Yesterday I hit 50% of my body weight lost! I started Feb 2024 so it has been steady but not super fast.
I started at 287, now 143.
Size 24 and 2XL to size 8/10 and M
Shoe size 9 to 8.
It’s literally crazy to think about. I have epic amounts of saggy skin and I’ve lost muscle that I’m working on regaining, but I’m so pleased with how my journey has gone!
I cannot find a bra that fits well to save my life. Previously I was wearing a 44D. Currently I’m wearing jelly bra from Amazon in a size L (which supposedly covers sizes 38b/36c/38C/36D/34DD). It’s the OEAK deep V wireless to be specific. I hate underwires so I avoid them at all costs.
The problem is I am so saggy and deflated now. All of the volume in the top is totally gone. I can pick them up in my hand and they just blob like a jelly fish, spreading out and they are only maybe 2” thick. When I’m in a bra they fit well at first and then as I move they just sort of squish and kind of do the double boob thing, but it’s because all of the volume settles at the bottom of the bra and the squishes towards the middle if that makes sense.
I did the measurements for size and came up with a 36D, I believe.
Here are the measurements:
37” underbust
35.75 snug
34.75 extra snug
40 standing
44 leaning
41 laying
I need a bra that will keep them seated and arranged the way they need to be and not let them go all Willy nilly.
ETA: as I’m doing some reading my breasts are wide set, wide rooted and short rooted. I don’t know if that helps! Well maybe not short rooted. I dunno, I have a lot of flat, bony chest above where they start.
I’ve lost 142lbs over the last almost 2.5 years. I’m not quite at goal (135) but I’m close (145lbs). If I don’t lose anymore I can be content here.
My issues have to do with my bones. I am experiencing shin splints, which I have never before experienced. BUT they don’t bother me when I’m moving around, they hurt terribly when I stand still, especially on concrete. I have no idea how to fix that.
The other weird thing are my ribs, of course I can feel them and see them some, but my lowest ribs, the ones that are floating feel weirdly out of place and feel like they dig into things like chairs if I’m turned sideways and they feel like they shift and pop. Also have no idea how to fix this. It doesn’t really hurt, it’s just weird and uncomfortable.
I wouldn’t go back, but I definitely miss the comfort my padding provided.
I got the numbers for my IDR plan. I still owe $208,000 from 2000-2009. Our gross income is $85,000/yr. We actually bring home between $4300-4400 every 4 weeks on an every other week payment schedule. When I actually do the math on what our discretionary income is, like really life numbers, not student loans 150% of poverty for our family size it’s $350/mo. We have 2 kids (one is technically an adult and lives on her own) that have type 1 diabetes so we have medical expenses like insulin, pump supplies etc every month. Plus just normal everyday expenses ie: mortgage, car payment, car insurance, utility bills, groceries etc. when I add all of that up it comes to $3945/mo. That leaves our discretionary income at $350-450/month. How am I supposed to pay $550/month on those loans?
And it’s true, we really don’t have much money to play with, we are paycheck to paycheck. $550/month will literally not be possible for us to pay.
My son is 12.5 and he’s been drumming for about 4 years, private lessons once a week. We started because he enjoyed it and he seemed to have natural talent. He had a drum recital a few weeks ago and played Tom Sawyer. His teacher eliminated a few of the 16th notes on the high hat to make it just a touch less tiring, but otherwise the song is intact. Enjoy!
I am 43F and give been on Zep since Feb 2024. I have lost 141lbs total. I’m currently 146. I saw my doctor about 2.5 months ago and she said she was happy with my progress and didn’t need me to lose anymore weight, at that point I was 163 in the office, fully dressed. My BMI is now in the “normal” range, just barely, but I’m not super concerned about that. I am a wearing primarily a size 10, but can wear an 8 in some things and I’m the smallest I’ve been since middle school. I am satisfied, but also would like a little more wiggle room.
My doctor mentioned getting addicted to weight loss, and while I’m not there, I do feel confused about how to be done or how to choose when to be fully satisfied with my progress.
I need some help.
We live in central Oklahoma and we are looking to repaint the siding on our house in the next year or so. Our house is more brick than siding. It’s 1600 sq ft and the front is brick for the first 3 ft from the ground. There are 2 peaks to paint, and the garage door takes up a good bit of real estate that probably doesn’t need to be painted, the entryway also have siding. The sides and back have no siding but they do still have eaves that need some tlc.