Healthy eating exercise

[Loopy46]

Hi ya i am a health worker works 4days a wk 12hrs shift on my feet all day expect on breaks.

What is the best meal plan and exercises to do legs and feet do get sore.

Nany thanks

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello Loopy46 and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum 😊

I'm not surprised you get sore feet and legs in a job like yours! Hopefully, as you lose weight you will see an improvement.

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[Diana in reply to IndigoBlue61]

You know I never did a before pic,, but have one on my laptop somewhere!

Nor did I do measurements, I recorded my weight at the start tho!

[Tiggerr in reply to Diana]

Neither did I. I think there's a topless picture of me slobbing on a sun lounger on our balcony, so my idea (when I've reached my maintain weight) is to recreate that as a comparison.

[Diana]

The very best advice from another shift worker is to plan, pre cook stuff that you can reheat stuff or quickly, the exercise bit is not as important, maybe take the stairs, stretch a bit when you are at home?

If you don't live alone get the children or other half to help with the cooking, I'm a big fan of using my slowcooker in the night too, planning is key