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[Wadestreet]

I want to get healthy but my brain is all over the place. I want to stop it. And need to find a start to help me make a new beginning today/right now

[RobLandsdown91]

Hi Wadestreet,

Welcome to the NHS Weight Loss Forum here on HealthUnlocked - this forum is a great place for support, motivation and inspiration to lose weight.

Take a look at the NHS 12 Week Plan, it contains recipes and exercise plans to follow for the first twelve weeks of your journey.

Take a look at the left of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile device) and find the 'Pinned Posts' section, here you can find various challenges that are going on in the forum (take part in whatever ones take your fancy - if any do at all!), there is also a recipe collation there and any important posts from Admin The Welcome Newbie post is also there, it gives some great advice!

Also to your left is the 'Topics' area, here you can find posts related to each topic, it's good if you are looking for something specific

The Monday Group Weigh In takes place weekly and is posted alternately by Zest and moreless (I suggest you follow them, they are also our site admins), a morning session post is put live just before 06:30 and runs until midday, while the afternoon session runs from midday until 18:00 on the Friday of that week - it'll be running as usual tomorrow, so why not go over and post your starting weight there?

All that remains is to wish you a great first week on the forum - be involved because it's where we get our boost each day

Rob

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi Wadestreet,

I noticed that you mentioned that your 'brain is all over the place' at the moment, and you want to stop it. Maybe have a look at the Mood Zone pages in NHS Choices - there's a link here, and there are quite a few resources there that may be of interest:

nhs.uk/Conditions/stress-an...

I hope you don't mind giving you that link, but maybe there's something there that might help you to feel calmer and more focused in yourself.

I can see that Rob has given you some excellent suggestions for where to look in the Weight Loss NHS forum, and I hope you enjoy being part of this community.

Hope to see you around and about in the forum.

Lowcal

[MrNiceGuy]

Hello Wadestreet,

As already suggested, the 12 Week Plan is a great way to get you started upon the road to that new beginning, since it'll provide structure while allowing you to appreciate the kind of foods you should eat (and those you shouldn't).

Although you're desperate to make a start, at the same time, attempt to adopt a sense of perspective; the excess currently possessed wasn't accumulated overnight, so it's not going to be lost overnight, either.

However, by beginning to making small changes, such as a reduction in daily intake, alongside the consumption of refined carbohydrates (in favour of complex varieties), you'll hopefully begin to appreciate that the task isn't as daunting as first feared.

Furthermore, you now have the support of a forum. Provided that you make use of it, it won't fail you.

Increasing activity levels will also help to improve your level of weight loss, in addition to elevating your mood and focus. Initially, it doesn't have to be anything too extreme or intense, you just have to ensure that you move more than you may currently.

[Wadestreet in reply to MrNiceGuy]

Thank-you very much mr.niceguy. I will try to get a good nights sleep and hopefully not sleep most of the day. I am coming off a day of sugar binging. And try to go for a walk tommorrow. It's suppose to be a beautiful day.

[Wadestreet in reply to MrNiceGuy]

Please pray for me. It's so over whelming and scared I will fail again. I just half to take one step at a time like you said. A start is a start even a small step to get me started.

[Bluewings]

Hi Wadestreet

Just want to throw this in the mix........ I'm reading it at the moment and it's really flicking some switches in my mind.... might be just the ticket...

amazon.co.uk/Never-Binge-Ag...

(It's free on Kindle)

One day at a time, be kind to yourself and make mini goals. You can do this, believe it

Bluewings

[Wadestreet]

thank-you. for the great advice. Your right I need to take one day at a time. It did not happen overnight and it is not going to come off overnight. We have to do the middle work to keep it off. I would love to hear from you again and thanks!