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Hello everyone
Just thought I would like introduce myself, I am a 47 year man from Lincolnshire in the UK, who has realised that I need to lose weight for my health. My brother has been on this diet for some time and have lost a lot of weight and has dropped a few inches on his waist, so it my time. My brother has called this diet his new way of life so I will call it that myself and have given my a copy of the book to read.
I feel that I could do with losing about 50lb to 70lbs and about 5 inches from my waist. so I have a challenge on my hands.
All the best to you all and I look forward to hearing from you all on tips to manage my new way of life.

Ted1968

[carieoates]

Hello and welcome from me.
So glad you popped in and you now need to settle down with a cuppa, read the FAQs and join in with the chat. We have a fasting today thread which you can connect with when ready. Seeing your brother do well is very good inventive to join this happy bunch of fasters. Is he a member here?
You've done the measuring so now use the forum progress tracker to help yourself even more it can be private or visible like mine, just press the cog and you'll see that I've been on holidays, had a good Xmas and so on. Good luck and see you Monday maybe?

Just a quick note of a warm welcome while watching the Grand Prix with a cup of black coffee- No Milk or Sugar.

Ted

Hello and welcome from me.
So glad you popped in and you now need to settle down with a cuppa, read the FAQs and join in with the chat. We have a fasting today thread which you can connect with when ready. Seeing your brother do well is very good inventive to join this happy bunch of fasters. Is he a member here?
You've done the measuring so now use the forum progress tracker to help yourself even more it can be private or visible like mine, just press the cog and you'll see that I've been on holidays, had a good Xmas and so on. Good luck and see you Monday maybe?

Welcome Ted! I echo all that Carie said and wish you a happy fasting journey! X

[carieoates]

PS your profile is showing you as female. You might like to change that as it affects your cal allowance!! As a male you get more.

Welcome Ted. My sister is doing 5:2 now after seeing my success. She's lost 5 kg I think so far and I've lost 13kg - although i think I've put a bit on lately. As you realise, it is a way of life - you will see it called 'WOE' here. I have just come back from a weight loss holiday but I'm in with a vengeance to knock off that weight.

@Ted1968 a warm welcome from me too - good luck on your journey and do let us know how you get on.

Hi Carrie
Thanks for that, I was wondering why its saying Female when I entered into my Tracker Male and is show Male on my Home screen.
That's the only place its asked me to enter my gender.

PS your profile is showing you as female. You might like to change that as it affects your cal allowance!! As a male you get more.

Welcome and good luck, @Ted1968!

Welcome to this wonderful way of life Ted.. You will not regret the change.

Welcome to a fellow Lincolnshire resident, @Ted1968! I've been following this WOL for two years and four months! I am at maintenance now and am so relieved to have finally found a WOL which has stopped the yo-yo dieting which I have done for years.
This forum has been invaluable on my weight loss and maintenance 'journey' and I am sure that, if you visit regularly, it will be of enormous help to you too. Good luck!