Late April ‘25 starters - thread 6

[Stasis26]

New year, new thread, new username for me to reflect my the start of my first year of maintenance - I’m a wlinewbie no more!

onwards and downwards (or along) we go!

Good morning all! Hope everyone is still on track as we move through May. My whinge last week about not hitting the arbitrary bottom of my healthy buffer seems to have worked and I have been 9st 7lbs for the past two days 😂. Lightest I’ve ever been in memory. Moving down to 2.5mg today as part of the plan to come off it over the next few weeks.

Well done on your loss @Coventree !

I am down a lb this week. I have gone up a dose to 12.5 but split dosing 6.25 twice a week to avoid my levels going too high.

I've got just over half a stone to lose and I'll go back down to 10, and then my plan is to reverse diet and then titrate down doses. I'd like to stop altogether but I understand not everyone can without significant regain, so I'll see how it goes.

I'd be interested to know how everyone in maintenance is getting along? How is your titration, food noise, and weight fluctuations. Did being on maintenance affect your chosen target weight?

Hi @Coffeeandallthebooks- I have been maintaining since 9th Jan on 2.5mg per week. I never went higher than 6.5mg. I reduced to 2mg last week and didn’t notice a difference. This week was “golden dose” week and I did the whole 2.5mg without thinking 🙄 Will try 2 again next week.

I lowered my target from 8st 10 to 8st 7 in April (21.5 BMI to 21.0), this gives me a little more confidence that regain won't sneak up on me. I also think I look better 😉

Food noise & hunger not a problem at the moment. I still have to keep a careful eye on what I eat, and will do for life as I don’t want to get fat again! Tend to eat very frugally during the week (similar levels to during the weight loss phase) and then allow myself a little more leeway at weekends. I still weigh myself every day.

I run 2/3 times a week, do yoga/pilates 4x and body pump (heavy & normal) 3x. My car knows the way to the gym!

My total loss was 4st and I’m 62 years young.

Well done on your loss and well done @Coventree too! x

eta - weight fluctuations so far are mild. Maybe 1lb - 1.5lbs per week.

Thank you @AbundanceofKatherines for your post!
I honestly never thought I'd get close to my goal, so I have found myself a bit unprepared. Hearing other people's experience really helps x