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[Megan1990]

Wow in last two and half years I put on 5 stone first step was stepping on the scales and noticing I got to do something about it x

[Scotslass13]

Megan1990 welcome. You've taken your first step. I'm returning to this after some time away so you are not alone. There's so much support. 😀

[Megan1990 in reply to Scotslass13]

Thank you just need get this ball rolling x

[Scotslass13 in reply to Megan1990]

Megan1990 ...I'll need to get the ball rolling too. There's lots of good people here to help and support you. Just ask 😀

[Tiggerr in reply to Scotslass13]

Good to see you around Scotslass. How's it going?

[Scotslass13 in reply to Tiggerr]

Hey Tiggerr a bit better now. Had to go back for treatment so slipped back a bit but I'm jumping back in again. Gained a bit of weight back but ready to tackle that now. I hope you are doing well 😀

[Tiggerr in reply to Scotslass13]

Glad to hear things are going good for you now and you're feeling invigorated.

I'm in week 3 of turning back what has been a long slippery slide (the wrong way ). I've finally reached a point where I'm just nibbling nearing the upper edges of my old 'maintenance range'.

I'm sure you'll have knocked off that gain in a good time.

[Scotslass13 in reply to Tiggerr]

Tiggerr I guess we are all in it together...to coin a phrase .Ha ha.

[Tulip1977 4lbs]

We can help encourage each other now. I’ve been sensible today. Hopefully I won’t get up in the night and eat and ruin it xxx

[Megan1990 in reply to Tulip1977]

I eat with emotions its so annoying sometimes..what do you snack on when you wake up is it naughty stuff of good things I just have a sugary tooth so I go straight for that x

[Tulip1977 4lbs in reply to Megan1990]

Well last night I ate two slices of bread and about seven rich tea biscuits. I’d been good in the day, then ruin it. Xxx

[Megan1990 in reply to Tulip1977]

I started today and ate a doughnut as everyone had one... Argh September is my main goal once kids are back at school routine is back x

[Tulip1977 4lbs in reply to Megan1990]

I ate crisps and a chocolate yogurt plus some biscuits. I think I’m going to try the low carb/ high fat way of eating. I crave all the bad stuff in the evening so hopefully filling myself up on wholesome healthy foods will beat my cravings. I’m sure I’m addicted to sugar xxx

[Megan1990 in reply to Tulip1977]

Defo I get sweet tooth the minute I seessomethi g I might just have to blond fold myself lol I just need routine I think having a plan you said is a good ideal x

[Tulip1977 4lbs in reply to Megan1990]

We both have the power to change our ways, even if it doesn’t feel like it. My sister says to me that we are in control of what goes in our mouths. I feel out of control at the moment. Xxx

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Megan1990]

Megan, I'll say what I've said to Tulip. Don't always write it off as emotional eating, it may just be plain old hunger. Eat to your calorie allowance (get it from the NHS BMI calculator) and if you're doing that, every day, with good, wholesome, 'real' food, you may well see a reduction in eating outside meals.

What is your calorie allowance?

[Megan1990 in reply to BridgeGirl]

It's quite high its like 1999 plus which I thought was high but I'll give it ago xx

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Megan1990]

But it's a range, Megan. Sounds like 1999 is at the bottom so you'd be best aiming well above that. I know it sounds high but it's based on your age, height, weight and level of activity so it is designed for you.

Please take your time reading this and be assured that the suggestions given here about aiming for the upper end of your advised range are based on loads of experience of people doing just that and losing weight successfully healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Megan1990]

Megan, I've looked back at your previous posts and replies and you don't seem to have mentioned your calorie allowance. This is your starting point. Check it now - it will be a range, not a single figure - and work within that range.

[Tiggerr in reply to Megan1990]

Welcome Megan. Have a think about joining the Daily Diary where everyone writes their menu for the following day. The benefits are...

- it creates structure in our day

- stating what we're going to eat in black and white makes us more likely to stick to it

- we pick up lots of great ideas and recipes from others

- we meet interesting people

- we get constructive feedback on what we're eating

Imagine something healthy that you might like for tomorrow's breakfast. Porridge, with a banana, blueberries and a drop of honey? That's one of my favourites but we're all different and there's loads of ideas..

If you have a fixed idea of what you're going to have, then hopefully it can sidetrack your current routine.

Please note that there are very few people that come here and don't say that they have a sugary tooth. The nature of sugar is that it creates an urge to eat more of it. Understanding what will reduce those urges is one step along the way to changing what we do.

Good luck!

[Megan1990 in reply to Tiggerr]

Thank you ill have a look xx

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Tulip1977]

As long as "sensible" means that you've got well up towards the 2000 calories you should have had today, chances are you'll be all right. If you haven't, you'll probably be hungry and wake up again.

You just need to rethink "sensible"

[Pineapple27]

Hi Megan1990 and welcome! You will find this a great supportive environment to lose that weight.

When I started my weight loss over 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 8” 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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[Megan1990 in reply to Pineapple27]

Thank you what a inspiration I'll take all this on board thank yiu for your kindness x

[LizQ 7lbs]

Your post is inspirational- thank you 😊