Hello!!
And sorry its a late reply..... don't always check the UK part because It went pretty dead in here for a while and started to think I was the only Brit still standing.
I started at 23.1 stone last January, Currently around 19.6lbs aiming for 12stone. So I still have 7.6 stone still to go!
I do weight lifting and strength training at my local gym/swimming pool. Its a council ran gym I think, so its got the basic's and doesn't cost a bomb. I used to be a little anxious about going to the gym because the PT who works there used to be in my class at school, and wasn't exactly a nice person to me in my plump body. But I decided to take on this total B***h attitude
and just go for it. I quickly realised that everyone else just has their earphones in and in their own little world or little zone. Half the time when someone is looking at you and you are overweight, its just because either you are in the way of their day dream stare, or they are looking in admiration thinking "you Go Girl".
I would say stop looking for diet that will suit you, you wont find one. Make your own!
Download the Myfitnesspal app, start weighing the food that you eat and start looking at just how many calories you are eating currently, then look at things that you could swap out. Like I never use butter anymore, because I only have bread with my boiled eggs in the morning, but I use ketchup, so I don't need the butter. Once you have found out how many you are using, then look for a TDEE calculator, the Grenade one is the best one I think. It will tell you how many calories you need to consume to be in a coma, then it will tell you how many you need to eat to lose weight. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't. Just reduce your calories ONLY IF you are eating too much, don't go under 1500. If you aren't eating enough, then bring it up and start eating fresher food, less packaged stuff. The only packets I eat are microwave rice because they taste much better
, sandwich thins, ketchup, and the steam bag veggies from birds eye. everything else is in its most natural state, meat veggies, eggs, and stuff like that.
Start low..... build it up.... becomes more sustainable that way.