What Women Want

What and who motivates you to lose weight. Is it pressure from the media and celebrities or wanting a healthy lifestyle or to impress a partner or potential partner?

"Summer is fast approaching and many are no doubt dreading the start of the swimsuit season".

According to personal fitness trainer Dean Piazza, the most effective weight loss regimes add the least amount of pressure to already busy lifestyles.

"Depending on how much weight you would like to lose, give yourself plenty of time to achieve the desired result," says Piazza. "It will take a combination of diet and exercise to achieve the best results, so allow at least 3-4 months to give your body time to adjust to the training, see the outcome and reduce the risk of injury."

Complete the 'What Women Want' Survey, then enter your details here for your chance to 'Spring into shape this summer'. www.femail.com.au/comp-ultra-slim.htm

To help one lucky WINNER spring into shape for summer, Ultra Slim is giving away a six week supply of Ultra Slim product including Milk Shakes and Snack Bars as well as fitness advice from Dean Piazza, celebrity trainer and founder of www.getfit.com.au and a selection of healthy eating menu plans. For further information on Ultra Slim products or healthy eating meal plans visit www.ultraslim.com.au

1.	Are you happy with your current weight?	Yes No Sometimes Not sure
2.	Will you consider losing weight in the lead up to summer?	Yes, I diet every year before summer Not usually but I am this year No, never
3.	Swimsuit shopping is:	Fun, I love choosing my new swimming costume every season Okay, I usually take a friend along for moral support and honest advice Terrible, I hate seeing myself in 360 degree view under flourescent lighting! Something I don't subject myself to – I don't wear them
4.	Do your feelings about your body change as the weather heats up?	No, I hate it all year round No, I'm comfortable with my body image Not really, my body image is not affected by the seasons Yes, I tend to be a bit more conscious of my weight during summer
5.	What factors most affect the way you feel about your body?	Keeping up with my friends, I'd like to be as skinny as them Images in the media and super-slim celebrities Comments from my partner and/or parents Nothing, I'm totally confident about my body Nothing, I hate my body no matter what anyone says
6.	What is your main motivation when considering a weight loss plan?	I usually want to look good for a particular event eg/ wedding, birthday party, school reunion etc To be fit and healthy Summer, the thought of wearing a bikini is enough to jolt me into action The opposite sex! Other
7.	What is your preferred method of weight loss?	A healthy diet and exercise only A healthy diet with the help of meal replacements and exercise Popular Hollywood fad diets such as ‘The Zone' and ‘The Cabbage Soup' diets Going to the gym Restricting my food intake but not exercising None of the above
8.	Complete this sentence: My friends	Motivate me to lose weight by providing moral support and advice And I always embark on our weight loss plans together Always sabotage my attempts at healthy eating and exercise Try to tempt me with junk food but I usually don't give in
9.	Complete this sentence: My partner	Is totally supportive of me while I'm on a weight loss plan Is no help when I'm on a weight loss plan Thinks I don't need to lose any weight I don't have a partner
10.	Who is the most supportive of your weight loss goals?	Friends Partner Parents Work colleagues No one Other
11.	Who is the least supportive of your weight loss goals?	Friends Partner Parents Work colleagues No one Other
12.	How do you feel about meal replacement products for weight loss?	Great, they take the guess work out of weight loss Hesitant, I like the idea, but I'm never really sure about what they do Indifferent, they're not for me, I prefer healthy eating What are they? I've never heard of them