January 2025 Starters - Thread 10 - Onward & Downward Losers!

[meatyryvita]

thread 10 already!

It’s so interesting reading everyone’s measurements and sizes. My waist has always been larger than it ‘should’ be compared to my hips, no matter how slim or overweight I am. I’ve gone from BMI 37 to currently BMI 26.5, am 9lbs away from the healthy zone, fitting comfortably into 10s and 12s, and my waist is 34.5, compared to my hips at 38! So my waist-hip ratio is still very high, even though I’ve lost nearly 5st, and I look weirdly straight up and down regardless of weight, always with giant boobs on top. My partner is very hourglass and no matter her weight, always has a beautiful waist - it very annoyingly means we can’t share clothes 🤣 my waist should be 32.5 or less to be healthy I think. My body fat is also still very high, and I’m sure that’s partly just bloody boobs. (Visceral fat has gone from 19 to 9 though 🎉) The other thing that annoys me is my ‘age’ - I wonder how far into the healthy zone I’ll need to get before it’ll match my actual age? I’m only 41 😅

It's the bad back, the straps digging in your shoulders, the rash/soreness underneath in hot weather, the weight, the awkwardness, just the whole damn inconvenience of them! I want to be able to exercise without having to strap them down with industrial scaffolding.
i did breastfeed my kids and got up to an L cup before I gave up trying to find bras that fit 😭

Exactly, industrial scaffolding is IT. And little things, like I would love to be able to just buy a swimming costume without having to spend a fortune on something that has proper cup sizes.

Hello all!! I don't know the week number anymore but never mind. I'm still in maintenance. Weight dipped down to 51.something kg so I've reduced the dose to 5mg and today's weight is now up to 52kg. Phew! Still trying to make sure I eat enough to not drop any weight (or at least put a little bit back on). This is a weird place to be in.

I'm making focaccia today, to go with the yummy minestrone soup that I made earlier. Got some smoked rapeseed oil to go with it later on :) Busy month so far...we had a fab time at the Volks Weald festival last weekend, and then celebrated a friend's birthday this weekend: Abba Voyage on Friday eve, and a beautiful meal at a swish restaurant last night. Back to work tomorrow. I'll keep you guys posted on the weight maintenance!!

I've always had massive boobs as well, GGish cups. And who on earth knows when breastfeeding - had kids in France where the shops advertising big cups mean they may go up to a D, if you also take a 100 back or thereabouts.
But they're gone now. 30DD, sad little ping pong balls in socks. Reduction definitely not needed, uplift yes but I don't think I can be arsed, they don't bother me that much really. And I actually really enjoy that my bust doesn't dictate my clothing choices any more.

Went to M&S today and bought the knickers I forgot to buy last week. Size 12. Hopefully won’t fall down but also won’t be too embarrassing a VPL. Hips and bum all quite soft at the moment. This seems to happen after a loss, then I have to wait for the skin to tighten up.
While there I picked up a pair of white denim boyfriend shorts and navy linen wide legged trousers for the summer hols - both a very comfy size 10.

Good luck with the reduced dosage @TicTac80 hopefully you’ll get to that point where you’re not having to force yourself to eat more, you just eat and maintain. With that in mind, enjoy the focaccia!

@DGonMJ you were lucky to find sizes to fit! When I went in to M&S a couple of weeks ago, I found it really hard to find anything in sizes that weren't either teeny tiny or huge; I did wonder if this whole mj thing will have caught some shops out as they wouldn't have been able to forecast the increased demand for smaller sizes necessarily? The economic knock on effect of this drug is quite interesting!

@BreezyPeer my bday was on Friday. Mostly spent on a flight ☺️

@whyamisuddenlygettingolder I had to get to BMI of around 24.5 before I hit my age on Renpho...

@MJalltheway I have always lamented my big boobs. But all of a sudden they are much smaller, so much so, that I realised I went for a run without a sports bra the other day and it was manageable (by mistake!) They are 34E now - but even these bras are now not being filled.

@myladyjane delighted your results are clear. Recently had to go for a mammogram and ultrasound myself. This might bring a smile - turns out that the lump I, and the doctor could feel was just because I have a very lumpy boob which I hadn't been able to feel when I was bigger....

Still on hols, having a lovely time. Rather enjoying the crisps, but keeping most other things in check. I changed my mind on jabbing while away and decided to not jab before I left. It's been 10 days and my levels have reduced to 2.86mg according to Shotsy estimates. I've just jabbed my bonus dose this morning - did the full 7.5mg and won't jab again for 10 days when I'm back and move to the 5mg pen. I forgot I only jabbed 6mg last time as I titrate down, so I'm hoping it doesn't send me all over the shop over the next few days. It might help me lay off the crisps though 🤣

Well, lowest weight since starting MJ this morning, you all know I am the 👸 of the plateau. I’m a kg down on the weight I was when I went on my holiday. 🥳

I logged into Oushk yesterday when @whyamisuddenlygettingolder asked about a code. They now have a requirement for a body photo that includes something you can reference your height on. I would have thought a standard doorway photo would do, but no, they are selling huge cardboard height measures.

Can anyone think of how I can do this with something I’ve got here? I wondered about taking a photo with a metal tape measure dangling off the top of the architrave. If they 🔍 zoom in they might be able to see. I’ve got a yardstick for sewing too, perhaps I could include that somehow as it will have bigger writing. Feels like a bit of an overreaction to their recent compliance story.

Got back from holiday last night and checking into the new thread, hi everyone!!

First of all, what a relief @myladyjane, I’m so pleased the biopsy was ok. Hoping things calm down a bit for you too.

Hope you’re starting to feel better @Polkadotdash.

@Zempy , agree with others, you need to put yourself first, good friends will understand and I wouldn’t read into how quickly they reply either ( hard as it is), hope you had a restful day.

@tinyemmy the migraines sound horrific, hoping you’re feeling better too.

@BreezyPeer keeping everything crossed for your birthday weigh in!

@jins, so close, hopefully you'll reach goal v soon!

@asparagusfearne congratulations on the wedding and fab weight loss! Bet you can’t wait!

@PenelopePerseveres glad you had a fab holiday and love the new name ( also great result on the weight while away!)

@C080889 thats fab, thanks so much for sharing, gives me hope!

@HeidiNotSoHeavy wow those figs look delicious ( and huge!), my mum and dad lived in France for a while and had fig, apricot and cherry trees, heaven! Enjoy them! Congrats on the holiday weight too!!

@Thelittlestranger have a fab holiday!

@meatyryvita thanks for the new thread and well done on the loss this week!

@MJalltheway hope you had a fab holiday!!

I hope I haven’t missed anyone, sorry if I have!!

We got back from holiday last night, averaged 21000 steps a day over the 15 days away and that included 2 days pretty much completely on planes and 1 on planes and trains! My last jab was the night before we left and I jabbed last night. The first week was as normal, but I definitely felt hungrier the last few days, that could have been because I was walking a long way, the time difference, change of food but also lack of jab! I’ve been careful, given my husband and son things I couldn’t finish, but had things when I fancied and we went out for an amazing meal on Friday night where I ate everything put in front of me and had some sake and a plum wine, first alcohol since New years eve! I’ve just weighed and I’ve put on 1 1/4 pounds, some of that will be water retention from flying so hoping pretty much neutral. I’m not going to lie, my first reaction was disappointment to see a gain but that was a psychological reaction I think and I’m really pleased. It was also good to know I could take time off MJ and still be in control. Hoping for no reactions to the jabs this week!
Have a great week all!

Sorry @PenelopePerseveres i think I posted at the same time as you so hadn’t seen this. Amazing news on the weight loss, well done!

On the Oushk thing, god, that does sound like an overreaction, is the standard doorway definitely not an option? I agree, the only other things are the tape measure or yardstick, I can’t imagine anyone will have things they can use other than that, or will want to buy their cardboard height measures!! I’ve got a weight verification call with them
at some point so will be interesting. Hopefully some other clever person here will have an idea!

Sorry @PenelopePerseveres ive just found this in an email from them re weight verification calls

• Height evidence - this can be confirmed in several ways:
• Passport or official documentation
• NHS app, GP or hospital letters
• Medical scans such as DEXA • Live measurement on camera using a tape measure (we recommend getting help or attaching
the tape to a wall for accuracy)

I’m not sure how a passport confirms your height 🤷🏻‍♀️ but looks like tape measure is an option ( it does sound a right faff though!)

Thanks @2025istheyeari I must have missed that. Passport 😱 I feel like they’ve got quite enough information about me already. Some passports include height, British ones don’t so maybe that’s where that comes from.

I did look at my NHS app briefly yesterday and couldn’t see anything there. It could be in a letter somewhere on there but actually I decided that I did not want to be reminded about my recent medical history, I’ve put it in a box I hope never to re-open. Made me realise I was probably still a bit traumatised tbh which surprised me as I’m a soldier on type of person.

I’ll try dangling a tape measure off the architrave 😀.

ETA, welcome home @2025istheyeari and your very small gain will disappear and is a very good result.

Oh wow, this is a bit bonkers of them! Maybe I’ll get one of the DC to measure me against a doorway with a book and tape measure like I’m a kid, on camera 😅

I’m lucky I suppose as I have my height on the NHS app under test results. I didn’t have to include it on my last order but I can see that I have to now. I had to send a new full length photo - was quite hurt that my order was approved within minutes 🤣

Jab day again today. It feels so much quicker on 5 days rather than 7. There’s just the bonus dose left in my pen so it will be interesting to see how much is left at the next jab. The side effects have gone completely now so I may go for a slight increase to 35 clicks every 5 days for my next pen.

Still don’t feel as if I’ve got much suppression but I clearly have.

surely a photo against a standard doorway is going to be much more reliable than getting people to take photos against a tiny tape measure?! I can understand they need to look at height as well as weight though, you only need to see the hugely different weights on here for people which will give the same BMI results.

2 exercise classes lined up for today now I'm back home. I'm missing my usual one tomorrow, travelling up to Manchester with my daughters for a gig.
😎

Just jabbed 35 clicks (4.75mg) and will see how that goes. Turns out that even though I’m ok with maintaining at this weight, I really want to hit that artificial goal. If I hadn’t gained 1lb this weekend I may have stayed at the same dose

On the Oushk FB group there were people posting links to giant height charts from Temu etc, which are notorious for being very inaccurate which made me laugh. I placed my order last week without height verification but next time I’ll probably get DH to hold a measuring tape up to me. I guess not easy if you live alone though!

French passports include height - fair enough, but they also include them for kids, and even first passports are valid for 10 years. I'm really not sure how they identify that my almost 5ft tall 10yo is the same person as the potato-looking baby on the passport photo, height recorded as 56 cm..

This is where being a shortarse can finally come in useful- I think I still fit on the height charts they have in kids clothing departments. With giraffes and monkeys on them.

is it just oushk who are asking atm? I was thinking of swapping from zava this month as I need to go up to 10 and could do with a deal. I may not be arsed if loads are asking for this (zava seem very keen on me staying - they keep sending me codes which they have never done before).

@HeidiNotSoHeavy my baby looked like a potato. She is now a 5ft 9 leggy gazelle. Still looks like a potato to me.

I'm back with Voy (after brief foray elsewhere!) and they haven't asked. If anyone wants to try them, I can send you a referral code for £45 off.

my DS looked like an old snooker player when he was born. He's now 6'5" so could probably play snooker really well.

anyway. I have big news! I have a visible bicep!! (Strictly speaking biceps - recently found out that a single bicep is actually also called a biceps...) I mean, you have to squint a bit, but it's definitely there as a distinct bump in my upper arm!

@myladyjane love the idea of you trying to take a photo next to a giraffe height chart! 😂

@MJalltheway Billy Eilish by any chance? We saw her last week, was fab! Hope you have a great time!
Also faint signs of developing biceps here thanks to all those planks; unfortunately they're offset by horribly flappy bingo wings on the other side 😭😂

I think I’m just off the giraffe charts but I’ve just bought a pair of kids sandals in Aldi. So lucky to be a size 36 in most shoes - saves a fortune.

I may have a bicep but my wrinkly bingo wings definitely detract. My forearms don’t look great at certain angles either. I’m telling myself I don’t care and eventually I’ll believe myself

Yes to Billie! Been trying to take my DD to see her since Covid scuppered the first time we had tickets.

and also matching flappy bingo wings here but I'm choosing to ignore those and focus on the teeny tiny biceps 💪 😁

My Oushk verification call is in September and I live alone. No idea what to do about my height…