well done on the losses @PeachSnail @dozywelshbird @AdotHam @Nearlyhadenough @Brunocatmon @Pinkapron
@PeachSnail if you've increased your exercise that'll affect the scale numbers initially, it's still a good loss even if it's not as big as you hoped for
@PumpKim me too, yesterday I hit my steps target for the first time in too long. trying to do better this week
@Ricoletti lol at the super efficient snow white! I had the early wake up productive mornings for the first week and it felt very strange indeed, I am not a morning person and have never voluntarily bounced out of bed at 4am before
@Chunkysewist thanks for all the info. people experimenting with their pens and reporting back is so helpful. I read that the way they had adjusted the pen to make it lock was by shortening the plunger so it wouldn't go all the way down but if yours did then that might not be true
@AdotHam yes to the overwhelmed, it's a lot of changes happening very quickly and is a lot to adjust to. I also have a long way to go and it's overwhelming to look at the big numbers, breaking it down in to smaller goals helps a bit. ((hugs)) for the feeling emotional
@Ricoletti ((hugs)) for you too, if your friend was well meaning and unintentionally dismissive it might help to remember that the people that minimize the struggle are the people that don't have food noise and if they haven't experienced it themselves then they have no idea how hard it is for us. that's what's so great about this little community we've found, everyone here understands the struggle and we are all going through it together.
@Chunkysewist agree with that but also I don't want to completely fill the silence, I'm enjoying having a little bit of quiet in my brain!
@AdotHam people's attempts at saying nice things when it comes to weight are really weird sometimes. I once had a guy I was dating tell me if you lost weight I wouldn't have a chance with you there'd be guys queueing at your door, he was (I think!) trying to give me a compliment but in the middle of sex was not the time for that one 😆
@Brunocatmon I'd find that a bit tricky too. I have a friend who speaks very very negatively about herself when she gains weight, and I get it I have all those same thoughts too, but I wouldn't say them out loud, and I can't help but feel sad sometimes that she thinks those things about me even when she's doing the but you look great as you are you don't need to lose weight.
@Iggy35 oh I hope not, I'm counting down till payday on friday so I can order my next pen. I did speak to my prescriber yesterday and they didn't mention anything about shortages so I'm hoping they would have warned me if there was going to be an issue