Chris Booth
New member
Hi everyone.
First time ever on site like this so go easy on me, lol.
I'm 38 years old, 6ft and almost 19st and gaining weight. I currently suffer from sleep aponea due to being overweight and was recently warned by the GP that I was going to become diabetic if I didn't change my lifestyle. I also suffer from depression and have done for many years, partly due to being overweight.
I've always struggled with controlling my diet. I work in an environment where take-aways are always being ordered by somebody and I also work shifts meaning it's hard to eat at the right time.
I used to do a lot of cycling and got my weight down to about 15st but since the birth of my daughter three years ago that gradually dwindled into no cycling at all. Partly through lack of time initially but bow I just can't be bothered anymore to be honest.
I visited my GP on the 16th August this year where I weighted in at 18.6st. Thats when I decided that I was finally going to get a grip of things. He prescribed me with some Orlistat and off I went. Since then I have pretty much just eaten salad whilst also trying to keep my cards low. Yes I've had the odd slip but on the whole I feel my diet has improved a huge amount and I feel sure that my trousers are feeling looser as a result.
My problem is that I weighted myself today,almost a month after I began eating better. I weighed 18.6st? How the hell have I eaten salad for almost a month, taking Orlistat too and lost zero weight? Trying to eat healthy had taken every ounce of will power I had and bow I feel like I've had a right kick to the bo**ocks! My motivation has gone out the window in an instant and I can already feel myself wanting to eat something bad. I really needed to see a loss to keep me going and I just haven't had it.
So I suppose my question really is where do I go from here?
First time ever on site like this so go easy on me, lol.
I'm 38 years old, 6ft and almost 19st and gaining weight. I currently suffer from sleep aponea due to being overweight and was recently warned by the GP that I was going to become diabetic if I didn't change my lifestyle. I also suffer from depression and have done for many years, partly due to being overweight.
I've always struggled with controlling my diet. I work in an environment where take-aways are always being ordered by somebody and I also work shifts meaning it's hard to eat at the right time.
I used to do a lot of cycling and got my weight down to about 15st but since the birth of my daughter three years ago that gradually dwindled into no cycling at all. Partly through lack of time initially but bow I just can't be bothered anymore to be honest.
I visited my GP on the 16th August this year where I weighted in at 18.6st. Thats when I decided that I was finally going to get a grip of things. He prescribed me with some Orlistat and off I went. Since then I have pretty much just eaten salad whilst also trying to keep my cards low. Yes I've had the odd slip but on the whole I feel my diet has improved a huge amount and I feel sure that my trousers are feeling looser as a result.
My problem is that I weighted myself today,almost a month after I began eating better. I weighed 18.6st? How the hell have I eaten salad for almost a month, taking Orlistat too and lost zero weight? Trying to eat healthy had taken every ounce of will power I had and bow I feel like I've had a right kick to the bo**ocks! My motivation has gone out the window in an instant and I can already feel myself wanting to eat something bad. I really needed to see a loss to keep me going and I just haven't had it.
So I suppose my question really is where do I go from here?
