Hope!

[moonligtht]

Hi my nick name is moonight i am 26 and I always been struggling with weights. I am unhappy in my own body and it is stressing me out day and night. But I think its time for big change, I never lose hope...

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello moonligtht and welcome to the weight loss forum.

You are young and have a chance to make some real changes for the better for life, as long as you don't see this as a "diet" that you'll do for a while and then stop.

To make navigating the forum easier, we’ve put all the information you’ll need in a Newbie pack and here’s the link healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... This gives a full picture of all the support and information available on the forum.

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Wishing you all the best and hoping to see you around the forum

By the way, it would be interesting to know how you found your way to this forum

[moonligtht in reply to BridgeGirl]

BridgeGirl thank you for your kind welcome. I work for the nhs and I was looking through the website and found nhs wheight plan. At first I was checking my BMI as I been on holday and put on extra weight I nearly cried at work but I pulled myself together. I always struggled with weight since childhood and to see your weight go up and up is heartbreaking and depressing, I hoping that this year is the year for me to feel healthy and feel good about myself.

[Jints1 in reply to moonligtht]

Hi moonlight and Welcome. You are in Good company here as we are the same or been there. Good luck , stay close for advice and support, xx

[moonligtht in reply to Jints1]

Thank you my dear.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to moonligtht]

Make it the year for you!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, moonlight

[izzy1981]

Welcome to the forum you have made a huge step by joining up. Loads of support, advice and encouragement on here. If you are having your up days and down days there will always be someone around to talk to.

I wish you luck in you weight loss journey.

[moonligtht]

izzy1981 thank you. lovely people here I appreciate the support

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

Hi ...we are all in the same boat here and all started somewhere . Simply watch portion sizes and we all know what we need to cut down on but don't punish yourself because this is a quickfire way to give up . Fill most of your plate with veg then add meat or fish for a simple meal . Watch sauces . I flavour with herbs , chopped onions , peppers , tomatoes and a little black pepper or spices . You get so used to this that when you do have that occasional take out you notice you are so thirsty as it tends to contain salt and so bloated too . I have the odd choc bar . I like lentil curls instead of crisps so if you look around there are plenty of good replacements for our fave things . Keep weighing and logging in for support . Any tips please ...

[moonligtht]

well said thank you for the advise and support