please let this work

[Belma64]

hi, I needs to loose a lot of weight. Hoping this time I can and keep it off.

[moreless Administrator SS Supercook 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Belma

Take a look at the Pinned posts section to the right of your screen (bottom if you're using a mobile), read the Welcome Newbie thread first and move through to the challenges, where we hope you'll find at least one that will appeal to you

Move down to the Topics, to find a variety of threads, collated into specific topics for ease of access and we ask that you also 'file' your own threads, so that others won't miss your important news

Have a look at the 12 week plan, as many people have been successful following it. Don't forget to take your starting measurements and a 'before' picture, as they can be very motivating on days that the scales refuse to co-operate

Although the majority of our daily weigh-in's are now quite full, we still have some spaces and Sunday's is very quiet, you'd be very welcome to join us. The threads can always be found in the Events section, to the right of the home page, bottom on a mobile.

We've found that to get the best out of this community, we need to be active on the forum, as it's where we exchange information, get motivation and inspiration and make friends. We hope that you'll join us here, regularly, too

It's only left for me to wish you well on your journey

[Ceals]

You are in the right place for common sense (which isn't all that common, good advice and most of all really good support. We are all here for the same reason and you will find lots of kindred spirits.

Try your best, be honest with yourself and give yourself a huge pat on the back for joining up.

Take each day as it comes and enjoy the journey.

Good luck Ceals

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome Belma64 😊

[EllaMidlands]

Welcome to the community! What sort of diet are you planning?

[Belma64 in reply to EllaMidlands]

not sure, just know I need to do something

[Pineapple27]

Hi there! I managed to lose 4.5 stone, which was a lot for me (I am very short, 4ft 9"). It took me two and a half years....

This is how I managed to do it:

(1) February 2012 Joined an on-line weightloss website (weightlossresources. co.uk). Still a member!

(2) Using the site, worked out how many calories I needed to eat to lose ONE pound a week (based on my TDEE)

(3) Started to weigh and log everything I ate, every day. Still do to some extent....

(4) Planned and cooked healthy meals from scratch, using the recipes on that website and others I found on-line (you have the ability to create recipes using that website, so you know how many calories per portion a receipt is)

(5) Only started to exercise once I had lost 2 stone (swimming for an hour once a week at a disabled swimming session)

(6) From about 2013, used 5:2 Fasting as an additional tool, which helped me to conquer the mental hold that food had on me - I worked to make myself stronger than the food! I would conquer a Fast Day and not let the food ruin my efforts!

(7) More or less gave up alcohol completely (nowadays, I've actually gone off the taste of wine.... very sad!)

(8) Started to increase the amount of exercise I did. Used a personal trainer for a few sessions to identify exercises that I was able to do, and also learned about HIIT training (high intensity, short bursts of activity, which brings your heart up to aerobic level and back down)

(9) Recognised that I cannot eat out every week.... I used to plan every trip out of the house to include some food, ie, trip to town = lunch in a pub, trip to the garden centre = cake and coffee.

(10) More recently, I have used the 8 week Blood Sugar Diet. This way of eating was developed for and aimed primarily at those with diabetes or who are pre-diabetic. It's follows the principles of the Mediterranean Diet, but aims to cut out grains (no bread, oats or rice), potatoes, pasta, sugar and sugar products, fruit which is high in sugar (think tropical). Also cutting out processed foods which contain a lot of added sugar (lots of ready made sauces, condiments), bread, cakes.

It's undertaken in 8 - 12 week "rounds" where calorie intake is limited to just 800 a day. Not as difficult as it sounds, as because you are eating foods containing lots of "good fats" which keep you feeling fuller for longer, you don't need to eat as much quantity wise!

Read more here: thebloodsugardiet.com/

(11) Just kept on going and never gave up, even though I've had holidays where I've piled the weight on, and we (myself and my husband) had his terminally ill mother living with us for over a year who required significant care towards the final months of her life.... I JUST KEPT ON GOING. Any loss, however small, is a move in the right direction.

Hope this helps!

[kalahuchi in reply to Pineapple27]

Your wonderful, detailed response has certainly helped me so thank you. I love the idea of doing something a bit different now and again to keep things interesting and it is so difficult to think of ourselves when we are looking after poorly relatives as I know only too well. I'm afraid when this happened in our family I turned to food to cope and put on several stone in weight. Of course I know now that you can use relaxation techniques and increase exercise levels to cope with stresses in a much healthier way, but I didn't know it then. You must be so strong and determined to have kept going over that terrible time and that is a fantastic achievement. I hope things are happier for you now x