First day here!

[Pampass]

My first day, spent years ignoring my weight, ignoring the looks and hiding. I never talk to anyone about how ashamed of myself I am that I have let this happen. I have a huge repertoire of tricks I use to cover up the fact that my weight stops me from enjoying my life.

And now Covid my daughter is terrified if I catch it I will die, which I probably would . I know that and it is the pain I am causing her and myself that has led me here. I want to stop pretending that I am fine and succeed in being healthier. I just want to be healthy. .

I am hoping that this is my first step.

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 10 kg SS Supercook]

Hi Pampass and welcome to this amazing forum. I believe that the Covid threat has been a wake up call to a lot of us. The healthier we are the safer we will be from many illnesses.

I suggest you spend some time clicking about to find your way around. It's easier if you have a lap-top as there are several threads. If you’re using another device I strongly suggest that you use the web page as opposed to the app at least until you know your way around.

Have a good read of the pinned post “Welcome Newbies” and follow every thread.

Here’s the link to the pinned posts, healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Here’s the link for the “Tour” of the forum. If you haven’t already taken it.

healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

If you are counting calories I suggest that you calculate your BMI then from there obtain your calorie allowance.

healthunlocked.com/api/redi...

I strongly suggest you read and contribute to the Daily Diary and participate in a Weekly Weigh in.

You will find there's loads of tips about better eating, from other members. Sharing your daily menu not only helps you stay committed, it can help other members too.

Good luck I hope to "see " you around. 🍀

[Doing4me]

Congratulations 🥳

You’ve done it!!

The decision to join this forum was a big step. I took mine this time last year and I’m now 2 stone lighter.

Th re were some bumps on the way but I aimed for 1lb a week or to stay the same each week.

The trick is to not give in. Honestly, keep weighing in to your weekly group on here and you might just suprise yourself.

If I can do it, you certainly can.

Read through the links you have been given a few times to really grasp the information.

Good luck hun x

[Pampass in reply to Doing4me]

Thank you so much for that Take care

[Goldenfolly52]

My first day here also pampas here's to our journey

[Pampass in reply to Goldenfolly52]

All the best and thank you. X

[Humblebee]

Welcome to the forum Pampass! You've taken the first step, so well done You just have to keep taking steps now. I joined in August and I've lost almost 10lbs in total now. Very pleased, but it definitely has it's ups and downs, as long as you stick with it I'm sure you'll have fabulous results

[Pampass in reply to Humblebee]

Wow! 10lbs , I dream of 10bls well done you and thank you for the welcome 😄

[N-o-r-d-i Maintainer 64kg]

Hiding and covering up how weight hinders the enjoyment of life - these sound sooooo painfully familiar. Even my work colleague who is now a good friend of mine and really knows me very well, recently mentioned that self-confidence was never an issue for me even when my weight was higher - boy was she wrong!... but it only showed to me how much of my energy went into pretending that my weight didn't affect me...

First step is important, and then one step at a time you can find yourself in a much better place fairly soon. Wishing you all the best!

[Pampass in reply to N-o-r-d-i]

Thank you and to you too.

[Fatty18]

I have just found this happy to join you as I feel the same. I'm starting with cutting down on the alcohol this is my calorie downfall more so than eating.

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to Fatty18]

Hello and a very warm welcome to the Weight Loss Forum

If you haven’t already then please read the Welcome Message in Pinned Posts here healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... Please read it carefully so you can find all the information you need to find your way around the forum.

As a peer to peer support group we rely totally upon mutual encouragement. Nothing beats joining in, reading posts and replying to others. Our Group Weigh-in and the Daily Diary are probably the best places to start

One thing I would suggest is changing your username to something less derogatory and more positive, after all, we become what we are labelled. It may seem like a small thing but it’s important to feel good about ourselves 😊

Best wishes

Indigo 😊

[Lytham 3 stone]

Well done for taking the first step ! Would you like to take another one and join us on our weigh in? Here's the link, hope to see you there

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

In addition to our weigh in we're also running an Autumn Challenge if you'd like to join that too? Here's the link x

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...