Hello, I'm a newbie but have been registered for a little while now, reading members posts via the app.
I've put weight on over the years and I'm now at my heaviest and I hate it. The reason why - a bad back for many years culminating in spinal surgery last Christmas. I've got a fantastic physio (& he's helping me with c25K) but I now need to look at my diet and wine intake - plus my eldest son is getting married next August so I want to look fantastic for him and boys!!. Any help, advice and support I receive will be greatly appreciated. thank you Jx
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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 😊
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Welcome to the group 🤗 I'm new myself: only started on here yesterday but already I have recived and offered so much advice. It's a great group! Congratulations on taking a positive step towards becoming a healthier you and good luck on your journey x
Hi Jane .... first thing I would suggest is don't look at weight in isolation from a scales point of view I was told to buy a set of body composition scales which show your muscle mass, weight, body fat percentage and visceral fat (fat around your organs) and this in my opinion gives a more complete picture as you could be weighing more by have changed shape by having more muscle mass if you are exercising for example .. this for me really helped and gives you a more balanced view of the whole picture ... good luck with your journey 😊
thanks for you comments, I have the "fitbit" scales and my bodyfat is 46.9% so even though I'm 5ft 9" that's a lot of podgy stuff lol. I start w4 r1 on Tuesday and looking forward to it, \I'm also going to look at the NHS 12 week plan too
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and our “What's happening today” thread, where we pop in for a chat.
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