Healthy weight loss for apple shaped female

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Tryingagainandagain wrote: »

Thank you all for the detailed and informative help here.

I know I can get back to a healthy body - I just get so overwhelmed by all the possible plans and regimes.

I have decided and will stick to walking until I move house. There is no pool locally, but I am going to the pool closest to my new home for a daily swim when I move and to a weekly aquarobics class. There is also a community centre where I can do a "fit over 50" class until I see how my knees perform. I am going to have some 1:1 sessions with a pilates teacher, then join her class.
As far as the walking is concerned I will do 5 x 30 minute sessions of brisk walking and one long walk a week. In addition to this I have been walking to the shops in order to curb excessive spending. I can make sure I do at least 10000 steps!!

For my eating plan I will go low carb - especially reducing my bread intake as this leads to butter/cheese/pate etc too.

If I up my vegetable and fruits to 9 a day, I don't think I'll need the stodge. This year I have already started drinking more water and preparing veg sticks to snack on so I have made a start.

Thank you again to everyone who helped me see the wood from the trees.

Physical activity plan sounds sensible, you won't burn piles of calories doing it, but you will be healthier and hopefully not injure yourself which is vital. Please do get fitted for some walking trainers, you can do this on a budget of £30 less if you are lucky. Ask for last year's model of shoe, or take away the recommended model and buy cheaper online.

Diet also sounds sensible, just be sure that you do not just cut out food groups you replace the lost nutrients with other foods. If you stop eating starches you lose minerals and bulking fibre - fruit and veggies do not substitute for wholegrains, beans and lentils you will also need nuts and seeds, don't underestimate how much.

Also be aware going low carb should not be combined with going low fat, you actually should be eating a greater proportion of your daily calories as healthy fats. There is nothing wrong with cheese or pate in moderation, both can be very nutritious and a serving of cheddar is only 30g which is ~5g fat if you choose the half fat stuff. Homemade chicken liver pate can be made by replacing some of the butter with low fat soft cheese.

HTH.