I’ve lost ten stone.

[PIayer456]

Hit the ten stone mark today.

Just needed to “say” it somewhere.

This is really inspiring!! I have a similar amount to lose and it’s overwhelming. I have started wegovy, I’m on my 5th week so still on a lower does at the moment and only just starting to feel some suppression

Keep going, you can do this.

When I find things though, maybe when the scale is only showing a small loss, I tell myself “not only did you lose a pound, but you also didn’t put on the pound you pull have when you were overeating”.

Congratulations OP, that is an amazing achievement and really inspiring.

Could I ask you a question? Do the WLI take away your enjoyment of food? I realise it sounds odd and counter-intuitive, but this is one of the reasons why I'm still on the fence about WLI. Similar to your comment re. London, there is a great foodie scene where I live and I very much enjoy checking out the latest place to go with friends. I know these meals out aren't the root cause of my weight gain (lack of portion control; emotional eating; lack of exercise etc.) so I would hate to lose the enjoyment of eating out.

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This is amazing, well done

Congratulations! That is an amazing achievement!! And that you for your post about how you did it, that’s really helpful.

I'm so pleased for you. Thank you for telling us your story.
It's an amazing achievement and it also sounds as though your life has been transformed through this which is so great to hear.

It's opened up a whole new life for you as well as a new healthy way of living.

You have done brilliantly well and this is a very inspiring post.

Well this post has cheered me right up this morning! Thank you so much for sharing your story.

10 stone is amazing. You've lost a whole person. You should be so proud of yourself.

I am feeling motivated and inspired now. I've lost 4 stone (started at 22) so a long way to go but this has made me more determined.

Congratulations @PIayer456your post is really inspirational and shows the massive impact these medications can have on long term health and happiness alongside a change in habits, thank you for sharing ❤️

Brilliant!

What an amazing story. You write so well and have such great insight into yourself. You are very impressive on many levels!

That’s bloomin amazing.
As someone who needs to lose about the same (6 stone down out of 10ish) it’s really motivating.
Well done you!

This is absolutely amazing. You should be so proud of yourself, not just for the weight loss but totally taking back control of your life.
Well done.

That’s such an interesting question and I’ve mulled it over since I read it.

Truthfully, yes, WLI definitely changed my relationship with food. But it’s not that I suddenly stopped enjoying food; it’s more that I just wasn’t interested in it anymore. It’s like someone who’s never watched F1 not feeling upset about missing a Grand Prix- it just didn’t feel like a loss.

Before WLI, I had a lot of control issues around food, and eating out would send me into a spiral of obsessing over menus online, planning what I’d order, and figuring out what my husband would choose so I could taste his. The injections stopped all of that because I simply wasn’t bothered.

I’ve never been a smoker, but the way I started feeling about eating was similar to how I imagine someone might feel if offered a cigarette- just not for me.

That said, I still went to restaurants and socialised, just on a more scaled-back basis. I didn’t lose my social life, but the anticipation and excitement around food definitely changed for me. However, that’s what I wanted and why I started WLI. Food had such a hold on me that I needed something to break that cycle.

I used to spend a lot of time eating in Michelin Star or similar restaurants with tasting menus. I did go to one over the last two years and it was easier to eat paces-out tasting plates than two or three full courses but my general desire to do that constantly has gone. Which is great for my bank account too.

I go to restaurants now no problem. I’m even at the stage where I’ll have a bite of DH’s dessert and not feel I have to demolish the whole thing and order another.

I don’t think it’s possible to lose weight sustainably without changing your connection with food and where you access that food (cafes were the ones I struggled with! Facing the pastry counter when you just popped in for a coffee can be torture!)

Thank you.

I think “taking back control of my life” really is what I’m motivated by.

I remember two years ago being very low because I had so many amazing things in my life, but I was allowing myself to ruin it due to my weight. I have a happy marriage, lovely family, great career, fabulous friends, lovely home, all the good stuff but my waking thought every morning was how fat and miserable I was. I just hated myself and what I was doing to myself but felt powerless to stop it- I had so much weight to lose.

Personally, I don’t think I’d have been able to do it without WLI. As soon as I started my first injection, it was like a switch tripped and the mental energy I had previously given to thinking about food was used on other things.

What an amazing and inspirational story! You’ve so motivated me! Bloody well done!

Just to add to the OPs comments: I definitely still enjoy food! I’m on week 7 of MJ and have lost a stone and a half. I no longer have cravings or binge eat, and no longer think of food all the time. I love good food and there was a big foodie event near me over the weekend and I had some fabulous meals. The difference is I was totally full (but not uncomfortable) after a meal and didn’t feel like eating again until the next day. So the WLI has given me control over my eating but no less enjoyment of food. I’m in calorie deficit most of the time but when special food events happen I can still partake, but now like a normal person rather than as a pack of starving hyenas, as was my SOP pre WLIs.

Congrats on your weight loss- that’s fantastic!!

Your use of the phrase “normal people” made me laugh because that’s what I say too. I often make myself stop and think “what would a normal person of normal size with a normal attitude to food do?”. It’s been very helpful and lets me reset my own thinking when need to.

Liken recently, I was on holiday at an amazing destination known for its food. Before, I would have been trying everything and the whole trip would have been planned around where to eat. I made peace with the fact that normal people can go on holiday, over indulge, maybe gain a pound or two and then make up for it when they get home, so that’s what I did. Indulged (more moderately than I would have), accepted that planning a holiday around restaurants wasn’t a healthy attitude, but tried plenty of new foods and snacks because it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to do so.

Came back and, while I had no weightloss that week, I actually didn’t gain anything either- attributed that to the 30,000+ steps a day I was able to rack up.

I have a slightly unrelated question. You said that the energy that you mormally spent thinking about food was directed elsewhere. Does it mean you have sharper focus at work and in general? Also, if food “noise” goes, does that mean that other forms of rumination go too, at least to some extent?

Interesting question.

I don’t know about sharper focus at work (usually pretty tuned-in) but more of a case that I spend less time scrolling Instagram looking at food videos and reviews. Instead, I go for a walk and listen to a podcast.

Not sure about the rumination piece simply because I haven’t taken any notice so can’t answer that one. I’m probably a little less anxious in general but that’s probably more down to the fact that I’m not feeling run down, or negative about myself, the whole time.

I have noticed that I drink less alcohol. Was never a big drinker but definitely liked a lovely bottle of red with dinner out or at home. I just don’t really desire it anymore. Will have a glass if I’m out but I’ve had times at home where DH has poured me a glass, I’ve had a sip, and then find the remaining glass and contents the next morning when I’m stacking the dishwasher.

Now, like plenty of people, put me on a night out with a cocktail in my hand and I’ll likely overdo it but my taste and tolerance has dropped. I’m a very cheap date these days- one glass of wine and I’m tipsy.

Thank you @PIayer456 and @FatCyclist for taking the time to answer my question so thoughtfully.

A lot of what you have said resonates so clearly with me. I too have a history of planning city breaks around restaurants and cafes, and of approaching special occasions akin to a starving hyena! I was particularly struck by your "normal people" thought process, I think that is something I need to approach and get in to that mindset.

I'm going to continue mulling it over, but this thread has been incredibly helpful. And congratulations again, everyone who has been successful with this weight loss.

Well done!

Wow what a wonderful thread. Well done OP and thank you for sharing your story.
Just think of the good you have done for your health, 10 stone is incredible.
I read stories like this and I don't know how anyone can say WLI's are not a good thing.

Brilliant op, very inspiring