...got to start somewhere!

[Planejane]

...I'm 54, need to lose about 2 stone.... I'm not a great exerciser...could probably lose the great to be honest! Any help and tips gratefully received....x

[YellowRose55]

Morning Planejane

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

Take a look at the Welcome Newbie post in the Pinned post section at the right hand side or at the bottom if your on a mobile. 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 together with a photo so you can see the changes on the days the scales don't move.

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

To get the most of the forum be active, share tips, recipes and experiences. Read some of the posts they are very motivating.

Have a good first week.

Rose

[Tiggerr]

"...could probably lose the great to be honest!"... made me chuckle. The good news, is that you don't need to exercise to lose weight. There are some wonderful people here, who for one reason or another are unable to exercise and are managing their weight loss.

At the end of the day it comes down to the number of calories in against the number of calories out but doing it in a way that is healthy, manageable and in the long term, sustainable.

Lots of support here, so whatever path you travel down, don't forget to use this site whether you're feeling positive or whether things may not be going quite how you'd hoped.

Good luck on your journey!

[Kaytea]

Hi planejane

I'm 54, 5ft 4 and my weight has crept up to 10stone 13. Over the last 4 years. Which puts my BMI at 26.2 ( not good) And now I, like you need to get rid of between 1.12 and 2stone.

I've just bought my self a Veryfit fit bit to see if I can get up to 10,000 steps a day. This last week l managed 6,500 most days.

My plan is to view each day as one day closer to my goal - and not dwell on when things go off track, just get back on track right away.

Wishing you a good week.

[Tiggerr in reply to Kaytea]

Welcome Kaytea and it sounds like you're making a good start.

You've probably already read the welcome post from YellowRose55 but I've tagged Rose, in case she'd like to make your welcome more official.

Good luck!

[Kaytea in reply to Tiggerr]

Thanks I'll take a look at Yellowrose.

Any advice for a vegetarian on easy recipes.

[Tiggerr in reply to Kaytea]

Have a look down the right hand side (from the 'Home' page) for the Topics session, which includes recipes.

I guess the internet is always going to be a pretty good source and Cracker10 posted this

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

...only a couple of hours ago. I guess it depends on what you call easy

Have fun, as that's the best way of achieving most things.

[Hidden in reply to Kaytea]

Hi I am a peskatarian (eat fish but not meat) so I would love some easy recipes too please.

[Tiggerr in reply to Kaytea]

Welcome Kaytea and it sounds like you're making a good start.

You've probably already read the welcome post from YellowRose55 but I've tagged Rose, in case she'd like to make your welcome more official.

Good luck!

[YellowRose55 in reply to Kaytea]

Morning Kaytea

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

Take a look at the Welcome Newbie post in the Pinned post section at the right hand side or at the bottom if your on a mobile. 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 together with a photo so you can see the changes on the days the scales don't move.

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

To get the most of the forum be active, share tips, recipes and experiences. Read some of the posts they are very motivating.

Have a good first week.

Rose