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[Helenb65]

Hi I'm 52 yrs old . I had a mini stroke beginning of this year . Ive had lots of tests done and so far the cause of my mini stroke appears to be high cholesterol as some of the arteries in my neck are blocked but don't require surgery at the moment . I'm at my heaviest I've ever been 10 stone and I'm 5ft 1 . Never been on a diet or ate really healthy so need to start now .

[YellowRose55]

Hi Helenb65

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

Sorry to hear you had a mini stoke, hope you are getting better now.

Take a look at the Welcome Newbie post in the Pinned post section at the right hand side of the screen or if your on a mobile at the bottom. Have a look at the nhs 12 week plan, many members have had success following this plan. Use the BMI checker to work out your daily calorie allowance.

Below the Pinned posts are the Topics where members share a range of weight related subjects.

Take your measurements at the start along with a photo so you can see the changes when the scales don't move.

We have weigh-ins every day so why not come and join us. You can find the weigh-in on the Home page in the Events section on the right. Just click on the post and state your start weight and any loss/gain or maintain for the week.

To get the best out of the forum be active, share experiences, tips and recipes. Read some of the posts they can be very inspiring and motivate you along the way.

Have a great first week.

Rose

[Ceals]

Helenb65 welcome, we are a very friendly bunch with loads of people offering advice and guidance. Keep coming on the forum and joining in the conversations.

I like the recipe books by Dale Pinnock who calls himself the medicinal Chef. He talks about which nutrients in which foods are good for particular ailments. It might be worth checking out his website, just google Dale Pinnock, or going on Amazon to look at his book titles. I really enjoy his recipes. It is a pain that he doesn't include calories but I work them out using the NHS calorie counter website.

An admin person will give you a proper welcome and point you towards things, in the meantime have good look around, read some posts and get involved.

Good luck and make this an adventure with food so that you enjoy it.

Take care

[Cat33 Restart Dec 2023]

Hello Helen sorry to hear about your mini stroke my sister had one at 48 she will be 70 this year and is as right as rain

There is loads of support on here and everyone is lovely

Wishing you a very speedy recovery take good care of yourself and keep posting to let us know how you are getting on 😊

[Gemini64]

Oh you poor thing, it all sounds terrible. I really wish you all the best with your recovery and hope you continue to get better health. 👍