May 2025 Starters Thread 7 - Ending the year as we mean to go on ✌️

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A sparkly new thread for our chatty gang!

That's such an inspiring and incredible post to read - so glad that it's helped you in so many different ways 🍾🍾

Thank you, Sussex ! ☺️ - annoyingly, the hips and tum are still much in evidence.
Like you, Sutekh, the plan is to walk more, and participate in online fitness rather than just watch on my phone …
I’ve bought dumbbells in the sales, and borrowed ankle weights, so in theory I’m all set .
“All the gear and no idea” springs to mind ….

@ElsieJay you look great!! You’ve inspired me to do the same!! I just found Christmas jumper photo from last year & this year!!! So please I’ve done it!! Also not clever enough to collage it! Just took me half hour to work out hiw to give myself emoji face & get some of the identifying background covered!! Makes for odd photos but I’m very pleased with the results!!! Can’t wait to see what a difference another year makes!!!

Hello lovely online fam! So lovely to hear all the updates and how well everyone has been doing over the holidays. You guys are all an inspiration.

we have had a funny old Christmas. Mainly due to my own odd funk and being ill for the first half. I think I have largely stayed the same or gained a pound - we will see tomorrow at weigh in. I’ve had a look over the last couple of months and I’m averaging 4-4.5 lbs a month now and it feels very wasteful to pay £200+ a month for this rate. Im
now injecting every four days and it’s the equivalent of 6.5mg a week. I have one more 7.5mg PE in the fridge and thinking about coming off after that now as we can’t really afford it. I’m 20lb away from goal though.

urgh decisions! Don’t know whether to go up a dose to try and kick start things and blast through the last bit. I have lost 20% of my starting weight which someone on here mentioned the other day is what they say is the average total loss. Perhaps I’m at the outer limit?!

@Seahorsesplendour - WOW !!!!!🤩 🤩

What a transformation , you look absolutely amazing - Skinny Jeans and all !
Truly wouldn’t believe it’s the same person .
Hopefully we will have inspired a 2026 photo gallery…….

Amazing photos! What fantastic transformations!
@HKG I read that there's no bonus dose in pens now - not sure if it's true, but worth considering when you're thinking about costs.

Overindulging over Christmas has finally caught up with me. I’ve been up all night on the verge of being sick but not actually been sick yet. Fed up. But hopefully this will encourage me to step away from the biscuits now.

Much sympathy, @VashtaNerada. The bloody biscuits are always my downfall, too. I find sipping mint tea helps.

Ouch, @VashtaNerada , that’s really miserable.
You might feel better if you get it out of your system ( trying to think of a delicate way of phrasing this) , rather than the debilitating constant nausea.
Mint tea is good, also ginger - slowly nibble a ginger biscuit if you don’t have ginger tea.
Hope you feel much better soon. xx

Just back from my WW workshop and weigh in, the first one since 19 December .
Can hardly believe it, but I have lost 3lbs !
So only one more pound to target.
It’s down to Mounjaro, and the unfailing support of these threads.
You’ve picked me up, cheered me on, kicked me up the bum when needed and simply understood . Thank you all xxx 😘😘

Huge congrats @ElsieJay !!! What an achievement!

AHH congrats - what brilliant news!

@VashtaNerada - hope that you're on the mend soon. We only ever have "nice" biscuits in the house at Christmas and they're such a downfall. Damn you M&S!

@ElsieJay well done!!! What an achievement!!!! 🥳

@VashtaNerada hope you’re feeling better today!!! And anyone else suffering!!

very weird NSV here! Infact it’s a biiig stretch to call it an NSV as it’s probably an anti-NSV but it’s caused such hilarity in my mad house today that I can’t help but love it!!!

my new smaller belly overhang (I’m going to call it for want if a better word !) which I think is maybe more skin than fat 🤔 … but time will tell I guess as still lots to loose … is making a quite hilarious “slapping” noise when I run or jump when in PJ’s my 7 year old has absolutely delighted in this during a basket ball game this evening 😂🤣😂 we’ve all been in stitches at him finding it so hilarious 🤣😂🤣 I haven’t ran or jumped as much for a long long time!!!

anyone else??????

good job I don’t take myself too seriously 🙈🙈🙈 🤭🤭🤭

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

@Seahorsesplendour I love your NSV and can make a similar noise with my flappy arms.
@ElsieJay you're an inspiration and a star.

Inspired by the photos upthread I'm bravely posting mine.

Golly, @Apprenante - that is one hell of a transformation !!
The “before” pic was exactly how I’ve posed for photos for as long as I can remember- turned sideways to the camera, one leg in front of the other , handbag/ coat/ small child held in front of me to hide my tummy …..
Love, love , love your “after” pic - you look years younger, confident and proud to be photographed with your family .
I am very envious of your tiny waist too….

@Apprenante you look incredible!!!

I too am very familiar with the pose in the ‘before’ photo!

thanks for the reassurance I’m not alone with my newly musical body!! 🙈😂 turns out I can do it with my arms too after experimenting after reading your post!! 🤭

I'm flying high on the new year health roll & am back to my pre Christmas weight this morning so 5st down & 3 to go!!

for the first time in a few months I’ve got the belief in myself back again that I will make it!!

you guys are all amazing & have kept me going!!

onwards & downwards!!

Well done on your loss , Seahorse!

Hey @Seahorsesplendour shall we start a band? We won't need a drummer.

@Apprenante great idea 🤣 I’m not much of a singer though 😂
edited as tagged wrong person!!

Hi everyone, happy new year. I weighed myself Xmas morning and had lost 0.7kg (1.5lb) from the week before but then on 28th I had gained 2.5kg (5.5lb). Do I get the prize for most weight gained in 3 days?

Anyway, I didn't panic because I knew it was just water weight. We had roasts on 25th, 26th and 27th, which were more carbs than I've been eating, and also a lot more salt. I was sensible at those dinners, not having potatoes and most of my plate being vegetables and turkey/chicken, but I'm a sucker for gravy and stuffing!

I got back to my normal eating pattern after that, and our NY plans were very quiet, and when I weighed on Friday I had actually lost 3.8kg (8lb). So not only did I lose all of the water weight, but also lost 1.3kg (3lb) in addition. Obviously very happy with that.

My total weight loss now is 40.7kg (90lb / 6st 6lbs). I set myself a very ambitious weight loss target for 31st December, which I didn't hit (see above re water retention) but I hit it on 2nd Jan so I'm marking that as achieved regardless. What's 2 days between friends? 😀

Another goal I set myself was to continue at the gym over the Xmas/NY period, going every day that they were open. And I did it: 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 2nd, 3rd. The swimming pool was actually quite busy on Xmas eve. I'll admit that on NYE, as I was trudging into the leisure centre at 7am in the freezing cold, I had to remind myself that I was doing this because I don't want to be fat anymore. It's working though because I'm down 3 sizes in my gym clothes, and I had to get a new swimsuit because my old one was getting quite baggy and the straps kept falling down.

Overall I'm looking forward to 2026. I think it will take me another 9 months to get to target because I'm still really big, but I know that I can do it if I stick to my routine of eating and exercising. I'm changing my life one day at a time.

I'm proud of everyone on this thread for getting through a difficult time of year with food, drink, family and different routines. We keep showing up for ourselves and each other, and we've already achieved so much.

@AlicesMum2025 thats such a lovely post! ❤️

well done on the amazing loss & motivation with keeping active over Christmas!!! I am absolutely in awe of you!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations, @AlicesMum2025 - you have such determination I feel sure you will reach your weight goal in 2026 .🤩🤩

That's wonderful @AlicesMum2025. You should have several 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for determination.

Well done @AlicesMum2025 !

Congrats @AlicesMum2025 !! What a joyful post and thank you for sharing all your passivity. 2026 is definitely going to go your way!