Jan 25 starters Thread 6. Set points, baggy trousers and all the ups and downs

[Thelittlestranger]

Didn't want to lose you all, so have started a new thread.

Roll up, roll up!

Have noticed something funny - work trip, seeing a lot of people I have not seen for several months. And they are all..bigger. I'm pretty sure several dozen people have not all simultaneously gained weight, so they must look bigger to me, because I am smaller myself?

Those cholesterol results are fantastic @Zempy ! Hoping I can get mine under control too.

Been a bit flat this week again. Although I've lost a really decent amount in 9 weeks (8.5 kg - 1st 4.5lb) I have SUCH a long way to go yet. Another 20kg and potentially up to August/September before I reach goal weight. And like most others it seems, no one has noticed or commented and I've not dropped a dress size yet.
It has also hit home that I've only just reached the same weight now as I was in 2019 when I realised I needed to seriously lose some weight! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ive got a big family party in a couple of weeks and was optimistically hoping I'd need to buy a new dress for it, but I definitely don't need to. Which is fine, I have nice dresses in an 18 I haven't even worn yet, but it just would have felt nice.
hey ho, will just keep on keeping on!

Have bought some new bras from Brastop. Have gone down 2 cups so old ones not wearable. But will try to not buy too many as will probably lose another cup or 2

Just a thought on people not commenting on weight loss- it doesn't mean they haven't noticed.

Personally I would (now) feel uncomfortable saying to someone 'well done on the weight loss, you look great!' as I feel like this suggests they didn't look good (enough) before. Other people's weight is none of my business.

I definitely wouldn't say something to a colleague and perhaps not even to my sister, unless she raised the topic.

I'm early 30s and I appreciate that the body positivity/acceptance culture is a big shift from historic societal norms, and perhaps I'm more exposed to this sort of content than other age groups.

For me, if someone says 'oh Asparagus have you lost weight??' it makes me feel as if they have been sizing me up for being overweight in the past, so the 'compliment' only brings negative thoughts to the front of my mind.

I was really proud of myself for calling my dad out when he recently made a comment about my sister's weight - which is a regular occurrence. He was quite surprised but I hope that has given him something to think about as to one of the reasons his daughters haven't felt loved, cherished, and empowered their whole lives.

Or maybe I'm just a snowflake millennial...

NSV. I've never worn shorts in my life even when slim as I've never liked my legs. This summer I was determined to get some.

I saw some nice, longish, tailored ones and still not really trusting that I'm a size 10 I ordered a 10 and a 12. Tried the 10 on first and they fit perfectly, in fact they're a bit loose round the waist and they look really nice. I'd even wear them to work!

When I started, my aim was to get back into my size 14s. I never dreamed I'd be fitting easily into size 10s.

Bring on the sunshine!

I totally agree - I'm 10 years older than you so survived the ultra toxic 90s and 00s when all people would do would be bang on about diets and weight and no topic seemed to be off the table. There has been a definite shift. I would never comment now on someone's weight loss unless they were family or unless they brought it up first.

It's possible that no one has noticed my almost 2 stone weight loss, especially as I've been hiding under a coat for 4 months, but it's more likely a few people have and just won't ever say anything! I wonder if the same will be true after 3 or even 4 stone (which would take me back to university size and would be truly mental in my head).

My parents have said some problematic stuff too and we've both called them out on it.

I’m of that generation too, where being slim was all that mattered. I went on some crazy diets in my late teens, getting to 8 stone at one point and people praised me no end. When I look at the pictures now, I look like Jack Skellington. My MIL was even worse. She dieted all of her life and even in her last days on earth wasting away with cancer she was worried that she was looking fat and could we weigh her. Thinnest culture is so toxic. It’s hard to escape the idea that thin=good once your brain has been programmed that way.

@UnderandOverwhelmed i bought a couple of cheap T-shirt bras and some prettier moulded cup styles from M&S only 4 weeks into MJ. I went down from 36 to 34 for a more ‘secure’ feel, but was still very flabby so lots of rolls spilling out above and below the bra straps. However the rolls have tightened up now and so the 34 fits well, but cups are sadly looking a bit empty.
I’m ashamed to admit that bra shopping is always the bottom of the to do list and I’ve worn bras until the underwire is exposed, the back strap is frayed and the hooks are not hooking! If I need to go down again size again I don’t mind donating these new bras. They’ll be in good condition and will hopefully help someone who needs a pretty bra.

Welcome to all the newcomers, longtime lurkers @Fountofwisdom @Theresalotgoingon and congrats on the losses so far!

@DareDevil223 get those legs out!

@GrumpyMuleFan i love seeing your accountability posts.

@JoanCollinsDiva enjoy Morocco 🌞 You can delay delivery of your next pen with Juniper while you find the time to sign up to Oushk. Even if they did do maintenance they’re so expensive that it’s worth moving to a cheaper provider if you’re not using the full Juniper service.

@MJalltheway I think I’ll be with you all the way ‘til September is my plan. As you know, we are weight loss twins 👯‍♂️.

Don’t feel disheartened, you are not alone.

Sorry I didn’t respond to people with poorly family members. I’m in that club too right now, it is very difficult.

Re bras, I went for my first proper fitting last year at a family run department store nearby with a fantastic reputation. I have scar tissue in one breast and was in pain. It made an amazing difference to my comfort. I went from wearing a 38c to a 34f! Night and day. I’ll definitely go back to the same shop when I feel I need to go down a size. I’ve planned it out, two skin colour bras should do until I get back to where I need to be.

Due to do jab 4 of my 2nd 5mg pen tomorrow and my god I need to go up a dose 🙈 I feel I could eat the world right now. Also stayed the same last week so feeling a bit crap. I think I'll just do 7.5 tomorrow eeek. I usually do the 5th dose but I can take the extra from that and start my 7.5 pen. next weeks

They usually say 10lbs for a size, but if like me you were squeezing in a size that was probably two sizes too small it will take a while 🤣
Lots of people have said nothing about my weight but then the odd person has. One guy at work said you've lost weight I can see it in your face and a builder we used before Christmas last year said something like wow half of you is gone!
I spent most of my life trying to be thinner and not helped by MIL and SILs constantly mentioning weight. Even on Christmas day they had to mention weight related things. It is awful that I can't wait to see SIL in the summer when I am at goal weight but then I feel like I am always being judged.

This is so funny. I have lost 11kg. So by your formula I shd be 2 sizes down. I'm not though. Clothes I have within my closet just fit better. I was masquerading as a size 16 but was really a 20.

I think the 10lbs for a size thing probably works ok if a) you are quite short or just about average height and b) you are going from 'slightly overweight' to normal weight.
we all know our kitchen rolls had many layers!!!
I'm tall so there's much more of me to spread the kitchen roll about (I think this metaphor (analogy? I never know...) has stretched too far now!). My DM is tiny (height-wise) and has also been on a perma-diet as long as I can remember. She CANNOT understand how I've lost nearly 9 kg so far and have not budged size-wise AT ALL yet.
case in point, I was going through stored clothes again earlier and I have a really pretty broderie anglaise summer dress which is a size 16. No stretch in it at all, fitted round the waist. Couldn't even fasten the zip. Another stone at least I reckon before I'm in a size 16.

I am another who doesn’t fit the 10lb a size thing. I’ve lost a stone and a half ish and I’ve honestly from a big 18 to an 18. I once lost well over 4 stone and only went from a 20 to a 14/16.

Weigh in and jab day for me and as predicted I’m up 2lbs 😞 think I might need to do some talking with DH and see if he wants to go up to a 7.5 dose for the next order as I think he’s in a similar boat (he isn’t awake yet to weigh in).

@RockyisMYRhino my suppression is better, week 2 of 7.5mg. I was starting to lose hope and think nothing outside of me off my ability to snack.

Hi everyone

I had a terrible night, had a burning sensation in my stomach late afternoon and evening and felt sick. I’ve been up most of the night with awful diaorrhea and disgusting sulphur burps. I’m on w12 and not had this before, likely to be MJ or an infection do you think? Supposed to be flying to India tonight and don’t know what to do!! I don’t think I could get on a flight atm!

@Zempy thsbk you got the numbers break down. V interesting as I have a similar profile and would love to get mine down - esp the cholesterol. I’m on a year mission to get that down, or be put on statins. My pipes are clear at the moment, but won’t be for long with rising numbers and doctor keen on 20-30 year protection of statins. But, he said you can’t go on - off them and it’s for life. Plus they are a bit controversial and people have a lot of side effects. At first I didn’t want to be on MJ long term, but coming around to the idea that it will be at least is year, or couple. But would much rather be on this and loosing /maintaining my weight!!

Wednesday accountability:

• No exercise yesterday
• 6,878 steps
• went out for celebration dinner and had my two planned wines and said no to third ✅

in other news, bumped into old friend/sometime squeeze who I haven’t seen for 26 years. Our DC were at same event. It was really weird but once we’d broken the ice (we both sloshed our tea 🤣) really nice to catch up. I am so, so, so relieved that I am 25lb off my heaviest and looking well /confident /proud. 💪🏽💪🏽

Weigh day and jab day for me!
I have lost 2 stone exactly since I started on 9th January. Evens out at about 2lb a week and I am just starting to notice the loss in my clothes and (maybe) a little bit in my face. I have the same again to lose to get to top end of healthy BMI.
I had 5 last week as a golden dose but the suppression was very high so I've gone back to 3.75 for this week.

I am pleased as I've had a couple of meals out this week.

Does anyone know what the ml would be to draw out 1.25 from 5mg? I'm thinking of injecting 6.25 from a 5mg pen to bridge the gap before going up to 7.5 as i definitely need a bit more than 5. I would inject 5 as normal then inject the extra with an insulin needle. But I can't do maths 🙈

0.15 @sociallydistained . the calculation is 0.6 (which equals 5mg here) / 5 x 1.25 = 0.15ml.

Thank you so much!

@GrumpyMuleFan that must be a great feeling, seeing someone and feeling confident instead of trying to hide!

can anyone recommend any electrolytes? I’ve tried and liked the Willpowders ones, but curious if there’s anything else.