Watch: 'The food hall is off limits to me!' Kiwi weightlifter unable to take full advantage of life in Commonwealth village

It's one of the highlights of life in the Commonwealth Games athletes' village - the food hall.

For first-time Kiwi weightlifter Vester Villalon, it's currently a source of torment, however.

Villalon told reporters during a tour of New Zealand's Gold Coast base he was laying off the treats in a bid to shed further weight before he competes.

"The food hall is currently off limits to me," he ruefully told 1 NEWS' Abby Wilson.

"I got another kilo and a half to lose so I just stand in front of the desserts for five minutes before I walk away."

Villalon will lift in the 69kg class on Friday, weight permitting.