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[snowman17]

Hi I'm new to the group. I've been trying to lose weight for years to no avail.I have tried most slimming clubs, any suggestions i usually start things then lose interest. I need to keep fit any ideas.Thanks.

[S11m]

Hi...

Eat less

Exercise

I do not count calories... counting calories is a bore, and, I think, many people put the weight back on when they stop counting.

Do not get sucked in by Manufacturers/retailers of low fat, low calorie, or diet food.

Eat "real" food, but less of it.

Monitor you weight loss by weighing yourself every week, and try to loose on or two pounds a week.

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum snowman17 😊

Firstly, to help you find your way around, and enjoy all the things we have on offer, please read the Welcome Newbies Post here healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Take your time to read it carefully as it has lots of information.

Secondly, it’s important to think of this as a life changing decision, and any changes you make have to fit in around your lifestyle. The NHS 12 Week plan encourages this though weekly emails and advice about habit changing. I also believe some knowledge of calories is important, I became overweight eating ‘healthy’ foods but in too large a quantity. The same with exercise, it has to be something you enjoy.

I also highly recomend coming onto the forum regularly, daily if you can, reading posts and replying to others. Being part of a community is proven to help weight loss . And remember, "If we always do what we've always done, then we'll always get what we've always got" 😊

For your own privacy and safety online we suggest that you to lock your posts by selecting ‘followers in my community’ when you write a new post. Please read our security post here. healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Especially as you have not locked your post

Lastly, out of interest, can I ask how you found us?

Best wishes for your weight loss journey

Indigo 😊

[snowman17 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Through looking at the NHS website

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to snowman17]

Thank you snowman17 😊

[Pineapple27]

Hi and welcome snowman17 ! You will find this a great supportive environment to lose that weight.

When I started my weight loss 6 years ago, I had 4.5 stone to lose.

I have a disability that I was born with (shortening of all four limbs as a result of the drug Thalidomide my mum took when pregnant with me). As a result my mobility is minimal - and was further reduced following a serious head on car crash in 2002 when I broke my ankle. I went on to have my ankle joint fused and am still in constant pain with it.

I started my weight loss journey at 14 stone - 5 and a half years ago. I am just 4ft 9" tall and so was classed clinically obese.

I was 49 years old and had been trying to lose weight all of my life since the age of 9. My disability makes exercise difficult (I am very sedentary and use a wheelchair outside of the house).

The one thing that I realised very early on in my journey was that I was just eating FAR TOO MUCH! I was a short, 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!

I started my journey at the end of February 2012, and managed to lose 4.5 stone in 2 and a half years through calorie counting and logging/weighing all of my food. That works out at 130 weeks, so on average my weight loss was less than half a pound a week - of course some weeks I lost more, others I gained... but I am trying to impress upon you the importance of just keeping on going, even though the weight may not come off as quickly as you would like it to.

I cannot stress enough how important this part of the weight loss journey is - being able to recognise just how much we are eating and address that. It is not about cutting out any foods but about being able to make informed choices about the foods we eat Also about learning how to behave differently around food. Just because food is in front of us does not mean to say that we have to eat it! Being able to exercise control and moderate intake is paramount.

I re-gained some of the weight I lost, then lost it again and have now managed to more or less maintain for the past 6 months at around 10 stone. Still considered "over weight".

Ideally I would love to drop another stone to 9 stone and maintain there.

The other great news is that it is entirely possible to lose weight without moving! Of course though, there are lots of advantages to moving a bit more - but it doesn't have to be as formal as going to a gym or out for a five mile run. A good session of house work, mowing the lawn (when the weather permits!) or even a cooking session will all burn calories and have the advantage of making you feel much better emotionally too! It's good to find something that you LIKE doing, that is enjoyable and that you are likely to sustain on a regular basis.

My weight loss journey has been long, but I am still learning new tips and tricks to help me along the way and what's more, still enjoying the challenge! I would say that my behaviour around food has changed massively - I have learned to respect food, to "break" it's control over me, and to be able to modify how I behave with food. Just because food is within sight doesn't mean I have to eat it! I don't see eating the way I do as meaning that I am missing out any more - in fact I am now able to enjoy my life and have regained the ability to do things that I struggled to do or even found impossible to do!


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 6 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.

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[katy9617]

hi and welcome snowman17. I wrote a whole post out to you then lost it. oh well, maybe I wont ramble on this time lol. this is a wonderful supportive place to be if you come back and read and post as often as you can. we know how you feel. I don't look at it like a temporary diet to lose some weight then go back to my old way of eating and thinking. I take it as a new way of life, of looking at life and at living at life. for so many years I have just existed hoping tomorrow will be better, but that never comes about. now I have lots of friends here and they all keep me sane! and today is better for it. so I don't have to look for tomorrow while ruining today. I am not perfect. I have been at the same weight for about a month now as I have slacked off on planning meals and such, but I can forgive myself for that and applaude myself for not gaining any weight. anyway, hang out with us and you will enjoy!