May 2025 Starters Thread 6 - We’re all totes protes now ✌️

[FlorenceNightshade]

As requested a protein and fibre filled shiny new thread for us!!

Happy Birthday @FlorenceNightshade 🥂✨🥂

Happy birthday @FlorenceNightshade what a great gift to yourself to be at GW! Well done! 👏🏻

@ElsieJay - my apologies - I was multitasking when writing and didn't actually write "but congratulations on the loss"...sorry!

Many happies to all those with birthdays! Hope you have all been spoiled rotten 🎁

@FlorenceNightshade happy birthday fellow Libran!!! How you are having a magnificent day!!!!

Guys, I am teetering on the brink.

I am stuck at 192 - have gained and lost the same pound for a few weeks now and I’m losing my resolve. The snacking has crept back in and I’ve gained on my daily weigh in this morning. It’s my birthday tomorrow and I’m about the fall face first into a pit of refined sugar and simple carbs.

Part of it is I thought I’d be at goal or at least close to it by now not 35lbs away and so feeling disheartened. Is this the start of the slippery slope back?

HELP!

@HKG I think you may need to increase your dose, if you're snacking. Why don't you enjoy your birthday, then restart on Monday with all the stuff you know you need to do - water, protein, exercise... New year, new beginnings...

@SutekhsEars thank you for replying. I’m on 6mg right now, only been on it for 3 weeks I think so could go up to 7 or even 6.5? Really worried about the SE coming back. Also makes me worry about what I’ll be like coming off this eventually since I can’t afford it long term…

If you're not ready to go up yet, why don't you have a week of concentrating on drinking water, menu planning, protein & fibre etc. You might be able to get back in the game without increasing your dosage.

@HKG what side effects were you struggling with?

Don’t be disheartened - today is my birthday and when I look back at pictures from previous birthdays there is a noticeable change! More importantly the woman looking back at me in this years photos FEELS different, more energy, making better choices most of the time and has put her own health at the top of the priority list!

Last years HKG thanks you for starting the process and is proud of you!! Next years HKG is being created now and she’s going to be kick-ass too!!!

Maybe as a birthday gift to yourself have a cheeky few extra mgs of MJ? Or like others have said enjoy your weekend and come at it with a fresh outlook on Monday. Be kind to yourself, you have absolutely got this

@SutekhsEars this is great advice - thank you! I might try a little combo of the two - a cheeky 0.5 uplift and a refocus. See what that does for me before the half term. Thank you.

@FlorenceNightshade what kind words. Thank you, made me a bit weepy. And on your own birthday too. You right, I’m at least 36lbs away from who I was last birthday. Thank you for the reminder. My SE are always v&d, it’s gross and either very mild or very strong no middle ground weirdly. You’re right though there are differences to be seen, I feel more bouncy - I’ve noticed I’m up and bobbing about to Hey Duggee with the boys or bouncing up and down at pick up. I feel less heavy if that makes sense? Are you having a lovely birthday???

@HKG getting ready to do an escape room with some family so should be fun!!!

What do you use to help your symptoms? Do you use medication? If not maybe get some anti sickness and some loperamide from the pharmacy.

Whatever you decide to do I hope it works for you!!

That's a lovely thought - about past you thanking current you, and future you being created. Beautiful words @FlorenceNightshade 💐

So many birthdays this week! 🎈

Just got back from the littlest DC's birthday celebration...we rented a beach hut near our home and had a succession of family and friends visiting...with hot dogs & hot chocolate on the camping gaz. We're all pooped but in a glorious way!

I managed to swerve the cake + hot chocolate all day so feeling pretty good! But I did have a very very delicious homemade butterfly cake 🎂 No regrets!

@SussexLass87 that sounds like a great way to celebrate a birthday!!! Wish they had huts like that at our local beaches!

Butterfly cakes are soooo good like God Tier party food in my opinion - well done you though in finding balance in your choices.

What a gorgeous thought about old and new us @FlorenceNightshade 🩷.

If you’re having cake, there’s not as much sugar/fat/calories in a classic bun/cupcake or regular slice of cake (like Victoria sponge). Avoid Brownies like the plague, they’re loaded with fat and sugar- and that’s before they’re loaded up with chocolate toppings!

@HKG I treated myself to an extra 10 clicks last week - moving from 5mg to a smidge over 6 - and the increase in suppression was very noticeable. Worth a try??

See we now have @Gingercars professional cake eating advice!!! Vicky sponge based goods for the win ✌️

@FlorenceNightshade i don’t actually use anything - just white knuckle it! Except for the thing to stop the d (can’t remember what it’s called). Maybe this is where I’m going wrong?! How was the escape room?

@Apprenante I’m in 6mg right now so maybe I will add a few clicks. DH has a roast and apple crumble planned for tomorrow’s birthday lunch so maybe I wait till after that? Up to 6.5 or 7 maybe?

I know it’s almost pointless to say but I’m so impatient with being stuck here for three weeks! 🤣

@HKG i say this with love and respect but please please please use medication to manage any symptom that negatively affects your daily life!!!

If I had £1 for everytime a patient reporting something like pain said “oh no I don’t like taking tablets!” or “I only take things if I feel I need them” I could single handily pay for everyone on our lovely threads jabs!!!

I do genuinely understand some people hate taking tablets etc but like I said if it’s stopping you going about your business then you absolutely should try and see if it helps!

Rant over! Escape room was good heading home for a night in front of the telly and some fizz! Went for a birthday run this morning)only managed 4k but better than not going!) and might go to the gym tomorrow if I feel up to it!

@FlorenceNightshade dont worry - taken with love! It’s not some belief in not taking meds that has kept me from it, rather I know really know what to take and never am prepared so end up white knuckling. I’m more than happy to take any/all/most pills!

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating this weekend!!!

Hope you all get to enjoy yourselves and treat yourselves however you see fit!!! Whether that he a few extra clicks of MJ, a run (kudos to whoever said that 🤣) or cake!!! Mine was in August and I definitely had the latter & have still hit my 4 st loss!!

having said that I’m stuck now on the scales but body shape has continue to change!!

I went swimming today with a tankini that has a loose fitting top fitted great 6 weeks ago - today every time I swam under water it was no where to be seen!! 😂 I ended up tucking it in to avoid flashing as sadly at the kids floats session there was no just swimming sensibly!!! 🤭

on the NSV side I walked to our local leisure centre with Ds today after doing a 30 min work out this morning and still had energy left to have fun!!! That would not have happened back in May!!!

hope everyone has a lovely sat evening!!!!

@HKG Stuck between 190-192 here for three weeks now, me and my scales are in a side-eye-and-grumbling relationship at the moment.

Many happy returns to everyone celebrating, and congratulations to all with losses. I’ve finally seen some downward movement in the last 2 days, after nearly a month of staying the same, so those of you who said to hang on in there were correct.

Been MIA for a while as was quite poorly and missed a week because of it, there was no way I could even contemplate jabbing when the whole world was falling out of my bottom. 🫣 However, miraculously I don’t seem to have put on any weight during the recover week (when my food noise came back HARD), and am still on target for another stone before Christmas. That will take me down to my lowest weight in about 15 years. What a Christmas gift that would be!

Hahahha - SNAP! Mine need a stern talking to Ro stop f—king about! Straighten up and fly right and all that jazz!