u/Lunnalai

I'm a year into Zepbound and have lost 73lbs, I'm 5ft tall and started Zep at 298lbs and am currently at 225lbs.  Now this is not me saying that I am not happy and grateful for it, I am!  Especially as a 44 year old woman who's hypothyroid, insulin resistant and in perimenopause... weightloss is so friggin hard

Where I get frustrated is when I talk about it in other groups that people act as if my life has been transformed and now I wear all new clothes, my life has changed drastically.  But the truth is that it hasn't changed in those sorts of ways.  I am still wearing all the same clothes, I am still feeling and 'am' really big.  Yes I can walk a bit more distance with a bit less trouble now but I am nowhere near the stamina of a normal weight person.  I am still morbidly obese and probably still have another 100lbs to go.  I am making great moderate progress but 73lbs on my small frame with my starting weight has and is not a transformative amount of weightloss and that's okay.  Sometimes I just feel a bit pressured to feel all these things about it that I am not feeling.  Anyways some progress pics so far!

And starting at a high weight does not help.. I've never lost this much weight before so its a bit of a mind trip. However something is happening because I was able to fit in an X large shirt today(my normal size being a 3-4x).. mind you it was too tight and definitely not my size YET. Plan to take photos of me in it over the next year to see how it possibly changes on me, as I still have at least another 100lbs to go! This medicine is wild, no regrets

What do you even mean

Sitting at my PC is a lot harder than it was in my 20's lol, chilling in bed has been my favorite way to play lately. Switch 2 and Legion Go S with steamOS. However, games I prefer with keyboard and mouse I still play on PC. My latest obsession has been Abiotic Factor, absolutely stellar game and must play if you're a big half life 1 fan!

Forcing myself to not use the instant fishing mod because it feels like cheating.. but.. 🥱

Making a jalapeño chili with this batch, previous batch went to some salsa! Lots of ideas for the sweet potatoes when they are done curing. Central Florida

Mod effective 👌

Had to go to a jury summons today, glanced at myself in the mirror while in the bathroom and was momentarily stunned by how much thinner I looked. Mind you, not thin because I am still very much obese but comparatively speaking. I still view myself as I did at 323lbs, my highest weight. I still feel embarrassed about myself being in public, that I look bad, feel bad for making people look at me, etc etc. Its a mind trip to be changing and every once in a while it catches me completely off guard. I never took before photos(because nothing ever worked to lose, so why would this), not really so its even harder to realize I am changing at all. This is the most I've ever lost so my little brain does not know how to process it all lol

And OH YEAH there's two of them if you didn't know

Wonder when I'll stop having mini panics attacks every time I go into combat with this lil gal 🤣

I bought the steamos version because almost all my games are on steam, mostly a PC player( tho have consoles too) but at my elder age of 44 sitting at a desk just isn't that comfortable anymore lol. Coming from the original LCD steam deck, which really is still a great little machine! Mostly just play in bed with my comfy pillows connected to power haha, I'm super happy with this purchase!

It plays perfectly! Now I'm not used to playing on controller, so that's a little weird but really cool to be playing it handheld lol

My girl Mishka(black GSD), she was just 9 years old.. my absolute best friend in the world. We traveled over 10,000 miles around the country together from Oregon to the wild north in Maine. Lived in 3 different states with me, went kayaking, boating, catamaran sailing, went to Catalina island and Mackinac island, we did dog sports together.. she was my world. It will be 2 years in November and I'm still traumatized and miss her terribly. To me, there is no other love and loyalty that that from a German shepherd. I was so very lucky to know her and what a life she lived

I'm sure people have talked about it here but I'd never heard of it and the game flew completely under my radar. I only just noticed it yesterday on Steam and what the heck?? Its so charming, within 10 minutes I was totally invested. Totally did not expect to have voice acting either and its so well done here. Its such a cute game 😭

Henry LIVES to swim.. I've never had a dog that would literally swim for hours if I let him(which btw I do not). He jumps in over and over for the sheer joy of it.. its a lovely life lesson on finding joy in the simple things. One of dogs best lessons to us I think. We live in Florida, so this is the only water he can swim in.. one day we'll go paddleboarding and swimming some place up north without being eaten by an alligator. But for now, this will do