January 2025 starters - goal weight era

[HeidiLite]

New thread!

I jabbed yesterday, 2.5mg, I am a kilo down today, clearly I am not, but 👻, what the heck. I remembered to look at my new pen, I am still not clear whether it is minus the bonus dose. The pen looks like it tapers a bit at the needle end. I don't remember that before so maybe it is at that end rather than the plunger end. No idea.

One thing I noticed a long time ago and it came back to me as I got a clean set of towels out of the cupboard this morning. I no longer have to make sure that I get a bath sheet out, a bath towel will do.

Hello my springtime imps.

i am having a bit of a mental moment. Today I took my first ‘lower’ dose and started reverse dieting. My average calorie intake has been around 1100 in my loss phase then I raise it a bit when I started exercising to around 1200 (which suited me well actually and o lost about half a stone fairly easily). Now trying to see what regularly hitting between 1200 and 1300 does but I am freaking out a bit at seeing the calories. I also moved to 9mg today rather than 10. So all in all my head is freaking out a bit….

@myladyjane might be exactly what you need, fx.

@DGmaintaining ah lovely when you can finish the week on a more positive note - what's with the derailing colleague?

Have swapped my wardrobe. notes: I do not need any more sports clothes.
I also have way way too many tiered floaty maxi skirts. I still like them all, but they are very much holiday skirts and I honestly don't have that many holidays. Large IKEA bag to go on Vinted and several bags for charity.

Don't forget @myladyjane that in loss phase you'd have been aiming for a deficit of around 500 cals a day to lose 1-2lb a week so if you've been doing that on 1100-1200 cals your maintenance should be more like 1600-1700 cals.

Had a pretty bad week last week, managed to get food poisoning and a friend of mine died after a long battle with cancer. Very expected but just so sad.
on the upside, I've got a first interview this week. I've been doing some interview prep with Claude which has been surprisingly helpful.

sorry to hear, @MJalltheway , still of course sad even if it was expected.

But good luck with the interview! Something new and different?

@MJalltheway I am really sorry to hear that - such things are so heartbreaking. Good luck with your interview prep.

@HeidiLite I thought of you yesterday (that’s not weird;)). Went to the gym with dd2 and she made me go on the assisted pull up machine which always looks like a torture device. I thought you would be proud of me! Not only did i manage to do a set but I thought it was fun. I ache a bit this morning but I’m going to add it into my routine….

@myladyjane I am very proud of you! Pullups are cool and getting to the first one is the trickiest. Took me 47 years (well to be fair for most of those years, I was not trying, but still)! Getting from 1 to 3 or 5 is way easier.

@MJalltheway that sounds like a thoroughly rubbish week to have gone through. Sending you good vibes.

I tried to do 1000 cals a day over the weekend. Saturday I did it, yesterday I did not, today I am as weak as a kitten and unbelievably hungry. And hangry. I am not a good dieter. I don’t know how you have all done 1100 cals for long periods.

And I just want to say that there is a bloke next to me on the train who is sniffing and burping so loudly that I may have to slam his laptop lid on his fingers if he carries on.

oooh @Polkadotdash commiserations. I have misophonia. DH has allergies and sniffs the entire day, DS eats with his mough open like a cow and a colleague sitting next to me insist on eating bowls of cornflakes at her desk. How they all are still alive is a mystery.

Hope all ok with you @Jinsand that ds ok, congrats on the loss too.
How’s Marrakech @Zempy, hope you have a fantastic time. Interesting article, where do I sign up!!
great news @Polkadotdashon the loss! I don’t agree it’s calories in and out either, I struggled for years eating less than I do on MJ.

@myladyjanehope it works, like @MJallthewaymaintaining says maintenance cals probably higher than you think it’s harder to figure out than losing, well for me it is!

I’m so sorry to hear about your friend @MJalltheway. Good luck with your interview.

another one with misophonia and hate commuting because of the sniffing and chewing 😬.

Went to 5mg last week, had sore boobs and woke up with lower back ache last night and had my first bleed in a few years. Need to go in touch with the GP, think it’s probably changing my HRT and have been here before, scans and possible op, work is so busy I don’t even know when I’m going to get to call the doctor. Jury definitely out on my new job, hoping it’s just because it’s new but I’m not enjoying it!

Sorry to hear about the job @26inprogress. Hope it improves for you. All is well here and will no doubt improve greatly after the funeral on the 30th. DS2s investigation is on hold until they have considered the complaint he has made (which is still to be put in writing) but he’s been told not to worry. So it’s going as well as it could at this point.

Sorry to hear about your friend @MJalltheway. I lost one of the few school friends I kept in touch with recently and it’s an awful feeling. She’s the last of our trio of funerals in two weeks and it’s the one I expect to blubber my way through.

We lit the pizza oven on Sunday and had a family pizza night which went pretty well considering. I found a recipe for Italian meatballs and they were amazing. As usual I didn’t have a key ingredient (pine nuts) and had to sub cream cheese for ricotta but they were so good I’ve put a post it in the book to remind me.

Loose skin now extending to forearms. Not a great look. Slight improvement in my wrinkly face I think so I’m hoping in time that may improve more but I actually don’t care too much. Turns out that in the face vs figure debate it’s figure for me.

What is it you don't enjoy about the new role @26inprogress ?

I'm back on the good train after a weekend away. I need to carve off a few lbs to get in the lower part of my buffer before heading off for the weekend again on Saturday. I miss running. It was a lot easier to keep it off when I could run most days. But - I've been off for 8 months now, and mainly keeping in my 2lb buffer, so I'm quite proud of myself.

@myladyjane I have always wanted to do a pull up. Good luck. I haven't tried one for a while, and you've made me tempted to give it a go again.

@Polkadotdash I found 1000 cals a day easier because of the MJ. If you are struggling, then you need a higher dose. I know it's tricky because of price though. There is no way I would be happy on those cals now for a few days, now I'm off it.

I was away with my friends on the weekend. And for the first time, I'm not one of the biggest. In fact, I was one of the smallest, and definitely one of the fittest (we went for a hike) It felt strange. But I also felt jealous of them, because they don't seem to worry about it all, or have the same issues as me.

@Jins pleased for things are calmish. I always have the best of intentions with recipes but only I eat them and I can’t be arsed…,

@26inprogress sorry work is balls. Hopefully you will settle. Is it the role or the people that’s giving you pause?

I am FREAKING a bit - hello there disordered thinking around food I’ve missed you. I had my first weigh in after my reverse dieting and I’ve gained a lb, possibly a pound and a half. This has sent me spiralling. I am a bit constipated, my hrt seems to be dicking around and I’m sore from the gym so 3 very good reasons why it may have gone up a smidge but NO it must be my shocking gluttony. Honestly, I get sick of this I really do. I know I will now weigh every day and watch calories again until it goes down rather than trust the process. My brain pisses me right off. And there was a thread the other day about stopping before you reach a healthy bmi which is what I’ve done and it made me feel quite shit as a few people were very judgey on it. And I looked fat in the gym. SULK

@myladyjane a lifetime of fighting our weight, old habits die hard.

@26inprogress I’m really sorry to hear that your new job isn’t settling. Do you feel like they missold the post to you?

I’m having a week of quiet quitting this week. I need to put zero effort in for a while as maximum effort seems to not net any reward.

@Jins you have so many farewells to say at the moment. Sending you strength.

@myladyjane it is impossible to escape that voice in your head about the overeating. People talk about food noise and how MJ stops that but what about stopping the witch that constantly nags you about only eating small portions, leaving half of a meal, restricting calories as much as possible. I think that’s another side effect of MJ that no one talks about.

and @Thelittlestranger I’m definitely not getting any benefits from the 7.5mg dose. I either need to sell more shite on Vinted to afford the higher dose or throw the towel in. My appetite is precisely what it is without MJ, which is why I’m still a size 16 after more than a year of weight loss injections. Weirdly id love to have a haggard face rather than the fat, moon shaped one I have. At least it would mean I’d actually lost some fecking weight!!

I’m still in Morocco, going home tomorrow. Had a FANTASTIC time.

I have eaten really well, but definitely too much alcohol which will show on the scale.

Sympathies to those having a difficult time. 💐

Thanks everyone. It’s just a very different environment than I’m used to, all about performance, not supportive and I’m 2 team members down, being pulled into all sorts of things that have been outstanding for a long time after my predecessor left in December. There’s no let up, presenteeism culture and it’s very challenging. Not sure how it fits with my values atm!! Still it’s early days and the first few months are always tough. Trying to be pragmatic and do what I can but working v long hours and not sure I’m achieving!
good news on DS @Jinsand hope tomorrow goes as well as it can. Sorry to hear about all of your goodbyes. Sending strength.

Really pleased to hear you’ve had such a fab time @Zempy, if you can’t overindulge on holiday when can you! Safe flight home.

well done @Thelittlestrangeryou're doing brilliantly managing to maintain. Are you unable to run because of injury?

@myladyjaneit’s so boring isn’t it, I’d love to be one of the lucky ones who don’t need to be on their weight all the time but sadly I know I will forever. Sounds like a lot of stuff has conspired against you at the same time so 🤞🏻for a whoosh soon.

@Polkadotdashsorry work still shit, quiet quitting this week sounds like a plan. Look after yourself.

I’m back down to 10 8 after going up to 10 10 when I was at home last week and not eating properly. My poor husband is doing all the cooking and sorting at the moment, I’m getting home and flipping, I’m not much company 😬. Cannot wait for the bank holiday weekend!

@myladyjane I don’t think I’ll ever get over disordered eating. Even at higher doses of MJ when I was losing well it was there.

I’ve learned from funeral 1 on Monday that I need to check the fit of what I’m proposing to wear as all four pairs of my black ‘work’ trousers were too big and swimming on me. Also I could only find one of the shoes I planned to wear so had to sub in an alternative pair which are now in the charity bag due to comfort issues. Thank goodness for my very old black coat which I bought probably 40 years ago when I got my first job and have only ever worn for funerals. That is a magical coat. I was barely a size 8 when I bought it and I’ve worn it when I was at least a size 16. Tomorrow it will be worn again, this time with freshly taken in trousers and the correct footwear.

I’m really counting the days till we fly to Turkey. 16! It’s going to be just what we need and it’ll give DS2 a break from us as well. I’m going to do the bath test with all my swimwear to see if it gets into the suitcase 🤣

Sorry to hear that so many of you are finding work unpleasant at the moment. It’s just relentless at times.

@Zempy amazing! I am so pleased you enjoyed yourself thoroughly

@Jins my mum has a similar magic coat. I hope you all get some respite soon and turkey is within touching distance now. I will think of you lying in the bath in your swimwear, hoping that the boobs don’t escape

@26inprogress hmmm. Hopefully it will settle. Culture is a hard thing to tolerate and so dependant on robust leadership to manage it well. It may relax when you are up to speed - I know we had had feedback in my work that we throw people in too quickly and n our case it’s because leadership resource very lean so leavers really cause an issue for the rest of the teams workload. Then when the new person joins it’s like a big breath of relief and we forget we come on too strong.

good news my constipation has eased (I know you all needed that update) but my hrt is being a right dick. Hopefully just a wobble as it’s been great so far and I know these things aren’t linear. My reduced dose seems to be sitting well so far. Feeling a bit more hungry but no noise or anything so fingers crossed

@26inprogress that sounds challenging. I used to work for an American company where it was allllll about presenteeism, boasting how hard you work and all you have done ooh working days and nights.
I'm from Nothern Europe where people would think you're a lunatic if you did that. Found it very challenging. Hope it improves!

I'm having usual workplace challenges - some people really fight tooth and nail about who is more right instead of concentrating how we can deal with the actual issue. Honestly like a kindergarten sometimes - yes yes she started it, but can't you finish?? 😂

Morning lovelies. @jins, where are you going in Turkey? We've been watching the current series of race across the world where they've just crossed Turkey and it looked absolutely fabulous. We made many notes on where we'd like to visit!
hope things settle down for you @26inprogress. Presenteeism culture seems so backwards and outdated now.
Ive got my first interview this afternoon, done lots of prep work for it so hoping it goes ok. I'm not 100% sure on the job anyway, just because of commuting distance really.

weight has started creeping up this week, not sure if it's because I'm eating more or because I'm not exercising, so will have to get a grip of that.
I just switched dentist and had a new patient appointment this week. The dentist was asking how often I eat sugary foods like cake, biscuits etc. and I realised it's so incredibly rare now! I can't remember the last time I ate a biscuit. Then she told me off for eating oranges every day 🤦‍♀️

Weighed in after five days AI and I only gained a pound! Incredible!

Straight back to work today. That’s going to be tough!

Good news @Zempy !! My weight is still 1/2lb over my 2lb buffer. I need to quit the evening baked treat (my son made)

@Jins - yes, where in Turkey? I think we are going there this Summer.

@26inprogress it's always tough settling into a new role, but particularly for HR. For some reason, I don't think people understand quite how much HR teams actually have to do and some of my HR partners haven't been great at explaining it to teams. I hope it settles down soon.

@MJalltheway good luck with your interview! After 2 months off, I have been offered a new role which ticks most of what I would have been looking for, if asked, when leaving the last place. Flexible, reduced days, decent salary, equity. I just can't seem to get excited about it. I'm enjoying not working so much. I really wanted the Summer off, but I would be stupid not to take it. So I'm trying to delay the start as much as possible because I know I will go all in when it starts.

@26inprogress I injured my SLI joint in January and have only managed to run sporadically since. And each time it's been painful. It's why I started pilates in the first place. But - I have been for two runs this week, and I think it's fixed. No pain at all! 4.5 miles and 3 miles on consecutive days. I'm so chuffed. Just need to not overdo it now.

Off to London today. Enjoy your days!

Well done @Zempy. I tend to lose slightly on AI holidays as buffets aren’t usually very good for coeliacs.

@MJalltheway we’re going to Lara Beach this time. It’s not our usual sort of location but we both felt a fly and flop was just what we needed. Little did we know on booking how true that would end up. Best of luck for the interview.

I’m having a bit of a lie in to steel myself for the day. The funeral is at 3.30 so hopefully by 8 I should be back home. The lads have already put plans in place for an early exit from the wake but DH and I are a bit stuck. Bets are being taken on whether DHs brother will have requested GF sandwiches (as they are for me he definitely won’t have done). Then from tomorrow all wider family events become optional and at least two of us have set up permanent apologies. Families!!!!

I really need to blitz the house this weekend. It’s peak moulting time for our cats and they have a lot of fur

@MJalltheway the dentist will always find something in your diet to tell you off about. I ‘confessed’ to drinking sparkling water occasionally and got told off. You can’t win. And good luck with your interview.
And more new roles too with @Thelittlestranger getting an offer. We are a busy crew.
I had my end of year review yesterday. More confidence bashing. Apparently I’m not ‘bold’ enough in meetings and assertive enough but at the same time I’m also too unwilling to accept a senior member of the team’s seniority on matters they ‘know’ more about than me. So the message is both speak up and shut up. Another game you can’t win.