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

Have a look at monj.co.uk - it lists the prices for every provider in the UK (all gdhp registered) plus discounts. Lots of people move to a new provider every month as they have introductory discounts. I was only on it for three months (well, two really as the third one gave me crappy side effects so I ditched it after a week) but never paid more than £100. Still expensive I know but was definitely worth it for me! I don't think you can get it via a GP in the UK (except for people participating in a small trial)

Also, although the pens are stated to be four weekly doses there's actually five in there. People use insulin needles to extract the last one. I think 20 quid a week to lose over a stone a month is a bargain!

OP dont go in hard.

Find out your maintenance calories and go from there dropping by 100 and then when weight loss slows then drop by another 100 and so on.

So for example, if your maintenance is 1900 a day calories then drop to 1800 and see how that goes for a month, if your loosing every week then perfect stick with that.
When weightloss slows then drop the calories again to 1700 and so on.

The aim is to start high enough for weight loss so that you ave somewhere to go from there, you want it to be a sustainable process.

I've been doing this for a year and lost 40 lbs and now a slim size 10 and a very healthy weight.

I understand the attraction of quick weight loss but you want this to be more of a lifestyle change.

Edited to add, try and hit 130 grams of protein a day.

Sorry haven't read all the posts. But could you afford or would you want to try Mounjaro? I was 13 stone when I started. Two months in I was under 10 stone for the first time since I was 16. I mean, I did the work alongside it, yoga and gym etc but it was all pretty easy. I've stopped now as the higher doses made me exhausted and I'm happy with my weight (9.5 stone) but I'm still the slimmest I've been since being a teen!

Good luck on your journey. There’s a moment, isn’t there, where you realise you can’t go on like this? I thought getting to 14 st, then 15 st, then 16 would do it. I was rapidly approaching 17st (am 5ft5, if I stand up tall) before I had that moment. It was realising I would be a fat old lady when I graduate next year, the constant niggle of back pain and lack of energy, and realising I was nearly the age my mum was when she died in her 50’s but that I still had teens at home that need me, before it hit. In an avalanche of realisation.

I did use Ozempic/mounjaro, but it was still a painfully slow journey to lose 6.5st. Have kept it off for a year now and honestly I will never go back. My rising self esteem, increased confidence going outside (think I was borderline agoraphobic), not having thigh rub in this weather, and the lack of aches and pains have been liberating.

Hang in there and use whatever method works for you.

Good luck! You can do it. I was nearly 13 stone at a similar height. Lost it all over the past few years x

Same. It was lockdown that did it for me. If I am in routine I am fine, lockdown threw everything out and I’ve never recovered.
Im annoyed as in 2019 I said I wasn’t going to be fat again, and yet here I am. I loved being skinny as well. Urgh.

Im calorie counting and starting to increase the activity. I do not want to take weight loss injections though.

I feel your pain.
I'm a lot taller than you but weigh a stone heavier. It's the most I've ever been in my life. Feel uncomfortable in most clothes now and living in baggy, boring clothes. Never feel nice.
Tried Fast 800 and slimming world. Both worked (fast 800 is amazing... Could lose a stone in 2 weeks!) but ultimately just get bored and will give up. I don't think I could do fast 800 again because there were so few meals I enjoyed on it I got really fed up of having those same few.

Can't afford mounjaro.. (can anyone find it less than £150 every 4 weeks??) To those taking it via GP... Do you just have to be overweight to take it or do you have to have an obesity related health problem? I was under the understanding you had to have diabetes/high BP etc to qualify??

Slimming world is also expensive and gets very boring. There are only so many Muller lights and curly wurlys I can handle!!

I think the key is something sustainable and slow. Although this is hard because you dont see instant results to keep you motivated, it's most likely to be maintanable.

I'm wondering if intermittent fasting may be the answer?

I follow a nutritionist online - Jessica Shand - she has an excellent book and it’s all about healthy, nourishing and wholesome meals

It sucks being 5’. I don’t lose weight if I eat more than 1200 calories and now I’m getting closer to goal it’s faltering. I need to up exercise now I think to stick in a calorie deficit

I agree with this 💯

You can do this 🙌🏼 I had a similar realisation this year and doing what I can to change it.

Simply counting Calories is bullshit though, you can cut right back but it's not sustainable and most people put it back on. You are better off losing slowly by eating nourishing food, understanding why you eat what you do (emotional eating etc...) and increasing movement gradually. I found Zoe really helpful for this, I actually ate more fat but lost a lot of weight. Nothing is off the table but you learn about different foods and what effect they have on you so you end up not wanting to eat it anyway. Their podcasts are a good resource. I've also heard good things about Noom but I found their sign up system crap so never got past that. If I was starting again I'd probably go and see a decent holistic nutritionist, probably cheaper overall and better support.

Good luck!

I’m 5”3 and 11 stone. I’ve just been diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto which makes it difficult to lose weight. Best of luck. Cutting calories, more movement, good sleep and stress reduction is my approach.

I'm a couple of inches taller than you and just under 14 stone, it's the biggest I've ever been and I'm miserable. I started the 4:3 fasting diet about 3 weeks ago and have lost 6lb so it's a start I suppose. Good luck op

Biggest game changer for me has been a mindset change. I aim for 1/2 - 1lb a week. Dropping my attitude of a need a dress size a month has been the biggest change. I’ve averaged 1.5lbs a week since changing my all or nothing attitude.

exercise daily whether that’s been a walk or a gym session, I move everyday.

calorie counting and prioritising fibre and protein.

I'm taller then you at 5.6 but lost over 3.5 stone by doing intermittent fasting and just logging my food with the aim of 1200 calories a day (I'm 1500 to maintain).

18 months on and I have kept the weight off and have a good relationship with food now.
I would like to lose the last 0.5 stone but I'm also not sweating it if I don't and sit around 9 stone 11.

I don't think it matters how you lose it as long as it works for you and its maintainable. Weight loss injections work for many to lose it but unless you address the habits as well it becomes difficult to maintain after and it becomes a different type of yo yo diet.

Focus on protein and eating as much veg as you like.

Good for you for taking steps OP. I was in this situation about 5 years ago. 5'1" and 12 and a half stone. I was bloody miserable. I woke up one morning and thought no more. I began a calorie deficit. Lots of protein and veggies. No booze, no sweet stuff, no refined carbs and I started lifting weights and doing HIIT and walking. In about 7-8 months I'd lost 5 and half stone and looked and felt fantastic.ive been a bit lazy recently but it's not gone back on because I've completely changed my eating habits but I do need to get back into exercise.

It's not about diet it's about completely changing habits. Best of luck.

Rooting for you OP, I was 13.5 stone a year ago, I've been 9 stone 3 since November, lots and lots of walking, but not gonna lie, I also used Mounjaro, it was a game changer for me. I've kept the weight off since, back to my 30s weight and it feels great. No way am I ever going to get so sloppy around food and drink again.

I also fast 16:8, it works for me. In reality it is often nearer 18:6 but when I think back to my young, slim teens, that is how I ate then. I am still walking around 14000 steps a day too.

Good luck.

I'm 5'3 and 12 stone and 4lbs. I was 8 stone before I had my first DS. Shamefully used pregnancy as an excuse to eat anything and everything. To be fair I felt constantly hungry during pregnancy then while breastfeeding for 12 months after having him.

I tried fasting 16 / 8. So 16 hours fast and 8 hour window to eat. Kept calories in that window below 1200 and lost a stone pretty fast. Started a new job (night shift) and it all went out the window. I've started it again this week. You can get a free fasting app which helps as well.

Good luck OP you can do it.

I completely overhauled my lifestyle for two years. Went from being to completely sedentary and basically existing on a diet of crisps, to eating fresh home cooked food every day and running 10k 3-4 times a week. I looked and felt fantastic and it's probably the happiest I've been in my adult life.

Despite that, when I became really unwell with covid and had to stop exercising, I fell off 'the wagon' as it were and went back to my old habits and couldn't break them this time. I was desperate to be back how I was, but just couldn't get there again. Food addiction is very real and isn't as simple as 'just eat less' for some people, or no one would be overweight.

Well that's a start!!

Oh and eating carnivore only. That drops the weight too and is yummy I think.

yes and no

if you change your lifestyle, it's sustainable.
Don't think of it as "diet", as in being deprived for a temporary amount of time. It's all about making changes full stop.

That's weight if your calorie deficit is too high, it's never going to work.
And removing food is not going to work either.

You want pizza? Have a slice. You want cake? Have small slice. As part of your daily calories. As opposed to "I wont' eat pizza or lasagna for 3 months, then I can treat myself.

Food is not a treat. A michelin star restaurant might be a treat, but normal food is just food. It's just about making choices and being reasonable with portion size and variety of food.

For me - if I want rapid weightloss that will stay off, I fast. I simply can't calorie count, or healthy eat - the moment something is 'off limits' I want it even more! and a nibble leads to gorging. But what I can do is fast. I just have zero food, only coffee and water with electrolytes, and go as long as I can bare. When Im really starving, I write in my notes on my phone what meal I am gonna have the next day. Somehow that helps me not eat it there and then.

This won't work for everyone but it does for me. So if Im craving cakes I just am like 'you can have that tomorrow'. Then tomorrow comes and I dont fancy it. Ive got up to a 5 dayer before. But yeah I regularly do 48 hours fasts. Keeps me trim.

Im neurodiverse so it might be why this works for me.

Good luck op! I’m 5ft 2 and weighed a whopping 17 stone. Since September I’ve lost 6 stone and discovered a love for the gym! I’m using mounjaro but understand it’s not for everyone.

I was a proper heifer at 15 stone my heaviest ever at 5 foot 4. I've since lost 5 stone and I'm 63 so you can do it. I've been on mounjaro which has worked like a miracle for me.
I've been off work for the last 15 months having surgery for an orthopaedic problem. they won't recognise me when I go back next month, I was a size 20 when I left and I'm a 14 now 😁