Considering Surgery

[gardengirl1968]

Hi All, I'm brand new and have just done my BMI calculator where it says I need to lose 14 stone!!!! It seems insurmountable to me, I've been on and off diets for my whole adult life and just seem to get fatter and fatter. I've reached a stage now where even though I consider myself to be quite active and I work full time my weight impacts my whole life. I wont go out with friends or on holidays as I feel so self conscious. I don't think my local PCT funds weight loss surgery and as a single parent I don't have the funds to do it myself, I'm at my wits end really, any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi and welcome gardengir1968

Please consider any surgery very carefully but hopefully you will find this forum is what you have been looking for.

As a former yo-yo dieter I can understand where you are coming from, I lost weight, gained weight, lost weight gained even more weight

But with some good advice on this forum I'm no longer on a diet, I'm healthy eating and counting calories, the nhs bmi calculator gives a very generous calorie allowance, I haven't banned any food and I have treats all within my allowance.

Making small changes is easier as they are more sustainable, set yourself mini goals (7lb loss, I went swimming, I walked to town, I stayed within my allowance all week) and non-food reward yourself for each goal you achieve (a book, nail polish, magazine, bubble bath)

Find an exercise you enjoy doing, your more likely to stick at it if you're having fun

Keep active on the forum it really does help, join a challenge, weigh in, the daily diary is fantastic for advice, help, support and great ideas, ask questions, chat or just read the posts

Most importantly enjoy your journey and have some fun

Good luck

Kat xx

[YellowRose55]

Hi gardengirl1968

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

I can understand how you feel and when the BMI tells you to lose alot of weight it seems impossible, but it is not! I have a long way to go and like you tried lots of diets but this is a healthy lifestyle not another diet and it works really well. I've lost 5st in almost a year, so if I can do it anyone can.

Take a look at the Welcome Newbie post in the Pinned post section at the right hand side or at the bottom if your on a mobile. Have a look at the nhs 12 week plan, many members have had success following this plan. Use the BMI checker to work out your daily calorie allowance.

Have a look at the Daily Diary which you can find on the Home page in Events. It is where all the members are sharing their daily plans on what they are eating and any exercise they are doing. This thread will give you some ideas on how to start.

Below the Pinned posts are the Topics where members share a range of weight related subjects.

Take your measurements at the start together with a photo so you can see the changes on the days the scales don't move.

We have daily weigh ins so why not come along and join us today. You can find the weigh ins on the Home page in the Events section on the right. Just click on the post in Events and record your start weight and any loss/gain or maintain for the week.

To get the most of the forum be active, share tips, recipes and experiences. Read some of the posts they are very motivating.

Have a good first week.

Rose

[HubbysMissMouse]

Hi gardengirl1968 welcome to the forum, do make sure you have a look at how many calories you should be having on the NHS bmi calculator to be able to lose weight and do make sure you eat somewhere in between this amount. When I first joined I realised I had never even been eating over 1000 calories a day and this was why I had always had problems and never seemed to lose weight. I was informed on here that by not eating at least the minimum amount advised by the calculator to lose weight my body thought I was starving it so it turned what I did eat into body fat to ensure it can continue and this weighs more than eating the extra calories does so I never lost weight and put weight on sometimes instead. The good thing is that now I have upped the amount of calories I ate to the amount it advised I started to lose weight and have now lost 2st. This site here is great for support so don't be afraid to ask any questions and good luck with your journey.

[Minniewinny Host 5 stone Maintainer]

Well done for finding the forum and joining in!

The post from YellowRose55 gives you so info which I can only say take your time to read and go back to every now and then.. there is a lot in there!!

Cheering you on to success 🎉🎉🎉