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Couch to 5k is great op. My mum was a size 24 did the couch to 5k and built up to running 5k 5 days a week. Just take things one day at a time, running is great for mental health aswell. I think you are right to ignore the monjaro comments. Trying to lose weight needs to be a mindset change not a quick fix and the side affects coming out are very concerning. I find if I buy crap I will eat it so a good tip is not to buy it then you look in the cupboard it's not there to eat! You can do it slow and steady.

If I were you I would try and get WLI.
But otherwise I'd say counting calories and cutting carbs and upf obviously will help.

You'd probably want to have 1600 calories or less per day. But you can break it down into however many meals you like. Some people like to eat very regularly, others only once or twice daily.

I don't like breakfast so I'd have like 200 cals for that, then 500 for lunch and 800 for dinner, with 100 cals for snacks. But that's just an example.

You can still have a pack of crisps (150 cals or less) a day within that if that's your favourite thing. If you deny yourself things too severely I find it makes me get bingey and obsessed.

Make sure you drink loads of water as well. X

At the beginning of March I weighed just over 17 stone. I was mortified as Im 5ft 7. So I started to try and eat a bit healthier. For breakfast I've started eating porridge made with skimmed milk and topped with slices of strawberry/blueberries/banana (whatever I've got in the fridge). It fills me up really and releases energy slowly so I'm not hungry really at lunchtime. I might have a bowl of home made soup and some fruit. Then in the evening I eat a sensible sized meal of protein, a small amount of carbs and lots of veg. I've stopped buying crisps and at the weekend drink gin & slimline tonic rather than wine. It's coming off slow and steady. I went for a swim yesterday as I thought I'd now do some exercise. I've lost just over a stone so far and want to try and lose another 2. Don't go mad with changes, just try and find something you can stick to. Explain to your other half that you're doing some healthy eating for the summer. Good luck.

Not to hijack but I’ve always wanted to ask this because I don’t know… did you feel the weight loss came from it literally curbing your appetite and food noise and there for you lost weight purely due to calorie deficit or so you feel like it made you lose the weight quicker than you would have if you’d ate less calories anyway…. I’m not explaining well… so you know what I mean? Also congratulations that’s an amazing achievement! Well done you! ❤️

Mounjaro!

Are you on any medication op? When I had to start thing pills for hypertension is spured me to get healthier for my dc... They don't want to lose their dm...

I brush my teeth after dinner! Works in two ways not tempted to snack, only drink water after and the minty taste seems to stop me wanting sweet things

‘Lazy way’? What a charmer you are. I’ve not used them but I don’t think they are lazy.

I heard about a really interesting study. They gave skinny people and fat people fat. GLP-1 spike in both groups. They gave them carbs, spike ONLY in skinny people. Which means the skinny people feel full when they eat everything. The fat people don’t. They still feel hungry after carbs. So the ‘willpower’ we hear so much about, it’s an illusion. The skinny people feel full, needing no willpower.

I know it makes smug people happy to think fatties are just lazy, unmotivated arseholes. It’s a tempting place to live, in a warm glow of your own superiority. Doesn’t really help people with weight loss though, because it’s entirely false. Eating differently, reducing carbs, understanding appetite, understanding the place of exercise, all help.

Why on earth have you posted this in AIBU, OP?

Try again in Weight Loss Chat

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/weight_loss_chat

When do you tend to binge? I tend to eat healthy meals but late night snacks are my downfall so I made it a rule that I don't eat after dinner. It was hard at first but I'm used to it now. I usually have a herbal tea after putting the kids to bed but no food. Keeping a food diary or using an app like Nutracheck is a good idea as it's easy to underestimate how much you are eating if you don't keep track.

Couch to 5k is a good idea, or just getting out for a brisk walk each day if you don't fancy running. Try to aim for a set time so it becomes habit. I'd also incorporate some strength training. I really rate Caroline Girvan. She is badass and lifts impossibly heavy weights but don't let that put you off. If you get her app (CGX) there is a program for beginners which is brilliant. Start with light weights and you will soon see progress. You do need to pay for the app but you can do a two week free trial to see if it suits you. Or just look for her workouts on YouTube.

Hi op, focus on snacking on things that are high protein. You want to increase fiber and protein, fruit and veg and decrease junk foods.

Work out your TDEE, the James Smith calculator on his websites good. Download my fitness pal and track everything meticulously that you eat it. Increase water intake.

Weigh in the morning when you get up each day and then work out the average each week. Weighing once a week can often be disheartening if you happen to weigh a day your weights naturally fluctuate up due to fluid retention, possibly from salt intake, hormones or needing the toilet.

Finally try increase activity. Even if it's just climbing the stairs at work instead of the lift, go a walk in the evenings etc.

Rather than paying for weight loss jabs like the lazy way, just count calories. Cut down on snacks & aim for 15-20k steps a day.

I'd imagine the same way people managed to lose weight for centuries prior to weight jabs, lower calorie intake and increased activity.

Sorry to echo but mounjaro literally changed my life. I lost 6.5 stone and am like a different person. Nothing else worked. Of course I’m now terrified of putting weight back on now I’m no longer on the injections but it’s easier to maintain than lose I think. No diet came close to mounjaro as I was just hungry and thinking about food 24/7

You can’t run away from a bad diet. I do exercise/run, but it is only good for weight loss in that running is harder when you’re overweight so it’s motivating. You lose weight in the kitchen and tone in the gym.

If you plan to lose changing your diet, you just need to count calories and not cheat. You will have to have a conversation with your BF.