New Guy

Hi everyone I have just joined and would like to introduce myself. I am sixty years of age and have been fighting the flab for about thirty five of those years, I am now about eight stone over wieght, not been winning the battle so far, and am looking for new inspiration and hopfully success.

[YellowRose55]

Hi Hidden

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.

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

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome Hidden 😊

[SlimmerSue62]

Hi Darv great forum friendly people and great advice good luck

[SukiV]

Welcome Darv you have definitely come to the right place. Once you have had a chance to read the newbie threads which are really useful, let us know what your goals are and we will help you get there with tips, motivation and lots of friendly advice. I joined in Feb this year and so far I've lost 13lbs which is the most I've ever lost. I tried the usual weight loss diets but I never managed to keep the weight off but with this forum I've genuinely changed my life and it feels great. Good luck

[Hidden]

welcome and good luck starting your new healthy lifestyle ☺

[HubbysMissMouse]

I don't know if you have been doing this but when I first joined I found I wasn't losing weight due to the fact that I had never been eating enough calories as I was only eating around 1000cals a day. If you go on the NHS bmi calculator to find out how many calories you should have daily to be able to lose weight and follow these amounts and not any like the other calorie counting sites give you as this gives personal and not average amounts like the other sites do. Then work out how many you have been having for a few days on average. If you are having less then 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 means you are putting weight on at times as well. Please don't make this same mistake and since I have upped my calories I have managed to lose 2st, many people do this without realising and this was the only place that had someone inform me of this. Good luck with your journey.