Learn to count calories in EVERYTHING, including the milk you put in your morning coffee.

You will seriously have no idea what you are doing if you can't keep track of it. Be obsessive and don't forget to calorie count the spices you use too!

Set a sensible daily calorie intake and stick to it!

Learn how to cook without using oil. When making creamy soups, most Indian gravy recipes, pasta sauce, chili con carne, Asian stir-fries... there is no need to consume extra calories by using oil. If you don't believe me then try it for yourself: if a soup recipe calls for fried onion, substitute that for 1/2 teaspoon onion powder. It'll turn out virtually identical.

Make sure you eat well, plenty of protein and carbs so you don't get hungry and aren't tempted to ruin your streak of good days.

If you're willing to start cooking healthy, make sure your meals can be prepared super quick because you won't want to spend a lot of time cooking on evenings when you've come home tired from work. Don't allow for any excuses.

Ensure you have dinner recipes that meet your calorie limit that don't need to be prepared from scratch: stuff like a pasty with baked beans, a meat pie with lots of baked carrot and gravy, penne pasta and broccolini with spicy tomato sauce, etc. Some meals like Chinese broccoli and tofu on rice can be made in less than four minutes, including cooking time.

I can give you some oil free, super quick, super healthy meal recipes if you like: chili con carne, cream of potato soup, hokkein noodles, Chinese corn soup, Chinese broccoli and tofu on rice. I am vegetarian, so sorry about that.

When you get good at calorie counting, consider making a collection of your recipes that you can use to plan your week: just your favorites that you'll be excited to look forward to, but enough recipes that you won't get tired of any one. I try to have a variety of Indian, Mexican, Asian, Italian and European. Making some sort of creamy soup twice a week also helps keep things from being repetitive.

Learn to count calories in EVERYTHING, including the milk you put in your morning coffee.

You will seriously have no idea what you are doing if you can't keep track of it. Be obsessive and don't forget to calorie count the spices you use too!

Set a sensible daily calorie intake and stick to it!

Learn how to cook without using oil. When making creamy soups, most Indian gravy recipes, pasta sauce, chili con carne, Asian stir-fries... there is no need to consume extra calories. If you don't believe me then try it for yourself: if a soup recipe calls for fried onion, substitute that for 1/2 teaspoon onion powder. It'll turn out virtually identical.

Make sure you eat well, plenty of protein and carbs so you don't get hungry and aren't tempted to ruin your streak of good days.

If you're willing to start cooking healthy, make sure your meals can be prepared super quick because you won't want to spend a lot of time cooking on evenings when you've come home tired from work.

Ensure you have dinner recipes that meet your calorie limit that don't need to be prepared from scratch: stuff like a pasty with baked beans, a meat pie with lots of baked carrot and gravy, penne pasta and broccolini with spicy tomato sauce, etc.

I can give you some oil free, super quick, super healthy meal recipes if you like: chili con carne, cream of potato soup, hokkein noodles, Chinese corn soup, Chinese broccoli and tofu on rice. I am vegetarian, so sorry about that.

When you get good at calorie counting, consider making a collection of your recipes that you can use to plan your week: just your favorites that you'll be excited to look forward to, but enough recipes that you won't get tired of any one. I try to have a variety of Indian, Mexican, Asian, Italian and European. Making some sort of creamy soup twice a week also helps keep things from being repetitive.

Learn to count calories in EVERYTHING, including the milk you put in your morning coffee.

You will seriously have no idea what you are doing if you can't keep track of it. Be obsessive and don't forget to calorie count the spices you use too!

Set a sensible daily calorie intake and stick to it!

Learn how to cook without using oil. When making creamy soups, most Indian gravy recipes, pasta sauce, chili con carne, Asian stir-fries... there is no need to consume extra calories. If you don't believe me then try it for yourself: if a soup recipe calls for fried onion, substitute that for 1/2 teaspoon onion powder. It'll turn out virtually identical.

Make sure you eat well, plenty of protein and carbs so you don't get hungry and aren't tempted to ruin your streak of good days.

If you're willing to start cooking healthy, make sure your meals can be prepared super quick because you won't want to spend a lot of time cooking on evenings when you've come home tired from work.

Ensure you have dinner recipes that meet your calorie limit that don't need to be prepared from scratch: stuff like a pasty with baked beans, a meat pie with lots of baked carrot and gravy, penne pasta and broccolini with spicy tomato sauce, etc.

I can give you some oil free, super quick, super healthy meal recipes if you like: chili con carne, cream of potato soup, hokkein noodles, Chinese corn soup, Chinese broccoli and tofu on rice. I am vegetarian, so sorry about that.

When you get good at calorie counting, consider collating a collection of meal ideas that you can use to plan your week: just your favorites that you'll be excited to look forward to, but enough recipes that you won't get tired of any one. I try to have a variety of Indian, Mexican, Asian, Italian and European. Making some sort of creamy soup twice a week also helps keep things from being repetitive.