I'm happy .

[Seangold]

Hi seangold here I want to share my good news today I got weighed and I have lost twelve pounds I am so proud I need to lose a lot more but it takes time but counting calorie works. So always stay positive .

[lucigret]

Hello and welcome to the forum Seangold,

That is a fantastic start, well done 👏🏻😃 Thank you for coming to share your good news with us. Why not take yourself along to today's weigh in and share your news there as well. There may still be some people about. It doesn't close until 9pm. Information about how to find it is in the link below.

If you haven't already, please take the time to read the Welcome Newbie post, this will help you to navigate the forum, which is best done using the full website and not the app.

Please also take a look at all of the Challenges, Clubs and Events that we have, to help to keep you motivated and engaged with the forum.

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

The above link will take you to all the information you need. Participation is key to success and I would recommend that you at least join the Daily Diary and a Weigh In day of your choice.

As a peer to peer support group, we all benefit from encouragement and support from one another, so look forward to seeing you join in around the forum

If you haven’t already taken it, here is a link to a tour of the forum,

healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

Wishing you the best of luck on your weight loss journey

[Flo-jo]

Congratulations on that weight loss that is fabulous news, keep up all your good work, well done!

[Bee-bop Maintainer 2st 7lbs]

That's fantastic Seangold , congratulations and well done! I bet you are proud of your loss 🙂

[SofaJockey]

Embrace the joy. 12 pounds is a significant amount that can't be lost by accident.

Take the energy you're feeling and get ready to work on the next pound and then the next...

As the formula works, just keep going. Well done you. 😄

[Lytham 3 stone]

Whey Hey, great going! x

[Tall1732 Maintainer]

Well done I lost my weight through calorie counting it was really good

[BettyBadger]

Thank you for sharing your happiness. Stay happy!

[Hidden]

Woohoo that's awesome! Congratulations! 🎊🙆‍♀️👏🎉 and welcome to the forum! You sure know how to make an entrance! 😁

[Hidden]

Amazing, well done!!

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hi, it's me again, would you like to join us on our weigh in? Here's the link, I hope to see you there! x

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Hidden]

Well done Seangold ! That’s a great start. I lost weight calorie counting, and I maintain now by just keeping an eye on portion size, having used what I learned from calorie counting over a couple of years to gauge the right amounts. Now and then I weigh foods and do a check because portion size creep can steal up on you! So keep going and good luck!

[Hidden]

Fantastic result great news to hear, thanks for sharing

[Charl33]

Fantastic, this is motivating. I have gained some in my first week. Need a lot of tweaking to whatever I did in the last week.

[UnitedRed in reply to Charl33]

Hi Charl33 , I started calorie counting a few months ago and found I had to be careful about cooked vs uncooked weight when I was recording.

200g of uncooked rice is a lot more than 200g of cooked rice with all the water it absorbs. Meat looses weight as it cooks, so becomes more calorie dense (100g of cooked roast beef has more calories than 100g of uncooked).

If you're using an app try to make sure you can tell if the values its giving are for cooked or uncooked foods.

[Charl33 in reply to UnitedRed]

Thank you UnitedRed, your explanation helps. I didn’t know about the difference between raw and cooked food. May I ask what app if any you use?

[UnitedRed in reply to Charl33]

No problem, I use the free version of an app called "LoseIt!" - which is pretty good and with most foods you just have to scan the barcode and it gives you nutrition details.

For my first week or two I was eating loads of rice and pasta because I was going by uncooked weight, but you get used to the smaller portions!

Good luck.

[Hidden]

Well done!

[help2020]

Wow well done!!

[Craftyperson]

Congratulations that's a great loss, why don't you join in today's Wednesday wobble warriors weigh in and will get even more support.

[Hidden]

Well done Seangold. I could feel your joy radiating from your post.

[Sewneat]

Well done and good luck as you continue your weight loss. 👍