May 2025 Starters Thread 8. Happy One Year Anniversary To Us!!

[FlorenceNightshade]

As promised a new thread for our Anniversary!

Guinea pigs are everywhere today! They came up in my intermediate french conversation group too. Cochon d’Indes! You can never have too many Guinea pigs, especially cute ones like the meme!

With @Foreveronaplane , @Kbr22 , @FlorenceNightshade, @Apprenante , @Merluzzo , @Kipperandarthur @Gingercar

I have us at 781!!!! We ROCK!!!

I’m counting your full loss @ElsieJay - it counts!!! (Unless you don’t want it to!)

Always knew my maths were suspect !
Yes please do count full amount for me - many thanks .
A newborn calf and four more guinea pigs are joining us …..

Mine’s much more modest (I’m only 5”2 though). But my 33Lb cinder block takes us to the 800’s. And my cholesterol is much healthier.

Well done all.

Please can I add a 36lb microwave? I haven’t posted for months but still try to read the updates

@HereIGoOnceMore @TreesOfGreen99 have got us to 850lbs exactly!!!

We’re half way pretty much to @Gingercar ’s horse!!!

I’ll add my 50lbs in
have maintained that since last October.

i rarely post anymore but I always check in with you lovely ladies. I’ve been quite unwell lately, lots of different things. I have a niggle in my head that I caused some of it by taking WLI, which makes me feel very guilty and selfish

Only 28lbs here but adding it in anyway x

928lbs guys!!!

every lb counts @SussexLass87 , that’s amazing! I’m sorry to hear about the head niggle @MyScaredCat , I hope it lessens soon - this definitely is not an easy route!

Fabulous figures.
And I lost 2 lb this week ... whoop whoop.

I’ll add mine since last May
35kg
5.5 stone
77lb

47lbs here. Well done everyone!

Really sorry to hear you’re having a tough time.

And we are over 1000lbs!!!!!

1,054lb to be exact (got your new 2lbs @Kipperandarthur )

@MyScaredCat - good to hear from you and hope you’ll feel much better soon . xx

137lb off for me

With @AlicesMum2025 we are 1,191!!!!

we absolutely rock!!!

Side note, has anyone tried retinol body cream to help with the loose skin, esp bingo wings? I was researching the other day and saw something that said this could help???

I haven't used retinol but I slather on almost any cheaper moisturising cream every morning on my arms and legs. I don't think it's made much any difference to the loose skin and at my age it would be unrealistic to expect otherwise! But my skin is soft and smooth. I add a bit of tanning stuff too so my arms and legs are brownish. I think that helps disguise the melted candle effect.

Don't you have to avoid sunlight if you use retinol? Tricky on arms and legs .... unless you're completing Dracula.

Totally off topic but had the most amazing surprise yesterday!
DH , myself and grandson were up 4am to go deep sea tuna fishing 🐠 - his “birthday treat” choice, I enjoyed it more than expected….

Back to the house around 11am.
DH and I showered and went upstairs for a nap .
I woke up with a start - someone at the door .
Threw on my (flimsy!) dressing gown and went to door - our DS, his lovely partner and her daughter standing there !!

Absolutely zero idea they were coming - turns out that DD and all her family knew, they’d booked a table for us all to eat out last night .
Had a lovely, lovely time and am still in shock this morning !
DS staying about 3 mins walk from where we are - here for 5 days so we will make the absolute most of it .
Feeling very, very happy and a bit tearful that all this was planned for us 😍😍😍.

You can add 115lb from me to the loss total

That’s so lovely ElsieJay

I started using body lotion daily when I started using MJ. Always looked after my face and neglected my body. Not sure it makes any difference to loose-ness, but it’s a ritual I enjoy anyway.
interestingly DH said just yesterday I look a lot better with some weight on! I have no weight on and told him that I’m the exact weight I was last October.
he said I looked gaunt and ill then and look healthy now.
it’s like my body took time to adjust to its new weight.

sos not appreciate the gaunt comment. I am early 40s and take very good care of my appearance and frequently pass for younger. Rude man valued his life not saying that to me back then 😂