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!

Hello! It’s lovely to imagine people finding our long running thread and that it can provide hope and confidence that this will be you too in what will feel like no time at all!

there is no official ‘maintenance dose’ it was only starting to be a thing a handful of providers mentioned last April but now many of them will. There doesn’t seem to be any consensus on this, but more and more people are beginning to explore what works for them and by the time you are reaching that stage I am sure there will be even more support and knowledge. Some people reduce back to 2.5 or even lower. Some space out the doses for longer. There are some providers who let you stop, but the option will be open to restart (at a healthy bmi) if you want to - that’s my personal plan to try but have only been at target weight for a month so I will finish off the pens I have first (bought lots before the price increase).

anyhow good luck to all on the January thread I bet it’s a busy one as WLIs are talked about so much more than a year ago!

@AnonymousAnnie55Maintenance provider.
I have signed up with Oushk. I pay £5 then they give you a discount. I have read many books about modern diets why they don't work and what does work. I have decided to stay on for longer on a lower dose. My BMI is now 22.5 from 36.9.
I am now playing with the dose and taking every 10 days. Which is perfectly fine despite many reports to the contrary. It means I can keep GLP-1 hormone in my system at a low dose to stop my body fighting to go back up.
I am eating very healthy food and only having occasional treats. Trying to keep ultra processed food to a minimal.
I do food prep in advance so when I get home from work tired I have dinner ready.
Hope this helps you on your journey!

Weigh in day, a miniscule 0.2lb loss this week after a 0.9lb gain last week. Feeling a bit dejected tbh 🥴
Having a crisis of confidence, mainly thinking I'm wasting my money, and it's a lot of money for so little reward. Also annoyed that I had to buy a coat in XL, even though I know it's them and their ridiculous sizing not me. Sorry, having a moment 😂

@PumpKim
It's a blip on the scales. Don't worry about the numbers.
Sizing on clothes are ridiculous. I got something from Shein in a L it's a 10 ffs. If it fits it doesn't matter what a label says cut the label out and remember this time last year it would have been much bigger.
You got this!

Just reporting that I made my 7am swim, despite being up all night suffering the consequences of a trifle. I think that’s an nsv.

Well done on the swim! Hope the trifle has finished doing its worst!

Thank you all for the lovely comments. I was a bit nervous posting photos on the internet 🙀

@Scousebloke- have a wonderful holiday! Re the comments from friends and family. I know these types of comments are almost always well intentioned, but they do annoy me. It’s difficult though as it would probably also be annoying if they showed no interest.

Not knowing you, it’s impossible to judge whether you look ‘right’ at your current weight - I would suggest maintaining for a month or so and seeing how you feel. You can then lose some more if you feel you’d like to. I find BMI really hard to judge visibly - my DH has a BMI of 25.2 but he is definitely not overweight! He has very good muscles 💪 and actually looks pretty slim. My BMI is now 21 and I definitely look a bit wobbly still. Whatever you decide, you will have made such an enormous difference to your health and well being.

@PumpKim- so sorry that you’re feeling down. I remember you having a good loss a few weeks ago. Maybe zoom out and appreciate how far you’ve come and how much you’ve achieved 👏 I can’t remember what dose you’re on - do you have room to move up at all? Maybe by using the ‘golden dose’ (hate that term!), even if just for a one off boost.

I can so relate to this article!
If you can make it bigger to read!

Ah that's rubbish @PumpKim maybe you are due a whoosh soon? What dose are you on? Is it worth going up?

Morning everyone
Great hearing everyone's updates
Weigh day for me...
SW 87.65kg
CW 68.45kg
GW 65kg

I only managed a 0.05kg loss this week! But at least that's the scales going in the right direction 😅

It feels like the losses are hard won at this stage in the game.

My BMI is now 22.9 so I'm reasonably happy with my weight. I definitely still have some 'spare' on my tummy and arms though!

I just started my 2nd to last pen and I won't be buying any more after that. I'm taking 2.83mg from a 5mg pen (pretty much stuck to this dose all the way through). So hopefully I'll inch my way towards goal over the next couple of months while leaving myself some extra to titrate down. That's the plan anyway! 🤞🏻

Monday NSV
Went to John Lewis and tried on some jumpsuits (All out of my price range) unfortunately all too long. Then walked into a charity shop saw a Ted Baker jumpsuit ( on the website they start at £229). Tried on looked lovely but a little long too. Decided as it was £7.99 I can try to shorten it.
Ted Baker size 1 which according to the website is a size 8! WTF
What a great way to start the week!

A jumpsuit @Merlin23 that's amazing, I would still be scared I'd get stuck in one, and you got in and out of an 8!

2lbs off for me this week, and into a new stone bracket at 10 12! Still a little way to go but so nice to see another milestone

I also had an NSV, I leant a jumper to beanpole 16 yr old DD and it fitted her, and it fits me! Despite the evidence of clothes I struggle to believe I'm getting smaller, but I couldn't ignore us being able to share clothes for the first time ever!

I agree, a size 8 jumpsuit is amazing.
@Coffeeandallthebooks , being able to share clothes with Dd may be an nsv that comes back to bite you in the bum! Start hiding the good stuff.
I had a quick turn around my local charity shops yesterday, and came away with a flawless genuine fairisle cardigan. The Nsv is that I’d automatically checked out the xl and L sections, but then forced myself to look at the mediums, and there it was, my perfect F. Anderson, of Shetland, and it fits!

Well done everyone, love everyone’s nsv’s and pictures. Perhaps we should have a picture thread for our one year anniversary 🤔🤔.

Ive hit a 6 stone loss today with three pounds this week. Not really done anything different perhaps a bit more exercise.

Onwards to the last two and a half stone. Am loving charity shops and size 16 jeans. From a 22/24 this time last year.

@wendywoopywoo222 6 stone!!!

That is amazing, enjoy your new jeans!

Morning all. Well done everyone for keeping going with this into new clothes, new stone brackets, and new exercise experiences (still in awe of a 7am swim on a Sunday!)

No change for me this week, still tantalisingly close to healthy bmi but not quite there (1lb to go). Maybe next week…

Ooh so close @Coventree , good luck for next weigh in 🤞

Amazing loss @wendywoopywoo222

Weigh in day!
Stayed the same which is my main aim! 79lbs lower than the beginning.
I have a health check today at my gp surgery, I am doing it just to get a healthy BMI on my NHS records.
Have a great day everyone!

Hello all,

Going to have a proper read through now as I've been dipping in and out recently.

Weigh-in day for me and I'm -3lbs which is utterly unbelievable.

I'm now at my initial GW (but have decided to try for another 7lbs to give me some wriggle room! My BMI is still high end of healthy and I'm a short arse)

SW: 187.5lbs
CW: 125.5lb
GW: 119lbs (revised from 126lbs when I first began)

So as of today I've lost a whopping -62lbs and I'm now in the 8st bracket (8st 13.5lbs - so just by the skin of my teeth in the 8st 🤪)

December and January have been hard for me. I was ill in Mid December, lost a fair bit. Gained it all back. Had to have a week off of MJ in January due to antibiotics and I had two kids birthdays so lots of cake / party food / eating crap.

I feel I've really floundered during this time and was considering going up to 12.5mg as the feelings of hunger and food noise have been strong.

However this week I got back to it and im thrilled.

I really don't want to or need to lose much more so I'm not going to go higher than 10mg.

What a crazy ride this has been!!

Going to have proper read through with a cuppa soon!

Hello friends!

I haven’t checked in for ages and I’m still back reading. I don’t have a hope of all the mentions that I wish to make, so I will just say that it’s so wonderful to read all your updates and I’m so so incredibly proud of us all.

I’ve been in an intense maelstrom at work for the past month and I’ve come out of the end of it feeling knackered but proud of myself for hanging on and doing my best. Surviving rather than thriving , but I made it!

as a result my weight loss journey hasn’t been on my radar at all, other than noticing my formal work wear has gotten too big . Belatedly noticing…. I had to safety pin my trousers at the back on one memorable day and hope my blazer covered it up. Dear me.

anyway, I’ve weighed myself this morning for the first time in about a month and am flabbergasted that since the day of my first jab im now one LB short of losing 4 stone in total!!!

im now sitting in the middle of a healthy BMI. Which feels like a great place to be, and I’m determined never to creep back into the obese zone.

I’ve got one dose in a 5ml pen and a 2.5 pen in the fridge. So im officially entering ‘titration’ .

im going to see how i get on with 2.5. Im happy to stay on a low dose for as long as i need to. I recognise how fortunate I am to be able to afford this.

I can’t describe the difference in my life as a result of my weight loss. It’s not just the physical impact - no more breathlessness, sore joints, sluggishness, aching body.
it’s the way I feel inside. It’s the way i present myself emotionally to the word. My confidence.

Thats a complicated thing to examine for me. I absolutely detest the prejudice that is associated with being bigger. It’s wrong and I hate it. I’ve seen the difference in how people treat me now I’m smaller, in contrast to how I was treated as a bigger woman. But the fact remains, I am so much happier.

On a lighter note, I can now share clothes with my 16 year old daughter which is novel. She has gently steered me away from my old (not skinny) skinny jeans and baggy jumpers, and I am loving my new wardrobe.

I genuinely believe I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without you all. I was terrified of starting MJ and ashamed of myself for ‘needing’ it. This group has helped me so much and I can’t thank you enough. I have felt heard and seen and supported. You are all amazing.

Sorry for the gushing.

Sharing clothes is great. My son went through his wardrobe over Christmas while home from university. I now have 3 of his hoodies that are mens small. How did that happen??? Oh yes of course mounjaro!!! 🤣

Lovely post @cannyvalley . Very amused to hear your safety pin story. I think it’s you who posted a pic of yourself in a fabulous pink blouse , so I’m sure any new formal workwear will be equally delightful.
Weigh day for me and I’m down .4 kilo to 82.5. Takes me ( just) into the 12 stones. My short term goal is to weigh the same or less than my Dh , who is currently 78.5. So I’m getting closer. He is not taking mounjaro, but he is steadily losing the little bit of extra he carried, because we eat more mindfully. I may never catch him!
Longer term goal is to get to a healthy bmi, about 11 kilos, to there. Maybe I will then want to get to the middle of that range, but I doubt it, I have huge hands and feet, and a magnificent bust! In my memory, I’m quite skinny at 11 stone.

Morning everyone - lovely to see that there are loads of positive updates this week, looks like February is going to be a successful month with the festive season well behind us and everyone settled back into better habits.

well done on the new stone brackets and clothes sizes. Love hearing that I’m not the only one now obsessed with charity shop small size bargains. I popped into my local one on a whim this week and came out with some crisp white shirts in sizes 8&10. Felt so smug after putting back a shirt in M&S at the weekend as it was nearly £40. These ones are even nicer and were about £7 each! Also got a couple of dresses- like you @cannyvalleyim now very low on workwear for some trips I’ve got coming up and charity shops seem to have loads of tailored dresses and smart blazers etc - I think maybe so many people work from home now they are all clearing out work wardrobes.

my weight is staying perfectly stable this week still exactly 4stone down on my April starting weight. It’s boring now getting on scales as so predictable but I do feel like the urge to see numbers drop is fading which is really positive. And I don’t panic when it bobs up over 10stone some days as it’s always back to 9st13 a day or 2 later. I hope this is my permanent new set point as it suits me well without being too skinny.

the only thing I am still doing really badly at is movement and strength training. Work is just so intense but I know I need to make time. Need a kick up the (now too flat) arse!

Official Sunday weigh in and it's 1.5lb off! Happy with that after a few weeks of not really moving.

After my last post a few people asked if I could go up a dose, I was at 10mg which is sooo expensive so to go up even higher didn't feel possible for me. I had already started to stretch out my jab to 10 days just to make it last longer but obviously that wasn't working for me, so I've actually moved back down to 7.5 and will stick to the proper dosing schedule. I have felt more in control again this week so🤞I'm back on track.

My biggest struggle at the moment is finding clothes that fit. I like to buy from vinted but I seem to be anything from a 12 to a 16 depending what I buy so I've had mixed success and my work wardrobe options are rapidly depleting!

Morning 🌄

SW 87.65kg
CW 67.85kg
GW 65kg

So I lost about 0.5kg this week. Happy with that!

I think I was at my heaviest this time last year - around 90kg. So I've lost 22kg or 3 1/2 stone in a year. Amazing - never thought it would be possible! But so so relieved... The extra weight was also like an extra mental load, weighing me down and making me feel bad about myself. It's so freeing to have it gone!

Well done to everyone on all your losses and NSVs.

@Stasis26I agree about the charity shop formal wear! I normally just shop on Vinted but I think it's better to be able to try on a blazer, so I hit up the charity shops in my local area. I found a beautiful Zara blazer in a medium (size 10!) for a fiver! Was so pleased. Think I'm a convert now 😁