New WeightLoss journey

[Daisy71a]

Hi, only discovered this 10 minutes ago! Still not sure I’m ready/in the mindset for WeightLoss but need to do it for health. Any tips and pointers for starting? And getting motivated and changing my mindset

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Daisy71a

You really do need to be in the right head space, for this to work, so I suggest you spend some time on the forum, reading posts and the information contained within them, for inspiration.

Follow this link to our chat thread and a list of all the activities we run. We've found active participation to be key to success, especially with our weigh-ins and Daily Diary.

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

To make navigating the forum easier, we've put all the information you'll need in a newbie pack and here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Please take the time to read it carefully, so that you're able to enjoy everything that we have on offer.

We ask that you also read this important information about internet privacy and security.

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Wishing you all the best

[elliebath Maintainer]

Hello Daisy71a

Sorry I only just spotted your post from last week. Did you get chance to read the links that moreless gave you ?

There are many people on here in the same position as you who are just starting out , as well as some others who have successfully walked that journey but are still around to support others.

If you engage with some of the posts on the site you will find lots of tips and encouragement , so welcome aboard, let us know how it's going. 😊

[Doing4me]

Morning!

I’ve started my journey on Thursday so you are already more experienced than me! Hope your journey is off to a good start!

[Eleanorba Maintainer]

I sometimes think that we think we’re not in the right mindset but that this is often because we’ve experienced diets that make us too hungry and/or we’re eating too much sugar so we’re getting sugar highs or spikes followed by sugar slumps this make us think we’re emotionally in need of sugar or other junk food. I’m not saying emotional eating doesn’t exist of course but often it’s more physical than we think. If you’re not ready to lose weight yet you could start by eating lots but only fresh, healthy food for a couple of weeks. Never get starving hungry, even when you’re trying to lose!