Well here goes

[Urssy]

Come Monday I am going to have a crack at the 12 week eat healthier diet.

Feeling quite positive, the only thing I am Worried about is I have a bad knee and am wondering how to do the exercise.

[louise67]

Hi Urssay yes i am going to have a go at it to next week,have you spoke to your doctor about what exercise you can do cos of your knew?

[Kazzachoc]

Good luck both of you with the 12 week weight loss programme.

Urssy, if you have a look on the internet you can probably find some exercises that you can do with a bad knee, you will have to use your own judgement if you think you are up to it. It must be difficult exercising with a bad knee as everything involved your legs. Are you seeing a physiotherapist ?

Let us know how you are going on with the programme. I've decided not to do it as I would find it hard and do find it hard to eat 5 a day as I don't like fruit and also doing the 150 minutes of exercise a week.(because I'm lazy) I will do my best to loosely follow it as in do as much exercise as I can and eat more veg etc but I wont be sticking to it strictly.

I find it very difficult to get motivated where exercise is concerned and I have a slipped disc in my back so I'm restricted to what exercise I can do as you will be Urssy.

[TheEditor]

The Strength and Flex workout plan doesn't involve running and can be done indoors (mercifully!)

nhs.uk/LiveWell/strength-an...

Also we;ve got exercises for knee-strengthening:

nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/...

[Urssy]

Hi guys.

Thanks for the comments.

I will defiantly try the exercises.

One more day and then I will start. Have put the time table for next week up on the kitchen cupboard door and have brought some food in the shopping.

Feeling quite positive.

[Urssy]

Oh as for knee I have a torn cartridge which may need a op this year. So I have stood weeks and bad weeks.

When it's good I do walking and using weights (arms) have had to give up cycling as getting to painful. Have put name down for a new water Zumba class next tue, so I'm hopping being in the water will be good.

[Sereza6]

I’m pulling for you!