hit the big 60

[tillyflop59]

Hi ive not been around for a long while due to family issues! during that time I have gained a lot of weight and I now have 5 stone to lose any advice to keep me focussed and on track would be gratefully received thank you

[S11m]

Hi, tillyflop59 , Welcome.

How fortunate you are to be so young!

I lost about 4½ stone, mostly before my 70th birthday.

Many of us here find that what works is a combination of The Low Carbohydrate, High-Fat (LCHF) diet (see the forum here on Health Unlocked) and Not Eating All Day AKA Intermittent Fasting (IF). See:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

[tillyflop59 in reply to S11m]

some interesting advice thank you the fasting element looks interesting! can you really eat without counting on the days you are not fasting? and what kinds of food would you recommend. thank you

[S11m in reply to tillyflop59]

Yes, most of us find we do not need to count anything.

There are many recipe posts here, and more advice on the “Healthy Eating” and LCHF forums.

[tillyflop59 in reply to S11m]

excellent thank you

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello and welcome back, tillyflop59

My advice for keeping focused and on track would be to get actively involved with the forum, come here as often as you can (daily if possible) to read and join in chats, ask questions and encourage others. It will all pay off for you. I particularly recommend joining a weekly weigh in on the day of your choice, and using the Daily Diary for meal planning and sharing ideas.

My other tip would be that. whatever you've tried previously hasn't worked in a sustainable way so don't go down the same route again, try something different. This will help explain why it gets more difficult as we get older healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... and this offers a way forward phcuk.org/wp-content/upload...

Our Welcome post explains how the forum works and how to find your way around: I've tagged you there so do pop over and have a read, to remind yourself. You'll also find this helpful healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

I hope you'll be an active member and I look forward to seeing you around

[tillyflop59 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thanks for the welcome I have already seen lots of good advice! what a great site

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to tillyflop59]

Jump in and make the most of it