No diet works

[Kiki89]

Hi guys am looking to lose weight but nothing seems to work 😟 And it's really getting me down I am 27 and weight 15stone I love fashion but feel horrible in everything I wear! I would love to start seeing results and feel good about myself any tips would be great thanks

[Zest]

Hi Kiki89,

I would recommend having a look at the NHS 12 week plan on the NHS Choices website, and maybe popping over to the NHS weight loss community for support there for weight loss.

The link is here, if you do want to have a look:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Good luck with your weight loss journey and hope you find something that is helpful to you.

Lowcal

[Kiki89 in reply to Zest]

Thanks so much for your help ☺️

[Anne76]

try the WFPB NO OIL way of eating, I am down to 7 stone and have a job not to lose more

[weymouth58]

Have you tried Slimming World? I joined 4 weeks ago and have lost 10lbs with just making a few tweaks to my diet. Good luck.

[Kiki89 in reply to weymouth58]

Hi thanks for reply!! That's fantastic well done to you! Unfortunately I have tired it but it just didn't work for me but I know it works for lots of other people with Great results thanks again 😀

[IndigoBlue61]

Good morning Kiki89

It is very frustrating to feel despite all out best efforts and hard work the weight refuses to come off 😕 And at 27 you deserve to enjoying life not feeling miserable 😕

You have some good advice there from Zest so have a look and read some of the links. 😊 The principles behind weight loss are straightforward enough (eat less calories) but are not always easy to put into action. 😕 The biggest hurdle is wanting instant results, which is not possible, you didn't gain the weight instantly and cannot lose it instantly, unfortunately 😕 but trust me, just small changes will make you look and feel better 😊 I hope you can find a way of eating that helps you to lose weight and improve your fitness, and help you lead the life you deserve 😊 Very best wishes 😊

[Kiki89 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Thanks for your great reply as you said I can't expect instant results and that's where I fail!! But I am going to take all advice and give it my best shot thank you 😀

[Lebs]

If you really have tried everything and not lost weight it would suggest another cause. Check out the thyroid organisation to see if you have a lot of the symptoms of an under active thyroid, e.g. a low body temperature 1st thing in the morning, loss of hair on arms, legs and eyebrows, brain fog. The blood test your GP would do is not always the best indicator, but unfortunately the NHS are not up to speed with this.

[Vanessa291]

Hello Kiki89, have you tried some exercise? I think the couch 2 5k is a really good start. I have completed it and although I didn't change my diet or lose weight at first I've now been 'running' or shall we say shuffling since June and my body shape is really starting to change. Naturally over that time I have gradually changed / tweaked what I eat. I make more healthy choices as a natural course now as I think to myself no I won't eat that cos it'll make me sluggish in the morning when I do my shuffle. Have a look on the board if you haven't already they're such a great bunch of inspiring people on there. I think it could really help you. I wish you the very best of luck, but do you know what you have answered your own question really as diets do not work long term, we have to change our eating habits and get a new balance with food in our lives.

[Kiki89 in reply to Vanessa291]

Thanks for your reply this has really helped! I have really taken your advise on board thank you 😀

[RobertR65]

Hi. Understand completely! Give up the "b's" - bread, butter, biscuits, booze and batter (fried things) and keep portion size down. And, with a large portion of common sense and will power, things will def happen! But this forum is great for sharing. All good fortune to you and your endeavours! (Don't do luck!).

[Kiki89 in reply to RobertR65]

Thank you very much for great advice 😁 Going to give it my best shot

[MrNiceGuy]

When attempting to lose weight, it’s important to develop a sense of perspective; the weight you’ve accumulated wasn’t gained overnight, so it’s not going to be lost overnight, either.

Upon acknowledgement of the above, you remove some of the pressure that you may have placed upon yourself, allowing weight loss to be viewed somewhat differently.

Perspective aside, the key to successful weight loss is essentially a numbers game.

Once you know your numbers, you stand a far greater chance of achieving your goal.

In order to ascertain your numbers, consult BMR and TDEE calculators, since both are largely accurate in determining how many calories are required to maintain existence (BMR) and energy requirements (TDEE).

Having obtained both, seek to introduce a daily calorie deficit (preferably 500Kcal) from your TDEE, ensuring that the deficit introduced doesn’t take you beneath BMR.

By consuming sufficient calories to meet BMR, your body will utilise energy (stored in existing body fat) to meet daily energy requirements, allowing weight to be lost. Reducing daily calorie consumption by 500Kcal, for example, could allow you to lose around a 1lb a week. However, if you begin to exercise regularly, your weekly loss could increase to 3-4lbs.

As for diet, aim to ensure that protein is consumed from lean meat, eggs, fish, nuts and whey powder, sources of carbohydrate come from beans, quinoa, brown rice and pulses and that fat is obtained from healthy oils, seeds and nuts.

Additionally by restricting consumption of simple carbohydrates (cakes/sweets/pastries) to a minimum, in order to reduce insulin secretion, you’ll hopefully begin to witness the changes that you so desperately seek.

[bandicoot1987]

Don't diet - make a life style change!

I have struggled to lose weight myself believe me, but I must say I've gone from frozen processed foods ready meals and take aways to cooking absolutely everyday with fresh ingredients so I'm now in total control of what passes my lips.

It's so easy anyone can do it, infact I've also found it works out cheaper too as once you have most ingredients you'll be so surprised at the variety of recipes that include what you already have stored in the cupboard.

Second to that buy a pedometer and try to track 10,000 steps atheist 3 times a week to begin with.

Lastly, water...lemon and cucumber infused water, all the above is how I got shot of my 1st stone...no dieting.

And my last take away was disgusting...my taste buds have gotten so used to the gorgeous flavours of fresh food I don't even crave the bad stuff anymore.

Hope this helps - regardless of what you choose I hope you find something that works for you and wish you the very best of luck 🌸

[Meface]

So glad you posted this. I have just been to a slimming world meeting where I raised the issue of "low fat " foods being ultimately unhealthy. She just looked blankly at me.

[GreenLemon92]

I've had success in reducing portion sizes, eating vegetarian through the weekdays, eating slower so my body can catch up with itself when it's hungry.

I'm really struggling with the excercise thing because I have migraines. I have lost a stone and a half in three months. Don't be hard on yourself for gaining a few pounds again in a week because it may come off the next week it goes up and down all the time. My latest thing has been to drink dilute most of the time.

I have also made sure that when I crave something sweet like chocolate I eat the alpro soya yoghurt things or if I really must have something it's snack size or one of those little 25p ones.

[LouiseVeeLHG]

Have just read a book called The Personalized Diet by an Israeli research team. They wanted to discover why no one diet works for everyone - they measured people's blood sugar and analyzed what they ate. Why measure blood sugar? When it spikes, the extra glucose in the blood gets turned to fat - this is when the pounds heap on.

The conclusion they reached was that certain foods will make certain people's blood sugar spike, some foods will have no effect. The surprise finding was the list of foods that causes an individual's spike is totally different from person to person - Dr Segal could have an ice cream and his blood sugar remained rock steady while rice sent his blood sugar through the roof.

I've bought myself a blood glucose meter, many strips and put myself through the pain of measurements before and after every meal. Have learned so far that all grains are bad for me - wheat (pasta, bread) oats, brown rice, while chicken and a chocolate milkshake for example keeps my blood sugar steady.