Depressed that I can’t afford WLIs

I was on them about a year when they were cheaper, and with discounts etc was able to lose about 5 stone on them.

I do have credit card debt now though which I need to repay. I'm in the process of coming off and finding intermittent fasting seems to be helpful. Maybe trying that could help?

@Velveteengreen hi i didn't fit the criteria either and needed to loose loads for surgery I ended up in debt buying WLI now im struggling to pay back as far as im concerned your doing great by yourself you should be well proud of yourself keep going you'll get there eventually and can say u done this myself 👍🏻

Eat heaps of protein & you genuinely won’t get hungry. It’s all easier said than done I know. Maybe start with your head.. lots of podcasts/ reading to understand what’s causing you to overeat/ choose bad foods. It’s not your fault. They are designed to be addictive. But honestly, WLI can help- whilst you’re on them.. sounds to me like you’d only put the weight back on anyway as you need to address the root cause. It’s miserable & Im sorry you’re struggling xx

It won’t be long before GLP-1s are much cheaper. There’s a glut of new tablets coming out later this year which will flood the market and bring the price down on everything. I’m in the US and the Wegovy tablets are already out (I’m on them) with lots more to follow later on.

In the meantime, you’re doing all the right things, OP.

Yes this forum is full of people who can afford them but it’s not representative of most people in the uk, most can’t afford to pay that every month. I lost 9 stone cutting carbs and eating lots of protein and veg and fruit, keep going!

I've feel a bit mean commenting as I have used WLI for 13 months but....what I will say is Nutracheck is bloody amazing for caloroe counting I've used it the whole time and, PS, the jabs don't melt fat you have to eat less and exercise!

I really feel for you. I was nearly 17 stone at 5’2 I lost 8 stone after I very randomly saw on a forum a book called Bright Line Eating. I just thought I’ve not heard of that one! It was written by a neuroscientist about why we struggle losing weight. Anyway I read it and just thought wow this is me, five years later I’m still keeping the weight off. As someone who has struggled all my life and been on all sorts of crazy diets it’s the only thing that worked for me. There is a whole website but the book is enough.

Yeah, I think this is mainly people who were spending a lot of money on takeaways/treat foods/alcohol etc, rather than those whose portions are just too big. My share of the monthly food budget is less than £200 altogether so there’s no way I could shave that off my food bill!

Have you looked into intermittent fasting? Just skipping breakfast and focusing on lunch and dinner can be really helpful.

Keep up with the swimming. Fitness will make everything easier. You're already feeling the results.

Try low carb , I have various health conditions that would make WLI inadvisable and I lost 3 stone low carbing which took my bmi from just under 30 to within normal limits and I’ve maintained it by continuing with this way of eating .

sorry that was meant be slimming world.

calorie counting works, so does sw if you do it right with portion controlled carbs and not just a plate of pasta or whatever. My mum has lost 4 stone on sw.

Me either. My medication makes it very easy to gain weight and near impossible to shift it. Can't afford the jabs though.

I’m sure a lot of people feel as you do. I don’t know many people who have that sort of money to hand every month.

I’ve read people say they’re cost neutral as their food spend has gone by the same amount as the jabs cost but I doubt I know many people who can cut £150/200 a month off their groceries even with one person in the household eating less.

Just keep on at it with calorie control. Well done on getting a stone off and dropping a size.
Re exercise, have you considered cycling? It's easy on the joints and worked for me and I'm getting on a bit.