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I feel totally and utterly overwhelmed

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2026willbemyyear · 06/01/2026 08:51

I am nearly 17 stone, my BMI is 38 but I honestly just don’t know where to start with losing weight. There is so much information out there and I feel totally and utterly overwhelmed. But I know I HAVE to do something for my health. I tried WLI last year and I didn’t get on with them. I am thinking of trying slimming world, or maybe a meal delivery service to get me going.

Any tips or advice or resources would be most grateful!!

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BIWI · 06/01/2026 11:55

And yet on your other thread @2026willbemyyear you say you’re pleased to qualify for WLI under the NHS but there’s a waiting list - implying that you want them.

So what is it? Have you already tried them? Why would you want them if, as you say in your OP here, you didn’t get on with them?

Given the list of foods you supposedly ate yesterday, surely you know that so many carbs, so little veg/fruit/protein is not going to help you? Not sure why you say you’re overwhelmed - it’s obvious where you’re going wrong!

Charlenedickens · 06/01/2026 12:16

BIWI · 06/01/2026 11:55

And yet on your other thread @2026willbemyyear you say you’re pleased to qualify for WLI under the NHS but there’s a waiting list - implying that you want them.

So what is it? Have you already tried them? Why would you want them if, as you say in your OP here, you didn’t get on with them?

Given the list of foods you supposedly ate yesterday, surely you know that so many carbs, so little veg/fruit/protein is not going to help you? Not sure why you say you’re overwhelmed - it’s obvious where you’re going wrong!

Well spotted.

op did you tell a little fib? You could have just said you can’t afford them. You didn’t respond on that thread and let it drift too, was it weight management clinic you were referred to, not put on some mythical mounjaro waiting list?

Charlenedickens · 06/01/2026 12:17

Crikeyalmighty · 06/01/2026 11:46

@Charlenedickens I must admit I did everything right on MJ and still felt like crap on a low dose for 3 to 4 days a week - however in all honesty I have good willpower when I put my mind to it , so realised I didn’t really need it- just needed to keep up the willpower for months and months- not weeks as I had done before. OP will know if she has that kind of willpower or not

Yes a small percentage do sadly. However doesn’t look like rhe ops ever tried them,

popcornandpotatoes · 06/01/2026 14:57

2026willbemyyear · 06/01/2026 09:35

What I ate yesterday:

Toast with butter and orange juice

Nescafé cappuccino with a chocolate or 2

Beans on toast with cheese and a bit of mayo

Crisps with sour cream dip

2 canned cocktails

Pasta with sauce and cheese, salad dressing and mayo as condiments

2 garlic bread ciabattas with mayo

Chocolate

Lemonade

Diet Coke

It’s bloody terrible I know. I have done calorie counting in the past but found I was still eating rubbish which slowed the weight down. I tried mounjaro and honestly just hated the way it made me feel, plus the cost was ridiculous.

Well some really easy and obvious changes you could make right there. Toast isn't a good breakfast, choose something high in fibre, with protein and that fills you up. Add more veg. You don't need mayo with everything. Pasta and sauce with cheese doesn't need additional condiments

Idstillratherbepaddleboarding · 06/01/2026 16:49

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Charlenedickens · 07/01/2026 11:13

Not sure the op is coming back, she seems to start threads that are not completely straight then run away, hopefully she does come back as I do think she is bordering morbid obesity and needs some help.

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