Is it normal to fluctuate this much?

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Due to menopause, sit down job etc I am at my heaviest. 14st, 5"6 and 43.
I can fluctuate by gaining 4-5 in a week. I eat two proper meals a day, some snacks and a good portion of fruit. I want to exceise but everything clicks and aches when I do. I'm just looking to change.....has anyone any tip to lose weight healthily but relatively quickly? It starts today
Ps, even quick recipe ideas?
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I was 101kg a year and a half ago. Now I’m 60kg.For me, consistency has been important. Similar breakfast and lunch daily. So I eat fruit plus a protein yogurt (Lindahl) with seeds mixed in for breakfast. As well as a pint of diluted my wadi and coffee/tea with soya milk. Then a portion of cut fruit mid morning with tea. For lunch I eat a salad. Sachet coffee (eg mocha) and a banana later in the afternoon. Dinner is usually a lower calorie option from hello fresh, which are very enjoyable. Then in the evening I’ll have tea and an orange and/or a kiwi or similar. Nothing particularly special just light on the carbs and heavy on fruit/salad. I have the odd treat, the odd meal out and the odd takeaway, I don’t deprive myself. A one hour weights/spin class x3 per week plus walking or a stepper session for a half hour only some of the days I don’t go to the gym. No calorie counting, no programme, no fads, just watching what I eat. I hope that helps.

4-5lbs?

Thank you for this kind and detailed reply. I think you may have something re more consistent meals. I think I spend too much time varying it. I'll stick to protein and salad, avoiding sandwiches. Fortunately I love fruit and seeds too Thank you again 🙂

Sorry yes, pounds. It's not my imagination and I use the same scales every time I weigh myself. I can just swell up out of nowhere. A gain can be dramatic just over a week. I keep a record stuck to the fridge! Increased bread or my period and I visibly look bigger.

Good God that’s totally normal. I can weigh 50.9 kg in the morning and 52.4 kg in the evening. Totally totally normal daily never mind weekly!
I weigh myself daily I find it gives you way more of an idea of your actual weight and what different foods can do for your weight.

Thank you that is such a relief to hear. I hear people say things like I've gained half a stone in 2 months and it baffles me as I change so much day to day. You're right, white butter, mayonnaise (which I love) and poor sleep swell me up x

I hope it helps.
Oh and I’ve been adding cotrage cheese or chick peas (canned, v cheap) or edamame beans (frozen, also v cheap) to my salads to up the protein. And to make the fruit handier and more accessible/desirable I buy things like pre-cut pineapple, mango, fruit salad. When they’re ready to eat it’s so much easier and I find these kinds of fruit tastier than your average Apple.

Agreed I buy pre cut. I also buy bags of frozen fruit like cherries or mango then pot them up in the morning before work. I like La Scala salad so will throw some chicken peas in as suggested...always left them out! Congratulations on your progress and thank you for your advice 🙂