Hi Naomi, the thing about losing weight is that you need to change your lifestyle so that you don’t end up putting it all back on again. Usually people tell me that they’re exercising a lot and eating well, but they don’t realize that they’re really not. Have a read of these blog posts here and here for some tips to help. I would still recommend doing exercise at least 4 times per week and cutting out all of the typical junk foods such as chocolate, soft drink, etc. But the main thing is to make sure that you’re being really consistent to get the best results! xx

I’m 16 years old and about a year ago I had lost 24kg. The methods I had used to lose this amount of weight was not necessarily the healthiest. I did restrict my calorie intake to 800cal. I have recently gained back all the weight I had lost and am trying to lose weight doing all the right things as you state in your blogs. I am definitely not happy with the way I am now and my confidence is very low. I just can’t seem to be losing any weight! I am doing cardio 4 times a week and weights 3 times a week and am eating 1200cal. What is your advice with someone struggling with the scales?

Hi Megane,

Rachael here. It could be a number of factors. Even if you’re eating clean, if you’re eating too little or too much food, this will affect your weight loss. So make sure you’re also eating the right amount of food. Also for weight loss, try to increase your protein and fat intake and reduce your carb intake. My best advice for belly fat is to keep consistent with your diet and incorporate more HIIT weights workouts into your program, possibly to replace some of the cardio or strength sessions that you’re currently doing x