Well, I'm here, that's a start...

[Liver-Girl]

Just needed to do something about all this weight and I suppose I'm looking for some non judgemental support.

I have a milestone birthday next year, 54 weeks away and I need to lose approximately 4 stone.

I've been struggling for years and I just hate myself. I don't understand why I have no willpower. No support at home.

Feel rubbish the majority of the time so I've decided I'm not wasting anymore of my life.

I'm going to take this one week and one weigh in at a time.

Thanks for reading and I hope I can support others along the way.

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum Liver-Girl 😊 I was in a similar place two years ago, and by taking a step by step approach as you suggest, I am in a totally different place today. If I can do I so can you 😊

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 and a link to the 12 week plan, so please take the time to read it carefully.

Wishing you all the best

Anna

[Liver-Girl in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Thankbyou

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello Liver-Girl . Yes, you're here, and welcome. I take it week by week, too, which gives me time to pat myself on the back when I have a downward move.

I very much know that feeling of beating yourself up about having no willpower, but it's not productive, is it? You have a goal in mind. You will get support here. You can harness your knowledge with all the ideas and information on here. You can plan the changes you want to make and take it a step at a time. And, as you say, you can offer your support to the rest of us: we'll welcome that

Time for change!

[Liver-Girl in reply to BridgeGirl]

Yes, it is time for change. You know what they say, no change, no change. Feeling rubbish about myself has become pretty ingrained but as you say, it isn't going to get me anywhere. Baby steps to alter that mind set. Thank you 🙂

[mistymtnhop333]

You can do it! Love the attitude - one week at a time, little by little, gets the job done. Welcome :).

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Welcome to this wonderful forum Liver-Girl . Aim for small goals and don't be in a rush. Slow and steady wins the race. Have a great first week.🤞😊

[ArctoLindy]

Happy birthday for this year, your birthday must be pretty close to Christmas!

Small goals are much easier to achieve - I set myself half stone targets.

Good luck x

[Liver-Girl in reply to ArctoLindy]

Birthday is this Sunday, thank you! I think half stone targets is realistic and achievable. Small chunks.

[13Valerie]

Welcome Liver-Girl and best wishes.

Take your time finding your way around the forum and post often.

There's no judgement here... we all know your struggle.

A loss of one pound a week is a total of 3 and a half stone in a year.

I promise you'll be glad you did.

I'm so pleased you didn't give up on yourself 😀

You're worth the effort.

[Liver-Girl]

Thank you so much. I'm just trying to find my way around and confused as to when I've received all these posts so if I'm late replying then that's the reason why. Still confused 🤔 but it'll click!