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[Frofphee]

Hi there. I want to give the 12week plan a try and was wondering if anyone had any tips on what to keep in mind when starting off.

I've already downloaded all the info and want to start tomorrow but was looking for some practical advice..

Thanks.

Frofph

[springersrule Moderator 76kg]

Hi Frofphee and welcome back. I suggest you spend some time clicking about to re familiarise yourself with the forum as there have been some changes since you were last here. It's easier if you have a lap-top as there are several threads.

I started my weight loss journey on the nhs 12 week plan and downloaded their easy meals app as a base to start from. Where there was an ingredient I didn't like I found a similar replacement that I did. The biggest change I made along side that was also to stick to 3 meals a day, no snacking at all, and sitting down to eat all my meals, no more eating in the hoof as it were.

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

Here’s the link to the pinned posts, healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

I strongly suggest you read and contribute to the Daily Diary and participate in a Weekly Weigh in as a minimum. The more you participate the more you will get from this forum. You will find there's loads of tips about better eating, from other members.

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

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

The best tip I go when I started the 12 week plan was to eat enough - around mid-range of what the NHS BMI calculator gives you nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-we...

The other was getting my calories into three meals and not eating between meals

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hello, our May Day challenge is also starting tomorrow, jennilou and everyone would love you to join us, here's the link, hope to see you there x healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

[focused1 Maintainer 13kg]

The free MyFitnessPal app will guide you as to how much sugar and salt plus other macros . You can also scan bar codes . I realise calorie counting isn’t for everyone but I found it a good guide for a long term eating plan as I don’t do diets . Replacing food like I did and looking for alternatives isn’t that simple as I found an amazing amount of sugar and salt in a lot of food . Try some form of exercise. I didn’t take this off my daily food allowance but it helped me a lot both physically and mentally. Group Zumba was good for me as I can’t use my hands to weight bare . I am also 61 so I have to watch that exercise actually helps me

[jd65 5lbs]

I started with the NHS app too.

Find an app (myfitnesspal free version works for me ) and record everything you eat. I found that the thought of stopping and writing it down made me think about what I was eating and stopped the mindless constant snacking. For me focussing on 3 good meals that keep me full meant I broke my snacking habit.

When calorie counting use the NHS BMI calculator and try to aim for the middle of the range it suggests.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

How's it going, Frofphee? Were these suggestions useful?