It’s time to Spring into the maintainers thread 4, where we don’t eat all the Easter eggs and undo all our good work!

[MargoLivebetter]

Welcome to our 4th thread of continuing all the good work we’ve done, believing in ourselves and recognising all we’ve already achieved.

@MummyInTheNecropolis congratulations on your bikini wearing! It’s such a good feeling isn’t it? I wore one today in the local pool with my kids. I did feel sad at how cold i was the whole time though!! I’m sure the holiday gain will melt away soon enough. I am definitely a fan of not weighing for a few days when I get back because I think the scales do tend to be falsely elevated.

Pharmulous queried my 8 week gap so hopefully will approve after my reply, then going to change to Swift Doctor, so I can order every 8 weeks worry free.

Back from an all inclusive holiday and 4lbs up. Being strict to try and get rid, though it isn’t easy without the jabs. One year off them now.
I wore a bikini for the first time too…. My tummy didn’t tan at all! I think it was shocked after being covered up for years!

I may try swift doctor for my next one in that case, thanks for info: good luck with Pharmulous, I registered an official complaint with them yesterday!

@MummyInTheNecropolis how about that for bikini success on holiday! That's fantastic - you must have felt amazing. Did you catch a reflection in windows every now and then and wonder who that slim lady was, and then have the immense satisfaction of realizing it was you. (That's one of my favourite things to happen to me.)

Great to hear you had a lovely holiday and you are back on it again now you are home.

@Sadteacher 4lbs isn't really that much. It won't all be fat either, some of it will just be retained water from more carbs than usual (I'm guessing on the carbs!)

Congrats on being off the jabs for a year and maintaining too.

@Azuresky68 let us know how it goes with Pharmulous.

Thanks @MargoLivebetter . It has always been a few pounds on at Christmas and holidays, then ended up a few stone. Hopefully, I can keep on top of it this time. I don’t find it easy to lose weight or I wouldn’t have needed the jabs in the first place. I feel like I’m on a permanent diet just maintaining! I just try to think of all the money I’ve saved to spur me on! My mum used to eat half portions for a week after her holidays and she has been 8 stone her whole life. We are both short so don’t need many calories. Sadly!

Amazing news and progress guys! I feel up after holidays but haven’t weighed in weeks and weeks. I’m going to ve careful and try and go by looks and the feel of my clothes.

I’ve had a mirena fitted and keep having periods and that seems to be causing a lot of bloating. I hope it won’t mean weight gain.

I had one fitted 18 months ago. This week i had bleeding for the first time in 4 months. I put 4lbs on but my scale said it was water. Within a few days it all went and I was back to my usual weight.
Hope this helps.

I’d really like to settle to not having these week on week off periods. It’s good to know it’s water and just comes on and off.

I had a mirena coil fitted as part of a gynae op 6 weeks ago. I bled for 4 weeks but now stopped, I’ve not noticed any change in weight. Hope it settles soon!