Start again

Help I've managed to gain half a stone when I really wanted to lose it. So it's start again for me really want to get some weight off. Think I am comfort eating so going to drink water every time I feel like eating wish me luck

[Hidden]

Take a look at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), or in the drop down on the 'Posts' page (it says 'arrange by'). Read the Welcome Newbie thread, then 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 (can be found in the pinned Newbie post) 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 😊

To the right of the HOME page (bottom on a mobile), you'll find Events. In there, you'll find links to our daily Weigh-in's (you will choose just one day per week), our Daily Diary, where we post our menu and exercise plans, for accountability, advice and support - which is great to get ideas of what other people are eating and I have to confess to nicking some of their menu's and our “What's happening today” thread, where we pop in for a chat.

Be aware, that the HU app doesn't give you access to all of our important features, so we advise that you use the full website 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 😊

[blackbeauty99]

Hi and welcome back Hidden , you can do this and we will all support you

Good luck with your first week

[HubbysMissMouse]

As Hidden has advised you, do make sure you are eating enough calories every day by checking how many you should be having every day on the NHS bmi calculator because when I first joined I was hardly ever losing weight and mostly putting on weight still because I wasn't eating enough calories as I thought I had to eat as little as poss to be able to lose weight. This is not quite the case though. If you check the calculator out it gives you an amount that you should be eating between to be able to lose weight. Do make sure you eat somewhere in between this amount and definitely not any lower than this amount otherwise your body will think that 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 puts weight on instead. Once I upped the amount of calories I ate to between this amount I was advised I started losing weight and have become a lot thinner as well. I am so pleased I managed to find out this information. Good luck with your journey. 😀

[lis56beth]

Welcome Kath53 I have recently rejoined You will get lots of support and ideas from this forum Good luck

[13Valerie]

Well done kath53 on getting involved and calling a halt at a half stone.

Have you any idea how much you want to lose? Can you break it up into mini goals?

Also you have a lot of experience to share and wisdom gained from the past experience so don't be shy!

Looking forward to seeing your posts.