10 Practical steps to a healthier lifestyle

by Funmi Ajayi-Obe in Weight Loss Posted on 29/01/2021 20:09

Starting a diet is easy but staying on one is hard. The worst part of dropping off a weight loss programme is the feeling that you have failed, that you lack commitment and willpower. While it is important to take responsibility for controlling your weight, it's also important to understand that most failures are not personally attributable, but due to unrealistic, unsustainable programmes


Four steps to successful weight loss


Analyse why you have failed to lose weight in the past. This will only partly be due to lack of informed advice. Deal with the root causes, the reasons you turn to food. If these emotional issues are left unaddressed, then no diet or lifestyle advice will work for you.


Avoid crash diets. They are temporary fixes, unsustainable in the long run, and create imbalances that only lead to further weight gain. It's a marathon, not a sprint, and you should realistically be looking to lose no more than one or two pounds per week.


Understand what a realistic weight loss programme should involve. It's not about starving the body, but balancing blood sugar levels and moving your body out of fat-storing mode. To achieve this, your diet needs to be nutrient-dense, and your lifestyle balanced and stress-free.


While combined diet and exercise are important as part of a weight loss programme, you can't out-run a bad diet. Health benefits associated with exercise include increased metabolism, hormone balancing and of course weight loss, although it's important to be aware that weight loss is 80% diet, and only 20% exercise-determined. Healthy diet is the foundation stone on which weight loss is built; exercise is the brickwork.

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I’m Funmi Ajayi-Obe, thanks for stopping by .


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I am the founder and CEO of The Exclusive You Nutrition and Lifestyle Improvement Programme, which was founded to address the gap in weight management programmes providing nutrition and lifestyle improvement education that can help overweight or obese individuals make informed decision about their health and wellness using their own diet.


Having being previously obese (lost over 25kg) and also being a black person, I understand the attitudes of black people towards weight management which was further brought to light when I wrote my dissertation about the topic for my master’s degree. This is why I organised the programme to specifically target the black community who are one of the ethnic groups with the highest prevalence of obesity and its associated diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke.


I love working with busy professional and entrepreneurial women who wants to lose weight using structured methods that can fit into their tight busy schedule.



I have helped hundreds of clients over the past 10 years achieve weight loss goals with zero restrictions to food types or native meals, zero miracle juice and zero meal replacements and they have ended up with improved health, renewed confidence, mood boosts and increased energy levels by making healthier food and lifestyle choices.


I am a married mother with 3 children and started my career as an accountant with over 25 years industry experience, holds a Master’s degree in Management studies and a Nutrition diploma.


When I’m not working, I love to dance and listen to music.


Your health is your priority. NO one can make you healthy but you.



I look forward to helping you with your nutrition and weight issues