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[SandraMill31]

Hi Ive just joined this forum. Ive alot of weight to lose but taking it a step at a time. Looking forward to reading all your posts. At the moment Im not really mobile due to sciatica though Im working at getting the diet right and hopefully soon I can get back to exercising.

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi SandraMill31,

Welcome to the forum, and I hope you'll enjoy being part of this community. I'd like to give you the link to our Welcome Newbie post - compiled by Moreless (who is a lovely forum member):

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Maybe see you in the Monday group weigh-in sessions, if the idea of a group weigh-in appeals to you.

Have a great week, and wishing you success with your goals. I would recommend the NHS 12 week plan, and many of us are following that plan here. You can find a link to it in the Newbie pack, but also via the icon above (entitled Weight Loss NHS).

Hopefully you can get back to exercising as and when you feel ready, in relation to your sciatica. Wishing you well, and hope to see you around and about in the forum.

Lowcal

[SandraMill31 in reply to Zest]

Thanks Lowcal. Yeah group weigh in sounds good to me. Ive already printed the 12 week plan and ive just read the 1st week. I need to get weight off as it may help my back.

I will watch out for the group weigh in on Monday and join in

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to SandraMill31]

Great! It will be lovely to have you join us in the Monday group weigh-in sessions. You can always access the latest thread via the 'Events' section (see right-hand-side of homepage), and the link to the Monday group weigh-in session is there - alternatively you could click 'follow' and my name and you'd be automatically notified of when the sessions are posted - there is one in the morning and one at midday, but people can join in either one - we only split the sessions to try to allow the site to cope with the volume of traffic - the group is quite large. But the tech department are helping us to iron out any glitches, so hopefully it will be smoother as these are fixed.

Look forward to seeing you in the weigh-ins and also in the forum generally.

Lowcal

[sueper]

Hi & welcome.

If you can manage a bit of walking this will help and get you more mobile. You don't need to go crazy with exercise. 20 minutes walking everyday will make a huge difference.

I suffer from chronic back pain and whilst it was a struggle to begin with the walking (and losing weight) has really helped

Good luck

[SandraMill31 in reply to sueper]

Im walking very slowly at the moment. Someone told me that swimming really helps with chronic back pain. Thanks for the advice xxx

[sueper in reply to SandraMill31]

No worries. It is interesting to note that distance for distance walking burns the same calories as running. This means walking is one of the best exercises you can do and low impact

Swimming is great especially for upper body and I think it does help with back pain.

Hope you are pain free soon x

[IndigoBlue61]

Health problems (arthritis) Is my main motivator for losing weight. I started out doing 5-10 minutes couple of times a day, as this was all I could manage. exercise is possible, we just need to be a bit more creative!! And as the weight comes off your health will improve 😊 Good luck!

[SandraMill31 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Thank you..really appreciate your comment xx

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to SandraMill31]

How is it going Sandra? Hope your back is improving? 😊

[SandraMill31 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Hi

No improvement in my back had an MRI scan and its worse than expected may need surgery. Its years of working in care thats why my backs so bad. Also excess weight not helping either. So will stick to healthy eating. How are things with you? Xx

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to SandraMill31]

I have many problems with arthritis but thank my lucky stars no back problems 😕 You have my sympathy 😕 Fingers crossed you get sorted soon and losing weight helps 😊