September 25 starters - new year, new trousers.

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We won’t make it to Christmas without a new board.

Well done to everyone for getting this far and thank you for your company.

Here’s to a healthy and happy 2026.

Hi @Chopsy123 Today will be my 52nd jab! I am slowly reducing the doses of my last pen - have done 5, 4.5, 4 , 3.5 I think so it’s 3 today. Squeezing as much out as possible (it’s a 7.5) before I set sail with no safety net (can’t afford them for life).
So far I have noticed a little more hunger on and off, but have stuck to my usual meals with maybe an extra snack some days. My weight has stayed around target for the past month which is a relief.
I am scared it could shoot up when I finally stop the jabs but we shall see.

@Chopsy123 I do think the hunger was probably worse because of the stomach bug (I really hadn’t eaten much at all for about 10 days while I was feeling awful whereas I eat pretty decent amounts normally). But previous experience of how hungry I get on diets after a while, plus reading what other posters have said about coming off jabs, makes me very wary!!

I’ve definitely felt hungrier - or maybe less suppressed - even back on 4.75mg (my first tiny step down from 5mg!) but my weight has been steady, and it doesn’t feel hard to control at the moment so I am going to stick with my plan for now.

My next job is to try and switch provider though, which I haven’t really done so far. I’ve been using Oushk but their maintenance plans annoy me and I find their platform cumbersome. I’ve read about providers who allow up to an 8 week gap between orders, which I’d prefer, too.

I’ve just realised it’s actually over two months since I last ordered - I thought it was more like 6-7 weeks but I haven’t been keeping track very well over the summer!! I’ve only got two more doses left in my current pen though and then nothing in the stockpile. I’ve got massive procrastination about going through the sign up process with another provided but going to need to bite the bullet this week I think!

I have now taken a total of 52 jabs, so it’s been a year. My actual anniversary is this coming Saturday.

In that time I have lost 36.6kg (or 5 stone 11 pounds), which is 34% of my starting weight. My BMI has dropped from over 40 to just below 27. Another 6kg to go, so my final goal feels very much in touching distance.

I took some new trousers to a tailor today, which I’ve been meaning to for age as they are far too long, but they’re now too big on the waist as well, so he’s taking two and half inches off the waistband. The tailor complimented me in my “tiny waist”. If only my mother could have heard him 😂.

Was also at a party on Saturday night and saw quite a few people I’ve not seen for ages. Got a lot of “you look well” comments (and also a “you shouldn’t lose any more” from the hostess who is an old friend). Separately, she pointed out a photo of us, standing with another couple of friends, from when we were in our 20s. It was from an evening with happy memories but I was struck by how I’m almost twice the size of everyone else in the photo. I felt briefly sorry for that girl.

I wonder if I’m on too high a dose now as I felt very nauseous after leaving the party. Had some canapés and about three glasses of Prosecco over the course of about three hours, but nearly threw up in the street, and had very little appetite all day yesterday and felt rather sorry for myself.