Starting today

[Penelopet]

Starting today at 18 stone 2 and determined to try and look good for my 15th wedding anniversary in September and get fit. However I remind myself that when I was worried about my weight this week a beautiful comment was made that "nobody wonders whether a tree is beautiful or not". My trunk will just be a bit smaller!

[LessToLose Restart April 2024]

Welcome Penelopet, I was over 19stone when I started and I have lost 6 of those so far! My trunk is definitely smaller now - what a lovely saying, I haven't heard that one before.

Here is a link to the really helpful welcome post - it has lots of hints and tips and some inspirational stories in it:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Best of luck with your weight loss journey, make sure you have lovely foods and include some fun activities, join in on here as much as you can and I am sure you will be a beautiful willow in time for your 15th wedding anniversary!

[DartmoorDumpling Restart Feb 2024]

Hi Penelope, you have a lovely motivation for getting slimmer and healthier - you want to look good for your anniversary, and clothes shopping will be a lot more fun once you have lost a few lbs.

You could lose up to 3 stones in that time, but even if you only lose one stone, if you get yourself used to a healthier way of eating, with more activity, eventually you will rediscover the real you inside!

Just take it one day at a time; record everything you eat and drink and tot up the calories (use myfitnesspal or nutracheck online diary to make this easier) and keep as active as you can, be it gardening, walking, climbing the stairs...and you will get there.