Women's Health Australia

Find your happy weight

Remember a time when you were so busy living your best life that you barely registered how much you weighed on the scales? Perhaps in your uni days, or during that gap year you spent in Europe. Chances are, it was also a time when your body was living its best life: you were healthy, your weight was stable and you were able to enjoy a chocolate croissant and a bike ride without too much thought about either. Ah, the serenity.

Fast forward to today, and many of us are trapped in the stranglehold of wishing we could get back to that weight, and at the same time mentally berating ourselves for not being able to. We try various diets and fasts and sign up for endless 21-day fitness challenges, but somehow

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