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[FatMumToFitMum2019]

I've only just came across this today. I am morbidly obese and have about 10 stone to lose 😭 for the last 3 weeks, and have been doing couch to 5k and weights at the gym which I am enjoying. I've been eating healthier but was looking for a plan to follow and came across here. If anyone has any hints or tips please feel free to share 😁

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello, FatMumToFitMum2019, and welcome to the forum 😊

Good for you, you're under way now

I'm going to give you a few things to read and view that may give you a new approach. Do take your time with them as they turn a lot of what we've been told for decades on its head. Come back with any questions. I want you to have confidence that you can turn this around and you will always find company and support here.

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[lea57-49r Maintainer 3st 7lbs]

Welcome! This is a really supportive forum which will give you a lot of help. I find it really helpful to come on to the forum as often as possible because there is a lot of good information here and doing so helps to inspire me. I wish you well on your weight loss journey.

[Elisabeth3 Maintainer]

Hi. Welcome to the forum where you will find a lot of ideas and support.

I am sure with time you can trim your name and get rid of the 'FatMumTo' prefix.

I don't know your age, only that you are of age of a mum.

May I suggest to go slow with your runnings as it is a weight bearing exercise and puts a lot of pressure on your joints. Go for it more fiercely when your weight gets to the overweight zone.

You don't want damaged cartridges, injuries, etc.

[BagiltCh6]

My daughter is on the Keto diet and she has gone from a size 22 to a size 16 in 14 weeks.. You can choose what diet you want to try..

I am starting it because i need to lose 5 stone..

[Pineapple27]

Hello FatMumToFitMum2019 and welcome! You will find this a great supportive environment to lose that weight.

When I started my weight loss over 7 years ago (aged 49), I had 4.5 stone to lose. I lost most of my weigh using a website: weightlossresources.co.uk (which I still use to this day!) but I enjoy the support and posts on here alongside using the other site.

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 - over 7 years ago. I am just 4ft 8” tall and so was classed clinically obese.

I had been trying to lose weight all of my life since the age of 9. I had used Weight Watchers and Slimming World at various points. I would lose about a stone, then get fed up and go back to old ways of eating - the weight would return - plus a bit more. I realise with hindsight that the lack of awareness of "portion size" meant that these ways of attempting to lose weight were never going to work for me.

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.
Eating the way that I do now means that nothing is forbidden - everything in moderation, treats little and often. I've ditched takeaways and fast food and only eat out now for special occasions rather than a couple of times a week. To start with, I resented that I had to do this, but over time I have come to accept that this is my "new way of life". I'd rather cut back but have all the benefits I enjoy with improves mobility, less pain, the ability to do things I once couldn't and knowing that my health is as good as I can make it.

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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