Hi all, the realisation today that I weigh more than my teenage sons, who are both 17 years old and one of whom is six foot made me decide that I can not make excuses anymore. At 5 ft 3 and coming up to 48 years old weighing 13 stone it's definitely time for a change
No more yoyo and calorie counting it is! Wish me luck
Good Afternoon Paula_G,
Welcome to the Weight Loss NHS forum - we hope that you will feel very welcome! 
The "Welcome Newbies" post is a great thread which has been contributed to by many members here is very useful especially for- as it says, "Newbies"! that can be found here - healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
Have you looked at the NHS 12 Week Plan before? In this challenge some members of the forum are "re-booting" or in newbies' cases starting it as a group - have a look and join in if you wish:
healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
Zest and her team of helpers run a weekly weigh in each Monday and this weeks' can be found here (Lowcal or one of the other helpers if Lowcal isn't avaliable will post a thread in the morning and then another in the early afternoon) once again, it is completely voluntary:
healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...
There are also multiple other challenges being run by various members of the forum which, once again, if you wish you are more than welcome to join in with - many of these can be found in the "pinned posts" section of the community home page.
Good luck with your journey and keep us updated with your progress
Rob 
Hi Paula_G,
I can see RobLandsdown91 has given you some great links, and I hope you'll join in with anything that takes your interest. It's a great community, and I'd like to wish you every success with your weight loss journey. Good luck! You can do it!!
Lowcal
Hello 😊 Thus us a great site with lots of help and advice 😊 Also lots of success stories to inspire and motivate along the way 😊 Good luck
Thanks
All the best Paula. It is good to do something good and healthy for yourself. Time to put yourself first for a while... Good luck and enjoy the journey, it is very empowering to re-claim your self-control (even if there are a few blips on the way).
Hi Paula_G. I have a 17 and a 14 year old who are both six foot and until about 12 weeks ago I weighed more than both of them too. I'm also 48 so I can really relate to what you are saying. I decided I couldn't be heavier so took action. It has not been easy but I have lost just over a stone and really am feeling the difference. Glad to think that I will be the shortest and the lightest in the family soon. Calorie counting has definitely shown me just how much I was eating over what I should have been. Somedays it is hard to focus and keep the will power going but if you are strict with yourself and keep within your allowance you will do it. Best of luck
Thanks. I knew I was overweight but I didn't want to deal with it. Now I am determined! I have even taken some 'before' pictures!!
Well done you. And keep it up. It is difficult at times, I had started to get into the quick fix food and sugar cycle, but have a bit of time of work so am going to break that. Been cooking great healthy food from the NHS recipe list all week.
You can do it!
Welcome you will love this site.We are in it together.Little step changes everyday for a lifetime change.Good Luck.
Good luck Paula. I too need to lose weight so maybe we can achieve our goal together.
That would be great.
I have been good and kept to my calories for the last week. I even drank a few glasses of wine over the weekend. Luckily I have a couple of weeks off work which has helped, things will get tougher when I go back as I crave sweet when I am working. Either for stress or exhaustion.
How are you getting on?
Time to change
Heaviest weight ever - time for change.
Time to change 
For the hundredth time!
