January 2025 Starters - Maintenance, Progressing and Avoiding Traumatic 💩

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Hit me up losers!

@MJalltheway we can be press-up accountability partners! I really want to get it this year.
Just went to the gym for the first time in two weeks, I’m horrified to see how much strength I seem to have lost in that time. 1.5kg on over Christmas so in my head I’m back where I started (although I know that’s nonsense). Hey ho, we go again. I want to lose that 1.5 by Jan 14th and get back to target as that’s my anniversary.
Glad everybody had a good Christmas, happy New Year and here’s to a healthy 2026 🎉
My new year resolution is to drastically improve my sleep habits.

@Jins you will look amazing!

@2025istheyeari ooh I want to hear all about the holiday. We often go somewhere like Thailand over Xmas and I have all facebook memories of glittering blue sea popping up. France in winter is not quite the same..

@MJalltheway impressive! And you can do it, no reason why not.

It is quite normal to gain a bit of weight over Xmas - most of it will be water and we can deal with the rest in January.

@Aimingdown - a friend of mine, who is a fitness instructor and normally does about 2 classes every day, is very fit, just texted me the other day. Said he took 4 weeks off. Then went back and did a Bodypump class - he's been teaching those for 20 years, so surely 4 weeks is not an issue, right?
No, he texted that he literally cannot get up and can't move his arms to get dressed 😂
So yes, the bad news is that I also feel that just 2 weeks off will make a difference. Good news is that it's very easy to get the lost strength back as well.

My goal is also to work on my pull-ups. I find push ups quite easy, but even one pull up is a massive struggle.

@HeidiLite that does make me feel a bit better! I did bench press today, push press in a couple of days if I can move my arms by then 💪

Just taken my dress in a bit. In for a penny….

I’m in the middle of a massive email row with Oushk. This is the third time I’ve replied in detail to explain the dosing regime I agreed with them back in September. I don’t know how many more times they want me to confirm the same thing but I’m getting seriously fed up and I think I’ll try to get on to another maintenance providers books.

I’m also having an email battle with Oushk. I am genuinely concerned that they might cut off my supply 😱😱😱

I have an order due to be delivered next Wednesday so I am dropping the argument and praying it magically arrives.

If not, I guess I’ll have to request a maintenance plan with Oushk or go elsewhere. I have enough product to keep me going for a couple of months while I sort it out.

II’ve had to confirm my dosing timetable 3 times and they’ve just asked me to confirm that I understand that the pen can’t be used after 30 days. I’ve done that every single time and I agreed it with one of their prescribers in the first place! I’m due a pen on 8th Jan. They’ve now asked me to do a weight verification call on 3rd. Based on the schedule I can leave it to 11th Jan but it’s getting close. I mean close if I ignore the pen in the fridge

These messages are from Maryah. New name to me and don’t see her on the website. I’m going to bite the bullet and move to another maintenance provider for sure. Oushk have messed me around enough

Remember when Oushk encouraged you to buy as many pens as you wanted to? Not that long ago is it. It sounds extremely tedious @Jins and @Zempy .

I saw on another thread that someone had received a shorter pen so the new stock, without bonus dose, has arrived.

There must be some new brooms employed. It’s very irritating and time consuming.

I can't believe the hassle some of you are having, it sounds very 'computer says no' when the suppliers are all aware that they sold multiple pens to people in the pendemic or have agreed maintenance schedules! @BlueLimes , I've been with Voy since the start as well and my BMI is now 22.2 - no quibbles yet with mine but it's not due for another couple of weeks so will see what happens then.

Happy New Year Comrades!

I hope everyone had a nice evening. Ours was very quiet! 😴DS went to bed at 9pm feeling unwell, I'd had two premixed cocktails earlier in the evening and nodded off 😅. I woke up at 11:42 and my heart was racing, it was really disconcerting. I can only think it was the cocktails. I really have gone off alcohol. I considered opening a bottle of champagne and decided against it but the cocktails felt like a mistake, I didn't enjoy the first one so went in for a second - foolish 😂.

DD has messaged, she is on an early shift at work and will be home later. I hope DS feels better for an early night when he eventually surfaces.

We are starting the New Year with our usual meal of homemade rye bread and minestrone this evening - this has become a thing in our house, we are all usually craving something simple and wholesome to eat after all the Christmas food.

I don't have anything planned for today other than pottering, cooking and reading my book.

Happy New Year everyone, here’s to a slim and healthy year!

I’ve also had issues with Oushk, not at all impressed with their maintenance plans. I used Bolt for the first time, really simple process, amazing service and pen should be arriving early next week 🤞🏻. I got a referral code ( didn’t think they were allowed any more!) so if anyone wants it let me know here?

We had a lovely NYE and stayed the course! Champagne and lovely meal with loads of salads. Weighed this morning and 6 pounds up but hoping some at least is plane weight. A few more days of catching up with people as not been around so properly back on track on Monday.

@PenelopesProteinPackedPartyhope ds feeling better. Your day sounds wonderful!

Hope party was great @Jinsand that everyone else enjoyed their evenings.

@HeidiLiteit was fabulous to be in the warmth and someone else cooking! We’ve been to Vietnam before but not to Phu Quoc. It was lovely albeit they’re doing lots of work and looking to appeal ti the Asian market who can’t get to Europe so there is a theme park with canals loosely based on Venice as an example! We avoided all of that, did a couple of off the beaten track tours to go into the UNESCO national park, snorkelling etc and it was really really lovely.

I’ve done some arm weights this morning and off for new years ice bath and sauna later.

have a great day everyone.

Happy new year all! Good night last night - quiet but at my mums with silly games and tv.

She goes a bit bananas with the buffet and a big roast for lunch today so one more day to get through of the Christmas food then we’re done. I genuinely can’t wait but I am going to jab a day early tomorrow and increase my dose a bit as I’ve eaten through the mj more than I would like. I need a week of high protein/fibre and lower carb to reset I think.

This week has been a bit of a wake up that the desire to overeat isn’t far away and the mj only goes so far so 2026 is the year of quality. Small and delicious is my aim - both the food and me ;)

Happy New Year everyone!

I am cold and tired and had great difficulty getting up and moving around today. I am back to work (from home) tomorrow so need to get my brain in gear.

I have always struggled in the cold but being slim has definitely added to my discomfort. I absolutely love the heat and rarely sweat, even in the Caribbean when I was heavier, so I won’t get the relief at the other end of the scale that some will benefit from at new lower weights.

Made a big batch of vegetable soup yesterday. Not very hungry at all though.

Happy New Year, you bunch of losers!
Isn't it quite something how much slimmer, fitter and healthier we are compared to 2025?

Happy new year !!

I’m also someone that can eat through mj even on 15mg so my aim is to work on that. Not sure how I unpick many years of emotional eating tbh but I must !

It’s exactly that - very no and not engaging. Hope you get on ok 🤞

Happy New Year ladies!

We went to a friend’s for a small party and it was lovely.
@myladyjane we also played lots of fun games last night - can highly recommend one called Priorities!

@PenelopesProteinPackedParty hope your DS feels better today. My two have also been up and down with various stomach ache/body ache ailments over the break. Your day of relaxing sounds perfect.

Today I might go for a New Year’s run, just to add some high impact into my week. Ground is nice and frosty so I could do 20 mins around the woods.

@2025istheyeari sounds like you had an amazing time!

In holiday planning I’ve booked accommodation for two weeks in Cornwall for August - would love a do over of my beloved coastal walks hoping DH’s knee should be fully rehabilitated by then. Also planning a short trip to Italy in the Feb halfterm, a necessary family visit, but with some sight seeing. Need to plan another week away in Easter and a long weekend for Aug bank hols and then that’ll probably do for now.

I think I need to reduce my dose below 2.5mg this weekend as I’ve somehow managed to lose weight while I’m due my period - have been below my 58kg lower limit and worrying about how gaunt my face looks. I don’t know if this is a holiday thing as I always seem to unintentionally lose when I’m relaxed. I bet it instantly returns once the stress-induced inflammation of being back at work piles on!

Happy New Year everyone. The party was a success thank goodness and I’m settling down to watch rubbish tv and eat the last of the ham.

Weighed in for the New Year - 8st 9.4 so that’s the Xmas gain sorted. Wearing the planned outfit was a mistake as I was asked how I lost the weight all night. Gave varied answers to different people including bariatric surgery, WLI, cutting carbs, cocaine and dysentery. Gave me a chuckle. As I told them all - sometimes I’m fat, sometimes I’m thin.

New Year’s resolution should be achievable. Change pharmacy! Currently awaiting responses from Bolt, Farmeci and Weprescribe.

LOL @Jins can you imagine the rumours going around now? Next time add tapeworm and maybe something random like eating a pinecone every morning.

😂@Jins. I was asked if I had had surgery by a friend of a friend a couple of weeks ago, not weight loss surgery but that was what they meant. Someone also looked me up and down over the Christmas period and said 'Well, what have you been taking then'. ✌, I just ignored them and moved on.

People are so flipping intrusive 🐮.

I had to buy a small piece of ham yesterday to make my New Year's Day soup - no leftovers here as I never host. I bought it from M&S and thought I would freeze half of it but it says 'do not freeze' on the packet, weird.

Happy New Year to all you lovely losers and also a belated Merry Christmas 😁.
My Christmas and New Year has not really gone to plan at all as my poor old mum had a fall just before Christmas and is now stuck in bed with a fractured pelvis. I'm in the midst of trying to sort out care for them as my dad has dementia and my mum was his main carer. I'm currently staying with them for a few days and have vicariously enjoyed New Year's Eve through reading all your posts.
It's my anniversary tomorrow of MJ and I'm very pleased to be back on it again. I'm with Pharmulous and had to start again at 2.5mg, but I've got a 5mg pen arriving on Saturday and the plan is to increase dose with each pen order until I get to my happy dose. They seem to be good at the moment and fair priced. No scales here but I'm hoping that my weight will start shifting again. I've been hovering around 12stone 3 to 6 since September when I was on Wegovy.
Here's to a fabulous 2026 once I've got my parents sorted

I have so much leftover cheese I have no idea how we manage. I always over-cater.
Went to gym, a random guy said I looked impressive. Aww.

Had a great party last night, went to bed too late and have mostly laid on the couch today. Pizza is on the way, and quite frankly I am avoiding the scales until Monday to see what damage I have incurred.

Plan is to get back to structure tomorrow and I'm ready for it.

@hunkydory54 sounds tough ❤️

Happy new year ladies!

Happy New Year everyone! It’s lovely to read about how you all feel so different this year, compared to last year- same for me too - going into 2026 without the usual resolution is quite discombobulating!

Nice compliment @HeidiLite - you just have been floating after that! Freeze the cheese (but don’t cut it frozen ‘Motherland’ style!

Sorry to hear of the prescription difficulties - so many of us are still reliant on our WLI that it’s disconcerting to think of life without them.

I’ve tracked and been accountable throughout the festive period with my weigh in days (and check ins with an actual She Med person) on Christmas Day morning and this morning! I’m 1.6lbs up in total but not at all worried. I focussed on being very active during the festive period and haven’t missed a workout but clearly drinking more and not having anywhere near enough protein are playing a part. I’m confident that I’ll be back to normal in a week or so.

Enjoy the rest of the day losers!