To declare that I’m 14 stone and 5 ft?

@Madsciencecovid2020 I do agree with you about some of the ‘ideal’ weights - I have been that weight before and I didn’t actually look that well or healthy , a stone more and I looked great , and yet on paper ‘overweight’ - my H thought I looked better a stone up too

I was almost 18 stone at 5ft 8. I’m now just under 15 but I am struggling to stick to the diet I’ve been doing since Jan. I just want to eat everything I shouldn’t!

How do you know what Op thinks her calorie burn will be? That’s totally condescending. Maybe she knows very well what her calorie burn is! You’re not the only person in the world who ‘knows things’

Yet another weight shaming thread!

Firstly, best of luck, this will be difficult and challenging - at times you will go backwards, it can’t be helped, but stick with it.

You certainly need to count your calories, there are a number of free apps you can use for this. Scan barcodes, weigh out your portions, figure out where you are consuming a lot of calories on things that don’t really matter to you and you can make substitutions for, etc.

I was 18st 3lbs in January, measuring just 5’2”. A combinations of poor mental health and lack of exercise as well as medication that caused weight gain. I started MJ in Feb, and joined a gym. I hired a personal trainer too. I’ve not hugely dropped calories, but and definitely in a small calorie deficit now. I also left out the alcohol, in fact today I’m having my first glass of wine in 5 months. It’s not been easy to turn my life around. But I have so far dropped 3 stones and I’m still losing. I feel so much healthier. I’m eating better. It just needed me to be in the right place to start. It’s not easy. Good luck

I am 5ft 1 and just over 12 st. I have wobbly bits and do exercise and eat healthily. I am around a size 14 / 16 but if I went down to recommended weight range I would be physically
ill. The lowest I could ever go down to is 9.5 st to still be healthy.
I would try using the online walking things so that you don't stress joints etc. E.g walk at home or taichiwithmom. You can access free via YouTube.
I love soups and healthy veg and eat fermented foods etc Alongside home cooked meals. I refuse to bust my gut to lose excess weight as all health markers are within ranges apart from bmi.
Take your time to lose the weight be realistic and don't resort to fads and injections. Do it on your terms and in a safe manageable way. I found part of my issue has been high cortisol and stress ( job, 4 x neurodivergent kids, kid with stage 4 cancer, muppet husband/ partner - now disposed off!!) . I have chosen to not use conventional medicine and use a herbalist and bach remedies. Also have a grounding mat and purestep barefoot shoes and magnetic insoles. They have helped reduce stress and cortisol in a natural way and I feel fabulous.IYes people think they re hocus pocus but I haven't met a therapist or any of my friends who doesn't use them all!!
I am losing weight slowly and people have commented on how great I look. The biggest difference was the before and after getting rid of husband photos a year apart!! 🤣🤣

Find out what works for you and your lifestyle and routines. I find exercise at 5 am is best for me before kids get up and I get 15 mins to also sit down and have a cup of tea!!
Good luck and true to you

Im 5.2 and got to 12.7. Nothing I did worked. All the signs of insulin resistance. Like a previous poster said - I threw in the towel and took Mounjaro. Game changer. I feel so much better in myself and I’m not even in the healthy range yet (2 stone lighter). I’m not convinced I want to drop what they recommend (down to 8.13) as I think it will age me. But I’m keeping at it until I’m at least in the comfortable range of good BMI.

It took me 11 months in 2022, I'm 5 feet 2, in my 50's then. I'm starting faster walks again, as I've put some of it back on.

Smaller dishes and no food after 6pm helps us.

I started in Jan at 98kg (5ft4). I’m currently 72kg. Have got this far with Fast800. Someone I haven’t seen for a year genuinely walked past me and had to retrace their steps to say hi, because they didn’t recognise me a few weeks ago.
Still have ~15kg to go, but am happy to lose it slower now I’m a size 12/14 and feel more comfortable in my skin.
(For even more perspective last April I was 110kg). Take the leap now!! Next year you will thank you for it!

I’m also quite short OP (5’1) and I sadly feel I have to eat a lot less to lose weight than average height women.

I’ve been every size in my life (very small at 7 1/2 stone and my biggest was just after giving birth.)

calorie counting is great (and does work) but also focus on whole foods in there. I think health is very important so I don’t see the point of eating UPF that add up to your calories (okay occasionally but not always.)

id also recommend getting your steps in, great way to burn cals and also good for your mental health.

you can do this OP. I’m also trying to lose some weight so will hopefully take my own advice :D

What is the ideal weight at 5ft?

Good on you and good luck OP, I have to admit that I threw in the towel and went down the Mounjaro route.

@Crikeyalmighty Yeah consistency is so important. My morning weigh- ins help remind me I need to stay focused and be mindful about what and how much I eat for the day ahead.

It sounds obvious but I used to just buy random ingredients whereas now I plan my meals while doing my weekly online shop. And each day I decide what I’ll eat taking the calories into consideration.

I don’t cook that many new meals so I tend to know roughly how many calories everything is now.

@Jazzyyyy I agree about that - which is why I always stress I have taken MJ for 6 weeks but now am not and losing just the same but sticking to similar principles - food noise was never my issue though and I’ve got good will power - just lacked consistency of ‘keeping it up’ whenever I lost weight - that doesn’t change though whether or not you are on MJ or not - to maintain it you have to be tight on it and weigh regularly too - I stopped that but won’t again as losing 4lbs isa lot easier than 4 stone

Intermittent fasting will help. Record EVERYTHING you eat/drink on MyFitnessPal. Drink lots of water. Eat lots of protein (it fills you up) and vegetables. Not all fruit is good - citrus fruit and berries are best. Increase exercise - strength/resistance training as well as walking and running and hiit workouts. Personally I would never try weight loss injections. I have done Slimming World and Weight Watchers in the past but am a bit cynical about these sorts of things now and would avoid.

I agree it shouldn’t be pushed on people that don’t want it. I also fully agree it’s like a cult.

Saying that, I think having now taken WLI myself after years of struggling, I can see why people want to let other people know the benefits they’ve felt. For the people like me who have emotional and complex relationships with food, who can’t simply just decide to eat less despite desperately wanting to and knowing they should, the life changing effect of WLI cant be overstated. It’s given me the chance to live life like “normal” people would, without spending every minute thinking about and obsessing over food. I didn’t even realise my body worked differently to other people’s until I started taking it. And for me, I don't generally question anything else a doctor prescribes, so this is no different. If my friend was struggling with heavy periods for example, I’d happily recommend the tranexamic acid I was prescribed and tell her to ask her doctor about it. This is no different, in my opinion.

The “help” out there for people like me prior to this was NHS weight management services, which just reiterate move more, eat less, in various formats. For someone who has been obese for years, I can assure you we know this. None of us are surprised to hear that crisps aren’t as good for us as an apple. And actually WLI really do address the reasons I overeat. It’s completely changed the kinds of foods I want to eat. I’m sure everyone who’s putting them down knows already, but the injections themselves don’t make you lose weight, you still have to eat in a calorie defecit and exercise. It just makes it all more possible as your digestion system slows down and your food noise disappears.

If you’re able to do it without WLI, incredible, they aren’t really for you. For people like me, they’re literally a life saver.

That’s less than a pound a week, for some people over eating a small amount can do that.

Well done, remain consistent.
I'm 5.5 was over 15 stone
Started running, massive reduction in calories.
Tried the fat jabs but the didn't seem to stop the hunger.
2 and a half years l hit 8.5 stone
Face looked awful, haggered & tired increased weight & it looks better.
It's a fight to remain at 9 stone. But worth it for the new wardrobe & confidence.

I would strongly suggest adding some weights to your routine. I am a bit evangelical about it but it has been absolutely transformational for me as a woman in my 40s. I am the fittest I have ever been and everything is easier when you're stronger. I combine it with running (which feels a million times better when you've got strong legs) and some swimming.

That’s amazing, would you sharing how tall you are and how long it took for the weight to come?

I love dancing and walking me I usually only get 6,000 steps in for every hour danced or walked though. I should still do it more!

Did you suddenly decide to stop watching what you eat or was it a slow ebb?

the fact you’re so honest I think means your chances of long term success going forward is so so much higher than those that seems to lay the blame at everything but eating too much and not moving enough.

lol…That’s nothing. There was another thread where the OP specifically asked for non-WLI/surgery suggestions and yet there were several pages recommending Mounjaro etc.

When the OP re-stated she didn’t want weight loss injections some of them doubled down and kept pushing it . Over half the thread was clogged up with “take Mounjaro”

It was wild 😆 almost MLM or even cult-like behaviour.

I put on over 1.5 stone in 2021 and I’m only 5ft 2 so I can see how someone could put on 8 stone in 3 years, if I’d kept going the way I was in 2022 I think I’d have kept on putting two stone on every year. It’s not that ‘hard’ if you consistently overeat and don’t move.

My maintenance calories are around 1500 calories and I was eating around 2500+ most days. I’m actually surprised I didn’t put on more weight than I did.

It may be excessive or trigger eating disorders for some but I weigh myself almost every day. I find it’s helpful to see the fluctuations throughout the month and it keeps me on track.

I prefer that to a weekly or monthly weigh in which can sometimes skew things if you happen to be on your period that day, or you’ve ate more than usual the day before.

The daily weigh ins feel less daunting to me and I can keep an eye on things.