So it begins

[Jax17]

I just joined today as I'm tired of having a tyre around my waist. I want to lose weight, get fit, and get back to enjoying my life. Any tips, ideas, suggestions are welcome! I'm giving myself 3 months to lose at least 1 stone. Slow and steady wins

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

Great to have you join us Jax17 .. Enjoy the forum...

I'd like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, which we hope will be a good place for you to connect with members, who are also just starting out. If you just post a few words to introduce yourself and respond to others there, you'll soon break the ice. Here's the link:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Cheering you on to reach your goals 🎉🎉🎉

[Jax17 in reply to Minniewinny]

Thank you for the link! And your support!

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer in reply to Jax17]

You have a good goal to work towards in a sensible timeframe.. You will do well - make your plans and stick with it.

[Tiggerr]

Welcome Jax17.

You've given yourself a sensible goal and time span.

The link Minniewinny has pointed you towards, includes the NHS 12 week plan, which I can completely recommend.

Good luck!

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Hi and welcome

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Good luck to you on your journey!

[119goal]

Keep posting. Good and the oops moments. It helps to chat to others who understand. Good luck.

[PippiRuns 6kg Restart Nov 2023]

Welcome Jax - have you considered running? Learning to run is the best thing I have have done for many years. I recommend the NHS couch to 5K programme.

[Jax17 in reply to PippiRuns]

I have considered it, but if I'm being totally honest, I dont think I could handle it. My knees would probably just buckle for starters. And then I'd be super paranoid about how silly I look...so I've never really done it.

[PippiRuns 6kg Restart Nov 2023 in reply to Jax17]

Take a sneak peek at the C25K forum and read some of the stories there healthunlocked.com/couchto5k You might be inspired.

I think we all looked silly when we started out You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.