Hi am new to all this so please forgive me if i dont know what am doing lol...Well am here for some advice and moral support for weight loss i suppose i am currently nearly 12 stone overweight for my height.. well so the docs says but if was to get that small there be nothing left of me lol.. am setting myself a goal of getting down to a size 18/ and or least 8 stone, i know its still big but am a size 26/28 and just now and im only 26 !! iThis is the first time i have tried serious weight loss ive done it in the past , few months couldnt be bothered , lumped it or leave me basically! I have seriously thought about getting a bypass/band but in the end ill be in about £10,000 of debt and i know other ppl have managed it so why cant i ? I have started the weight watchers points diet a dont know if its the best for me yet ive only been on it for 10 days and am constantly feeling hungry , upset ,grumpy its like having withdrawls !!! so far ive managed 6lb in the last ten days although it may have gone up with the chocolate cake me and bf had today....This is my problems i like food to much .. i need as much help and support you guys can give me please

Welcome! I'm newer to the forum as well!

I've only been here a few days, but already the support is overwhelming!

Just know that I am here for you if you ever need it! Getting past the cravings is my biggest battle as well! We can do it! Just have a positive attitude, realize that losing weight takes time, and be in this to better yourself and for no other reason than that!

You can do it!!!!!

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Welcome and good luck!

Whatever you decide to stick with, it has to be sustainable. However, when making these changes there will be some trying times in the beginning. When I started controlling my portions and tracking my diet, I found I was hungry -- A LOT. But it's mostly mental. Your brain/body likely will adjust and you'll be okay. Now I only feel hungry if I go well past my regular eating times.

Don't beat yourself up over small indulgences... that chocolate cake is fine if you limit you portions and eat it infrequently.

Start a diary here to keep yourself accountable!

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Well def feeling better the last few days , i think the main reason for feeling miserable was that am eating stuff that i didnt really enjoy..I am allowed 32 points a day of anything i want basically as long as i dont go over the points , but in my head its like although am allowed to eat what i want in moderation i feel like i have to eat the non fatty, healthy stuff so basically am depriving myself which isnt helping any body !! thing is i love fruit and veg would eat it day in day out just feel like am being forced to eat it all the time !, i finally had a bit of chocolate and god did it feel better lol. (dunno why i cut it out a hardly eat it as it is but felt like i couldnt have it ) and am a not a sweet tooth at all am savoury all the way , am really missing cheese right now lol... thanks for your replys guy am feeling soooo much better ve got a long way to go but least if i let myself enjoy what am eating ill feel better

A little bit of cheese won't kill you either. You just have to watch portions. Moderation is the key. There are fat free and reduced fat cheeses as well. So you can go a little healthier with them and not feel as though you are completely denying your body something that you love.

Sounds like you are starting to realize what is going to work for you. Thats the way to do it! Do it how it will work for you and do it FOR YOU!

Great start!

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Lol... hey guys yes i had cheese lol...went shopping yesterday realised theres loads of low fat cheese ! actually picked up sme sainsburys low fat and some weight watchers grated stuff and it tasted good lol.. it dawned on me that i started my heathly eating on a weeks hoilday from work which wasnt a good idea since i was mooching about the house.Went back to work today so although i can only eat for an hour (stupid one hour breaks!!) I hate having breakfast so early in the morning as welll so ive halfed my point for the day so i can have 15 (including what i should have had for breakfast )on lunch and 15 by the time i got home. which is fine i think didnt think about food once at work actually apart from telling one of the girls about my ww as shes on it as well and we have a wee laugh and a chat about it lol.. told her i lost 6lb in my first 10 days and she was like ive lost 6lb in 3 months ! someones not following it a said lol...but def feeling more upbeat dont think ill have lost alot if anything this week as a was feeling crappy at the end of the week and kinda went over my points.. but ive got till Thursday before my weigh in so fingers crossed xxx

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hay there in answer to what you wrote on my pics i would love to keep in contact with you! maybe if you start a weight loss diary that would be easier for us to keep in contact!

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19yr, 5ft 1in, HW 20st CW 19st 1lbs GW2 19st GW3 18st 7lb GW4 18st GW5 17st 7lb U.G.W 8st U.G to fit into a size 8 (uk) lost so far 13lbs my diary!

Hi guys just to let you know ive started my diary for my weight loss today on the before and after section , no pics yet but i promise ill get some up .. oh and can someone help me a uploaded a picture of myself so you could see who i was like a little signature but its not showing up in any of my posts but i can see everyone elses ... am a just being stupid ? lol..

If you want the picture to show up by your name you have to download it under the Avatar section.

Hope that helps!!

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Woo managed to get it lol.. now you can see ma chubby char face lol...

Quoted for truth. It seems like you're hungry all the time at first, but the human body has an amazing ability to adjust. It will get easier and easier as time goes by until it's second-nature.

Hi, Char! It sounds like you're off to a great start. I've found that it's a mistake to go super low-cal AND super low-fat at the same time. When you're dieting you're always looking forward to that next meal, so it should at least be something tasty! Obviously you don't want to blow all your points on meals of chips and ice cream, but you can have at least a little fat with each meal, esp. if you're eating lots of fruits and vegies and whole grains too.

Here's my three favorite diet breakfasts. These all taste wonderful and keep me going until lunchtime. And they're under 300 calories each, even if you add a cup of coffee with a good shot of creamer. Since you like fruit and love cheese, you might like these little recipes.

1) Mexican Cheese Toast (1 piece whole grain toast with an ounce of cheese melted on top, sprinkled with a little chili powder), plus fresh fruit (anything except banana).

2) Peanut Butter Fruit Toast: 1 piece of whole wheat toast, one Tbsp peanut butter, with slices of fresh strawberry or kiwi fruit neatly layered on top of the peanut butter. Yeah, it sounds goofy, but tastes great. You can use any fruit, but a slightly acid fruit seems to work best with the oiliness of the peanut butter.

3) Skinny Egg Muffin: One egg, soft-boiled or fried in a non-stick pan, served on a whole-wheat English muffin, with a sprinkle of bacon bits and just a half-teaspoon of grated cheese on top.

hay char glad you managed to upload your avatar its a really nice picture of you! luckly when i started here i was already used to the format as i have been on other forums with a similar format so i already knew how to add my avatar ect

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19yr, 5ft 1in, HW 20st CW 19st 1lbs GW2 19st GW3 18st 7lb GW4 18st GW5 17st 7lb U.G.W 8st U.G to fit into a size 8 (uk) lost so far 13lbs my diary!

Thanks for the breakfasst they sound delliisshhhh lol..Am really choked up had such a bad night last night couldnt get to sleep felt awful and since i drank so much water i was peeing all night lol... joy oh joy.. Thank you for the comments on my pic i thought i put a face to the name xxx