggest challenges facing the world now, it affects people around the world, posing significant health risks as well as loss of agility which is a problem in itself. Both children and adults are victims of the disease. It is believed that if this trend continues in the world by 2015, more than 700 million people around the world will be obese.

Routine lifestyle and lack of exercise, and improper diet are the main causes of obesity, there is a need to maintain maximum balance between the calories you eat and calories consumed.

Today we offer you a unique diet for one week and ensure you save you a lot of extra weight. We simply offer you today a loss for your extra weight in just 7 days.

Day 1: The first day is a preparation for the week, on this day you have to eat fruit of all kinds except bananas, we recommend you on this day to increase the melon and melon, and research indicates that if you shortened your day on watermelon only you will lose on this day one kilogram of your weight , You should not feel hungry at all on this day if you have distributed your meals on the day properly, and if you drank all day about 10 glasses of water.

. The second day is the day of vegetables. You can eat cooked or raw vegetables. It is important not to use any kind of fat in cooking these vegetables. You can start with one of the boiled potatoes today. It contains complex carbohydrates that will provide you with a lot of energy. More water at least 10 cups.

3. Day 3: This is the third day, a day that combines the two previous days, the day of fruits and vegetables. This day allows you to eat all kinds of vegetables and fruits except bananas and potatoes. You will not starve on this day at all; it is a fun day full of benefits and vitamins. Standing drinking a lot of water.

4. Day 4: Day 4 You are not allowed to eat anything other than bananas and milk, you are allowed to eat 10 bananas and 4 cups of milk throughout the day divided into meals, if you want strong results you can use low-fat milk, With yogurt or yoghurt.

5. Day 5: On the fifth day, your food will vary. You can eat a small rice dish with 6 tomatoes for the rest of the day. The tomatoes will produce more uric acid in your body so you have to drink more water than the previous two days until you get rid of the many tomato salts.

6. Day 6: On the sixth day you can eat one dish of rice and all vegetables without specifying the quantity and of course forget the water is the intimate friend of your weight loss.

7: The seventh day: This is the last day in the diet and you have to eat a plate of rice and vegetables and fruit juice, especially orange is very useful for you and your health is a wonderful and distinctive conclusion for this week of diet.

lose weight After the end of the seventh day and on the morning of the eighth day you can weigh yourself once again and you will find that your weight has decreased significantly, you will not see this on the balance only, but you will find that you are wearing clothes less measured than before.

The daily need of water is 8 cups, always keep this amount of drinking daily, this will help you lose a lot of weight, especially if you drink water on the stomach at the beginning of the day, and water has many other benefits, including the treatment of headaches and heart problems and many Other things, and remember the words of God and made of water all living things How to lose weight through vegetables?

When you start eating, start with a large bowl of vegetable salad, make more than 60% of your meal vegetables. How to lose weight in full?

Yes, satiety, be careful not to eat for a long time, this will make you eat Bnham at the first opportunity to introduce food in front of you, and thus increase your weight multiplied by double, so do not make yourself a room for severe hunger. How to lose weight with multiple meals?

Yes, many meals work to lose weight well, if you eat 3 meals a day, make it 6 meals, but the same amount, meaning that 6 small meals, better than 3 large meals, because the multiplicity of meals will activate your burning cycle, All the time. How to lose weight in yogurt?

You go back to eating one day of yogurt before bedtime instead of dinner, and supper is enough reason to gain weight, because eating before bed is a powerful factor to gain weight. How to lose weight by monitoring?

Do not eat without an account, before you start eating, put the amount you think is enough for you in your own pot, and decide that before you begin to eat that does not exceed this quantity, this will help you to lose weight well. How to lose weight?

This is the golden advice and most importantly, nothing helps you lose weight more than the effort, for example, stop using the electric elevator and climb the ladder daily, reserve a garage for your car away from your home until you walk for 5 minutes, for example, Every day, even ten minutes, all these habits will help you lose weight in a dazzling way. Reduce sugars and carbohydrates

These are foods that stimulate insulin secretion more than others. If you do not already know, Vasolulin is the main fat storage hormone in the body.

When insulin goes down, fat has an easier time out of fat stores and the body starts to burn fat instead of carbohydrates. Eat protein, fat and vegetables

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Why do I gain so fast and lose so slow?

I get that question all the time. Frustrated folks looking to lose some weight and hoping to improve their health express their wish that they could lose weight as quickly as they gain it.

Theres a standard reply to that question, but its not really a scientifically sound explanation, nor does it satisfy most people frustrated by their slow weight loss progress. Maybe youve said it yourself, or somebody has said it to you.

You didnt gain it overnight and you cant expect to lose it overnight.

Is that supposed to make you feel better? I dont think its an adequate answer; its a platitude. Its a quick and easy explanation that isnt worth the effort it takes to mutter it. Here is the real reason why weight gain is fast and weight loss is slow.

Your fat cells shrink. You dont actually lose them. In fact, you have on averagebetween 10 to 30 billion fat cells. The amount of fat cells you have wasset during adolescence and levels off into adulthood. If you were very overweight as a child, you will have twice as many fat cells as another adult who wasntan overweight child.

So losing weight isnt losing fat cells. Its shrinking them, but they dont burn up and go away. They stick around looking for their chance to return to their lovely full state or grow even larger. Its theorized that those fat cells think its their duty to plump up again and that the body thinks its necessary for survival.

The body thinks its survival has been threatened by disapearingfood sources. When food once again becomes available (you stop trying to lose weight and go back to former eating and exercising habits) it tries to get back to what it considers its normal state. Its trying totake action to save your (and its) life.

Its more than just a matter of hungry fat cells. Your body adjusted to what it thought was a famine by becoming more efficient with its use of fuel. It is burning fewer calories at rest, so its now become easier to create a calorie excess which goes directly into refilling those fat cells.

Gary Foster, Ph. D., is the Chief Scientific Officer at Weight Watchers International. Years before he joined the Weight Watchers team he was the director of the Center of Obesity Research and Education at Temple University.

Even on a sensible diet, your body sheds pounds reluctantly. One reason its difficult to keep weight off is because there is a metabolic overcompensation for weight loss, says Gary Foster, Ph.D. If you decrease your body mass by 10 percent, you would expect your metabolic rate to decrease by 10 percent, but it actually slows down more than that, by about 11 to 15 percent.

That means, as you probably already know, you have to work hard to lose weight. Its hard work and its not fun. In fact, its the opposite of fun; it feels more like punishment. Gaining weight, however, doesnt take work, especially when wereconditioned to be hypereaters.

The reward circuits in the brains of people who areconditioned hypereaters were excessively activated simply by the smell of food and stayed that way until those people finished eating whatever was on the plate in front of them. The important word isconditioned.

David Kessler, M.D., is the former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner. He and his team of researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and Yale University researched weight cycling. Kessler says overeating may not be your fault.

According to Kessler and his research team some people have overactive neural circuitry or a drive to clean the plate and the more palatable the food, the stronger the drive. Its less about willpower and more about the hold conditioning has over an individual.Its biological, not genetic, and difficult to resist. Kessler estimates that 50 percent of obese people and 30 percent of overweight people are conditioned hypereaters.

Your body fights your weight loss efforts and throws its full support into helping you gain weight. That might lead you to ask, why bother to lose weight when my body fights it? The answer is personal. If your weight is getting in the way of doing the things you love or making you sick, its worth it.

If your weight is the result of unhealthy habits, work on making changes to your habits to make them healthier. This will result in weight loss, and more importantly, help you to learn skills that are necessary to maintain your lower and healthier weight.

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Curb Your Crazy Sugar Cravings & Lose Weight Fast 8 Tips Hollywood Life If you have a serious sweet tooth like me, the thought of giving up added sugar seems impossible. But doing so can reduce your daily caloric intake up to 500 calories, leading to major weight loss! Read easy to follow expert tips (like eating whole ... and more »

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Christchurch man Noel Ofa has lost 115kg.

A Christchurch man has shedmore than 100kg in just eight months after making dramatic changes to his lifestyle all on his own.

At his heaviest Noel Ofa weighed 220kg. "When Iwent to the doctor a year back I maxxed out the scale, so I had to stand on two [scales] and even then Imaxxedthem both."

Ofais unrecognisable after losing a mammoth 115kg.

An incredible weight loss transformation has seen Noel Ofa lose 115kg. He is now unrecognisable.

Friends and family who haven'tseen himin several months "get a shock", he says.

"They are shocked at how quickly Idropped the weight.I'm even shocked."

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Noel Ofa has lost a mammoth 115kg in just eight months.

In September last yearthe 37-year-old quithis old, "lazy" lifestyle fuelled byfast food to change his lifefor good. Today he's educating friends and work colleagues about health and fitness.

"I was addicted to food," Ofa says. "I lovedfast food takeaways. I'd eat them three times a day.The yummierthe food, the more I'd eat. That's the problem with our culture,Tongansjust love food."

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Ofa holds the pants that he wore when he tipped the scale at 220kg.

In a normal day before hislifestyle change, Ofa would eat 20 chicken bites for breakfast, drink a 1.5L bottle of fizzyat lunch and have afast food family feast for dinner.

With the weight came numerous health problems. He had diabetes,gout,kidney stones, high blood pressure,headaches and insomnia.

He took six pills a day to treat his conditions, but now all of those problems are gone. "I feel totally different."

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He spends more than three hours in the gym every day, often visiting twice.

At 17yearsold hewas awarded a rugby scholarship and movedfrom Tonga to New Zealand to play first XV rugby.

Shortly after the move he suffered aspinal cord injury while playing,bringing a halt to his active lifestyle. He stopped working out and "started eating".

In recent years he has tried a number of times to "get motivated", but after a few weeks of eating healthy he would return to his old ways. "But this time was different.I wanted to change my life."

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Ofa has beat his fast food addict thanks to his strong mindset.

Throughout his journey a lot of factorshave given himthe strength and willpower to make alasting change.

From his family who help to cook healthy food, to his work mates who compliment him and hisidolDwayne Johnsonwho he aspires to.

"The one motivation that Idon't talk much about is the power of prayer. Ibelieve in God...I prayed for the strength to resist the temptation offast food andfor the the energy to go back to the gym after Ifinishwork.

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He is now inspiring friends to join the gym and gets a kick out of showing them the ropes.

"But at the end of the dayit camedown to me, whether I wanted to change or not. That was the main thing, Iwanted to change.

"Now someone can eat KFC right next to meand it doesn't bother me. I'll eat an orange instead."

A typical workday routine sees him wake at 7am, and eat oats and fruit for breakfast. After dropping his children off at schoolhe hits the gym for three hours before starting work at midday.Most nights he'll head back to the gym after work at 10pm.

During the day he'll eat up to 16 boiled eggs, a roast chicken and plenty of fresh fruit.

"Ifind it hard when people ask me what my goal weight is. Idon't have one, it was never about the weight on the scale. Iexercise because it'swhat Ilove.

"Many people ask me when my cheat day is and Isay to them 'Idon't have a cheat day or a cheat meal'. This is a lifestyle change, Idon't want to eat bad.

"I think weight loss is just a good side effect of having a good lifestyle."

A lot of people ask Ofa for the secret to his rapid weight loss. In return, he asks them to join him at hisgym, Anytime Fitness,so he can show them his workout routine.He's now motivated a number of work colleaguesto join the gym.

But in total honesty he says the gym isn't his secret, it'shis mindset.

"I think the mostimportant thing is to be your own inspiration. People wait for something else or someone else to inspire them to take that first step.

"Iam my own inspiration. I did it. I am my own hero. Once you become your own inspirationit comes from within you."

Throughout his lifestyle journey Ofa hasdone a lot of reading and research to learn about "theright food to eat to keepfull andwhat exercise to do to loseweight faster".

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