Complete Diet and Lifestyle Change

[Donnamarie1975]

Hello Everyone, My name is Donna and I am a foodaholic 😀 Funny but so sad because I really am. I am 41 years of age and have the best family in the world and I am slowly killing myself through overeating. I am not down or depressed in anyway, my husband is amazing. I am totally happy in life apart from my weight. I love food but now weigh a shocking 22.6lb this is the heaviest I have ever been. I know what to eat. I am an educated person. I just love my food. However....I love my family more. So this is it. The health kick to end all health kicks. A complete diet and fitness overhall. Not sure who I am really expecting to see this. If nothing else it's a stern word to myself reminding myself on the bad days why I started this.. because I want to see my children grow up.

[matets]

Welcome to this awesome forum Donnamarie1975 . Its great you already know what needs to be done. Just start small, eat clean one meal at a time, one day at a time and soon you'll have adjusted to the routine. Keep logging in and read the insightful posts from the members and pick some tips that you could incorporate into your lifestyle and help you lose some of the weight. All the very best!

[Donnamarie1975 in reply to matets]

Thank you so much. I am determined to succeed 😀

[Ideservethis]

Welcome! I love food too! I am just learning to enjoy it in smaller amounts and with more fruit and veg! And a treat seems more of a treat when I have earned it by planning it into my daily allowance.

[Donnamarie1975 in reply to Ideservethis]

Ahhhhh thank you. 😊

[YellowRose55]

Morning Donnamarie1975

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

You have come to the right place this is a very friendly supoortive forum, so I hope you will enjoy getting to know us all. I was like you weighing in last year at 22st 2lb, I joined last June and now weigh 16st 13lbs so if I can do it you can too. Have a good read through all the information and shout out if you have any questions.

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

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

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.

We have daily weigh in's 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.

You may notice that members have a grey box next to their name, these are achievement badges. All new members have a "newbie" badge to begin with.

Please note if you are using the new HU app it does not have all the forums features on it, so we suggest you use the full website version.

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

[Donnamarie1975 in reply to YellowRose55]

Thank you so much Rose I will definitely check all of these things out. I stumbled on this by mistake. I think it was a sign 😀

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Hi and welcome to the community!