January Starters - Thread 11!

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Come on in losers!

@BreezyPeer I bought a pack of 50 (from memory) rather lovely dark red posting bags from Amazon more than a year ago 😂, must try to find them.

Morning losers!

I need to get my Vinted game on. Today I’m going through my whole wardrobe to clear out what no longer fits. And then it’ll probably sit in a vacuum bag until I can get my head around selling.

We go on holiday at the beginning of November and I need new everything for that, I only just got away with my old clothes on holiday back in July and I’ll be about 1.5 stone lighter again by the time we go. The Next sale is on and I’ve seen a few pieces to order. Heck, I need new everything for all seasons!

@Jins happy anniversary!

@PenelopePoweringOn i don’t think I could use a walking pad. I have to have one hand on the treadmill at the gym, cannot go hands free it makes me feel like I’m going to fall!

When you list something on Vinted it shows you similar things and the price they have sold for. Bear in mind the list is sorted by lowest price so sometimes looks a bit shocking but make sure you scroll down!
ive now sold an additional 6/7 things since yesterday so will be getting those packed up and sent off. I save any smallish plastic or paper posting bags I get stuff in and re-use them. Some people post in bin bags! Also make sure you've set your postal preferences before you list (Account - settings - Postage) You can say what postal services you will offer. I don't use Yodel for example as there's nothing nearby.

Had very little sleep this weekend, had to stay up late to pick up DS from a party (plus a random selection of other teens who stayed at our house) but I always wake up early regardless of the time I go to bed so it just means I don't have much sleep.

@PenelopePoweringOn your link sent me down a Cos hole! Bloody hell I need disciplining when it comes to clothes browsing 😂 anyway, I sold a couple of cos dresses for about £15 each, and they went quickly. They were pre-Covid and I had worn them at least 2-3 times a month for a couple of years.

Happy Anniversary @jins such an impressive number, you must have been through a lot together.

@BreezyPeer glad you’re getting some nutrition for the soul this weekend.

@myladyjane hope you manage to avoid the worst of it. Tea in bed sounds just the ticket, where’s that butler?

@2025istheyeari also keen to hear more about the beach sauna! 🧖🏻‍♀️

Today is normally jab day. But I jabbed last Weds to trial a 10 day gap, so earliest I might do it is Weds again (unless weight plummets). My weight has shot back down again to below 58kg, after this week’s gain, which also coincided with tiredness and bloating. Attached graph to show how clear that spike is. So the maintenance tweaking continues.

happy Sunday!
Did my usual Sunday morning gym and sauna, have some Vinting planned for later. Got a large box of winter clothes out and of course almost nothing is wearable.

Kids left early this morning for a week long school residential in South of France. They do it every year and DH and i usually love this week - suddenly sooooo much free time! No taxi service to various activities, no homework nagging, no cooking if we don't feel like it. Often we have done all the chores and still have a full evening ahead, amazing!
I planned really badly though this year - business trip from tomorrow and back only Wednesday evening. Well, DH should at least be well rested, I guess..

Thank you all for the Vinted tips, I will report back when I get started.

I must have 30 dresses to sell and various coats. I've sent quite a few work things to a charity, but I will give it a go.

I have literally spent all morning doing admin, financial and pension stuff. Such a lot of paperwork, I often wonder how less tech savvy people navigate today's world.

@CurlsandCurves my walking pad has a handle which also doubles as an ipad stand. 😅there would be a big chance of someone in this house falling off.

I love COS @DGonMJ , I haven't quite decided on a look but my pre-fat look was Jigsaw, Whistles, Cos, odd bits from Autograph, Jaegar and Max Mara. Nice fabrics, bit of structure, not sure what I want now at my age. Maybe the above with a bit of something like Hush, Toast (I always wore Toast pyjamas before I gained weight) and Poetry.

I really need to stop buying stuff for now so that I can actually formulate a plan.

Have a good half a week off from parenting @HeidiLite .

I'm trying not to think about it but I am actually a bit fed up that I have not really lost weight again this week, honestly, I have very little appetite.

thanks for the walking pad link @PenelopePoweringOn. It’s a bit spendy tbh because I have form for buying and not using. I’ll look at ifit as well though, thanks for suggestion. Just found out that peloton isn’t available as a smart tv app - whilst that’s fine and I can cast it from my phone, dds both do quite a bit of stuff like yoga/weights and dd2 likes meditation so I was hoping we could all use it.

@PenelopePoweringOn re vinted, totally second setting postal options. Dd1 struggles to get to the post office so loathes Royal Mail (usually bribes her lovely mother).

@HeidiLite not gonna lie - your dh is going to have an excellent week ;).

my suppression is all over the place atm. Go from struggling to eat anything to being super hungry but then not managing much. Annoying as I am both wasting food and not getting as much nutrition as I may want, especially protein. Am prioritising but still tricky to get enough. Bah.

I have gotten dressed up nice for just mooching around today for the first time in years. I wfh and my only activity is walking the dog so have lived in leggings for god knows how long. I am wearing (an admittedly very short) black pleated skirt, with lacy tights, my platform cherry red doc martens and long sleeved burgundy top and I feel FANTASTIC. Like my old old self again before I got stuck in my boring life rut. I love autumn for dressing, it’s so much more my vibe than summer!

Fabulous @discov , enjoy your afternoon.

Yes it is a bit spendy @myladyjane , you can buy them cheaper. I wanted the handle and the 12KPH and the length of the walking surface. I'm quite tall. Mind you I am very much a go big or go home sort of buyer 😂 endless comparing and then I go big!

I am also wasting food which is annoying. I've just reheated and made myself eat two tablespoons of the lentils from last night with one chicken thigh, I wasn't remotely hungry either before or afterwards.

aww how lovely, @discov !

@BreezyPeer and @DGonMJ the beach sauna is amazing, they’re popping up all over the country now, essentially a sauna and instead of the cold plunge baths etc you get in some places, the cold is the sea!! This is the company who we booked through, honestly fabulous https://www.thesaltwatersauna.com

@PenelopePoweringOn agree with others on Vinted, good to check prices they’ve sold for, but you can always go in higher and if it doesn’t sell, reduce. I’ve been surprised at the things which have sold quickly vs taken a while. I’d go a bit more for the Cos dress, how about £20 and see how it goes? Setting postage options a must, otherwise it’s a real pain. I’ve stopped buying from there for now after my recent 2 disasters. Like you I’m going to think about my style and what I need. I love some Jigsaw, Cos, Whistles, Hush, Me + Em and Wyse but interspersed with some H&M, a bit of Zara, M&S and Uniqlo.
sorry about your weight stall, so annoying… do you think you maybe need to drop the dosage if you’re not able to eat?

@myladyjane , @zempy hope you’re feeling better.

@Jins hope you are too, and happy anniversary, wow!

@HeidiLite enjoy child free time!

@discov love this!

I'm using up some brown bananas to make banana cinnamon loaf and we’re trying a recipe from Waitrose mag tonight, gochujang chicken traybake with squash and Pak Choi, sounds delicious, hope so!

Thanks everyone. I’m still 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

Thank you 🙏 @2025istheyeari . I will definitely have a go at Vinted. It’s on my list for tomorrow, together with sorting out my missing Avios.

I did drop to 5.625 this week from 6.25. I have no idea why the scales are not moving. It’s really frustrating, but I’m holding onto the fact that I know I’m much healthier than I was following my blood tests.

Oh @Zempy that isn’t good. Do you think it could be something other than MJ?

@PenelopePoweringOn it could be I guess.

I am not going to inject now until I have significant appetite, and will reduce the dosage again.

Morning losers!

@Zempy I really hope things improve. This has gone on so long now that it seems too long to be just MJ related but whatever it is it’s time for it to stop.

We fly to Malta tomorrow afternoon. I’m fully packed apart from toothbrush. DH is yet to start and is working today so yet again it’s going to be a rush. We used to travel with a case between us but now we have one each which reduces my pre-holiday stress significantly.

I bought a pair of Miss Sixty jeans in the size up on Vinted yesterday. Different style to my much loved pair but they look like a pair I had in the 2000s that I wore so often they fell apart. Quite a bargain at £4. Looking forward to them arriving. I had a big pile of winter footwear to vint but I made the mistake of trying them on again before listing so they are back in my wardrobe.

Have a great week!

Ooh Jin, have an amazing time, Malta is on my list to go to. Yay, glad you found some Miss Sixty jeans and lol on the shoes 🤣.
Agree Zempy, really hope it’s stopped and that you’re 100% for your birthday.

@PenelopePoweringOn I would bet that getting your missing Avios back is much harder and stressful than the Vinted experience you’ll have- good luck!!

have a great week losers!

Morning 🌄 losers!
@Jins very jealous of your trip to Malta. It blooming freezing here. Some winter sun would be great 🌞
@Zempy I really hope you are feeling better soon. Its miserable 😪 xx
@2025istheyeari I'm really not sure about anything that involves going in the cold sea 🤣🤣🤣 but, I am having a lot of new experiences this year, so who knows?!?
I love banana bread and have some suspect bananas so that could be a project for later!

Back to work today. Got a diary full of meetings including an out of hours one this evening so hopefully I'll be back into the swing of it
Have a good Monday everyone xx

Morning @Jins and everyone. That’s a good solution to packing stress @Jins .

The reality of semi retirement is sinking in. After I mentioned my Toast PJs on here I went down a rabbit hole and decided I couldn’t justify Toast prices for PJs.

💡moment. I’ll have more time. So I ordered a sewing pattern. I’m going to clean and oil my sewing machine and overlocker this week and will probably make them in cotton lawn which is exciting.

13st1lb this morning which is back to where I was in 10/9 but I’ve been 💃 around a bit, up and down 3lbs since then.

Hope your stomach has settled @Zempy .

Sorry @2025istheyeari and @BreezyPeer I missed your posts.

@2025istheyeari Avios want a copy of my passport which I find mind blowing, it’s a 🤬 loyalty scheme.

@BreezyPeer enjoy your busy day.

My day is looking fairly relaxed 🙃. Two teams meetings about lovely things, my volunteering, which I’m stepping up a bit. Trip to Lakeland to replace something in the kitchen and a cup of coffee somewhere. I need to learn to embrace it as it’s very new.

Morning losers!

First, cold sea after sauna is brilliant. Jumping into fresh snow - even better. Give it a try!

I'm travelling as well, but again Sweden, would much rather go to Malta! Then again, weather in Sweden will be better than here at the moment - we had a roasty 30 degree weekend and right now it's 12 degrees and pouring down. Even dogs refused to go out.

@Jins I'm the last minute packer, but I've perfected the art. I have spare meds and lenses in my purse, a mini toiletry and make up travel kit, plus charger and adapter pack always ready - lessons learned after hunting for chargers in the middle of the night in a foreign country.

Yay for handmade PJs @PenelopePoweringOn. I was going to say it doesn’t always work out cheaper to make your own but I’ve just looked at Toast prices and even using lawn from Liberty you’d have some change.

@2025istheyeari we last went to Malta before we got married but DH had a dreadful case of man flu and made sure everyone knew how miserable he was 🤣. I thought the mental scars had faded but he’s been sneezing all weekend and my nerves are jangling. We’re meeting an old school friend who lives there now and I’ll be spending my hols with her at the first hint of self pity. 🤣

@HeidiLite last minute packing is fine when you’re organised. My cabin bag is where I store chargers, cables, adapters etc (and a short 4 gang extension lead). DH is not organised at all and will spend hours tonight looking for his favourite shorts and a single sandal.

@Jins I used to love sewing, I did a pattern cutting course about 20 years ago and made a lot of stuff. I used to buy Liberty fabrics from Abakhan and am pleased to see that they are still in business/have a selection of half price patterns. I’ll choose one of those to begin with.

I think the trick will be leaving my machines out. I’ve got room in my office.

Cold here this morning too, down to 4 degrees, the heating clicked in.

You’ll soon be back in the swing of things @PenelopePoweringOn. Abakhan is my downfall. I was in there last week and they have some stunning liberty lawn in stock. I usually go in for elastic and come out with bags full of glorious fabric that I don’t know what to do with.

Cold but sunny here today and we have leftover curry so I don’t have to think about cooking. I’m not sure who it was upthread who was wondering about increased hunger when titrating down. I haven’t found that to be a problem yet. In fact I’m finding I’m getting quite a bit of suppression on lower doses.

I just had a message from a friend of DH asking me about Mounjaro. Now he’s struggled with his weight for as long as I’ve known him and he’s the perfect candidate but my use of WLI is not generally known so words will be had tonight. 😡

Thanks for the get well wishes everyone! I do feel better. I have kept tea and toast down so things are definitely looking up.

I am wfh today in my pyjamas.

On the plus side, weighed in at 8:11 which is a new low.

Have a fab time @Jins. I’m off to Malta next month for the first time. Very excited.