Yoyo

[WollyPolly]

Hi - Im 60, 5' and 3 1/2 stone overweight. I lose half a stone and then go wild and put it all back on - shoot me now ...

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome to the forum WollyPolly - loving the name

Please note there will be no shooting I am occasionally (very rare ) known for Cracking the whip though

I apologise that you weren't welcomed last night, I had an early night

I'd like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, where you can meet other new members, who are also just starting out. . Here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

If you just post a few words to introduce yourself and respond to others there, you'll soon break the ice

I've also given you a week 1 badge.

Wishing you all the best

[WollyPolly in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much - Im surprised - I had no idea when I joined that I would actually hear from anyone...

[Hidden in reply to WollyPolly]

Yep we are a very friendly bunch and have loads of support to give

[ArctoLindy]

Hi and welcome, sounds like a description of what I did for years! This is the first time I've had the determination to keep going. I still have quite a lot to lose but I am going to do it this time and you can too! 😀👍

[WollyPolly in reply to ArctoLindy]

Thank you for the encouragement <3 I really appreciate it

[Pineapple27]

Motivation is something that comes over time... when we start to see that it works.

AND we just have to pick ourselves up and keep on going.... through thick and thin!

I started my weight loss journey at the end of February 2012, weighing in at 14 stone - 5 and a half years ago. I was 49 years old and had been trying to lose weight all of my life since the age of 9.

I managed to lose 4.5 stone in 2 and a half years through calorie counting and logging/weighing all of my food going from a size 24 to a size 16 and from 14 stone down to 9 and a half.

Then re-gained some.... lost some again and have now managed to more or less maintain for the past 6 months.

BUT... ideally I would love to drop another stone and maintain there.

I have a disability which makes exercise difficult, but the one thing that I realise very early on in my journey was that I was just eating FAR TOO MUCH! I was a VERY short (4ft 9"), middle aged, sedentary female and I was eating the same as 5ft 9" active man (my now husband!).

No wonder I was piling on the weight!

Here are a few of my past posts which I hope you will find helpful and inspiring. I won't try and tell you that my journey was easy - and you'll see that there were many blips along the way, but 5 years down the line, I feel about 20 years younger than I did when I was lugging around 4 stone more.

Please do pop back to the forums and share your journey with us - we are here for you, day and night and happy to share your success or support you when you need it.

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

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[Louby-]

Good morning and we'll done on your amazing weight loss

Keep up the good work, especially maintaining, difficult I know! Within reason if I crave a naughty food occasionally, I will have it! Makes me feel better

Have a good Sunday xx