loosing weight!

[tamarajade]

HI all i am wondering what the best way to loose weight is ... i've had a difficult time with my weight and how i look since i was little and i want to prove to other people i can loose so i'm just wondering what everyone would suggest? thank you xx ?

[Salaisa]

Welcome, tamarajade! I think the best way to lose weight is to want to do it for yourself and not to prove anything to other people Honestly, your motivation will be much stronger for that. And going one step further, what helped me and what seems to be helping those on this forum that are still around after several weeks is that they do not focus on losing weight so much as on changing their lifestyle.

You will find lots of advice and support here, and first-hand experience with various approaches and types of diet. Personally, I follow the NHS 12 Week Weight Loss Plan (nhs.uk/Livewell/weight-loss.... I also started with weight loss in mind, but am now on the change-lifestyle path I am extremely happy with this plan (and this forum!). I will let others make theri recommendations.

Whichever path you choose, good luck on the journey!

[fibronfedup]

There are lots of different ways to lose weight. First of all, do it for you and no one else. Then use trial and error to find what works best for you. Im calorie counting, started doing the 12 week nhs plan and it has worked wonders for me. But overall healthy eating and exercise seems to be the key.

[harleychick]

what i am doing is less carbs and more protin. it seems to work

[gingernut49]

I lost the three stone I needed to on the 5:2 Diet after watching Michael Mosley's excellent Horizon programme in 2012, "Eat, Fast and Live Longer" tinyurl.com/qzgo7tq or tinyurl.com/a8ppjl7 and went from a size 16 to a size 10 by eating 500 calories two non-consecutive days a week. I've been maintaining my weight loss since April 2013 by just fasting one day a week - in the past I piled the weight back on as soon as I finished 'dieting'. I'd very much recommend you read Kate Harrison's book, "The 5:2 Diet" (tinyurl.com/qe6mz4u) - it really does work and it will save you a fortune (towards your smaller clothes!).

I'd also very much recommend a free app for your phone called MyFitnessPal. Counting calories is very important so you can see how much you're eating and therefore eat mindfully rather than mindlessly. There are excellent videos in the Help section on the app that show you how it works - there's even a barcode reader to scan in branded foods.

It's important you don't eat more than your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) on non-fasting days. You can work that out here thefastdiet.co.uk/how-many-.... If yours works out at more than 2000 then aim at 2000 on non-fasting days.

Here I am in the Daily Mail on 7th January tinyurl.com/m7rqecq. The other two ladies’ stories are inspiring!

Here Michael Mosley answers many questions on it dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

This little video explains more youtu.be/W9Aj6hRYg4A(Not working as expected?)