Time to change

[Abe333]

Hi, I've been struggling with eating healthily and as a result my health has been gradually deteriorating over the past few years. I'm not that over weight, the NHS BMI thing said I should aim to lose 15kg, but my blood pressure is pre-high and I don't sleep well and I suffer from fatigue, which makes it hard to do little things. I also drink alcohol nearly every evening and drink too much caffeine everyday. I feel that I'm beginning to fall apart health-wise, and often have depression and/anxiety.

I'm not sure that losing so much weight is going to be practical, and I'm not interested calorie counting, I just want to feel better and be healthier. This means that I'm going to focus on eating healthily and exercising more regularly. Also, i need to cut out the caffeine and control the drinking... easier said than done.

My unhealthy eating habits begun really when I started cooking for my son (he's 6 now). he won't eat anything that is healthy, just pizza, chips, fish fingers, sausages, and other crap. I also feel bad that I'm allowing him to eat this rubbish and what it's doing to him, but when I'm too tired and at the end of the day this stuff is easy to prepare. I really need to get a few better recipes under my belt.

Well, this is how I feel right now, and I'm not sure where to start. Hopefully I'll be able to find some help on this website.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Abe

You've taken the first, most important step and with more, slow and steady steps, you get to where you want to be

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

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

Hi Abe333

Welcome to the forum. Sorry you are feeling so low, but well done for finding the forum and wanting to make changes. I am certain that if you have a slow read of the link moreless has given you in the reply above you will find your way around the forum with greater ease.

The more you join in on here, the more motivated you can be to make good changes and stick to your goals.

Wishing you success for you and your son..

Cheering you on...

[Hidden]

I can relate so much. My daughter eats like that because I didn't force the good foods. She needs to lose a bit. She walks with us now every day and we are working on the diet. It's not too late. I used to drink every single night but now I don't at all. It was getting in the way of weight loss and making me bloated. It was gradual but now I don't miss it. I work too and suffer from fatigue, anxiety and depression as well. I found that walking helps with all that. I dont calorie count. I just eat as healthy as possible. Just try small changes at first so it doesn't get overwhelming. You can do this and feel so much healthier for it. Good luck to you!

[Abe333 in reply to Hidden]

I'm beginning to realise that all my issues are probably related, and I'm sometimes not as bad as other times. I'm hoping I can find a middle ground and easily get things done, but when I'm feeling down drinking provides a temporary relief, but definitely has a negative impact on my sleep and hence mood the next day, which leads to drinking coffee all day and eating terribly. After all this I become fatigued in the evening and then start drinking again!

Hopefully I can break the cycle today! I didn't drink last night anyway

[Hidden in reply to Abe333]

Great on the not drinking!! One day down is a great start. Don't take on too much though. Cold turkey sometimes backfires. Cutting down bits at a time is good too and not so hard on the withdrawal.