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[sofiab]

Hiya, I am 35, very active, I cycle everywhere, do lots of classes, aerobic and strength, I eat well 80% of the time and I have ibs. I am 5ft 5 and I am currently 12 stone, I have a lot of fat around my tummy area and I just cannot shift it. I have tried lots of different approaches, I gave up sugar, bad fat and tried eating only good fats with good carbs and protein. I am feeling very disheartened and do not no what else to do, with the ibs I cannot eat bread, cabbage, onion, garlic and probably lots of other foods but those are the worst. Please help me

[YellowRose55]

Morning sofiab

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

Sounds like you are doing a lot of the right things with all your cycling and exercise classes. To help you with the other 20% have a look at our Daily Diary to see the kind of things some of our members are having for their meals.

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.

Have a look at the Daily Diary which you can find on the Home page in Events. It is where all the members are sharing their daily plans on what they are eating and any exercise they are doing. This thread will give you some ideas on how to start.

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

[Active_43]

Hi sofiab

You're doing great.

I've found that old fashioned calorie counting is quite eye opening. I followed the lean in 15 books religiously for weeks and no change until I looked into the portions. I was just eating too much.

[sofiab in reply to Active_43]

Thank you. Yeah I use a calories and fitness counter but how accurate they are I don't know

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to sofiab]

I agree sofiab i have always eaten healthily but still gained weight, I was just eating too much 😕 Some knowledge of portions and calories is really important.

[Stnamy]

Hi sofiab! You seem to be doing all the right things as has been pointed out. I might just add that maybe you should watch your portions. Eating smaller portions of food 5 to 6 times a day rather than one massive portion at a go has been known to be better for weightloss. I wish you the very best

[HubbysMissMouse]

Hi there have you checked how many calories you should be having in a day to be able to lose weight and how many you are actually having. When I first joined I wasn't ever shifting any weight and found that I wasn't eating enough. I was only eating around 1000cals a day and I should have been having a lot more. You can check this out by using the NHS bmi calculator and this gives you amounts to have between for losing weight. The problem is if you don't eat enough your body thinks you are starving it and turns what you do eat into body fat and this weighs more than eating the extra calories does so it stops you from losing weight and sometimes putting weight on instead. Since I have upped my calories I have lost 2st. The NHS bmi calculator is the best for personal calorie amounts as the others tend to give same amounts for everyone. Please don't make this same mistake. Good luck with your journey.