here goes with the 5 stone!

[Teen237]

hi all just about to start my journey to lose 5 stone, i dropped washing machine on my foot last year and not moving about has not helped the weight fight, then i was told after a blood test i am in menopause ( nice 40th birthday pressie )

i do believe that has not helped with my weight around my belly as i gave up booze for ages and the gut got bigger so can only assume the meno didnt help there!

been looking up lots of ideas on healthy meal ideas and i am ready to get cracking

[Tiggerr]

Hi Teen and welcome.

Sorry to hear about your foot, though pretty impressive that you were able to carry a washing machine around.

An administrator will reply soon providing you with information on how to get started and how to get the most from this forum. There's a lot of reading but it's worth starting off on the right road.

Good idea to have been looking up healthy meal ideas. If you look at the Daily Diary (here's today's one healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... ), you will find even more ideas. It's where people post their daily menus, get ideas from others, receive feedback whilst getting to know other people.

Good luck on your journey

[Teen237 in reply to Tiggerr]

Thats so helpful thankyou. I will certainly be reading it all i do love a bit of research and to learn new thjbgsto make things easier x

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum Teen237 😊

We've found active participation to be key to success, especially with our weigh-ins and Daily Diary. Follow this link to our chat thread and a list of all the activities we run. healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

If you haven’t already, then please read the Welcome post here which has lots of useful information about all the things we have on offer healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

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Best wishes

Indigo 😊

[Teen237 in reply to IndigoBlue61]

Thankyou i will read it all x

[Lytham 3 stone]

Ouch ! Poor foot ! Would you like to join our Summer Challenge? Here is the link to tell you all about it, hope to see you there!

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Teen237 in reply to Lytham]

Ill check it out! X

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Teen237]

Brilliant, ill see you there! x

[Familytree67 4 stone]

Hi Teen237 and welcome to the forum. You have made a good start to your weight loss journey by coming on here. Join one of the weigh in days and you will meet more people on their own journeys. My main bit of advice to you would be to take small steps . Five stone to lose can be daunting but work on 7lbs at a time and that sounds better. I find that after over 16 months I still weigh my food, count the calories and write it all down..thus has and I still working for me. I also noted my measurements at the start too so I could see what progress I made. You will get lots of support and encouragement from members here. Look forward to watching your progress. Have a lovely week and all the best. Hope your foot has improved now, no more using the washer for weight training!!! Sue 🌷🌷🌷

[Teen237 in reply to Familytree67]

Hiya sue x

Thanks for your message

Yes my days of using a machine as a weight are over lol

I have done all my measurements today for.progress. i did that before and it helped to see the inches going each month.

I have done my list for ahopping tomorrow and planned fri to sundays meals and all written down with snacks etc.

So im prepared in that sense and im ready to get fitter and get my confidence back x

[Familytree67 4 stone in reply to Teen237]

Thanks for your reply. You sound to be organised and ready to go on your weight loss journey. Have a lovely week and all the best.Sue

[Teen237]

Thankyou so much x