January 2025 Starters Thread 8. New clothes, new shoes, new bodies...

[Thelittlestranger]

Roll up, roll up ....

I have brunch with the girls and being out all day tomorrow so I’ve decided to move my jab day from Friday to Saturday as I don’t want to be worried about loo trips whilst I’m out. I need to do this at some point anyway so hoping this will be an ok weekend with any side effects appearing when I’m home again.

edited to add- not sure what to eat- maybe really poncey with avo and eggs 🙄 but otherwise foods a bit carb heavy which doesn’t agree with me.

Well done @discov and @RockyisMYRhino
fab losses.

Ive reduced calories today as per advice @Zempy - less than 1000 so I’d better have lost a stone tomorrow.

What I find out now is I eat the same as when I am on a diet, but I don't feel like I'm on a diet. For example ordering the kids fish and chips (because I can't manage an adult one, not because it is less calories, necessarily). Ski dessert because I'm too full, not because I'm on a diet and really shouldn't have the extra calories!
No binge eating because I didn't eat the thing I really wanted to eat and end up selth soothing with whatever I can get my hands on

I’m feeling the pressure @BlueLimes 😎

In neck news, I think some improvement with: This works serum.
Will take pic once home (tube not neck).

ps don’t bother with Clarins.

I’m seeing some improvement with regular Prai use, but tbh the situation is still untenable.

I tried on a turtle neck jumper yesterday and it was like there were big neon arrows pointing at my turkey neck 😢

Are you using a serum as well ?

No, no serum. I am waiting to see if the Trinny Elevator works…

Following the neck treatments with interest. Mine’s just about ok…but the skin is definitely crepier than it used to be. There’s a small dangly bit under my chin that didn’t used to be there and now is.

Well done on the loss @RockyisMYRhino bonus points for achieving that post-food festival! Living the dream!

Another not particularly balanced food day. It was an early start for work with breakfast & lunch provided - first pain au choc since starting MJ. Bagel for lunch. Really not hitting my protein target. Came home and ate a Babybel and a slice of prosciutto in a bid to increase it.
However, I did manage a 20min strength workout this morning and walked home from the station (25min walk) so at least I got some movement in today.
Back on the salad tonight and tomorrow.

Too early to say on the Trinny Elevator but I like it! Lovely smell & nice to massage in, so hopefully it helps a bit. Liked it so much, went down a very expensive Trinny London wormhole! Whoops! 😅

What Clarins product did you try @BlueLimes ? I remembered using some Clarins stuff back in the 90's when I lost weight & the boobs needed some drastic work. They used to do a product called Model Bust, a contraption that looked like an instrument of torture: you connect the hose end on to the cold tap and then the other end goes over one boob at a time and little arms inside spray your boob with cold water (definitely more torturous when the water was colder in the winter!). My boobs were Wim Hof-ed way before he ever thought about sitting in a bucket of ice! 🤣
Together with the tonic oil and bust lift serum, it did have a really dramatic effect on improving the skin. I've looked and they did seem to update it but I think it's now been discontinued. I have no idea what happened to mine, but post pregnancies there was no way I was going to fit inside it again! Let's just say it was designed more for the French market! 🍈🍈 🥝🥝

@Zempy I also made the fatal mistake of trying on something with a turtle neck at the weekend (a lovely little Issey Miyake top in a colour I love) which was disastrous for my self esteem! As you say, it's like a flashing beacon saying hey, look at this ol' turkey waddle! 😭😂

Found some images on the web!

OMG @mince3point14159265
Also at the moment I'd need to roll my boobs up to squeeze into that thing. Another bra size too big..

Good lord @mince3point14159265 that looks like a torture device!!! Can't believe that was available in the 90s!
I've been unusually hungry today, so have had a lot more snacks than normal. All fruit and nuts except for a piece of Easter egg! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Looks like a breast pump - giving me flashbacks.

I've been away on an overnight with work. Haven't eaten a lot, but what I've had hasn't been great, and supplemented with beer 🙄 Next few days I need to be cleaner to make up for it.

my work trip next week has an evening event in a wine cellar..well that will be interesting.

That boob contraption definitely looks like it belongs in some kind of Dark Museum.

Weighed in early this week as off to NY today so no weighing now for a few days 🤞

I am still 10:6 and a pound over a “normal” BMI 🤬

It’s OK, I will get there. Keep on Losing!

Your work trips all sound a lot more fun than mine have ever been!
weigh in today and.....a whole 200 grams down!
SW 101kg
CW 86.8kg
GW 70kg
This has happened the last few weeks followed by a whoosh the next week so here's hoping 🤞
My metabolic age is still coming down though, I'm on 64 now (80 when I started!!!). And I feel generally great. I've had loads of energy this week, done 3x exercise classes so far, another one later today.
It's reminded me how much I used to love exercise. Pre-kids I did loads, then when I had my first baby I felt absolutely awful the entire way through with sickness and fatigue. Swiftly followed by two more babies, then a diagnosis of pernicious anaemia (presumed triggered by pregnancies) which causes profound fatigue and I've been battling that to try and get better for the last 10 years. Not to mention early menopause thrown in for good measure!
So I'm feeling pretty damn wonderful at the moment! Having the energy to do even one exercise session would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago.

Ive got a 2 more doses in my second 7.5mg pen, considering going up to 10mg for the next one. I'm not even half way through to goal yet (46% there!)

@mince3point14159265 it was double serum. Omg your pursuit of perkiness was string !!

have a great time @Zempy

Please can I canvas opinions on which pen to order as I have to place my order today? I’ve just finished my second 7.5mg pen and I’ve lost a grand total of 3.5lb on this pen 🙄
I’ve lost 3st overall so the bulk of that was moving up each month through the doses.

I still have 2st to go to get to my initial target, so I’m not close yet which was why I decided to do 2 of the 7.5mg pens as I didn’t want to get to 15mg too soon and have nowhere to go.

However, I’m wondering if I’ve just become accustomed to 7.5mg now and it’s not having an effect? I get suppression for the first two days, then it’s much lower. I’ve been lucky (touch wood) with side effects.

@LillethCrane personally I went up with my dose yesterday, as have been stuck on the same weight for 2 weeks now.

I have been AWOL whilst adjusting to methotrexate and trying to maintain which was going well until this week when my weight shot up 3 lbs bit will treat that as water weight and not panic. I seem to be tolerating methotrexate though it is early days I am possibly a little less sore at times so quite encouraging as it has only been 4 weeks.

Think it is time today to go up to 7.5mg as have been faffing around a bit at 6 and 6.5 mg and I feel ready to increase.

@LillethCrane I would be inclined to order the 10 as you can always take 7.5 from it, or something in between if you count clicks or use syringes. (Unless it's a lot more expensive 🤣)
I am stuck! Been the same for a whole week 😪 it's driving me crazy, did a strength session yesterday and ate well within my calories and . . . nothing. I know this is where I would have given up before so onwards and downwards ! xxx

it's so annoying to then hear all those besserwissers spouting that it's all calories in and out, all you need is to eat a little less. I have, factually, objectively, been in calorie deficit. I have been working out every day. And no weight loss.

Happened to open another weightloss thread, where the op was so happy she was on a health kick, lost a lot of weight - great for her. She posted her food diary - that was 3 full meals and snacks, I would put on an absolute ton eating that much. I mean good for her but if someone can lose weight eating like that, I can understand those people don't understand people like us.

But onwards and downwards! I've had plenty of plateaus before, at some point it will start moving again.

@mince3point14159265 that looks hideous doesn’t it. Also reminds me of pumping. I had an adapter that plugged into my cigarette lighter in the car and used to wire myself up both ways on my commute. I drove for 45 mins each way at the time.

92.8kg this morning so no movement really. Feeling bored of trying so hard but I’m sure I’ll get over it.

It feels like there’s a bit of stalling between us at the moment. Perhaps it’s just because our bodies are adjusting to being smaller 4/5 months in…

My DP is adamant I’m not losing a lot because I’m not eating enough, I’m tempted to do a week without tracking and see what happens!