Understandyour weaknesses

Keep a food diary

An easy place to start is to keep a food diary for 3-4 days, writing down everything - what you eat and drink, where you eat it, and whom you eat it with. This type of journaling helps you clearly see your own eating patterns so you can learn how to become healthier.

Create your Special K Personal Plan and use your online food diary every day.

Set yourself 3 goals

Goal setting is tricky, as we all tend to want to achieve far too much, far too quickly. Breaking a mammoth task into small bite size chunks is often the road to success. Here are a few rules to follow when setting your goals;

Choose positive goals. Stay upbeat, rather than negatives or "don't do this" rules.
Be precise. Don't just say 'I will eat more fruit', make it precise so that you can see if you achieve it - e.g. 'I will eat a piece of fruit for my afternoon snack at work.'
Keep a note. Always write down your goals and keep them in a safe place. Then when you need that little burst of motivation have a look at it and remind yourself of your goal. It may help to have an image or photo of what you are hoping to achieve. For example, rip out that magazine page with that dress you are hoping to buy or tuck that holiday photo into your handbag.
Share your goals. Talk to your partner or friend who can then support you, or even join you. You can also find support from shape buddies through your Personal Plan.