Coming back for support

[mandyflatt]

Hi,my name mandy,I have 6 stone to lose and feeling tired and unfit,need advice please on good ways to lose it xx

[IndigoBlue61]

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

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

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

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. For greater anonymity you may also wish to change your username.

Best wishes and have a good week

Indigo 😊

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Hi Mandy I’m exactly the same I have 6 stone to lose honestly I know I keep going on about it but this site just gets you motivated everyone encourages it really gives you a boost so come on Mandy we all in together you can do it and coming from a lazy couch potatoe I know it have a great day 😀

[Seedhead]

Hi Mandy, hope you’ll find all the encouragement and support you need here. I’ve found it helpful to come regularly to the site . I only joined a week ago so just finding my way round. I’ve come across some interesting recipes here too. Good luck 😉

[queenie-duke]

Hello Mandy, I've been battling my weight for decades. The only way that has worked for me is LCHF. If you've not tried it, you might like to give it a go.

Just a suggestion, I know it's not for everyone, but don't dismiss it without giving it a go.

Best of luck. Yvonne

[Redspot in reply to queenie-duke]

Wow 35 kg on Lchf

That’s brilliant.......

I am at a lull, lost 8kg on Lchf then it stopped so counting calls for last2 weeks.

I probably was not eating enough to lose

What was your carb intake on Lchf

Sorry abou5 all the questions

[queenie-duke in reply to Redspot]

Hi, I eat extremely low carbs. Absolutely no bread, potatoes, rice etc. No sugar, except I wlll occasionally have some dark Lindt chocolate. My meals are usually meat and above ground veg. Bacon & eggs & tomato. I eat all sorts of cheeses too, particularly Brie.

I have been doing "Carnivore January" this year, so virtually no carbs except for the few that are in cream which I have in my coffee.

I've lost 4.5kg in 3 weeks and hoping for another 2 or 3 before the end of the month.

Are you doing intermittent fasting? It works really well for me and might be the boost you need. My first meal is around midday and I eat again around 6pm so I have an 18 hour fast most days.

Lots of information online... keep looking and learning.

Yvonne

[Redspot in reply to queenie-duke]

Thank you

It’s great to hear such positive stories

[Redspot in reply to queenie-duke]

Do you eat fruit?

[queenie-duke in reply to Redspot]

No I don't eat fruit, you can have berries with some cream if you're looking for a dessert type treat. I do make my own Kombucha and in the second ferment I put blueberries or raspberries but of course you don't consume them, they're just there for flavour. Of course you can have tomatoes, avocados, cucumber..all technically fruit

[Redspot in reply to queenie-duke]

Many thanks

[ollio]

Hi Mandy

Just to say that I have 6st 4lb to lose and I started on the 1st January. If you log into this everyday, you will find tremendous support. I had pretty much until this week and have slipped a bit. However, I have not fallen. If I can do this, I am sure you can to. I am thinking of joining the 12 week plan to see if that helps a bit more. Good luck. Let me know how it goes xx

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hi and welcome, youve come to the right place, infact yesterday we just started an easter challenge to lose half a stone before easter (12 weeks away) would you like to join us ?

[Whitton6]

Hi Mandy best of luck with your weight loss programme and glad you have taken a positive step by joining this group. Smaller portions, gentle exercise and keep posting. 😊

[Wenders55 4lbs]

Good luck with your first week. There’s lots of ideas here for lovely healthy meals. Have a good look around for some tips to start you off. Everyone is very supportive.

[Redspot]

Good luck

Choose your 3ating plan and stay with it

It works ———little by little

I know some people use 1/2 kilo at a time targets

Then reward themselves with something.......not food

Good luck