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[Marmitelover05]

Hey there, newbie here , any hints and tips for my looooong weight loss journey 🤗

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Marmitelover05

The best tip I can give you is to log on regularly and get involved as much as possible. The mutual support is better than any 'diet'.

There's heaps of information to be found, you just have to start reading

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Wishing you all the best

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

My tip would be not to worry about the length of the journey. Once you start eating well, it will click into place and you'll see it as something you can enjoy, not endure. Take a positive approach: try a new ingredient each week, try new recipes; you'll get plenty of ideas from the Daily Diary.

This put me on a path I'm happy with dietdoctor.com/low-carb

[Katya1970 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

great answer

[Katya1970 2kg]

if you have 6 small meals a day it may help keep ur energy levels stable and less hungry try no more than size of large apple this was recommended by my dietician but see what suits u experiment month by month

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Katya1970]

There are some problems with this approach in that each time we eat, insulin levels are raised and this plays a large part in storing fat.

You may find this interesting dailymail.co.uk/health/arti...

... and this healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Katya1970 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

i was reccommended to do this by my nhs dietician though

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Katya1970]

OK, I didn't realise that. It's good you have advice.

You could ask her what she thinks about that information, and the role of insulin in weight gain/loss

[Katya1970 2kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

true it would be interesting as i know insulin mega important and i find it all fascinating, i even trained as a nutritional therapist, vitamins and minerals naturally gotten from foods mega important too, this another reason i do not have my painkillers because i am so so sensitive due to fybromyalgia and osteoarthritis and pcos etc

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Katya1970]

There's an interesting video here about PCOS: about 18 mins

youtu.be/N2KD-nTiJ14(Not working as expected?)

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Hi Marmitelover05

Welcome to the forum! My advice is to set mini goals and have a non- food related treat as you reach each milestone. Good luck on your journey, you're definitely in the right place!