Diet and losing weight

All I can say is good luck

Best to start by eating protein rich meals, sticking to mealtimes no snacking and no eating after your evening meal. I lost no end of weight during lockdowns because I was worried about food supplies and stopped snacking between meals. I also now try to start the day with a cup of hot water and for the first time in years my weight has remained the same for ages instead of going up and down.

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If you look at nutritional advise for the elderly - over 70 - I am 80 is emphasises that you must be very careful to include very nutrient-dense, high protein foods 75-85g per day, in order to preserve muscle and strength which decreases as we age, together with 30g of fibre a day.

No less than 1300-1500 calories per day, and weight loss aim at no more than 0.5-1lb a week.

Fluids highly important 6-8 glasses a day.

And of course keep active.

Well that’s the theory - putting it into action is the problem😊

If you eat meat, fish and dairy, including eggs, you're almost certainly eating enough protein. Vegetarians might need to be a bit more careful. It seems that the supermarkets are full of products which promise extra protein (probably unnecessary for most), so it should be easy to eat enough protein. Apparently, the recommendation now is to eat a gram of protein per day for every kilo of body weight.

When I wanted to lose a stone, I kept a record of everything I ate/drank for a week and worked out how many calories I'd been eating. I then cut out most of the starchy carbs. Stopping milk in my coffee and tea saved about 200 calories a day and I found that I enjoyed green and herbal teas, which are calorie free. Cutting out all alcohol saved hundreds of calories.

A diet starts in the mind, and only affects your eating patten later.

You will have put on weight and maintained it because you are eating too much. If you are going to olse a stone, you might as well keep it off so you do not have to do the same thing before the nextbig family event.

So start by working out how to adjust your long term eating pattern so that the weight does not go back on. That means developing a pleasant way of eating that you really enjoy that is probably higher in fruit and veg, lower in sweet and/or fat tha it is now, and preferablly prepared from scratch, not bought in ready made.

Once you have done that, then think about eating a bit less now in order to reach the place where a new weight loss maintaininglifestyle awaits you

I know it’s about eating less but find it hard to keep going after a couple of weeks. I don’t need to lose more than a stone but think if I feel a programme that’s not too expensive I might stick to it. Thank you for the advice re protein fibre etc . I am GF too .

If you look at nutritional advise for the elderly - over 70 - I am 80 is emphasises that you must be very careful to include very nutrient-dense, high protein foods 75-85g per day, in order to preserve muscle and strength which decreases as we age, together with 30g of fibre a day.

No less than 1300-1500 calories per day, and weight loss aim at no more than 0.5-1lb a week.

Fluids highly important 6-8 glasses a day.

And of course keep active.

Well that’s the theory - putting it into action is the problem😊

BlueBelle

I bet she knows that Petra we all do
Doing it is very very different

The bottom line is that it is the only solution, unless you go down the injection or bariatric surgery route.

Exercise will tone you up but can actually result in weight gain because muscle is heavier than fat.

It depends how overweight you are in the first place and how long you have.

Assuming you don't have any medical issues, it's possible to lose a stone in two months on a strict 1000 calorie a day (no cheating) diet. Start off by cutting out any alcohol if you drink. Log and count everything you eat until you get used to the look of 1000 calories. Get either an app or book with lists of calories and weigh everything because it's very easy for portion sizes to be too big.

That's what I did when I wanted to lose a stone for a wedding. I ended up losing 7 kilos, which is just over a stone and I haven't regained most of it.

I bet she knows that Petra we all do
Doing it is very very different

Fats, sugars, carbohydrates are your enemy.
Less of those and more of the good stuff. And, move move move. You can do it 😀

I used WeightWatchers last year to lose a stone it wasn’t quick but slow and steady and I found their app very good really made me look at what I was eating. It is a struggle sometimes but I’m keeping the weight off a year on!!

There are some free NHS apps too I ll have to ask her what it was called Noom comes to mind or sonething similar to that

There is a brilliant NHS app my daughter used and lost 2 stone slowly and surely a lot of help with the psychology of eating and also works on cutting out processed food It’s not free but it’s not expensive either

Also, do you 'need' to lose a stone, or 'would like' to lose a stone?

How long do you have?

Eat fewer calories.