Fat Lass has a go :P

[CelticMadCow]

Hey there all, i found this forum as one of the lovely admins is a close friend and im hoping to get posting and to get to know more people who struggle with cake!! LOL

Actually, to look at me you would think i ate lots of cake and chocolate, i don't. in fact to look at me you would think i ate lots of lots of things, and yet as a months food diary will prove, i don't. I do the eating the wrong thing, at the wrong times and not eating enough combo......anyone else know that one? lol I had'nt eaten breakfast for years, coffee was my go to, and sometimes didn't eat while 1-2 in the afternoon, so why was i fat and getting fatter? ( i have blamed having children for years but my eldest did point out for the first few years i told him chocolate cake was poisonous for kids LOL so maybe that gives an insight hahahaha)

I started to eat better about 3 months ago now, totally changed my diet in every way, eating breakfast (fruit and yogurt....FRUIT.....wow) huge salad with a couple of boiled eggs for lunch (spinach and other raw stuff.....unheard of) and then a *normal* meal at teatime albeit reduced portions......no snacking at night, or during the day, 1 coffee and the rest of the time i drink water..........and was shocked to find though i felt a lot better in myself, id only lost nearly a stone in 3 months.......in honesty i had expected more and i was disappointed and disheartened.

I had been given a portion sheet from the dietician and told to work on 2400 calories a day, i thought i was doing even better by eating between 900-1200 calories a day but noooooo i went to the dietician after 3 months and was told to eat more. EAT MORE! talk about confused.com. i had no idea how or WHAT to add to my diet to up my calorie count, except for a glass of wine and some red velvet cake at the end of the day but hey thats the old me.......i hadn't been told that eating too little can make you fat too, but i guess looking at the way i ate before i should have realised that. So now im relearning again what to add, when to add it, and hoping to find the sweet spot that means i will lose weight.

Ive always been big, always and its never bothered me at all. A new hip is what prompted this move to eat better, ive been in pain now for nearly 2 years and its getting steadily worse, one look at my xray and i was told i need a new one, at 46! but i had to lose weight to get there, i have no idea how much i need to lose, or when they will operate but the pain means apart from the housework for an hour a day when the painkillers kick in, i don't and often can't do much more. Its so frustrating i know now how to eat better, and i know that with exercise id lose more! i try to get everything done at once, so that im hot, sweaty even on the hot days (lovely i know) and a bit out of breath but thats about all. Which is why i thought eating lots less would mean weightloss. This losing weight thing is about more than i thought and education seems to be the key, hence joining this forum. I vowed i would not deprive myself of anything when i started this, as i knew from what people had said that once i told myself i couldn't have it, well i would do and lots of it lol so tonight is pizza night, and im soooo looking forward to it LOL

[YellowRose55]

Morning CelticMadCow

Welcome to the weight loss forum.

Loving the name! lol You have done so well with nearly losing a stone in 3 months, don't forget the slower you lose it the more chance of it staying off. Why not come along and join in with today's weigh in. I can relate to the pain in your hip as I had 2 total knee replacements and found losing the weight as helped a lot to limit the pain I have.

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. Take your measurements at the start together with a photo so you can see the changes on the days the scales don't move.

Below the Pinned posts are the Topics where members share a range of weight related subjects.

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.

We have daily weigh in's 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.

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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

[Tiggerr]

Welcome CMC and congratulations on your weight loss to date.

You seem to be pretty aware of everything you need to do and Rose has explained how to get the most from this site.

Like you, I never stopped having pizza (or equivalent). No point in deprivation, just portion management.

Good luck!

[HubbysMissMouse]

Welcome to the forum CelticMadCow I know exactly what you mean with above because I had exactly the same problem with the weight being to high and looking like I done nothing but overate when I only ate 1000cals a day. Well done with your weightloss so far that is great. Good luck with your journey.