Weight Loss for Men Over 40: Does Your Plan Fit Your Life? Work, family meals and weekends can make a diet difficult to maintain. Use your answers to see which part of your plan needs to become more realistic. Start Diagnostic Quiz Get Your Personalised Results & Plan Of Action Below Enter your details below to receive your fully personalised results: First Name * Email Address * * Your full, customised results and plan of action will be sent via email. If you use Outlook/Hotmail, check Junk, then mark as “Not junk” to ensure delivery. Continue Question 1 of 10 At this stage of my life, what would I most like a manageable weight-loss plan to help me achieve? I want to feel more comfortable in my clothes. I want to feel fitter for everyday tasks and activities I enjoy. I want more energy left for family, friends or my own interests. I want to feel more confident in how I look and feel. I want to manage my weight without it taking over my life. I have a different reason these answers don't describe. Why we’re asking this: This establishes the outcome that matters most to you. Next Question 2 of 10 Which small win would make me feel that my plan was becoming easier to keep? I get through a busy day with a meal option I don't have to scramble for. I eat with other people without making a separate diet into another job. I enjoy my time off and carry on afterwards without restarting. I keep a manageable amount of movement in my week. I know what to do when my day changes instead of needing a fresh plan. I would recognise progress in a different way. Why we’re asking this: This identifies a practical sign of progress you would value. Back Next Question 3 of 10 If my plan fitted my life, what would a good ordinary week feel like to me? I spend less time thinking about food and more time getting on with my day. I join in with family meals and social plans without making every occasion difficult. I have room for movement and rest alongside my commitments. I can handle a late finish or a changed diary without the whole week falling apart. I finish the week knowing I've kept something useful going, even if it wasn't perfect. I have a different picture of what a good week would feel like. Why we’re asking this: This shows what a workable plan would make room for in your life. Back Next Question 4 of 10 On days when I'm busy with work or other commitments, how does my plan usually hold up? I have a workable meal option even when my day changes. I occasionally improvise a meal but normally carry on with my plan. I often leave food decisions until I'm already busy and hungry. I regularly abandon my eating plan because it needs more preparation or control over meal times than my day allows. I usually manage meals, but regularly miss the activity or rest I planned when my day runs late. My days follow a different pattern and these descriptions don't fit me. Why we’re asking this: This records how your plan fits the time and flexibility your day allows. Back Next Question 5 of 10 When I share meals with family or other people, how does my plan usually fit? I can share the meal and make choices that suit me without extra fuss. I occasionally make a small adjustment, but shared meals rarely interrupt my plan. I often prepare a separate meal for myself, and the extra shopping or cooking is hard to maintain. I regularly drop my plan because its food rules don't fit the meals or occasions I share with others. I don't usually share meals, so this isn't an issue for me. I'm not sure which description fits my experience of shared meals. Why we’re asking this: This records how your plan fits shared meals, if they are part of your life. Back Next Question 6 of 10 On weekends, days off or social occasions, how does my plan usually hold up? I can change my meal times or enjoy an occasion, then carry on with my usual routine. I occasionally move away from my plan but return to it at the next ordinary meal or activity. I often spend several days without a workable routine when my schedule changes. I repeatedly decide I've blown the plan, leave it for the rest of my time off and start again afterwards. I usually manage food, but regularly postpone movement or rest until my normal schedule returns. My days off follow a different pattern and these descriptions don't fit me. Why we’re asking this: This records what happens when your usual schedule changes. Back Next Question 7 of 10 Which frustration, if any, best describes how I feel about my plan? I regularly feel fed up that my plan needs more time or organisation than my day allows. I regularly feel frustrated that following my plan makes shared meals more complicated. I regularly feel as though a meal out or changed weekend means I have to start again. I regularly feel frustrated that movement or rest gets squeezed out by everything else. I get frustrated occasionally, but I usually keep something useful going. I don't find my current plan particularly frustrating. Why we’re asking this: This identifies any recurring frustration you recognise. Back Next Question 8 of 10 What effect, if any, does trying to follow my plan have on my everyday life? I regularly spend more time sorting food than I can spare, then still make a rushed decision. I often avoid meals or social occasions I'd otherwise enjoy because I don't know how to fit them into my plan. I keep losing several days to waiting for a restart instead of continuing with my routine. I regularly miss movement or downtime I intended to make room for. I notice the odd inconvenience but little effect on the rest of my day. I don't notice these effects in my everyday life. Why we’re asking this: This records any everyday consequence without assuming there is one. Back Next Question 9 of 10 Looking at my recent experience, which concern about the next few months feels most relevant to me? I keep choosing plans that need more time than I have, and I'm concerned I'll do the same again. I keep struggling to fit my plan around shared meals, and I'm concerned I'll carry on avoiding or complicating them. I keep stopping after my time off, and I'm concerned I'll still be restarting in a few months. I keep setting aside movement or rest, and I'm concerned another month will pass without room for either. I'm not sure whether these concerns fit my situation. I don't have a concern about continuing with my current approach. Why we’re asking this: This identifies any concern about a pattern you already recognise. Back Next Question 10 of 10 Looking ahead, which change would make the biggest difference to my everyday life? I have a food plan I can use on a busy day without needing everything to go to schedule. I eat with other people without turning my weight-loss plan into a separate project. I enjoy weekends or days off and return to my usual routine at the next opportunity. I make room for realistic movement and rest alongside work or other commitments. I know how to keep going when a meal or a day doesn't go as planned. I have a different change in mind that these answers don't describe. Why we’re asking this: This identifies the future you would most like to work towards. Back See results Other Health & Fitness Quizzes Men Over 40: Where Is Your Strength Training Getting Stuck? Women Over 40: Where Should You Start with Strength Training? Weight Loss for Women Over 40: What’s Getting in Your Way?