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new today - i will need help :)

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after yo-yoing for what appears forever on losing weight and putting it back on .. I HAVE to do something about it before I hit 50

So I am on the path .. today is today I make that change .. I am officially starting the 12 week plan on monday but I will do this ..

I am an IT professional which involves mostly sitting on your butt at a PC for most of the day, I do have horses so they keep me active, but I need to lose about 4 stone and I want to make sure I get it off and keep it off ..

so happy to be here and can you please furnish me with a newbie badge .. :)

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IndigoBlue61

Hello socialshazza and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum

You are not alone in your weight loss yoyo. But this time it will be different. My only question is why wait until Monday? You can start right now. 😊

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.

You'll notice a grey box next to people's names, these are achievement badges, and as a new member you have a 'Newbie' badge. 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. If you have any questions please just ask

Best wishes

Anna

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socialshazza in reply toIndigoBlue61

I am not waiting until monday .. but the form week start on a monday .. so I will just record on the 12 week plan from then :)

12 week plan is already downloaded, I have my XL sheet with formulars to work out weight and inch loss which I will record weekly too.

I usually do a weigh in on a monday morning so I will carry on doing that .. I shall be doing more exercise again too ..

hoping some support works for me .. I can't be doing with the weekly meeting type things.

thanks for the welcome :)

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IndigoBlue61 in reply tosocialshazza

Fantastic! Glad to hear it! You can weigh any day too, we run Group weigh-ins every day and Monday is always really busy!

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socialshazza in reply toIndigoBlue61

Great .. thanks :) good to know

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matets

Welcome socialshazza to this awesome forum. You got the right mindset you will definitely attain your goals. All the best in your journey.

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unlikelyrunner

Hi socialshazza,

It sounds like we're in the same boat at around the same point in our lives. I'm a serial yo-yo-er too and need to lose a bit more than you. I hope we can help each other!

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socialshazza

that would be excellent .. happy to help if I can :)

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Sarah4d

Hi, nice to see you here I am a little older than you but I do have horses and want to loose about 3 stone. How are you getting on ?

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socialshazza in reply toSarah4d

only 2lb off but I am changing shape .. I seem to be losing inches not weight at the moment .. but I am already seeing my eating habbits changing .. I am taking that as a good sign .. I know it will be slow but I am not going to give in :)

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