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Good morning. I have tried various plans like Weight Watchers and Unislim over the years but realised last week that I had never counted calories! I don't have a lot of weight to lose to be honest. I started the plan last Monday. I weighted 9stone 6pounds last week and am 9 stone 4pounds this week. Two pounds gone! My target is 8stone 7pounds. I am 5foot 1inch so I notice every pound I put on. At my heaviest I was 12 stone and I don't want to go there again. I am going to a wedding on 12th August. I bought a beautiful dress online and it's a little tight but I will not send it back, I will fit into it!! Sorry for this long message but I wanted to write down my goal.

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Minniewinny5 stoneMaintainer

Well done on a good start. The 12 week plan works, so I would encourage you to take a lookie!

Wishing you great success on your journey and wearing that dress for the wedding - You can do it.

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philb20172 stone in reply toMinniewinny

Thank you so much Minniewinny! I wasn't expecting any reply to my message but am delighted with the encouragement.

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Minniewinny5 stoneMaintainer in reply tophilb2017

You will always get more than you expect on here 😉

Seriously lovely people on this forum... Now your one of us 👍🏻

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IndigoBlue61

Hello philb2017 and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum

Well done on losing 2lbs and even better on being in the 9's and not the 12's 😀 I shall get you a 2 stone badge to recognise that achievement rather than the newbie badge on normally get

Here are a few suggestions on how to get the most out of the forum. Please note if you are using the new HU App many of these features are not available so I suggest you use the full website version.

The first place to look is at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), read the Welcome Newbie thread first and 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

Have a look at the NHS 12 week plan, as many people have had success with it. Also use the BMI checker to find your target calories, it's important to eat enough. This was a major turning point for me, realising I could eat anything I wanted as long as the calories are accounted for

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

The forum also have group weigh-ins every day, as well as a new Daily Diary, if you wish to take part. The posts can always be found in the Events section on the 'home' page

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. If you have any questions please just ask

Best wishes

Anna

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philb20172 stone in reply toIndigoBlue61

Many many thanks Anna, appreciate that.

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VickyDLM2 stone

Welcome and Congratulations on losing 2lbs so far! :)

Sounds like you're off to a great start so I'm sure you'll manage to fit your new dress by August.

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philb20172 stone in reply toVickyDLM

Thanks a million Vicky!

Good luck, philb2017 , it's sounds as though your head's in the right place. You can do this!

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