10 Ways to Save 2,000 Kilojoules and Drop a Clothes Size

Making changes that you can live with long-term means you won’t notice much difference to your daily routine, but before you know it, your clothes will start to feel loose.

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Want to drop a dress or pants size? Then losing five kilograms, or about 5% of your body weight will help that zipper start to close with ease.

In case you need another reason, keeping a small amount of weight off in the long term can halve your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

The challenge in shedding the excess kilos is how to minimise feelings of deprivation and suffering. One approach is to swap some of your usual food and drink choices to lower-kilojoule, but equally tasty, alternatives.

Removing 2,000 kilojoules a day (about 500 calories) from your current eating habits is enough to trigger gradual weight loss.

Aim for a weight loss of 0.25 kg to 0.5 kg a week. {Shutterstock}