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

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thread 10 already!

SW before MJ 16st
SW 15st 12
CW 11st 13lb
1st GW 14st 6lb MET!! 🎉
2nd GW 13st 3lb MET!! 🥳 🎉
Final GW 12st 0 MET!! 🥳 🎉 🎊
Week 28 3.75lb loss
Total loss so far 4st 1lb
Woohoo! What a Week! Finally, a healthy weight. Had my joint biggest loss since my first week. And . . . going into a new year ( it's my birthday 🎂) no longer overweight. Started the year obese and now healthy. Lost 25% of my starting body weight 😀
Stopping the daily weighing- twice a week only now. I need to normalise this new me. Also, going to buy some new clothes now so pleased!
Will need a new goal but sticking with 'all goals met' for now 😅
Good luck to everyone weighing and jabbing xxx

@2025istheyeari amazing loss 5st! I am in awe 😀
@DGonMJ a new roof. It's so dull and yet so necessary 😪 . You have put my car battery into perspective
I need to channel your openness- literally NO ONE knows I am on MJ. I guess some people have worked it out but I haven't told anyone 🤣
@HeidiNotSoHeavy you are so organised already booking next year's holiday before this summer is over 🌄
@PenelopePerseveres so much pilates! I now need to tone up ( and do my strength training!) So I will be channeling you! Hope your GI issues resolve.
@discov you remind me of how far we have all come. Who would have thought, in January, by July we would be concerned about saggy skin and bingo wings?

Happy birthday @BreezyPeer and congrats on meeting all the goals!!

Weigh in and jab day for me and I’m up a couple of lbs again. I expected it because of being poorly and not being able to go to the gym for the last week or so (so I could be better enough for a holiday next week and also have 2 young DC on summer holidays now) and also DHs birthday the other day but can’t help but feel a little disappointed 🥺😞. Think I’m going to keep on keeping on, enjoy my holiday with the family and get back to the gym afterwards 🤨
SW: 15st 1lb
CW: 12st 13lb
GW: 10st 7lb

🎁 Happy Birthday @BreezyPeer , amazing 🤩 progress.

I’m pleased you’re getting better @2025istheyeari .

@RockyisMYRhino I know how that feels, keep going my friend.

Chemo damaged my stomach @BreezyPeer , most people's bodies get over it, mine hasn’t, I only have to look at something like pastry, tonic water, wine or fried food and I have issues. I manage it well generally.

Well bodies are strange indeed. I’ve just weighed and I am now down 9.3lbs since 15th July. That’s as much weight as I lost between 31st March and 15th July by doing exactly the same things. 🤯. Bonkers but I’ll take it.

Happy birthday @BreezyPeerand congratulations!!!!

Sounds like everyone is doing well ☺️

I too have wrinkly extra skin on upper arms and tops of thighs, but I don’t care. The only thing that does bug me is my turkey neck 😡. I will see how it settles.

Yesterday was a DISASTER. I had a HUGE falling out with a close friend over something that involves our whole very close friendship group. I have a horrible feeling there’s some jealousy at play over my weight loss (she has form) but it’s been very upsetting. Anyway, I didn’t overeat at lunch, but I did pack away two large glasses of wine! I felt really ill after. Most unlike me.

So I hardly slept for worrying about it all. 😞

Yay you did it @BreezyPeer !! Congratulations and happy birthday!
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I noticed yesterday that it's really showing in my face now, my cheeks are hollowing out. I'm choosing to see it as my cheeks getting more angular rather than gaunt, which was the other word which sprang to mind. I mentioned it to DH who very much agreed it was showing in my face which means it really must be obvious.

Sympathy on the roof @DGonMJ , we had to have our entire roof replaced a couple of years ago and the hardest bit (apart from paying the eye-watering bill) was finding someone to actually do the job. Took about 2 years to get it sorted, meanwhile running around with buckets for the leaks every time it rained. 😣

That sounds very upsetting @Zempy , hope you manage to find a resolution 🤗

@Zempy oh no! It's always horrible when friends fall out 😔 I hope you sort it out and your jealous friend winds her neck in!

@PenelopePerseveres chemo can have so many impacts- glad to hear its mostly manageable but that's something else you have to consider xx

Oh I meant to add my sympathy re spending money on the bloody roof! I hate that kind of expenditure. I too measure it against potential holiday opportunities.

Still, keeping a roof over your head is probably just about more important than a holiday I suppose.

Happy birthday @BreezyPeer and congratulations on meeting your goal 🎉

@PenelopePerseveres hooray for loss!

@Zempy hope you make it up with your mates

I'm eating out a lot, as I'm on hols, but am tending to eat what I want - just less of it. Will be interesting to see what the scales are like when I'm home, but trying not to think about it too much. I am eating much less than I normally would. Another week to go..!

Happy birthday @BreezyPeer and you’ve given yourself a great birthday present!

Roof repairs or replacement are something I’ve dreaded for years and I’d say about 25% of houses in our immediate area have had it recently including our opposite neighbours so I fear it’s coming closer. @DGonMJ i really sympathise.

@Zempy such a shame when you fall out with friends. I’m the Queen of being ghosted so I’ve not had anything similar but I know for sure that it hurts when things like that happen.

Yesterday I cut my hair and tackled my hard skin on my feet so I’m expecting a huge loss tomorrow 🤣. Dental hygienist, hair cut, foot filing and facial hair hunting all in the same week - Living the dream here folks!

We haven’t booked anything for next year yet but we’ve definitely been looking. We did 2 trips abroad last year and we’re doing 3 this year so DH is hoping for 4 next year to catch up on the many years when I’ve been uninsurable. It’s got to be worth a try.

happy birthday @BreezyPeer !

Sorry about friendship troubles, @Zempy . I lost a good friend a few years ago, she just stopped making any effort from her side, and pretty much ghosted me. Still sad about it. I think it was because her husband had a massive promotion, they put the kids into the fanciest private school and she found better friends there..
Hope you can sort it out with your friend - especially if you're a part of a group.

On hollow face topic, I've just booked Profhilo Structura for next week, they recommend this specifically for fat loss, will let you know.

Wahoooo so pleased for you @BreezyPeer (also just this moment realised your username isn’t ’breezy pear’ 🤣). Happy birthday!

I just weighed and the scales very quickly flickered down to 8st 13 then up to exactly 9st 😮 I adjusted my goal from 10st to 9st and then to 8st 7 which now feels almost in reach!

I put my weight into Shotsy and it has recorded it as 8st 14lbs so I will take that’

@discov I am a bit of breezy pear! 🍐 🤣🤣🤣

@discov I’m waiting for that day. Even a flicker would be fab. I’m back to 9st 1.2 again which is part of the pattern at the moment but hopefully I’ll hit initial goal soon.

I've been having my pre-op appointments and you always have to fill those health questionnaires for every specialty - scans, surgeon, anesthesia etc. It fees so weird to put my weight as 57 kilos.
Was talking to my sister who said that wow, haven't been 57 kilos since I was in my 20s. I said that ha, last time I was 57 kilos, I was probably 13 or so.

You will get there! As cliche as it sounds we have to ‘trust the process.’ I don’t think I’ve been 8st something since I was a newborn baby 😅

NSV and a SV today for me!

I am officially (drum roll.....) not fat!!! I've hit 25 BMI this morning 😊

And just did an exercise class with one of my size 16 sweaty betty leggings on - they only kept falling down cos they are now too big! 😂 lucky I had a long t shirt on so could hoist them back up again discreetly. Time to look for the next size down!

Fantastic @MJalltheway Both are excellent events.

I have an NSV. Last year I ‘needed’ a new wetsuit but the only one I could squeeze into and zip up was an XL. Unfortunately below waist was swimming on me. This year I don’t need a wetsuit. I’ve moved on.

We cleared out the outdoor fun shed at the weekend and I put a size M in the pile to go on our free facebook page and I thought “I know, I’ll try that on”. Well I can get into it without any trouble and it’s too big in certain areas. I’m very happy with that.

@Jins look at you, you're tiny!

Thanks @Jins , I'm extremely chuffed today!

I'd go so far as to say that wetsuit is clearly massively too big for you all over!

Happy Birthday and CONGRATS ON GOAL!
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