New here. Hi!

[zigbee26]

Hi I'm new. I am 51 , weigh 11 stone 10 and want to weigh 9 stone 7. I' ve just agreed to go for a run at 8.30am with my friend, Wish me luck! Any tips for vegetarian recipes or help for chocoholics? Thanks

[Tiggerr]

Hello zigbee26.

Well done for agreeing to the run, I hope you're still feeling up to it this morning. Don't overdo it if it's your first time out in a while. Good luck!

For recipes, have a look under 'Topics' on the right hand side (from a computer) and scroll down.

On the choccy side of things, that tends to be quite a personal battle and we all create coping mechanisms to try and deal with them. A good start would be not to have any around and fill your cupboards up with healthy alternatives (that you would enjoy).

Best wishes on your journey!

[JiminyCricket 7lbs]

Welcome to the forum! Enjoy your run - what a great start!!

[RG07 Maintainer in reply to JiminyCricket]

A run!!! No comment- I hate running!.

I am a vegetarian though I eat fish every now and then. i use soya or quorn chunks and pieces in any meat based recipes. I have not really changed my diet since I am calorie counting, but I use less oil to cook with and when i roast veg I use 1/2 of the oil suggested in the recipe and make sure all veg are thoroughly coated. Rice and couscous I just use 75g and pasta 100g and that seems sufficient for me.

Good luck with your weight loss. There is a recipe and meals link on the Rt side of he screen and the NHS have an easy meal app which though not just vegetarian it has vegetarian meals and meat recipes which you can substitiute quorn or soya for.

[zigbee26 in reply to RG07]

Thanks for that advice. I have bought some spray oil this morning so that should help. Happy bank hols

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, zigbee

The internet is a wonderful place for vegetarian recipes, you will be spoilt for choice

As for chocolate, I've eliminated it from my diet, as I don't have an off switch, but if you can limit yourself to a couple of squares of high % cocoa chocolate and take the time to savour it, that would be brilliant

Take a look at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), read the Welcome Newbie thread, then 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.

Take a look at the NHS 12 week plan, as a lot of people have been successful with it, making sure to enter your details into the BMI calculator, to get a calorie allowance tailored to your personal requirements. 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.

We run daily weigh-in's and you'd be very welcome to join us. The threads can always be found in the Events section, to the right of the HOME page, bottom on a mobile.

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It's only left for me to wish you well on your journey

[zigbee26 in reply to moreless]

Thank so much. this is great. Ive had loads of replies already, I think you are right in that giving up chocolate is the only way. Once I start I definitely can't stop!

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome zigbee26

Good luck on your run - I am so unfit that I don't run YET!! I signed up to 0-5k with work and the first week was last week but I couldn't go as I was unwell, hoping to go this week though

Don't over do it if it is your first run in a while or ever

Have PM'd you a link for veggie recipes

Wishing you all your best on your weight loss journey - just remember to measure your self as well as the scales don't always move - I measure my self monthly. 2 weeks the scales did not move and I was getting disheartened but when i measured myself I actually found I had lost 5" - so lost there but obviously built up muscle hence the scales weren't moving

[zigbee26 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks I will measure myself tonight. The run was good. i havent been since i was a stone thinner so it was slow but felt good. I might need a nap later !

[Folliegirl]

How was the run zigbee26

[zigbee26 in reply to Folliegirl]

Great thanks. 3.76 miles. I used to run and it really helped me keep weight in check. Back on it now. and no more chocolate for a while!

[Folliegirl in reply to zigbee26]

Well done, I did 8 miles this morning, my furthest yet!

[zigbee26 in reply to Folliegirl]

I dream of running 8 miles again!!

[Folliegirl in reply to zigbee26]

Keep training, I'm definitely quicker now I'm lighter 😉

[zigbee26]

I worked out this morning that a stone makes me about ten minutes faster running a ten k. Its like carrying a small child on my back. lol!