Going from obese (94kg) to a healthy weight

Can you recommend any good recipes? I'm very curious about this. I'm not the biggest fan of chocolate, I can live without it, but sometimes the cravings pop up

Do you have any food allergies or ingredients you prefer to avoid consuming?

Aww thank you! I really hope that I can actually manage this, and I'll try my best to lose enough worthy of posting updates about!

Nope I'm open to everything!

Below is a simple truffle recipes for 30 vegan chocolate almond truffles.
My friend Kelly uses a very tasty white choco truffles recipe for special occasions that include a lot of dairy, sugar and shop bought basic white chocolate- let me know if you are interested in trying it out.

30 choco almond truffles

Ingredients:
30g cacao powder (can also use cocoa powder)
80g raw almonds
340g medjool dates (around 18-20 dates)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions:
1) Place all the ingredients in a food processor, process for 2-3 minutes, until a sticky dough ball forms.
2) Roll 2 teaspoons of the mixture into balls.
3) Place in an airtight container in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
4) If intending to store, keep in the fridge for no longer than 5 days.
5) Don't freeze or allow the container to come into close contact with any ice.

Thank you! The white chocolate recipe would be cool too!

20 white choco truffles

Ingredients:
400g good quality white chocolate
200ml whipping cream
1 tablespoon icing sugar

Instructions:
1) Use a medium saucepan to gently heat the cream until it is steaming and hot to the touch.
2) Pour the chocolate into the pan with the cream and leave to stand for 2 minutes.
3) Gently stir the mixture until smoothly melted together into a thick ganache.
4) Transfer the mixture to a bowl, cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until cold and firm.
5) Use a teaspoon to scoop up cherry-tomato-sized balls of the white choco mixture.
6) Roll the scoops around until they are the preferred size and shape.
7) Dip and roll the truffles around in the icing sugar to give them a light dusting.
8) Keep in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
9) If intending to store until serving at a special event, store in an airtight container for no longer than 7 days.
10) Do not freeze.

Yes, it's not uncommon to regain weight very rapidly, particularly if you've got the mindset of 'throwing the towel in', so to speak (which a lot of people who've fallen off the wagon do). Have you heard of the Stages of Change model? It's this:



It's very relevant in behaviour change where food is concerned (and a lot of other habit-based behaviours too). It's important to note two things from it. Firstly, that you can enter and leave this cycle at any stage. Secondly, and more importantly, relapse is a normal part of behaviour change. People often think that 'failing' at something means you can't do it again, or can never do it 'properly', but it's important to note that relapsing is a normal part of successful behaviour change. Look at what you could learn from your last weight loss cycle and see how you might do things differently to make it better. For instance, is there anything you could do to move your thinking away from how much you currently weight to how much you could weigh, basing that on the evidence of what happened before. Do you have any of your 'thin' clothes still? Hang them up and use them as a motivation - you will get back into them.

Hey I'm 5'8 too and have gone from 78kg (overweight) to 64kg (bang in the middle of ideal BMI). I was 74kg at Christmas and just hit the 64kg so I lost the 10kg gradually over 7 months. I've used My Fitness Pal to keep track of what I've been eating. Sadly there's no easy way to lose weight than to eat less calories than you burn. Try going 500 cals under what you burn e.g. if you burn 2,000 cals, eat 1,500 - this should equal 1 pound loss a weight on average. Make sure you're eating enough protein too - you don't want to end up 'skinny fat' and protein fills us up for longer!

As I'm sure you know, there's no quick long term fix, be consistent and stick with it. Following this thread for updates! Good luck

Have you considered making your own chocolate and learning how to make a few vegan chocolates?
I drink plenty of water and always recommend this to people who want to either lose weight or consume fewer drinks that include caffeine/sugar/booze.
Drinking unflavoured still water helps keep the body hydrated and avoids falling back into old unhealthy diet habits often involving milkshakes, fizzy & high calorie drinks.

my parents said weight loss is 60%diet and 40% exercise. Also have a lot of lettuce it's surprisingly filling

More 80% diet 20% nutrition. It's possible to lose weight while beine more or less sedentary with a calorie deficit. Problem is how you look and feel after if you do no exercise/don't do weights but lose weight. Though of course burning more calories through exercise is there too.

That definitely seems like a good motto to follow, and I'll try filling up on the lettuce too

yeah that makes sense

also good on you OP for doing something about your weight

Good luck!

Thanks! I feel like a lot of people assume obese people are really content with their weight, but I think actually it's just so difficult to do something about it and it makes you realise how unhealthy it is, but I'm so glad I'm trying to turn it around

You don’t have to wait to actually lose the weight to put updates up!! You can just talk about what you’re doing each day like it’s a blog it might also help you feel more accountable for it if you blog about it each day and we’ll all be here to support you! 😊

20 white choco truffles

Ingredients:
400g good quality white chocolate
200ml whipping cream
1 tablespoon icing sugar

Instructions:
1) Use a medium saucepan to gently heat the cream until it is steaming and hot to the touch.
2) Pour the chocolate into the pan with the cream and leave to stand for 2 minutes.
3) Gently stir the mixture until smoothly melted together into a thick ganache.
4) Transfer the mixture to a bowl, cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until cold and firm.
5) Use a teaspoon to scoop up cherry-tomato-sized balls of the white choco mixture.
6) Roll the scoops around until they are the preferred size and shape.
7) Dip and roll the truffles around in the icing sugar to give them a light dusting.
8) Keep in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
9) If intending to store until serving at a special event, store in an airtight container for no longer than 7 days.
10) Do not freeze.