November 2025 starters - the one where we all need a new summer wardrobe

[Springbaby2023]

New thread!

Feel like the old thread has been quiet recently so let’s kick off by sharing our NSVs…

Mine is finally retiring a pair of jeans that looked comically big on me. They were too tight to wear at the start of MJ. And also my youngest asked me why my top was ‘hanging’ the other day which made me laugh and think I really do need to get shopping.

No changes in weight or appetite but I was only off for a few weeks really, feel so much better already being back on 2.5mg. ibs is gone completely, sleeping better, everything, magic stuff for me at such a low dose I can manage to afford it long term thankfully.

Morning all!! I survived my first big holiday, a cruise at that also! Put on about 3/4 lbs in total, jabbed day before then waited till I was home 10 days later. It worked well as I felt I slowly increased what I ate over the holiday and found I enjoyed eating more from half way through. Maybe next time would jab a couple of days before perhaps.

I haven't really had many photos taken other than on hols as have avoided them prior to weightloss but I have done these two collages mostly from a cruise last year to rhe cruise last week to compare so I am feeling brave enough to share with you lovely lot!! No point in hiding my face as even without it anyone who knows me will recognise the pics! Edited to add that night time pics in 2025 I was wearing sharewear also!!

Just over 12 stone down to 8 stone. Went down to 7stone 11 (bmi 18.8) just before hols but that was too low I think, however it was good as towards the end of my hol I actually found the weight I looked best at which has helped me mentally as I was struggling to psychologically stop losing weight!

So here are 2 collages from last year and then this summer ...

Images under review 🙈

Oh wow you look absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing them with us. You suit the size you are now, you look healthy and slim. It’s funny because your BMI sounds so tiny but in pictures you look just like a healthy slim person. If that makes sense. Hope I worded it right haha

You look amazing @SexyFrenchDepression, well done! 🥳

Yes I think this is BMI 19.2 which gor me is just right, weirdly going under by about 4lbs looks slightly too thin so its nice to actually know my 'ideal'.

Its hard to convince people that I am vest at under BMI 20 but I genuinely am a small frame so I look chubby otherwise. Original BMI was about 28 which looks great on some people.

Thank you 😊

@SexyFrenchDepression you look absolutely blinkin’ fantastic! And lucky to have kept boobs!

I messed up my user name between our original thread and this one but I’ve been with you for the full year. Not brave enough to post identifiable pics but equally happy with my loss. (From 14 stone to 10 stone 5lbs)

Here’s to us all - one year on! 💃

Thank you, boobs are not real so have mostly kept them, well kept the proportions pretty much, down back size from 36 to 30, cup size was ff and now is gg. They arent as full but implants are 15 yrs old now so that's expected.

Amazing loss for you also, i feel so much happier a year on!!

I’m only 4lb off healthy BMI now, would be nice to have a whoosh in the next three weeks to say I got there by the year anniversary of starting but not holding out too much hope as my losses are pretty slow and random now.

I might post an anon headless body before and after if I’m feeling brave haha

4lb off is so close now, you never know!

Gosh yes it is a year. Our anniversary! I’m down from 14 stone 9lb I think, to 10 stone 4lb, I was 3lb lighter but put that on in the last few days which has made me feel bad as I hadn’t gained in ages. I’m sticking around this weight though, it’s my natural comfy place I think.
@SexyFrenchDepression you look great, perfect for you I’d say.
@TaffyTabby @KizzyKoala and everyone else, congratulations and well done on your progress.

I am already thinking about the Christmas season, I think it will be harder this year, I was still unable to eat much last year and was full on losing weight. I will make sure I dont buy loads of stuff again and just get the minimum for xmas day plus a few chocolates and biscuits. None of my crew missed it last year so I think I was just over buying to make it nice for everyone but literally no one cared!!

I buy a Christmas pudding every year, I’m the only one who really likes it, and I always want just a little bit, because Christmas.
Last years is still unopened 😂

I’m at that undecided how to proceed stage, BMI of just under 24, still on 5mg, still have a horrible pouchy overhang belly which I’d like not to be there. I had big babies!

Get one of the mini individual ones, I do that as its only DH who likes it, they are tiny! I hate wasting stuff so its the way forward 😂

Its difficult isnt it, I had a little bit of a pouch from my c-sec (on one side) it goes when I am fitter and doing lots of weight training (which I'm not currently) or if my BMI is under 20, higher than that I need to exercise specifically to make it look better (or wear shape wear which is sooooo uncomfortable)