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.

With the recent heatwave, I’ve been struggling with having no clothes to wear to work. Decided to bite the bullet and did an online credit card order in the half price sale at one of my go to shops for work dresses (I don’t buy clothes often). Ordered everything in ten and twelve and all the tens fit perfectly! I’m sure Crew Clothes are vanity sizing but I had their dresses in 14s and 16s before! Ordered 3 different dresses and one skirt and they all look great. Such a nice feeling. I am reliant on a padded bra as my boobs which were small before are now small AND flat - but with clothes on I feel great 😊

How is everyone doing? Are we all still here and losing/maintaining?

NSV
I had to go to the GP this week and she needed some information for the scan she was referring me for. She asked if I knew my BMI. I looked it up on my nutra check app. 22.2. An ideal BMI she said 😊

@KizzyKoala A BMI of 22.2 is amazing! I’m still here 🖐️ I started at the end of November 2026. I’ve lost 46kg/ 7st 3lbs which is 60% of my aim. I’m on holiday at the moment and not only did I not have to ask for a seat belt extender, but I had to tighten my belt! My weight loss has slowed recently but I was kind of expecting it would as I got closer to goal. I’m on newly on 7.5mg and that seems to have kick started things a bit.

Wow! That is amazing. It must be awesome feeling so different. You’ve done exceptionally well to have lost so much without going up more through the doses too. Hope you have a lovely holiday.

Thats great! I have been maintaining within a lb or 2 either way for a couple of months, BMI 19.5-20 pretty much.

Need a lot of new clothes but just picking up bits as I when I need them at the moment. Have a wedding soon so need something for that. New bras are mega costly, new size is 30GG so cant even buy cheap ones.

Not complaining, I feel so much better.

I’m still here plodding along. Slowly losing on 7.5mg. I’m dropping to 5mg soon though to move fully into maintaining. I’ve given myself a target weight of half a stone, rather than one set point, so I can gain a couple without beating myself up. I’m 4lb off the lowest part of that currently.

It’s a similar situation here @Springbaby2023. Well done on getting to maintenance.
I’ve been aiming for a healthy bmi with a bit of wiggle room. Currently my bmi is 24.5 and I weight 66.9kg.
I went up to 6.9ml to try and kickstart things as I was kind of stuck not losing anything, or losing then regaining for a few weeks. However, my diet is terrible now as I’ve just gone off food except cereal. Anything I eat that I have previously liked is just meh and I’m put off eating it again. And I feel like I need a good meal. So needless to say I’m going back down and I think I’ll have to go onto maintenance as I can’t live with this feeling, it’s not fun. So I guess this is my final weight, which I’m fairly happy with.

We were similar starting weights but you've lost more than me already. You must be feeling fantastic.

@TheP1per my diet is terrible too! I’ve just gone off healthy food, I only get tempted by naughty things. But I am planning on using maintenance to try to change that and at least I am (almost) three stone lighter, that’s got to have done some good to outweigh the terrible diet.

I am exactly the same @TheP1per and @Springbaby2023 I need to rebuild some good habits and start planning meals better and around healthier foods again. If someone else cooked it for me I’d eat it!

Breakfast is reasonably ok because I’ll have a huel shake made with milk, it takes the thinking out of what to have which works well for me.

NSV… into size 10 jeans at M&S it’s cost a fortune in clothes but I can’t see me shrinking any further now!

@LemonPandaCub@Springbaby2023 isn’t it funny how we are so similar.
I’m going down a bit with tomorrow’s dose, don’t know exactly what to though. I don’t really know how to do maintenance. Any idea?

Hello! This thread has gone very quiet recently. How is everyone doing?

I’m still jabbing away on 7.5mg but firmly in maintenance mode, I can’t seem to shift the last few lbs without going up a dose. So going to stick where I am and gradually start reducing the dose. Go on holiday at end of August so scared to reduce it before then as I’ll be going two weeks without a jab for the first time and conscious weight may spiral! So sticking it out at 7.5 until September.

After ages without side effects this week I’ve been back to having terrible stomach cramps and the runs… can only assume it’s linked to the jab as it started the day after and also my diet has been pretty fatty this week for one reason and another. Hoping it clears up soon though as making me pretty miserable again.

How is everyone else doing?

Morning @Springbaby2023, I’m at a stand still with weight loss. I have reduced my injection from 6.9 to 5.8ml and feel much less sick thankfully. But no weight shifted.
Im thinking of starting HRT soon so I'm currently puzzling over the progesterone element of that as I don’t want a Mirena fitted, if anyone has any suggestions?
I’ve also been reading about some people having trouble with Pharmulous when on maintenance as they don’t seem to want to prescribe less often than 5 or 7 weeks or something. I’ve got a little stock pile so was thinking of not ordering for a while as I could do with keeping the money. But it seems like that may not work. So many new things to think about!

well I calibrated my scales and lost 1kg so that was a lovely surprise haha … firmly in maintenance though, I’m pleased I’ve managed the whole process at 2.5mg which did surprise me, I will stick on it for the foreseeable - not sure if Ashcroft support spreading the doses out longer but I buy every 5 weeks atm to use the 5th dose which is still in the 2.5mg pens for now.

I think as the food noise has been repressed with the jabs, I am terrible at remembering to eat regularly so that’s something I need to work on when trying to build back in healthy habits.

Hello everyone! I’m still at a plateau. Been bouncing around BMI 27 for ages now. Gone up to 10mg but not sure it’s made much difference. I think I’m going to go for it and titrate up to 15mg to see if I can shift any more.

I'm still here and still losing slowly.

I'm one of the few on Wegovy. I'm on 1.7 but spreading over 6 weeks as the first pen at this dose. Going ok. Maybe 1-1.5 lbs a week

A couple of people have commented this week

Still posting my results as I like to keep track. Can wait for next week, hopefully a new stone.

SW 15 stone 10 (size 18)
TW maybe 11 stone (size 12)
CW 13 stone 1lb (size 16)

I’m still here. Taking my first post holiday jab tonight. Gained 2.5kg in 12 days but I’m confident it will drop off quickly as it did last time.

@user593 did you jab while away or skip a dose? I don’t think I can be bothered with taking it with me.

@TaffyTabby I’m stalling at around 27 as well but I think I’m happy with that for now, thinking maybe it’s my body getting used to new weight?? Good luck on the higher dose, let us know how you get on!

@BlueMum16 Keep going, you’re doing brilliantly!

I took my jab to Greece with me in June. We were away 10 days. Jab night before we went, one there and then when I got back it was really easy in hand luggage. No one checked either.as I was nervous because my kids don't know.

I think I only gained 1 or 1.5lb Didn't weight for 2 days as I always get water retention

I did 2 weeks in Thailand at Easter and I’ve just done 12 days in Greece and didn’t jab either time. In Thailand I gained a good few kilos (can’t remember how much) but it was lost within a week of being back on the jabs, so expect similar this time. Both times I jabbed the night before flying so wasn’t medication free for very long.

Good to hear from everyone. I am still managing to maintain - it’s definitely harder than losing or gaining!
Still need weekly jabs to do it and a dose of willpower too. Doubly hard as I’m off work and always eat more then.

I only jabbed again on Sunday (we got back on Tuesday but for some reason or another I kept delaying!) but weighed today and I’ve lost 2.3kg of the 2.5kg I gained on holiday so very happy with that.

Hope you’re all doing well! I’m 1.6kg off dropping below 100kg now. Can’t wait!

Hello everyone, how’s it going?

I’ve taken three weeks of 10mg now. I’m surprised that if anything I’m tolerating this dose even better. It’s kinda weird - I was having awful cramps and diarrhoea on 7.5mg.

I’ve lost 3-4lbs too, which is great after staying the same for a couple months.

I’m thinking about staying on this dose and trying to maintain now. My boobs are looking a bit crepey, and my legs and tummy are all soft and wobbly. I don’t think losing more is going to risk looking older and saggier.

I’m 26.9 BMI now though and losing another 11lb to get to “normal” BMI is temping.

@TaffyTabby I’m noticing my crepey/ wobbly bits are starting to look less crepey/ wobbly. I think in time everything will firm up, although I’m not expecting miracles!

I’m now 100.5kg. So close to under 100kg! I’m also at 47.1kg lost so looking forward to hitting the 50kg mark.

I’ve been in the 90kgs briefly in my life but getting to the 80kgs is going to be surreal as I honestly never recall seeing 80kg on the scales. Maybe in my tweens (so only some 30 years ago! 😂).

Amazing @user593 !! It is trippy getting to your lowest weight right?

I’m now just a couple of lb off my lowest weight which was 17 years ago.

You’re right that the wobbly does seem to come and go. My bingo wings are reducing a bit which I’m pleased about.