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.

@KizzyKoala @SexyFrenchDepression Thank you! It does feel amazing and also very strange because I’m very close now to being a weight I’ve never been in my adult life 🫣 I’m starting to have difficulty recognising myself in the mirror. I’m sure I will adjust though. I still have over 20kg to go but if I can maintain my current losses I should be finished by the end of the year or early next.

Wow @user593 that weight loss is just incredible. You must be feeling so good.

I agree it’s mad that the nhs aren’t rolling GLP out more. I’m sure the long term reduction in illness would outweigh the initial cost. I wonder when they’ll catch up.

checking in after holiday! Been just over two weeks since I’ve jabbed now as didn’t take it away. Will weigh in tomorrow to see the damage and then jab, unsure whether to go for 7.5mg which I was on before or try 5mg and see how I go. Weary of side effects after a break and also really want to start decreasing anyway and doing maintenance properly.

How’s everyone else doing? Has anyone switched to a maintenance supplier?

@Springbaby2023 Welcome back! Trudging along here with slow progress after a whoosh.

When I went off for holiday I went back onto my previous dose but I still have a way to go. If you’re thinking about tapering off it might be a good place to start.

Not been here much and fed up so looking for motivation from you lot. Most seem to be doing well. Well done everyone.

I'm posting my stats to motivate me with how far I've come.

NSV haven't happened for a while although a few people at work are commenting. Went out with friends last week and not a single one noticed. BP was finally down last week to 129/86. Not sure if it was a fluke or not. Need to do again tomorrow as I'm meant to be tracking it

Still have 2 stone to go and only lost a couple of pounds since August 1st but pleased to be under 13 stone finally.

SW 15 stone 10 (size 18)
TW maybe 11 stone (size 12)
CW 12 stone 12.6lb (size 16)

Hi all, I am just plodding along in maintenance on 2.5mg, some weeks I lose a bit then go back up, generally 8st - 8st 2 so BMI around 19.5. I feel like I am being pretty lazy as just keeping on this dose as it means I'm not hungry and get full/lose interest quickly. I don't feel like I am making an effort myself if that makes sense.

I have a cruise booked next month so that'll be interesting food wise as there is a lot of food and drinks everywhere, I am thinking I will take jab on the Weds evening, then am back a week on the Sat so 10 days later. I am undecided whether I want to take the pen with me just in case.

You have done really well so far! Sometimes people say nothing, there are some people I know who noticed from a stone and have been really supportive throughout, others I saw before losing anything then after 4 stone and they have said nothing. Some people just dont notice, and some do but dont say anything for a variety of reasons.

Yes people have stopped commenting on my weight loss now and I think the people who are the types to comment have already said and the rest just aren’t commenters, if that makes sense.

My loss has slowed down to 3lb a month roughly, with long phases of being the same weight. But I’m at my lowest known weight in my adult life - last time I was here I was 17 years younger than I am now.

I’m on week five of 10mg. I think I’m going to go up to 12.5 and 15 to see if I can finally get to healthy BMI and then switch to “maintenance” whatever that means!

I’d love to get a proper body fat scan.

I have started getting the odd negative comment now. Its not outright negative but its implied, say skinny etc but not sure its meant in a nice way. I am not skinny, I am a small build so need to be on the lower end of the BMI scale, i think it is a mixture of it being different to what i was before and just generally we are used to people being bigger on average.

There was a period in the middle where no one commented/noticed then the last half-1 stone people commented again. I think we probably notice every pound on ourselves.

I dont really have many photos of myself to share but I probably need to do some comparison pics. Not sure I'm brave enough to share, mainly as I hate the before ones😢

Welcome back from holiday! Good to hear from everyone. Like @SexyFrenchDepression I’m managing to tick over at maintenance on 2.5mg every 7-8 days. This is a win as after reaching target, getting through summer without gaining was my next challenge. I could happily carry on just as I am. Just seems incredibly unlikely I could do it without the drug. I should probably switch down a few clicks and see.

Still plodding along too.

Just under 3 stone off and about BMI 24.5

Have been on 5mg since February I think?

For the first time in a long time enjoying buying a few new clothes.

Don’t really have a plan as such, initial goal thoughts to aim for a bmi of about 22 which is about another stone, but happy to be very slow in that approach, and focus on strength & conditioning and of course healthy eating. I’ve had a lot of external stress this year, if I hadn’t already started on the jabs I think I’d have been looking at a huge weight gain on top of already being in to the obese range.

Is anyone else now focusing on other physical ‘imperfections’ now their weight is more under control? I have a very long list and never saw any point in addressing any of them when the whole package was a bit of a mess 🤣
I’m probably too old for it to really matter anyway. And DH still finds me attractive, astonishingly!

I started working on other physical imperfections when I was overweight as I felt I needed all the help I could get 😂 I have had botox for several years now, only a small amount on forehead, have my lashes done and have been much more religious over skincare.

I have been so inconsistent with going to the gym though so I need to find my motivation there.

I’ve been really focussing on my skin since I started dieting. I’ve always had terrible skin but, like you, didn’t think there was much point doing anything about it while I was overweight. I love not having to wear makeup now though, it also makes me feel ‘lighter’ (in a similar but different way!).

Checking back in to share my NSV! I bought some heeled ankle boots the other day and they arrived earlier. I don’t know why i bought them as I haven’t been able to wear heels for ages - even modest height heels; these are about 1 and a half inches - which I thought was down to age or being out of practice! So when I opened them I nearly didn’t try them on and was going to send them back - I can’t even claim I was drunk when I ordered them coz don’t really drink these days. Anyway they feel totally comfortable! So maybe it’s because I’m 3 stone lighter?! 😁

I’m doing experimental maintenance at the moment, not officially, just staying on 12.5mg and slightly upping consumption.

I went to a dinner party the other day where it was sort of a hot buffet with chilli and rice and chicken casserole. It was slightly awkward because all I really wanted was the protein and beans and salad. I think I would previously taken a lot of rice and a smaller portion of meat. I thought I can’t just take a massive load of meat! But I’m just used to having a tiny bit of rice with more fibre rich grains! I also had a half glass of wine and felt smashed out of my brain 🤣. I’ve been fine with alcohol my Mounjaro experience and hardly have any but very occasionally. No one noticed though as there quite a few people there. Normally I would have had 3 or 4 glasses on an occasion like that. Even though I had so little I wouldn’t have felt safe to drive so luckily Dh did who doesn’t drink atm due to meds.

Off on a beach holiday on the 19th for a week and have bought a bikini 😀; high waist briefs to hid my loose skin 😬. It’ll be interesting to see how it all goes food/weight wise.

Everyone is doing so well! You’re all smashing it

I’m officially the lowest weight of my adult life woop. Definitely looking wobbly but making my peace with it.

I’ve been using skin and me (tretinoin plus some other things) for a year now and my skin looks so much better.

Ideally I’d also like to have some Botox in my forehead and whiten my teeth but jsut don’t have the time/energy/funds to sort those at the moment.

I love the skin and me but I was trying to save a bit of money as still needed face wash and moisturiser on top so I looked into alternatives so for slightly less for everything I have managed to get the equivalent products but in separate products so a bit more of a routine but definitely works well, as good I would say, if not better. Skin and me was so much easier as just one thing but the saving was decent.

I love botox on my forehead, I have it 3 times a year. Would love teeth whitening but I have a damaged tooth which is slightly yellow so I think it would make that one look worse.

I’m sure this has been asked and answered but what is everyone’s goal weight and BMI equivalent? How do you decide?

I’ve selected 60kg/ 9 1/2 stone/BMI 22 which is the lightest I’ve been as an adult, in my twenties so a long time ago. I remember being happy to play cricket on the beach in a not hugely substantial bikini at that weight. Though I’m considerably droopier and wobblier now!

Current hovering around the 66kg mark which is the lightest I’ve been since pre kids, and is 3 stone off.

My BMI is 26 right now and it’s the lowest weight I’ve been in my adult life as I’ve always been overweight/obese.

I’d like to get under 25 but honestly can’t imagine or picture being much lower than that as I’ve never been there before.

I’m hoping I’ll be BMI 24 by the time I’ve been on mounjaro for a year, which will be in two months.

70kg, BMI just under 25 (I’m 5’7). I’m currently 96kg. I started at 147kg. I’ve not been under 90kg in my entire adult life. I might decide to lose more or less but I’m going to see how I go. Weight loss has really slowed recently so I’m working hard to be relaxed about it! On the plus side I’ve been able to halve my blood pressure medication which is an encouraging sign. One of my initial goals was to come off it entirely.

50kg is an amazing accomplishment.

Maybe your body just needs a bit of time to settle in at this point, then you’ll get going again.

You must feel amazing

Thank you, I do! I think I probably need to go up a dose as I’m still only on 7.5mg, but I’ll wait it out a bit longer. I was thinking it also might be the change in the weather! 😅

I’d like to stay around 26. Currently at 26.9 as struggling after two weeks off for holiday and a tough week back at work / school followed by a cold this weekend. I’m not fussed about being under 25… I’ve got a fair amount of muscle and also want to try to maintain without MJ at some point so it needs to be something that’s manageable for me rather than a lower weight which I would struggle with I think.

@user593 I’ve stagnated of 7.5mg too but I refuse to go up to 10 partly because of the cost but also because I’ve tried twice before and each time had awful side effects…. 7.5 seems right for me, just having a wobble at the moment with it I think.

@Springbaby2023 That’s interesting, I’ve never been up to 10mg but I haven’t faired too badly with side effects up until now. The cost isn’t so much of an issue, I think I’m just a bit worried that if it doesn’t work I might have a bigger problem!