Hi and welcome:

Here are some tips that might help:
http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/warnings-to-newbies/

Good Luck!

Never understood why people ‘wait for the book’? No need. You don’t need anything for this lifestyle, no book, no app, no new fancy weighing & measuring equipment, no shakes or suppliments or any of the rest of that phony ‘dieting’ paraphenalia.

For your starting weight you probably wont even need to work out your personal BMR & TDEE numbers (although I’d recommend that you do – it took me a year to even find this site and know what they even were but once I did it was a bit of a revelation and as you get closer to a goal weight it will become more necessary to know your own specific numbers) to get going. You can just do straight forward ‘Ms. Average’ 500 on fastdays & on or under 2000 on non-fastdays and you’ll see a big difference within a few weeks (by which time you’ll have got your head around it a bit more and can focus on the details if you want).

Just get on with it – no need to be scared, noone’s judging you – noone beyond this forum even needs to know you’re doing it unless you have any medical stuff you want to check with your doctor first. Do it for yourself, find a pattern that works for you and come here for support & advice whenever you need it. Totally simple, absolutely no pressure, no investment and a completely individual to you form of weight loss & management.

Best of luck & remember to drink water like it’s going out of fashion. 😉