January 2025 starters - goal weight era

[HeidiLite]

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@cloudjumpersorry to hear work is causing you stress. I've always been a stress eater with the exception of when severely stressed and then I don't eat. Do you have someone you trust at work to talk through it? It sounds like it's not you. I'm running a ridiculous number of projects at the moment but I like being this busy but I worry that I'm dropping balls everywhere. Perhaps the focus plan can highlight the issues with the environment rather than you??

@Zempy I would love a crazy cat! I just feel like my life is finally opening up with the man wanting to spend time with me and the teenager wanting to spend less time with me! And even a cat is a bit of a tie. The cuddles might be worth it though 🐈
When I did my ‘arms 14 day challenge’ part of it was exercise but part was massage with moisturiser and that definitely made a difference to mine! Might be worth a try?
@26inprogress Brazil sounds amazing! I’m hoping for a long haul holiday next year as the house spending should be much less. There is literally nothing left to do!
I will try the little ‘tights’ socks - might help! Can’t hurt 🙄 in a disappointing twist of aging I am wondering if it’s the start of bunions 😭runs in the family and make getting shoes to fit a real nightmare
@myladyjane I hope you didn’t have to work too much over the weekend? And I hope your hayfever isn’t too terrible?
@DGmaintaining i am still on a low dose of wli. I am taking 3mg every 10 days at present But I am not sure if that is enough. I really don’t want my weight to creep up. But . . . I have only my diminishing stash of pens and I don’t think I can get more due to my weight annd BMI even if I can find the money and I do want to come off it totally really. I am hopeful that generics will come in soon and the cost will reduce. I am under 70kg again today so I’ll take that!
I hope the genetic testing gives you a good result. I have friends with both outcomes and although difficult it has helped them all make informed future plans.
@Wtafmakeitstop well done for being under your weight! I am also trying to manufacture a ‘leeway!’ Good luck to both of us
@tinyemmy keep us informed about the restart journey, I think many people will be doing that over the years!
@Jins you are an inspiration! Paddle boarding at a festival sounds wonderful- makes me think I need to do some paddle boarding again
@cloudjumper so good to hear from you!
good look on the maintenance/ titratiing down journey.
Summer holidays are a stress on top of work stress- I hope it all goes better soon! I am moving jobs at the moment as my boss is asking for things that are impossible with the current resources (mainly too few staff)
Enjoy your sister visiting!

I am sitting outside on my new (massively expensive) but beautiful patio, catching up with you all, enjoying the sun before work and drinking coffee. Enjoying the early morning calm. I have a decent day at work in the run up to moving roles, admin this morning and meetings this afternoon.
I have Pilates this afternoon and then want to start a better routine for workouts. Let’s see how I get on!
Have a good Monday everyone xxx 🌅

Back home, refreshed and ready to take on real life again. I’m even going to brave the scales despite my rather poor nutrition over the weekend coupled with the worst case of constipation this year. I’ll be jabbing a day late.

@BreezyPeer DH scoured Google maps when we realised the camping area was right next to a river and found a couple of launch areas so we took the paddleboard and inflatable dinghy with us. The dinghy proved to be the best £15 we’ve ever spent in Lidl 😆

I’ve now completed 3 weeks on Holy Basil Extract and I’m debating whether I can be bothered to try to get Daridorexant off-label. I suppose I should on principle but the need has reduced.

Weighed in at 8:1 again so am maintaining on between 5 and 6 mg per week. I adjust it depending on how I feel.

My lovely friend I met for tea cake and scandal has sent me a pot of Trinny Elevate in the post!! So generous of her as it is £££

It feels and smells really nice. Will report back on the state of my throat!

Definitely report back on that @Zempy as I’ve been thinking about it. Although I do think Prai is helping. I keep being tempted by some Korean oil that is being touted on social media for my arms even though I know it has to be a load of rubbish.

Just weighed. 8st 7 so bang on where I think I should be and 1.2lbs up from my shock 8st 5.8 last week. Will drop my dose down a bit today.

I’ve been using elavator ( although not religiously!), in my second bottle and it seems to be getting better, although that could also be the collagen….
hope everyone ok, wrote a long post twice and lost it!

Hope all is well ladies. Glad to see maintenance is back on track for those who veered off target. And lotions and potions are working their magic.

I will likely have to sort my neck out soon. It’s been fine from a moisture pov, but it’s always been a bit ‘sinewy’ and even more so now. Veins, ligaments, weird bands of muscle all very visible.

In DNA testing news, I seem to have a blindness when it comes to getting the correct date for medical appointments. Thought I had the blood test this morning, got up extra early, got fully ready, swigged a last minute coffee, checked the appointment just to be sure - nope, not for another two weeks! Which is when we’re so have had rebooked it at another hospital for next Friday.

I’m not great at remembering dates for medical things either. Well the date stays in my head ok but I don’t seem to connect it to the actual day very well. I have loads of reminders set on my phone nowadays as the rhythm has changed since I retired. Miss my work diary (not really)

Some good news in that DS1 now has full mobility in his good foot so the physio worked. Oh to have the powers of recovery of the young - takes months nowadays rather than weeks. Still we have all breathed a huge sigh of relief and are now counting down the days until the boot comes off.

I’m now fully recovered from festivalling and looking forward to the next one. I have to say that Woodshrop exceeded expectations but the location and weather was perfect. It’s on the list for next year.

Disrupted eating now over and I’m back to 8st 5.8 which gives me a quiet thrill even though I think it’s probably a bit too light. I’m going to see how it goes for now

Hello all! Back from holidays, Corsica was glorious! @DGmaintaining we stayed in Porto Vecchio area, then one night in Corte in the middle of the island and then in Calvi.
If you don't want to drive, calvi is perfect - huge beach in town and a tiny train that takes you along the coast. Was a bit windy though. Porto Vecchio beaches are also amazing, but I think you would need a car there. Ate a lot, had wine - weight unchanged. That's quite a surprise, before MJ I would have gained several kilos. Did go to gym a few times, but otherwise it was not a massively active holiday.
Was a bit funny, looking around in one of the gyms and thinking that wow people are fit here! Then noticed that most of them seemed to be tourists - you can see if someone is a regular to this specific gym, or just visiting. And of course, only a fitness obsessed lunatic spends their holidays lifting weights, right? 😁

But the main thing - for once, I was not regretting that I didn't manage to get in shape for the holiday, again. I was not self-conscious in bikini, I was wearing tiny tops and mini skirts and felt great! I was not immediately deleting all photos because they were 'unflattering'. Love it!

Good morning 🌅 losers and maintainers!
I have a pre birthday day off work. I am joining some friends for afternoon tea and then a local football match this evening. I jabbed yesterday as it has been 10 days. I am hovering around 11 stone 70kg, only just under, so I took 4mg this time instead of 3. Just want to get back to nearer my bottom goal weight.
I am 2 months into HRT so having a predictable cycle again might help? (Who knows?)
@HeidiLite so pleased you had a good break away! It sounds lovely. The photos thing is so much more important than I realised. Looking good in a photo makes the memory better- love the gym bunnies on holiday!
@Jins so pleased about the foot. You are right the young recover so quickly. Thank goodness.
I am impressed with your festival going. In the spirit of trying new things at my ripe old age I might need to pop than on my list.
@DGmaintaining some of the side effects from losing weight positive and negative are completely unexpected. Like the photos thing and the neck thing. I religiously moisturise my neck and it’s not too bad as long as I don’t look too closely 🤣
@26inprogress let us know how elevator goes! My facebook is full of adverts for it
and you @Zempy - I need recommendations.
Have a great Friday everyone xxx

sorry to hear about work troubles @cloudjumper - a boss who doesn't appreciate you is horrible for your confidence, you get stressed and nervous and start making mistakes that you otherwise never would. Not great management on their part when they actually cause your performance to drop.

@DGmaintaining Good to get checked. A friend of mine got a positive but as her family all had ovarian cancer and not breast, she decided to get her fallopian tubes out. I didn't know that ovarian cancer mostly originates in tubes and not ovaries. So whatever the result, you can make an informed decision.

@Jins happy to hear foot is improving! Indeed young people don't appreciate how fast they heal. Any scratch or injury nowadays takes for ever.

Thanks for the Corsica tips @HeidiLite will take a look at those spots! We’re off to Cornwall in a week…which is my fave staycation place, can’t wait for seafood, seaviews and south coast walks.

And yes, they did mention the increased risk of ovarian and pancreatic cancer with the brca2 mutation. Neither of which affected my family yet, just multiple cases of breast cancer on my dad’s side of the family. Small mercy that it’s much easier to screen for and detect breast cancer early on, compared to the other two. So I’m unlikely to touch fallopian tubes, but think I would consider a preventative mastectomy. Boobs are barely there anyway!

DH has managed to hit a sales target today which means he passes probation with his new job. I’m so pleased for him! We could have managed financially if he lost it, but the impact on his self confidence would have been tough.

Morning all!

My weight continues to drop which is a surprise as I’ve been maintaining steadily for months. I’m not trying to lose any more so I’m putting it down to my body finally deciding to shed the surplus belly fat. BMI still +/- 21 but body fat now 24.5, visceral fat 3 and metabolic age dropped to 58.

@BreezyPeer my days of big festivals are long gone. We look for smaller ones without big name headliners nowadays. The one we’ve just been to was only tribute acts and the camping areas were very well controlled without the scrum of tents pitched on fire lanes. Always worth trying something new I think.

I’m hoping to get into my sewing room today as it’s quite a bit cooler. Mardi Gras outfits need sorting for the next festival 😆. It won’t be anything too outrageous but it’ll be good to get rid of some of the more vibrant fabrics from the stash.

Morning all

Jins That festival sounds right up my street!

DG have a lovely time in Cornwall

after seeming to stabilise my weight went down again but I do think it’s heat/dehydration related.

i am actually now ready for the summer to be over. I have turned into one of those people. I want to be in cute jumpers and a new coat. I want to be cosy.

it doesn’t help that dds have been off since early June and I have had my holiday. Also my swimming lake has been awful this year - too many people behaving really badly and no control from the management. It used to me a stress reliever but now it’s a stress causer. Am off to a NT place today with dd2 to see an exhibition about gothic art so that will come with a cake!

Oof. Put new batteries in the scale and I’m 61.45kg today! A new high since hitting target last year. I’ve eaten dinner out three times this week. I did a heavy weights session yesterday and had dinner at a friend’s last night where the homemade ice-cream sandwiches she brought out for dessert were enormous (and I made myself finish one!). But haven’t been this weight since June last year. Think I’ll do the full 2.5mg today and then ‘maybe’ keep an eye on calorie intake.

Hi all

ooh Corsica sounds great @HeidiLite, glad you had a fab time!
good news about ds @jinsand festivals/ outfits sound amazing!
Hope NT place and cake food @myladyjanebut noooo to summer being over, I’m loving it!
@DGmaintainingI'm sure it will disappear soon. Put it down to a one off week, get back on track and it’ll be good.

I’ve had a terrible week too, couple of friends are having issues so been out two evenings and had wine, dinner at a friends another night with wine and outfor dinner with more friends last night and wine 🫣so I’m 3 pounds up.. back on track today though, need to lose it pre holiday! Went back to reformers for the first time since my op 3 1/2 weeks ago and my abdomen and lower back are really painful so maybe I did a bit much too soon, not happy that I may have to wait longer.. I have hit 10000 steps every day for the past 2 weeks though so that’s something.

Quieter week here this week, our building work continues, so lots of walks hopefully and DS back from a school expedition to Guatemala on Wed, he’s been away for 2 weeks, can’t wait to see him and hear all about his adventures before he then goes away again to Boardmasters for 5 days 😳

Enjoy your Sunday evenings all!

Morning all!

DH is working this morning, his first Monday morning since January so that’s going to be a shock to his system. I’m still enjoying my first coffee in bed which feels a bit decadent. Today should be jab day but I jabbed a day late last week so I’ll see how I feel later.

My 10mg pen from WePrescribe arrived last week and it’s another old style one which pleased me. I’m currently alternating 5mg and 6.6mg which is suiting me very well but as I’m losing weight I probably need to titrate down a bit. I need to check the dates on my stashed pens as well as I don’t want them going out of date. I suspect my stashed 5mg is next up.

My nephew is 18 on Friday so there won’t be any ‘children’ in close family any more. Feels odd. We won’t see him on or near the day due to unpleasant family dynamics but my niece is organising a get together for August which will be lovely.

Decided to jab 7.5 mg (45 clicks from a 10mg pen today), want to lose a bit pre holiday and just can’t seem to get on track at the moment. I think I’ve maybe got one or two more doses from this and then only have a 5mg pen left! Messaged Pharmulous with photos of Oushk pen ( as told them I needed to leave 10mg because of op), so really hoping they’ll let me order another 7.5 but omg haven’t they gone up since pengate😬
Happy birthday to your nephew Jins, that’s quite a milestone for your family and glad you get to celebrate next month.

This maintaining is hard work! I’ve gone back to food tracking as it seems to keep me on the straight and narrow

Yes I still track my food, even if I’m having a tree terrible eating day! The 7.5mg seems to have taken the edge off although I still have munchies, food noise hasn’t disappeared completely. Still waiting to hear whether Pharmulous will send a 7.5mg pen… does anyone have any recommendations for places who’ll still send if you don’t order for a while as it’s much cheaper to buy a bigger dose pen and take smaller doses. I only have one 5mg left from pre pen gate!

@DGmaintaining wierdly, I have only been to Cornwall once as a child, it always just seems so far away! It does look beautiful though so it needs to go on the list.
So pleased about DH, passing probation is a big milestone - holiday will be a celebration 🎉
@Jins thats a good idea about smaller local festivals but camping still isn’t my thing
How interesting you are continuing to loss weight
I hope it is the belly - that sounds like a good thing to lose
i am just staying under my top target weight- I would like a bit of leeway so I need to get back to sensible eating after nearly a month of birthday celebrations 🤣
@myladyjane i’m sorry to hear about your swimming lake- it’s such a pain when other people ‘ find’ your special places

I have to go into the office today (again!) connected to my new job

As my birthday celebrations are pretty much over, I want to think about some ‘resolutions’
not decided yet but reading, weights, time outside and lots of dinners with friends are in the mix - I’m going to make some decisions and keep you all in the loop-
Have a good Wednesday everyone xxx

weights @BreezyPeer , definitely weights 😀💪

Just measured up for a sewing project and it definitely is the belly that’s going. I’ve lost 3cm from natural waist and 5cm from just below belly button. This makes me very happy.

I don’t do camping either @BreezyPeer but we cheat and take out caravan. Can’t beat a nice hot shower on a camping field. We are taking a tent to the next one as we don’t like the look of the access (potential for grounding the van) but it’s only for one night and if I’m honest that worries me less than the lineup. It’s an ongoing family joke that DHs dream headliner is the Wurzels so I’m taking one for the team. Creedence Clearwater Revival are on just before them so I’ll be having an early night with my noise cancelling headphones 😆

It’s now a week since I tried to renew my bt broadband contract. I’ve been clear throughout that I want exactly the same but cheaper but I’ve now had to cancel 3 orders for the next level up including one from the complaints handler yesterday. I’ve got 3 fancy routers stacked up in the hall ready for return as well. Is nothing straightforward anymore?

another heat wave here and my legs were feeling quite heavy and swollen, so found a new place that offers lymphatic drainage massage. She was briliant and I just noticed that a raised lymph node I have had on my neck for years (doc not concerned) is gone! amazing. Have booked another appointment.

Oh that sounds good @HeidiLite, and incredible the lymph node has gone!!

@jins,I flipping hate sorting out broadband/ utilities etc, why is it so hard!! The Wurzels!! They’ll be brilliant, sounds like loads of fun!
@BreezyPeerI love the month long birthday celebrations, well done for getting back under your top target, that’s fab! Congrats on the new job too. Exciting! All of those resolutions sound fab!

1 1/2 pounds down today 🎉just another pound and a half but I’d like to lose 3 I think to give me wiggle room! I also bought a bikini 😳it’s got high pants and is kind of halter neck bandeau, I got a matching tankini top so when we’re away with our friends I can wear that, not feeling confident enough atm to wear a bikini! Have also had some luck with Vinted, a gorgeous Me and em skirt and a dress for bargain prices, and I saw a lovely dress on a friend of a friend yesterday, hunted it down and got a new one in Vinted for £25, it’s this season and is £70, so feeling pleased with myself! Have sold a few things too (and bought a couple of duds!)

v hot here today so inside sorting holiday plans out and waiting for ds to land🎉.

@myladyjane have you had your blood tests yet?