Hi everyone. I am new to this site, but not new to trying to lose weight and get healthier.
I tend to lose a bit then everything slows down, I can't kick start the weight loss, get despondent and give up.
I really need to lose weight, I am getting a bit worried about my future. I need help.
Hi Hilarydol66 ! You’re in the right place. Really supportive group of people all with a common goal. There will be an admin with some info to help you along ASAP if not before I manage to post this. I’ve just started again myself after a bit of time off. Good luck with your goals 🤗🎉
You just got there before me 
hi and welcome Hilarydol66 you have come to the right place 
we are a friendly bunch and will support you all the way
We look at this as a new healthy eating plan for life and not a diet
I would 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, or re-starting.
If you just post a few words on the November Newbie Club thread to introduce yourself and respond to others there you will soon feel part of the club.
Follow this link to the Newbie club: healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
Please read all the information carefully, it is very useful and can be referred to whenever you want to check something.
It just remains for me to wish you well on your journey
Thank you for your lovely welcome messages. I am determined to get healthy and lose a fair bit of weight hopefully. I am looking to start next week. I am off ill at the moment with a stomach upset so only eating dry rice cakes at the moment! Nice!
So when I am feeling 100% I shall make a start.
Hello and welcome Hilarydol66 😊
Hi Hilarydol66 and welcomei!
I started my weight loss journey at 14 stone - 5 and a half years ago. I am just 4ft 9" tall and so was classed clinically obese.
I was 49 years old and had been trying to lose weight all of my life since the age of 9. I have a disability which makes exercise difficult (I am very sedentary and use a wheelchair outside of the house).
The one thing that I realised very early on in my journey was that I was just eating FAR TOO MUCH! I was a short, middle aged, sedentary female and I was eating the same as 5ft 9" active man (my now husband!). No wonder I was piling on the weight!
I started my journey at the end of February 2012, and managed to lose 4.5 stone in 2 and a half years through calorie counting and logging/weighing all of my food.
Then re-gained some, lost some again and have now managed to more or less maintain for the past 6 months at around 10 stone. Still considered "over weight".
Ideally I would love to drop another stone to 9 stone and maintain there.
Here are a few of my past posts which I hope you will find helpful and inspiring. I won't try and tell you that my journey was easy - and you'll see that there were many blips along the way, but 5 years down the line, I feel about 20 years younger than I did when I was lugging around 4 stone more.
Please do pop back to the forums and share your journey with us - we are here for you, day and night and happy to share your success or support you when you need it.
healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
Hello Hilary
I would recommend this group to anyone wanting to do what your embarking on. It's rather magical. It's helped me so much in such a short space of time so I hope it does the same for you.
Hi Hilary, yesI have the same problem with staying power. If I don’t see any change I give up, and get very down hearted. But someone said to me, You only get one chance at life you might as well try and enjoy it . Good luck
Welcome to the forum Hilarydol66 . You've certainly come to the right place for help in kick starting your healthy eating plan. Everyone on this forum is here for the same reason and are so friendly and encouraging. Take time to read all the information you've been sent carefully and as long as you become an active member you'll get all the support you could wish for.
Good luck.
Hi Hilarydol66! I am just like you, in fact I chose the same heading for my post. I have been dieting since I was a teenager, sometimes a great success which lasted years. Recently only a few pounds off and then all back on and more, which makes me feel such a failure.
I hope that you have a great success this time.
Look out for the date of the posts you're replying to, EchoS1. This one is 3 years old and was the only post the member made.
Newer posts can be found on the forum, related posts tend to be old
Newbie. Trying to eat more mindfully.
Fat middle-aged guy - joining to try and get some motivational support!
Aghh just ruined my diet yet again!!!
