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JanPez5lbs
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Hi, I've just signed up. I want to give this my best shot and I think the way to do that is to get involved with everyone else to help and be helped and encouraged

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Pineapple27 profile image
Pineapple27

Absolutely JanPez - I know that I am able to manage and sustain my own weight loss efforts, but my role here is absolutely to share with others what I have learned along the way (7 years) and about the changes I have made to my diet and behaviour around food. Without these kind of permanent changes, there is no doubt I would be back on the "Yo-yo" wagon!

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JanPez5lbs in reply to Pineapple27

Hi Pineapple, I don't know why we do it to ourselves! Sugar for me is the demon, if I don't have it I'm fine, once I have a bit of cake or a biscuit I can binge all day

Lytham profile image
Lytham3 stone

Too right! Would you like to join our weigh in today? Here is the link, hope to see you there! :-) x

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

moreless profile image
morelessAdministrator7 stone

Hi and welcome, JanPez :)

You couldn't be more right! :)

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

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

To make navigating the forum easier, we've put all the information you'll need in a newbie pack and here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Please take the time to read it carefully, so that you're able to enjoy everything that we have on offer.

We ask that you also read this important information about internet privacy and security.

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Wishing you all the best :)

Welcome. I am sure you will fit in just fine.

Just one thing, forum memeber may be a little reluctant to reply to an open post, they can be read, copied and re posted anywhere on the internet somw folk feel this a security problem.

Dont worry, many new members do this. If you go to your welcome reply from admi there will be a libk to follow to resolve this.

Nevertheless, welcome again.

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JanPez5lbs in reply to

Hi, do you have an idiots guide on how to lock all posts? When I set up my profile earlier I clicked on the wrong one. I’ve seen the screen shots of what it looks like, but I don’t know how to get to that point

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone in reply to JanPez

Read the last link moreless has given you and that will explain ☺️

in reply to JanPez

Hi, its quite easy. The link tells you exactly how to do it.

Basically, at the end of your post you will see two buttons, one under the other. Like this:

Post to

○ everyone

○ people in my community

Click the bottom one.

Hope this helps

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JanPez5lbs in reply to

Oh I thought you could set it up so that all your posts are locked, that’s why I couldn’t find the correct screen. Thanks

in reply to JanPez

No its every post.

BonnieBoo7 profile image
BonnieBoo7

Hi JanPez, back on 28th of December, having eaten my third box of orange chocolate honeycomb, I decided enough was enough and swore off free sugar including alcohol. I comforted myself with large slabs of bread and butter for about three weeks, but then without even thinking about it I started to make healthier choices. On the 31st of March I stopped all snacking between meals. I now work out every day,and although I still have a ways to go, I am completely and utterly determined to do it. I credit it all to giving up the sugar and I'm never going back on it again. I don't even miss it and that after decades of sugar addiction. That's been my journey at least. Good luck with yours. I feel sure you'll make it! You sound in the right place and doesn't it feel great?

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BridgeGirlAdministratorSS Supercook2 stone in reply to BonnieBoo7

Hello, BonnieBoo7, and welcome to the forum 😊

Sounds as though you have made big changes, and that's such an encouraging reply you've given.

This welcome pack explains how the forum works and how to find your way around healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Please take your time reading it so you get the best out of your time here. I recommend joining a weekly weigh in on the day of your choice.

For your 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...

Wishing you every success in reaching your goals 😊

PS Please DO NOT use the HU App as it doesn’t give access to most of the important areas of the forum. Use the website with whatever device you’re using

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S11m

Hi, JanPez , Welcome.

I put on weight after the loss of my late wife, 2½ years ago.

I was disabled for about five years, but I have been able to lose four stone before my seventieth birthday. See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

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JanPez5lbs in reply to S11m

Hi S11m, thanks for that information, very informative. When I was younger I never had a problem with my weight - I used to eat once a day. Unfortunately that changed when I used to feed my young family 3 meals a day. It’s only when IF came to light when I realised why my weight changed. It’s very difficult to get back to one meal (especially as I own a cafe and am around food all day) but I am trying to get back to it

That’s definitely the way to go janpez I find that even if I just read a few posts every day I am more likely to stay on track.

Good luck 😊

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