Freaking out as have a holiday booked in just over three weeks and swimwear is not going to be a good look unless I've lost some pounds. Am heavier now than I've ever been & find that I eat healthily for a while and then forget and snack...but mostly just a pound or two has crept up as I've got older. Any tips? Would be happy with even a few pounds off.
Going to start with reducing my latte habit as I suspect that has something to do with it 🙄
Hello Fellis and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum
Three weeks is enough to time to make a difference to not just your weight, but also your overall health and energy levels. You are right that an average Latte is quite calorific and some knowledge of calories is, in my opinion, the best way for safe and sustainable weight loss and health improvement 😊
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. And if you just want to chat, to say hello or share any news or struggles then look out for What's Happening Today thread.
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Best wishes
Anna
Thanks Anna, just trying to navigate my way here..I'll look at the 12 week plan- looks good!
Hi Fellow,
You will be fine ,great support on this forum.
Great tips and advice and it's good to know that you are not alone.
Gary
Are you even eating eating enough calories to start with, when I first joined I only ate around 1000 Cals a day and this was my problems because by not eating enough calories your body thinks your starving it and turns what you 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. Check out how many calories you should have on the NHS bmi calculator as this gives you amounts to eat between that are personal for you but try to eat the larger amount of the two as this gives you room to work with if you have problems. If you eat the lower amount you will be stuck as you can't drop any further. Please don't make this same mistake and good luck with your journey.
Thanks Hubbysmissmouse I will take a look. I eat a healthy well balanced vegetarian diet and don't usually overeat but in recent months I struggle around 4-5 pm every day where I seem to get crazily hungry & maybe have low blood sugar..then I snack/ almost binge. So I think I pack in too many calories then. But will investigate! Thanks again for your advice- good luck with yours too!
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