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[Ferby123]

Hi just looking at this I ha a lot to lose

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[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello and welcome, Ferby123

There's plenty of information and support for you here. A good place to start is by joining a weekly weigh in and using the Daily Diary. You'll find both of them, and all the other forum activities in our Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Active participation can give you a great boost so I hope we'll see you around

[S11m]

Hi, Ferby123 , welcome.

If you "slim smart" weight loss is not so hard! It is not all about motivation and masochism.

Some 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 Snacking All Day AKA Intermittent Fasting (IF). See:

Newbies IF FAQ:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

The Fasting and Furious Forum, here on Health Unlocked:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

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I am a great fan of LCHF - S11m refers below. I have some other too tips for sustainable weight loss:

- do not stuff your face. Ever. You are a human not a large dog. From personal experience this includes not eating family sized sacks of crisps followed by a big bag of toffees - while driving & bored. I refer also to not eating half a large loaf of freshly made bread with butter & marmalade

- again from experience, if you are hiding crisp and sweetie wrappers from the people you live with, something is not quite right

- if you find yourself lying about what you are eating, something is not right at all - this is my mother in law not me...

- if you find yourself justifying your food choices to random people like waitresses & checkout staff, something has gone very wrong. There’s a pub I feel a bit awkward going into now because I regularly ordered chilli nachos for two, just for me

- watch what fat & thin people choose to eat & drink when you are out. Costa is particularly insightful.

[Tiggerr]

Welcome Ferby

Joining in is key. Best of luck!

[Ferby123]

Thanks everyone