Struggling

[Koochie]

Hi all. Off sick at the moment be back at work soon but has meant I haven't been able to get to the gym. Worried I wont go back? and start to put on weight.

[MissisB 4 stone]

Hello and welcome Koochie.

I am sorry to hear you have not been well, although it sounds as if you are on the road to recovery.

I am not sure from your post whether you are concerned that you will put weight on because you are not going to the gym, or whether you are trying to lose weight now. Either way you are very welcome here. Let us know, and we can find you a lovely badge to wear to show what you are trying to achieve here.

Weight loss is really not about going to the gym. If you enjoy going to the gym, go because you enjoy it. If you don't enjoy it, I would suggest you cancel your membership and do something you do enjoy. There are plenty of free ways to keep moving - lots of us just walk, or go out on our bikes. Or you could spend your money on going swimming, dancing, leaning to play golf - anything you look forward to doing.

Weight loss is more about eating healthily than going to the gym, and you are welcome to join in with things here, whatever your aims are. Do let us know.

Wishing you all the best.

[S11m]

It seems to me that obese people put weight when they are ill, and thin people lose it.

Hippocrates said something like:

"If you eat when you are ill, you merely feed your sickness."

This is, of course, a generalisation - and depends on your illness.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

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[Lzlycraft]

Start walking and see what you can find. Hope you are better soon. X

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

I will be same as have surgery for Carpel tunnel tomorrow. Will get You Tube on and copy .