Giving it a go....

[Iwishmyfatwasfiction]

Hi I am Helen and I plan on changing my lifestyle over the coming weeks, months and years. I had my last fatty day today and tomorrow I am taking the first step of many I hope to a new healthier lifestyle. Although I can honestly say I am not motivated, everybody else has told me to do this, I know I need to do this, but it hasn't come from me. But I cannot continue the way I am otherwise the weight will just pile on as it has been steadily doing so. I don't know, I want to lose weight, but it is like I don't care anymore, I am soo sick of dieting and then failing and the cycle continues. I have no hope for the future of this diet the way that I feel but I will still try, I want to try more now then ever, I just do not want to fail again and again and again, I am sick of failing.

Okay so here are the initial stats, but I will not be giving you stats everytime I write as I am not going to weigh myself on a regular basis, or at least that is the intention.

I weigh 19 st 9 lbs and my bmi is 46.9 so yeah I do need to lose a lot of weight.

I decided that I want to write this journal here in the hope that it will motivate me.

Summary - Note hopeful!

Bye for nowX

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello iwishmyfatwasfiction and a very warm welcome to the Weight Loss Forum 😊

Please take a look at the Welcome Newbie Post for advice about how the forum works and all the things we have on offer. Read it carefully as it has lots of important information, and just ask if you have any questions. healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

The best advice I can give is have enough to eat. If you are following the NHS 12 Week plan then the 1400/1900 calorie target suggested is a just generic amount, please check your own personal calorie target using the BMI checker, it’s often higher than you think. We always advise starting towards the top of the range, being hungry is the biggest cause of weight loss failure. Trust me when I say, this is the best way to get out of the diet/starve/binge cycle that so many of us have been on many time before ☹️

I recommend 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.

For your own privacy and safety online we suggest that you lock your posts by selecting ‘members of my community’ when you write a new post. Please read our security post here healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... especially as your post isn’t locked

Best wishes and have a good first week

Indigo 😊

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hello and welcome, youve taken the first step, well done and I like your last fatty day ! Lol if its motivation youre looking for we have just started an easter challenge to lose half a stone by easter if you would like to join us ?

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Lytham]

Oh ive done it again ,sorry that was for iwishmyfatwasfiction

[Iwishmyfatwasfiction in reply to Lytham]

Yes I would like to join, what do I need to do?

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Iwishmyfatwasfiction]

Oh great, just post your starting weight, good to have your company !

[Hidden]

Hi I like your user name ha you sound like me my diets always started Mondays so I would have a blow out at the weekend 😀 b positive and visualise the healthier you this site is amazing you can do it 😀

[Iwishmyfatwasfiction in reply to Hidden]

Thanks crochethook!

[sunny369]

welcome - the journey begins with a single step

[Wenders55 4lbs]

Good luck on your lifestyle change. You will get lots of support and advice here. Go for it!

[Redspot]

The best of luck.....enjoy your eating/health plan.

Food is to be enjoyed,all the more if it’s healthy and you can feel it doing you good.

Eat for life not for weight

The pounds will will will come off!

Gentle exercise too......you are worth more than the scales

[Joanney69]

The best tip I can give you - THIS IS NOT A DIET 😊

Healthy eating to improve your health and fitness is the way to go. Nothing forbidden, but a good balanced diet, treats counted in as just that, treats not every day occurances.

Little steps, change one thing at a time, but make sure you check your personal recommended calories on the bmi checker - it will give you a generous range, start near the high end. Feeling deprived and hungry is the biggest reason for giving up.

Find some motivation, make yourself a list of reasons why you want to lose weight & look at it often. This forum is amazing for support and encouragement, but you need to take the first step.

Good luck, hope to see you around 😊 💪

[Risy 1kg]

That's a great step you took to join! I think that we all lose our motivation at some point and have our failing cycles. The most important thing though is to get up and try again... I try to remind to myself how long it took me to gain that weight that I want to lose.. It was a long process (2 years or so) .. So it would be silly of me to think that I will lose it fast... So my 'mantra' this time round is ... 'Weigh loss is a long process' so I just have to stick with it... Good luck and enjoy every single successful step nevermind how small..