Newbie introduction

[Alicat50]

Hello everyone, I'm new here have had a rough start to the year, which has resulted in weight gain, due to health issues.Now I need to loose about a stone and a half, but am really struggling due to the medication I'm now on. I'm also vegitarian border line vegan, thats me in a nut shell. Any help and advice will be good. Thank you

[Zest]

Hi Alicat50 ,

Welcome to the Healthy Eating forum. Sorry to hear you've had a rough start to the year, and I hope that things will improve for you.

I'm going to give you a link to the 'Vegetarian and Vegan' information page from NHS Choices:

nhs.uk/livewell/vegetarianh...

I'd also suggest having a look at the NHS 12 week plan, and the NHS weight loss forum for extra support on the losing weight side of things - they have weekly weigh-ins that are supportive and free to join.

Do have a look around the Healthy eating forum, especially the 'Topics' - and I hope that you'll enjoy participating here, and I hope to see you around and about.

I've been looking for Vegetarian recipes - as I would like to try more varied and interesting meals, so if you come across any great recipes, please do share them.

Wishing you a great weekend and a really good week ahead.

Zest

[Alicat50 in reply to Zest]

Thank you

[grace111]

hi alicat50, im just saying hello and welcome. im sorry to hear about your weight gain and health issues im sure you will get plenty ideas here. Maybe you could give us some of your good vegetarian dishes as im trying to cut down on meat but finding it difficult to know how to cook tasty vegetables dishes. nice to meet you. love grace xoxoxo 🌺

[BeFitCoach]

Hi Alicat

It is not easy to give you perfect advice on the info we have. For example I would need little bit more info on the type of health issue you have. You see, some health problems can not be combined with some diets. Furthermore, to know about your current eating habits will be important. It might be, that the changes you will need to introduce, will be just very small but important onestuff. If you would like to get in touch, I can help you to make a plan and get you going

[Alicat50 in reply to BeFitCoach]

Hello Befitcoach, the end of January/February I had a blood clot in my stomach so i'm on warfrain. As well as arthritus under both knee caps, lyranx issues. I eat healthly, don't drink or smoke and also a vegatarian. I also keep a food and activity diary every day, try and go on my wii fit at least three times a week.

[BeFitCoach in reply to Alicat50]

Hi Alicat

I have sent you message

[BarbE2017 in reply to BeFitCoach]

HiBeFitCoach

have been reading your info re possible weight loss to another user on this site.

R u willing and/or able to anser similar questions for anyone else and if so is it ok to msge u via the site. I only ask coz completely stuck with massive weight gain which i think is one of my health conditions linked but also for same reason am unable to exercise or even walk far?

Thank u

BarbE2017

[BeFitCoach in reply to BarbE2017]

Hi Barb

Sorry to hear about your health problems. Yes, depending on your condition and what problems you have, I am able to help. Most of the health problems are not in a way of loosing weight. There is only small number of conditions, which, due to medication used, are preventing from loosing weight. You can PM me and we can talk in details about the possibilities.

You not being able to exercise or even walk too much will slow things down a little, however I am working more on nutrition side, therefore, it will not stop you totally. In my experience it is 80% nutrition and only 20% exercise. I myself lost 11kg without any exercise within 2 months. Only after I added some very low level exercise to further boost the results.

I have been obese and decided to do something about it. So I started to look for info and did Diploma in human nutrition. It was first to help myself, but I realised, that there are lots of other people with the same problem, so now I help others to do the same.

[BarbE2017 in reply to BeFitCoach]

thanks very much for taking the time to reply to me in your no doubt very busy schedule! im particularly interested in the nutrition side of things for several of my longterm conditions as i feel its a very positive way forward. When ive had chance to pull everything together i will PM u

[BarbE2017 in reply to BarbE2017]

ps coz not been on the site for a long time had to send u a general msge cos cant remember how toPM can u please summarise for me when u have a mo

[Alicat50 in reply to BarbE2017]

Yes I am.