January 2025 Starters Thread 9!

[meatyryvita]

Time to check in losers!

Thanks for the new thread 🙂

Hello. Posting as I keep losing you all.
Congratulations to everyone losing and sending fortitude to everyone who is stuck. Been stuck for a bit too & whilst frustrating I can’t believe it’s been 5 whole months since I started… and am currently down exactly 50lbs!
Even with this loss am still classed as Obese so sticking with it& you all for a lot longer.

Thanks for new thread @meatyryvita I wonder if this is our 6 month Mounjaversary thread or if we’ll fill it up before we get to July? 😂

Thanks for the new thread!

I’ve actually been lurking from the shadows and hadn’t posted until today.

I started my journey on the 4th of January at 15st 13lbs and it’s been a steady drop of 1 to 2lbs a week. Weight this morning (week 22) is 12st 3lbs. I’m happy with that, I’ve been on 5mg since week 5 and whilst I could have moved up to 7.5mg and have considered it, I really want a slow, manageable loss.

I’m 5ft 9 so I’m still just overweight, but I’ll soon be into a healthy BMI but will continue until I’m about 22 then I’ll maintain.

New name for new thread as promised 😀
On the beach in Alicante. My size 10 tankini i just ordered, the bottoms are too big. I did not expect this.

Checking in. 11stone 0.1, so close but so far to 10

Thank you for the new thread, just checking in 😊

Just checking in to the new thread!

Welcome @MisseyLurker congrats on your loss so far!

@Schnooka 50lbs is an incredible milestone! Well done!

@HeidiNotSoHeavy Shedding old names like your old clothes (and even your new clothes!)

NSV - Bought my first pair of size 28 jeans, which fit well. Barrel leg too, because why not. My brain is saying ‘this is risky, if I put on weight next week/month/year they’ll never fit again!’ But for now I have one pair of jeans in my actual current size.

Checking in. Small drop again today, although Boditrax swears it’s mostly muscle I’ve lost (I’m pretty sure it isn’t)

Checking into the new thread. I love hearing how everyone is getting on. Attempting maintenance / much slower weight loss. Although I'm in quite a habit as I've eaten this way since the beginning of January so maintenance is going to be tricky!
Typo on the previous thread around my weight loss so I thought I'd write it all down.
I joined slimming world on 30th December at 11st 8.4. (BMI 30.3) I started mj on 8th January at 11st 7 (BMI 30). I hit a healthy weight of 9st 7.4 (BMI 24.9) on 25th March and weighed 8st 7.2 (BMI 22.2) on the day of my holiday on 23rd May. I currently weigh 8st 6 (BMI 22) and kind of undecided about my weight but also pretty happy. I was thinking of slowly getting to 8st 4 whilst trying to maintain and see what happens. I don't want to go above about 8st 7.5 as renpho is all green except subcutaneous fat at this weight. The other priority is trying to build some muscle!

Thanks for the new thread. I’m out for lunch tomorrow and have planned sensible choices from the online menu.

I think I suddenly look a lot thinner, so it will be interesting to see if there are any comments.

Keep wrapped up warm everyone 🥶🥶

Bonjour! Checking in.

Thanks for the new thread @meatyryvita 👏.

Well done to all you losers! Great to hear how people are finding maintenance too, thanks for staying here!

Enjoy your holidays Jins and @HeidiNotSoHeavy ( love the name and err a size 10 too big 😳).

Weather hasn’t been quite as bad as forecast here but we do now have heavy rain. I’ve spent a therapeutic day sorting ALL of my clothes into 4 piles- keep, Vinted, Charity shop and clothes bank. I’ve got a few pairs of shorts and trousers I can keep and that’s about it 🫣🤣. I’ve uploaded a LOT of stuff to Vinted, couple of things already sold. I’ve even got a few things with tags on them, bought them to ‘slim into’. Loads for charity shop and a few well worn things going to the clothes bank. Also sorted my shoes and bags, god I have a lot, think I bought them
in lieu of clothes. May cull those next too!!!

Off for dinner to celebrate being in the last week of GCSEs ( need to keep the motivation levels up!!), tapas so may just have a couple of plates.

Enjoy the rest of your weekends all!

Checking in too!

I need another wardrobe sort out I think. I had a load of too small stuff from a few years ago which I tried a couple of months ago and it fit lovely but I’ve not worn any of it and now I’m at least a size smaller!!

I’m sorting into keep, higher-end charity donation and lower-end charity. I haven’t got the energy for Vinted but found Dress for Success, a charity that gives clothes to women who are trying to get into the job market and need interview/office clothes. I have discovered along the way that I really, really don’t need many new clothes right now.

@meatyryvita thanks for the new thread 🙏

Checking in. Away for the weekend. Eating some nice food, but not a lot of it.

@HeidiNotSoHeavy nice new name!

@Mananapenelope that's what I thought when you wrote the total loss down. It really isn't a bad loss at all! It's actually quite a good one 💪

Greetings comrades from my shiny new chair/username.

Have a great holiday @Jins and @HeidiNotSoHeavy .

We’re going north to Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland @DGonMJ. I’m looking forward to it as I’ve only ever been to Iceland twice before so the rest of it is new for the three of us. I’m not expecting it to be a restful trip 😂. We’re relying on planes, trains and ferries.

Hi all 👋

Just reading through everyone’s posts with a herbal tea after a busy day and a nice meal out (I had chicken Caesar salad - and evened out the healthiness with a portion of truffle fries and half a pistachio cheesecake 😋)

So on my first proper week of trying to properly maintain and eat more I weighed myself today and have lost another 2lbs 😬 which surprised me. Am going to jab 5mg next week and try to get more grub down me as I really don’t want to lose any more, my bmi is 21 now which I never even anticipated getting to - I just wanted to be in the healthy category. The problem with me is I’m 45 and have a slim face and everything is looking a bit (a lot) more wrinkly which I am not pleased about. I had Botox 2 weeks ago and last week went back for a top up for the first time and told her to “put in the maximum” around my eyes 😂
It does look a lot better now and I’m hoping as others have mentioned that everything will settle down a bit. I also noticed quite a bit of hair in the shower when I’d finished yesterday so deffo time for me to seriously start eating more and focussing on health and nutrition. Its reminding me a bit of “Death Becomes Her” where one thing is fixed and another thing goes!

HeidiNotSoHeavy
Whoop whoop for the new name 🙌

TomorrowPenny
Is that you MananaPenelope? 😂
Sorry you’re still feeling blah - I totally get it as I’ve felt pretty flat throughout but I would say my mood has definitely been more up than down on 7.5mg. Hope you feel better soon.

And happy holidays to all you lucky ones abroad and not shivering in miserable blighty like me today!

Checking in, and biggest update here is that although I thought I might want to get to 58kg, (weight 7ish years ago) I’ve found that at 60kg my bum has all but disappeared and I have never ever not had a large roundy derrière. Even when I was very thin. I am getting used to a completely different body shape, which clothes seem to fit more easily. Definitely aiming to not lose more, or gain, still working it out. Also like many of us, I’m having a big clothes sort and Vinted binge. Loving it!

Thanks for the new fred @meatyryvita 😘

Disappointing week for me as I've more or less stayed the same (week 24 jab, CW: 12.0.4). Eleven-something is proving to be extra elusive! Have felt this week that I could really do with going up to 10 but I've got another 7.5 after I finish this one. 😢

Hope everyone has a great time on holiday wherever you might be 🥰

Wooo just over 3 stone lost after today's weight in. I am 12.9 I predicted a while ago with a 1-2 lb loss a week I'd be down to 12.7 by my holiday. Secretly hoping it'll be less than that now. It's July 5th.

Had a very confusing time trying to order 12.5 through medicine market place. I am a new customer switching from IQ doctor to go up to 12.5. They were out of stock and I started to panic so just ordered 10mg. Of course 12.5 then came back in stock so I cancelled that order but the website wouldn't let me re-order even though I spoke to someone via email who said it'll be fine once refund has processed. It wasn't. Then I had to call and the guy on the phone said he had to create me a new account. He put the order through but when I tried to log onto new account it said nothing was on order 🙈
They rang me next day and they were confused with it all too. We have sorted it though and I finally got to the stage I had to send my proof off for validation and wahoo it's finally been approved and will be dispatched Monday 😅

I have to say though, this aside the staff have been very helpful and the pharmacist herself rang me and they were very responsive despite the confusion. So fingers crossed it arrives safe and well as I plan to stay with MMP considering the massive price difference. In fact, someone has used my med express code last week and I now have £40 credit but the higher doses are so expensive there I can't even use it. I am maybe going to order a lower dose with it for when I come back down but obviously that's not my priority right now!

I'm not actually sure I'll go up to 12.5 next week because 4 weeks in I am actually finally feeling the suppression on 10 and I'm still losing weight so I'll maybe wait but still dose 10 from that pen.

Hi all! Holiday going well so far. Now feel fully recovered but taking it easy. Food not as good as in Corfu and no Turkish delight for breakfast sadly.

thanks for the new thread. Off to have a read

Checking in on the new thread 🫡

happy holidays to @jins and @HeidiNotSoHeavy (great new name!), you lucky things!
It will be out of routine for me this week, both DH and DD are away plus my normal exercise classes are not running. Pondering if I'm brave enough to go to a boot camp session tomorrow 🤔
I'm also pondering if it's time to move up to 10mg, im definitely stalling somewhat on 7.5mg. I've only just started this pen but I might do a dose-and-a-bit next week.