Hello to you all, I'm new too...

[LGS70]

Hi there, my name is Linda, I'll be the big '50' in January and would like to get back to being a healthy weight. My main problems are being peri menopausal, getting up at 4.45am, 6 days a week to work on our family snack van so I'm surrounded by food all day and my days are long. I'm really tired when I get home and struggle finding motivation to exercise and eat healthy. I do enjoy healthy food so that's a good thing. I am going to start with my weigh in tomorrow morning as I'm just reading through this at the moment. I'm looking forward to getting the support from your stories and hope I can be of help to some of you too. Good luck to my fellow newbies

[RobLandsdown91]

Hi Linda,

Welcome to the NHS Weight Loss forum

You can find the NHS 12 Week Plan to the right of your screen - just click on the picture!

Take a look at the right hand side of your screen (bottom if you're on a mobile device) at the 'pinned posts' area - here is a collation of various useful posts (such as the 'Welcome Newbie' post and challenges that are currently being run on the forum - take part in what ever you want to)

In that 'Pinned Posts' section, there is also a collation of recipe ideas, they will always come in useful too

The Monday Weigh In group is posted weekly, Zest and moreless , who are also our approachable site admins alternate the posting of the thread between them. There is a morning thread (if you weigh in between 06:30 until midday) and an afternoon/evening thread (from midday on Monday until 6pm on the Friday of that week).

The topics section, underneath the 'pinned posts' area will give you all of the posts related to that topic - it's useful if you're looking for something specific!

Finally, all that remains is to wish you a great first week on the forum!

Best wishes,

Rob

[LGS70 in reply to RobLandsdown91]

Thank you, it'll take me a while to figure it out but I'll get there eventually haha

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Welcome Linda, I hope you'll enjoy the forum, and I'd like to wish you every success with your goals, and here's to you celebrating your Big 50 in style in January!!!

Lowcal

[LGS70 in reply to Zest]

Thank you, I'd like to lose at least 8lbs before then. I think that would be realistic, what with Christmas in between

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to LGS70]

Definitely! Sounds very sensible to me.

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello Linda and welcome 😊 Having battled my weight for years, and also worked in the food industry I found the only way to succeed was to eat a healthy breakfast (including complex carbs) before I started work . . . Even if this is at ridiculous o'clock!! Lol 😊 If I didn't I would just get too hungry and then it was all to easy to over eat on unhealthy foodstuffs 😕

'Lunch' would be around 9.30 and my main meal, and then a light evening (afternoon) meal. 😊 Hope this might be helpful? This way of eating is also recommended for easing menopausal bloating etc.

Good luck and very best wishes.

[LGS70]

Hi Anna, thank you for your advice. I always feel bad about being hungry for lunch before 10am but relieved I'm not the only one 😁 lol I do have breakfast most mornings but sometimes when you're rushing it's too easy to say I'll get something at work. It's just a matter of being prepared and getting into a healthy habit I suppose. It's those dreaded chips at midday that are so easy to pick at when you're busy and don't have time to eat properly 😭 but I've been good today and not given them a second glance 🙌

Thanks again for your support x