I am a fat lady.

[Fatlady26]

I am 69 yrs old I am trying to lose 3stone. As I am Obese and it scares me. I have a condition called Fibromyalgia and I cannot exercise I really do need some help.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Flo (I can't bring myself to call you by your profile name!),

There's a community on Health Unlocked, that may be able to help you with any specific fibromyalgia problems

healthunlocked.com/fibromya...

Take a look at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), read the Welcome Newbie thread, then move through to the challenges, where we hope you'll find at least one that will appeal to you

Move down to the Topics, to find a variety of threads, collated into specific topics for ease of access and we ask that you also 'file' your own threads, so that others won't miss your important news

Take a look at the 12 week plan, as a lot of people have been successful with it, making sure to enter your details into the BMI calculator, to get a calorie allowance tailored to your personal requirements. Don't forget to take your starting measurements and a 'before' picture, as they can be very motivating on days that the scales refuse to co-operate

We run daily weigh-in's and you'd be very welcome to join us. The threads can always be found in the Events section, to the right of the home page, bottom on a mobile.

We've found that to get the best out of this community, we need to be active on the forum, as it's where we exchange information, get motivation and inspiration and make friends. We hope that you'll join us here, regularly, too

It's only left for me to wish you well on your journey

[Cat33 Restart Dec 2023]

I really sympathise and know the feeling as I am 65 and have osteo arthritis and I'm awaiting a hip replacement at the end of March so I haven't been able to exercise for months I thought it was going to be almost impossible to lose weight but I've now lost 1st 2lbs It's all down to my eating So don't despair you can and will do it I've done it by calorie counting Once you get going and see just a little bit of weight come off it will really spur you on to lose more

I'm sure soon you will have to think of changing your name to Slimlady 26

Keep posting you are with lots of lovely people on here who will give you loads of support Wishing you all the very best 😊