Checking in... I've reached my goal, which was just to be a comfortable size 14 and the weight I was when I got married (13.5 stone). I am getting so many compliments and feel good in my skin. The thinnest I think my body could possibly be is a size 12 - like a previous poster, I have big hands, big hips, big boobs... I'm not a small person, my BMI is still in the obese category. But I pay no mind to it.
I'm sitting here in shorts (first time in 20 years?), I can feel my hip bones and bum bones, I can see my ribs on my chest, and I am LOVING the muscle I am building in the gym. I have so much energy, and I feel really good about myself.
I'm titrating down weirdly because I have no plan. So I'm having 2.5mg when I remember - maybe every 14 days? It isn't have any impact on my appetite or satiety any more, which I think is good as I'm doing really well managing my diet using willpower, but it's obvs still doing something for inflammation.
I'm going to carry on losing weight on my own, just to see if I can get down to a 12, but my focus now is on exercise - that's what's consuming my headspace, and it's far healthier than focusing on weight. I haven't lost anything in the last 2 weeks, but I am definitely losing inches, everything is tighter.
I haven't done too badly when it comes to loose skin, but my tummy is a bit of a horrorshow. I've seen way worse though so I'm happy really. My arms are flabby still but the skin isn't too bad. My arse is saggy as fuck but whatever. Dressed, I'm fine.
Huge well done to all of us for making it through a year of showing up for ourselves and our health.