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How to lose weight round my middle.

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I would like ideally to lose a stone but in particular I want to slim down my tummy . I have my daughters wedding next year and would like to achieve my goal my January to go dress shopping. I'm almost 60 and feel it's difficult to shift weight in this area. Due to health problems I can't go the gym but I do swim and walk. Any advice welcome please

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Hello skybluesuzie and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum 😊 Unfortunately there is no way of losing fat from one particular area of our body, but there is some evidence that lower sugar and carbohydrates in the diet can help reduce abdominal bloating, especially in ladies of a certain age. I do sympathise as I have a large middle and very slim arms and legs. 😕

Anyway my here are a few suggestions on how to get the most out of the forum. Please note if you are using the new HU App many of these features are not available so I suggest you use the full website version.

The first place to look is at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), read the Welcome Newbie thread first and move through to the challenges, where we hope you'll find at least one that will appeal to you ☺

Move down to the Topics, to find a variety of threads, collated into specific topics for ease of access and we ask that you also 'file' your own threads, so that others won't miss your important news ☺

Have a look at the NHS 12 week plan, as many people have had success with it. Also use the BMI checker to find your target calories, it's important to eat enough. This was a major turning point for me, realising I could eat anything I wanted as long as the calories are accounted for ☺

Don't forget to take your starting measurements and a 'before' picture, as they can be very motivating on days that the scales refuse to co-operate ☺

The forum also have group weigh-ins every day if you wish to take part. The posts can always be found in the Events section on the 'home' page ☺

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We've found that to get the best out of this community, we need to be active on the forum, as it's where we exchange information, get motivation and inspiration and make friends. We hope that you'll join us here, regularly, too ☺

Best wishes

Anna

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jopo

Hi skybluesuzie

Good advice from Anna.

Your core muscles are like nature's natural girdle. So exercising this area will pull everything in. There are lots of videos on YouTube you could do at home. Low impact core streghening type perhaps a bit of Pilates and Yoga is amazing.

Hope the wedding goes wonderfully well, good luck.

xx

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