Just the beginning

[Losethisweight]

Goodmorning everyone,

I have just joined this morning and already feeling a little overwhelmed.

My brain is already telling me I can’t do this. I am the heaviest I have ever been and on a rare night out last night I realised this when I had a group picture taken with the girlies and I took up most of the screen (well this is what I saw). As an emotional eater this has sent me spiralling into a tug of war between eating rubbish and being healthy. Knowing what I need to do but struggling to do it because I always fail anywhere between 3 to 14 days.

Any suggestions tips to get me on the right road to a happier healthier slimmer me would be greatly appreciated 😊

Note

I am a lady of a certain age going through that change in life which seems to have altered my weight loss ability even more.

[Dippyeggs 2 stone 2024 August]

Hi and welcome! TeamAdmin will give you links to the weekly weigh-in and other helpful threads. The more you join in, the more motivated you'll feel. My best advice (as someone who started with 7st to lose and still has 5st to go), is to set mini goals. And work on changing one habit at a time. Best of luck and "see you" around the forum!

[AJ3959 Type 2 diabetes]

We all have a picky we hate and look massive on. same boat as you..I've just started walking which is working..you can do this, 🙏

[springersrule Moderator 76kg]

Good morning Losethisweight and welcome to our forum. You've made a good first move by joining here and together with our members you will receive lots of friendly support and advice. You will find that many of our members, myself included, have been in exactly the same position of losing and gaining the weight per the years. To be successful, in my opinion, you have to want to do it for you (no-one else), find an eating regime that works for you and have lots of support around both for the good days and the bad. That's exactly what you will get here.

Here's a link to our Pinned Posts, healthunlocked.com/weight-l... Take a look at the Weekly Weigh In and the Daily Diary, we highly recommend that you join in with both of these to get and give the most support. Once you are comfortable with those, have a look at the other Pinned posts and join in whichever interest you.

What I found easiest was giving myself small goals. In fact when I started, my aim was just to lose weight, not a number, just a loss of any size. It meant I was doing something right and kept me motivated when, to think of the 13 stone I needed to lose was just too much and in my mind unachievable.

Wishing you all the best on your journey and looking forward to seeing you joining in around the forum xx

[Crackerhead 2025 March]

Hi Losethisweight

I've just joined today too .. we could be weightloss buddies ?

I have about 50 pounds to lose i think (I'll reassess as I'm going along).

I'm just gonna do all the usual recommended stuff..more water, less calories and move my legs and hopefully it can get me where I need to be for my own happiness.

Good luck xx

[Losethisweight 2025 March in reply to Crackerhead]

Hi cracker head, I am looking at about the same in lbs to lose overall but like you will reassess after each mini milestone.

A weight loss buddy would be great, definitely believe that doing this with someone else spurs us on and with the emotional support makes the lows seem less daunting and the highs more exciting.

After years of Keto, fasting, slimming world etc my first step is to retrain my brain to ignore the rules of the above so I can start a fresh with calorie intake v exercise. And yes more water.

It’s so easy to fixate and believe the negative thoughts but not the positive ones 😊

[Crackerhead 2025 March in reply to Losethisweight]

Great.. it will be great to have support when the cravings hit

I'm really looking forward to this x

[Catwifie 2025 March]

I've just joined too with 4 stone to lose..7lbs at a time though! We can do this girls!

[Crackerhead 2025 March in reply to Catwifie]

Yes we can definitely do this.. I feel so excited to finally honour myself by committing to this and getting to my target. We are worth doing this for ourselves!!