March 2025 Starters thread 8 the one where some of us are maintaining or nearing goal

[TheSpoonyNavyReader]

Hey lovely ladies

Let’s carry on supporting each other.

@JabbaJibba That is amazing progress! You must feel so proud!

@Bipaloss Glad to hear the weight is on the move again!

@northernlight20 I’ve also found holiday weight actually comes off quite quickly if you just focus when you’re back. I’m sure lots of it is water weight.

Still maintaining here although more towards the top end of my comfortable range. I’m going to try and get 4 or 5 pounds off now so that I’ve got some in the bank before I go on holiday. And I know September and October are going to be busy work months with lots of travel so again banking some pounds is sensible. I know what my lowest healthy weight is so as long as I don’t drop below that I won’t worry about being on the lighter end of normal for a bit. Janice might have to keep her gob shut though.

I had a Janice moment yesterday but of the male sex so we will call him Jeremy!

He told me I had gone too far and that I was looking ill and that I need to start lifting heavy weights oh Jeremy I am! And I need to stop injecting (not done that for months) he does not know I was in MJ.

I said OH Jeremy let me give you some words of advice you are obese weigh 19 stone can’t go up stairs without being out of breath and you need a new knee, come back to me with your own opinions when you are in a healthy BMI like I am.

I would have never said anything before and just smiled I am not sure if it’s perimenopause or my new found confidence but my goodness it liberating.

I can confirm that Jeremy is a cockwomble

Good for you @TheSpoonyNavyReader. I’m gobsmacked at how free people are with their negative comments on weight loss.

The cockwombles are clearly out in force this weekend. I've just got back from an afternoon BBQ at my DD's godmother. The brother of her husband decided it was appropriate to berate me in front of all the guests for being too thin, looking old, and losing tit size. Fortunately DD's godmother takes no shit from anyone. I don't think he'll be commenting again.

@TheBossOfMe what a k*ob, glad you had some good back up there.

Had a size 8 Janice acquaintance this weekend ‘concerned’ for me. “You’re so TINY!!” she kept repeating. Yes, I’m the same size as you now Janice. Must be very difficult for you. (I said to myself later)

@Ingangoolie I honestly don’t know what goes through people’s heads when they comment on someone’s appearance. It’s so rude. I couldn’t really give a crap if I look a bit older. TBH I don’t think I do, almost everyone says how well I look. I’ll take all the wonderful NSVs and knowing that I’m more likely to avoid getting T2 diabetes or any of the many other weight related diseases that have killed almost everyone in my parents generation over a few bits of saggy skin. And BTW cockwomble, my tits are still magnificent 😂

@TheBossOfMe 😂💪

I'm still here too. I just stopped reading as I felt uncomfortablewith the way things were headed. I got to my lowest weight of 159lbs (from 190lbs start) in December. I gained a bit over Christmas but settled around 162-3. Then I came off the jabs and it all went tits up. I told myself if I got to 170lbs I needed to get a proper grip which i did so I now have.

So I'm back regularly jabbing HOWEVER the scales don't tell the full story for me. They are just one metric.

Since November I've got a parkrun PB, a 5k PB and a 10k PB. Im still in all the size 12 clothes I bought last summer and I'm currently training for a marathon in December. I've also entered a 100 mile ultra in May next year. I'm working with a PT in the gym and eating much better.

So i actually think I'm doing ok. I jab 3.75 every week and plan to keep doing that for the foreseeable. I weigh daily and only gained 0.2lbs after a two week holiday with no jab and unlimited food and drink. All the running helped there.

So I'm doing ok. Feel fit and healthy. Would like to get back in the low 60s but accept that the muscle I'm building is contributing to the weight on the scales. I am nearly 56 after all.

@TheSpoonyNavyReaderyou look boobalicious ❤️

@AddictedtoCrunchies That sounds very ok indeed! I’m still plodding a lot at running but it’s definitely helping keep the weight down. The thought of doing anything longer than a 10k is dreadful though 😂

Hey ladies, I’m happy to report that of the 1st 2lbs gained on my recent family holiday, a stone of it has now been lost. It was clearly water and bloat weight. I’m so glad as I feel back to my comfortable non bloated self.

@northernlight20 That’s really good news - it’s funny how we’ve all really settled into understanding that the odd holiday gain isn’t a disaster and feel confident that it will come off again easily.

I’m still jabbing, not commented for quite a while. Just had a bit of a catch up!

I’ve lost 6st 7lb, and still have about 3 stone to go. I’ve plateaued for ages, and feel like 12.5mg is just not working for me at all. I took my last jab of it on Friday, and will move up to 15mg next week. I’m hoping that works.

Well done 6 and a half stone is an amazing achievement.

I plateaued for about 3 months the same lb went and came back so much and then I had a woosh, I still lost inches which was really strange.

After 75 weeks & 150 pounds lost im now at my goal weight!! Im still classed as over weight but im happy with my size so its time to start looking at maintenance.
I have been teary all morning. I started this journey squeezing myself into a size 28 & now im sat here in a size 12 dress. I never ever felt this was achievable, I just wish I had started it earlier.

That’s exactly the same for me! I’m losing inches, and my clothes now vary between sizes 12 - 16 (started at a snug 24). Just that the scales refuse to drop🤣

Well done to everyone, there are some fantastic posts on here👏

Congratulations 150lbs is astonishing, you should be so proud of yourself.

You have lost a whole person in weight, you are amazing. 🤩

@lilymty @PS5Gamer bravo brave people, great news.

Im pretty much at target now. I had a video call with provider this week, talked about maintenance, tapering etc. one option was switch to low dose wegovy. MJ v expensive to continue as maintenance, though I don’t want to lose the significant benefits of reduced inflammation, no snoring, no eczema etc etc, so wondering about Wegovy as a cheaper alternative. Anyone else in a similar position?

Some amazing updates, so pleased this thread is active again! @PS5GamerHope moving up gets you off the plateau and downhill again. The fact that the inches are coming off even if the scales aren’t moving is super positive though - that surely means you’re losing fat and replacing it with muscle as movement becomes easier at a lower weight. You’re over 2/3 of the way to goal, that’s amazing.

@lilymty Oh my, I’m not surprised you’re feeling tearful - that’s absolutely incredible, well done! As @TheSpoonyNavyReadersays, you’ve lost a whole person. That’s such a huge achievement, and can’t have been easy, I’m in awe of what you’ve done.

@IngangoolieI’m now down to 1.25mg every week and that seems to be enough to give me the inflammation benefit and no snoring. Although oddly I have a slightly upset stomach 2 days after jabbing when I had minimal SEs all the way through the weight loss phase. Go figure.

Still maintaining here - trying to get those few extra pounds in the bank but social and work life is busy so scales are hovering for me. August should be a bit easier though. I went away hiking for a couple of days and realised how easy I found going up and down a mountain compared to this time last year. I also felt a bit tearful when I stood on the top of the mountain - two years ago that took me almost twice as long to do and I was so out of breath doing it. MJ has given my life back. I’m so grateful for it. And so grateful for all of you wonderful people.

Done 3 shots of 15mg with 10 day gap and lost 2.5kg /5.5lb , is not as strong this week so will be reducing to 9 days but still lost 1lb

@PS5Gamer although this is my second round on MJ I completely stalled on. 12.5 but 15 is working so much more with 1-2 lb loss a week , so much so I have spaced out the doses to 10 days so that I can reduce days when it has less effect

NSV a dress I bought a few weeks ago that was a fitting snug dress is now loose on me , the feeling is addictive so I can understand the ones at goal that adjusting to not continue loosing is hard!

Well done @TheSpoonyNavyReader You must feel like a brand new person.

My weight crept back up into BMI 26, 10lb back on and I've started back onto 2.5mg. I also want to lose a bit more beyond where I got to before (BMI 24) to take it down to BMI 23. Had just fallen into eating too much again and too many snacks. Was easy to restart after six months off on Oushk.

@DeftGoldHedgehog good that you could restart. How did that go with Oushk, were you on their £15pcm keep a subscription for easy restart despite BMI<30?

I don't seem to have paid them anything other than £5 to go on the Taper plan at the back end of last year then ordering MJ from them until Jan (last dose Feb). I filled in their assessment, videoed myself getting on the scales and had a phone call with them, then it was approved to restart on 2.5mg.

I also have PCOS/endometriosis - was BMI 29.2 or something when I started, less than 30 anyway. I haven't had endo symptoms for ten years + 🤞Recently I have started combined HRT, Oushk gave me some advice on MJ affecting the progesterone element, so will just have to see how it goes as I wasn't taking HRT before. Feel good on both so far.

@DeftGoldHedgehog thanks, will look at the taper plan

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