March 2025 starters Thread 5

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New thread for all of us.
Thank you for allowing me to rant, share our ups and downs. Our group blows my mind of how we are so supportive of each other.

Some of us are now hitting the 12 week mark, some of us are nearly at their goal, some halfway and some still have a way to go, but we are all losing even if it’s half a pound a week. We have all come so far and are making a difference to our health.

Hi all - some really good NSV being reported and lots of lovely weight loss. I'm especially envious of the person ? @soupforbrains who has mde it below BMI 40. That's the next thing I really want.

May was super busy for me with loads of travel and stressful things and I plateaued badly. June is quieter so I'm hoping for better things.

W10 injection yesterday - I bought my third pen at 5mg but it's stopped doing much so I double injected to give myself 7.5mg. Really strong appetite suppression today which has made me more optimistic.

SW 127kg
CW 118kg
GW 73kg

On the upside my pilates routine is really well established now and several friends have commented that my body shape has changed. My existing clothes are fitting better too, I've got some of my gym gear back in rotation that was too small and I bought a new jumper from a hithero unknown to me brand that doesn't do plus sizing.

I'm going away with good friends late July haven't seen them since January and I'd really like them to notice that I've lost weight. I've only told two people I'm taking MJ. One of the two wasn't very supportive.

Sometimes people aren’t supportive as they worry you’ll lose weight and are jealous….hopefully that’s not the case here and just crack on with what you are doing and ignore xx

I’ve had unsolicited options from two good friends about the ‘poison’ of WLIs and the ‘cheaters who can’t do it properly’. Neither know I’m using MJ, but confirmed that, for me, keeping quiet was a good thing!

@BeaTwix @seasidehunter @Lolliz87 Some people are just arseholes. And uneducated arseholes to boot who think WLIs just magically melt fat whilst we lie around all day eating ice cream. I ignore people like that.

I wish 😂😂😂😂

Evening,

I am 22lb lighter since the beginning of March. So happy with that. However, I really really miss being able to 💩 regularly 🤦‍♀️. I have upped my fibre and I drink lots of water but I can go 2-3 days with no action. I used to go twice a day like clockwork. It’s got to the point where a good day is not when I eat healthily but when I 💩.

If I go too crazy with the fibre I get crippling stomach pains, so I have to find a balance. I am considering taking a laxative but I am so worried it will have explosive consequences

I am sure the scales are moving slower because of this. It’s just so frustrating.

@tryingtobesogood 22lb since the beginning of March is amazing, you should be feeling super proud. I don't think the losses will be slower because of slower bowl movements but appreciate it's not the most comfortable feeling. Have you tried Phsyllium husk? Or linseed?

@tryingtobesogood Whilst id recommend psyllium husk, I’ve also noticed that collagen powder is helping me in that direction too.

Good morning ,

accountability check in before a long weekend away (w12 completing on Sunday, jab 13 today after 6 days, going to move back to Sundays slowly by 6 day gap the next 5 weeks)

SW 115 kg /18.1 st
CW 102.6 / 16.187st
loss so far this week 0.2 kg/0.4 lb
total loss 12.4 kg / 27 lb (just under 2st so no celebration of new mile stone yet 😅)

this is normally my minimal loss week (few days before TOM) and due to long weekend away if I remain unchanged this week I am happy with that

After moaning yesterday the eagle has landed this morning, twice!! I think it might be linseed, I’ve been adding this to my overnight oats so maybe it just needed time to work.

and @TheBossOfMe you were right, it made no difference on the scale but my trousers were more comfy this morning. So a win.

Morning all, been catching up on the thread. Friday morning weigh in here. It’s half term (I’m a teacher) and I’ve been away for 4 days with a big family group, 15 of us, to a cottage. I didn’t overindulge and felt happy with my choices- eg I made a big batch of pancakes for everyone one morning but didn’t have any myself, when the cheeseboard came out each evening I was able to resist, when we went for a pub meal I had a starter salad instead of a main (with onion rings on the side- shared!). I never would’ve been able to make choices like that without mounjaro and would’ve been gorging myself all week. However I did definitely eat more than I would’ve normally on this journey and I wasn’t doing my long fast pace walks I do at home- while we did do walks they were more slow gentle meanders through the country side with kids and grandparents in tow. Oh, I also didn’t drink any alcohol- well I had one spritz at the pub before the meal and none any other time.

All of that being said, here’s the weigh in:

Weigh in 13:

Starting weight- 13 stone 6.5lbs

Current weight- 10 stone 9.2lbs

Loss this week- 0.6lbs

Total loss- 2 stone 11.2lbs (or 39.2lbs).

(Goal weight is 10 stone or just under. Height 5’ 5”. Age 39).

I am very pleased not to have gained, I would count 0.6lbs lost as more of a maintain this week really. I’m happy with it as I am quite happy at my current weight (have had compliments, happy with how clothes are fitting, how I look in photos) so it doesn’t need to be as drastic every week.

But now my eyes are on reaching the 3 stone loss milestone in hopefully the next couple of weeks (under 3lbs to go to reach that) and onward to my target weight. I feel like once I reach target, if I did have occasions like this week, I wouldn’t been I had to restrict myself eg no pancakes, no alcohol, no dessert etc, I would just have it and then if I had gained 2 or 3lbs that week I would work on getting it back down the following week or two. When at goal it’s fine to fluctuate up/down a little bit. But when on the journey, going up feels like a struggle in the wrong direction!

Also, psychologically for me, I have to realise that once at goal it would be ok to have the pancakes, have a cheeseboard and then stop. Rather than my old usual mentality of “well I’ve had that to eat and ruined it now, I might as well absolutely binge on anything and everything for the next month”.

Well done, looks like our journeys are very similar. My sw was 114.4kg and this morning is 102.6kg. My next goal is to get under 100kg.

Yeah my weight twin 😃

under 100 next goal here too and 95 by July 19th (bmi under 30 for joint 40th party with DH) ultimate GW 75 (bmi 25) hopefully by end of the year

We have a family holiday in July and hoping to be around 95 by then. Exciting to see someone else at same weight and similar goals, we can do this 😊

Achieved a little milestone last week but hadn’t noticed- 10% lost. Hurrah!

SW. 238 (or 242 I’m not sure which set of scales I believe most!)
CW 211.8
Lost since 1st March 26.2lbs
TW 158
lbs left to lose- 57.8.

So I’m essentially a third through.

It’s so lovely not having to think about food for a second. The ADHD meds I’ve started taking have killed my appetite even further, in a way that mounjaro hasn’t for me so far- means though I need to consider dosing carefully.

The 6.25mg dose I took a few weeks back in prep for upping dose to 7.5 was awful- diarrhoea for a week. Then I forgot to order mj(!) and so jabbed what I had left- just over 3mg but this coincided with starting ADHD meds. This means I have the bonus of literally no appetite whatsoever (having to set an alarm to remind me to eat, without this I would be having prob 300 cals a day which is just not healthy/sustainable) with no food noise at all. Will see how I feel this week to know if I want to do another jab or if ADHD meds work as effectively on appetite. (Darn sight cheaper too as they’re just on a regular monthly prescription so £10 a month)

Alarm just gone off to tell me to eat breakfast!

@BeaTwixah thanks. I’m super happy about that little milestone. A lot of people here are already nearing goal weight and or have got their BMI below 30 but I had a lot more to lose so I’m really pleased.

@TryingMJyes. It’s EXTREMELY important not to deny yourself nice things. It’s about moderation not a blanket ban. No foods are ‘good’ and no foods are ‘bad’ you haven’t been ‘good’ by denying yourself and it’s not ‘naughty’ to have something nice. why? Because FOOD IS NOT A MORAL CHOICE. This process needs to be more about us learning to balance foods with high nutritional value alongside those with lower nutritional value (and high enjoyability), learning where our own balance sits and understanding that denial is a downward slope.

Ive had a ‘heavy’ week this week. It was my DS 18th on Tuesday so we were up in London from Saturday through to Wednesday and ate out at least once every day. We enjoyed lots of delicious food but I did overindulge and I’m up on the scales as a result. Which is not a surprise. But it’s ok it will come down again. Probably not by much by tomorrows official weekly weigh in but I’m not too bothered because I know exactly why it’s happened and I made the conscious decision to just enjoy all the food (and to let DS pick where we ate the whole trip).

we have a holiday in mid July, 7 day island hopping cruise in the Greek med, followed by 7 days in Corfu. I’m really looking forward to it and I’d love to get to 3 stone down by then. Which should be eminently achievable based on my weight loss curve so far So we will see!

Morning ladies! Down another 1.2 lbs this week despite having a few off plan treats (gelato, sweet potato fries, pastry) over the half term holiday.

I am feeling so much more in control of my eating now. I allow myself a small portion of what I fancy, and then I'm done. No slippery slope of over indulging, binging, whatever. It is so nice and I've finally grasped that this is what the medication is intended to do---and not magically melt off a stone in 2 weeks.

Had the shock of my life this weekend after staying in a hotel with a full body mirror ( I don't have one at home and I have spent so many years loathing how my body looks in mirrors so I often look away. This time I didn't---and I didn't recognise myself at all. 😮 It is a weird feeling!

I keep chasing the elusive obese/overweight BMI threshold, and I know June is bound to be my month as I only have about 2 kilos left to reach a sub 30 bmi. Cannot wait 😀 After that, I will set a second goal. My primary target is to get off BP meds altogether, but I know that's a lofty goal.

Keep at it ladies! You're doing amazing, all of you! ❤️

I have been 100.2kg all week. It’s driving me
nuts! That 99kg is so close. I’d take 99.99!

have a good weekend away @Bipaloss

It will come. Exciting 😊

@tryingtobesogood Glad to hear the eagle has landed - linseed is great at keeping things regular.

Bouncing on the scales this week - but it's half term and I've been cooking a lot of really carb heavy food to fuel the teenagers voracious need for calories, so to be expected. DD and I are going away this weekend for my birthday, so I suspect this will be a small gain week, but for the first time in a long time, I'm not panicked about that thought, I know what I'll need to do next week to offset it, and whatever I gain will come off again.

We've got this, people!

Going into the weekend with 4.5 pounds loss banked so far this week….I know I will put a couple back on as TOTM is due any day now and I am off out for a lovely dinner tomorrow night. However if I can ‘keep’ 2.5 of that loss I’ll be very happy!!! As I’ve just been bouncing up and down the same 1-2 pounds for the last 3/4 weeks so it looks like it’s whoosh time! If I did keep the 4.5 loss (unlikely) that is officially 2.5 stone down since March 3rd

Well done everyone.

Another 2lbs off for me and a Nutracheck rosette.

SW: 13st 4lbs
CW: 11st 11lbs
GW: 11st 0lbs

Some great results and some tantalisingly close to target weights. I’m 1.5lbs down this week which is ok. Just dipped below 15 and half stone which is the lightest I’ve been for many years. The difference in fat vs muscle is very obvious to me now last time I was 15st 7lbs I was 2 dress sizes smaller and looked fit/healthy/strong I currently look none of those but that is ok as it is progress. I was also 12 years younger!

we have had a stressful week due to the arrival of 10 puppies so sleep is somewhat limited! I’ve ordered some family size ready meals plus salad to avoid takeaways and other temptations.

Morning all - I've been really poorly this week so currently 4.2lb down - obviously expecting that to bounce up a bit when I'm back to proper eating and drinking but overall hopefully a couple of it will be 'real' loss 🙂
So SW 195
CW 171
TW I think 147 but that still seems impossible to me!
Some fab NSVs on here - so inspiring all of you!
I got rid of my size 20 and 18 trousers recently - normally I'd keep them 'just in case' but this time I'm more confident in not getting back up there

@Puddingpiper 10 puppies!!!! Oh wow! Can we have a picture?