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[tiggymutty]

Hi I am new here and looking for support and inspiration to lose 6 stone, I currently feel fed up with myself as I often start a diet lose a bit then lose motivation put it all back on and more, I have a bad back aching joint and get out of breath walking so if anyone would be my dieting buddy that would be smashing !

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, tiggymutty

I'd like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, which we hope will be a good place for you to connect with members, who are also just starting out. If you just post a few words to introduce yourself and respond to others there, you'll soon break the ice. Here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

You'll find all the information you need to navigate the forum in the header, so please take the time to read it carefully.

Wishing you all the best

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Hi,I wish you the best with it,me myself is currently helping my sister on a diet , I'd be your supporter if you'd like, not a diet buddy but a diet-support (?) buddy more like

[NIKNik77]

I also need to lose 6 stone and will be your buddy! 😀 I am sure we can do this! 👌

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer in reply to NIKNik77]

Hi NIKNik77

Great that you have a diet buddy so soon!! Great result..

Do please join the newbie club at this link and get to know your way around the forum..

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

I can honestly say at there is no forum like it!!

[tiggymutty in reply to NIKNik77]

Hi Niknak thankyou for responding and agreeing to be my dieting buddy,i am just browsing this site tying to find my way around, started my diet today having had two weeks binge eating I eat when I am stressed and family arguments have sent me into free fall as mum I am often in the middle, however I am having a lot of problems with my back and joints and its time to take it seriously,how about you are you feeling positive I know from experience you have to get the mindset in order to achieve I think I am on track, hopefully we can keep eachother focussed ! xx

[NIKNik77 in reply to tiggymutty]

Hi,

I have been in complete denial regarding my weight, just buying bigger clothes which looked ok and managed to carry it off.... However, the bigger clothes no longer look fine!! 😣 and it was a reality shock when I weighed in at the hospital at 15 1/2 stones! 🙈 😱 So decided onwards and upwards so feeling positive that we both can smash this! I am aiming to start with a 1lb a week! 😀 as anything off is a bonus! 👌

[tiggymutty in reply to NIKNik77]

Nik Nak you are just a light weight I am 17stone(don't ask me how) and at just 5ft 3ins its really got to go, I want to get down to 11stone still a bit heavy but worried a little about the loose skin issue,however not everyone has loose skin when I had my babies I had very few stretch marks so might be lucky,I know what you mean about denial you kind of know you are getting bigger but somehow you put it to the back of your mind until that is you want to look nice for a special event then it all comes home with a vengeance, The time is perfect for you and I to keep each other on track as long as I lose consistently 1lb a week is fine (more would be better) so stay strong and we can do this together xx

[EllaMidlands]

Hi, welcome. Use your health issues as motivation to spur you on to lose weight, you won’t regret it! 🤞

[ArctoLindy]

I'm not thinking about what I'm doing as a diet - I'm making healthy lifestyle choices. I'm not putting all this effort into improving my health and wellbeing only to go back to old habits when I reach my target - I'm intending to stick with a healthier life. I still have a long way to go to reach a healthy BMI but I'm already enjoying a reduction in my pain levels and an increase in energy and confidence. Some days it's really hard to resist the temptation of eating something unhealthy, but I keep a picture in my mind of the new me I'm striving for and I keep going. I never thought of myself as someone with much willpower but I've really surprised myself this past 5 months and this forum has really helped.

You can do it too! 😀👍