Need to lose weight

[deborah24]

Hi all i'm a 50 year old woman and i so need to lose weight as i'm stuck on the same weight for over a year, so i'm going to try the NHS weight loss plan , i have also started to go swimming every friday night for 2 hours with my husband as we both need to get some weight off.

[Hidden]

Hello and welcome and good luck with everything x

[deborah24 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, i have lost weight once before a few years ago but this time i seem to be stuck.

[Folliegirl]

Hi there, I'm on week 3 of the 12 week plan ... My top tip is to download MyFitnessPal to count your calories, it's quick and easy because you can barcode scan your ingredients!! Good luck on your journey!

[deborah24]

Thank you for the advice i will do that

[munstermaid]

Well done on making the start and great idea to do something like swimming and doing it with your husband as it will be less of a chore.

[gingernut49]

Many couples do the 5:2 Diet which is extremely effective - it's free to do and really works! I've just found this article for you from the Daily Mail dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

To sum it up:

I lost the three stone I needed to in six months 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 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?)

[nhs2015]

Well done for making this decision. I am also on the NHS plan. I started week 8 last Monday. It really works for me and I think because it is teaching me good eating habits, I should be able to just keep going once the 12 weeks are up. And it is free. No buying this or that. Wonderful isn't it. You will succeed and you will love it.

[Coho]

Where can you find the NHS weight loss plan? Thanks for any help.

[jaygee13]

good luck the swimming will help tune you up and its very relaxing too