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Today I was picking up dog food around the dog bowl and refilling it. Without realizing I dropped down into a squat and stayed there about 1-2 minutes and got back up without holding on to anything. I was shocked 🤯. I guess those weighted sumo squats are really helping my thigh strength lol.

Prior to this, it would take an act of God to get me in a squat and if I did get down there I'd have to use something to get me up or rollover on all fours to get up 😂

Anywho I'm trying to recognize these little things along the way to keep me encouraged.

Have y'all noticed anything that's improved at all outside of the scale? I know I'm not the only one.

Hello fellow owners,

My soffit, fascia board, and wood trimming needed to be replaced. I put it off for years and finally the wood started to separate from the siding so I just bit the bullet and got it done.

And omg it looks so good! I replaced everything with hardie plank and the entire exterior was repainted. Looks brand new! I get the new gutters put on in this coming week. I'm so happy I finally got this done.

Is there anything you guys put off for the longest time? I know I'm not the only one.

My logical brain knows weight loss is a process and I have a long way to go. I created a reward system for every 20 pounds lost to celebrate wins along the way.

Today I reached that first milestone of 20 pounds down and I don't really see much difference. My clothes are a little loser but that's it. No drop in size and no visual changes.

I guess I was expecting to see something visual to feel good about myself for all the work: paying for medication out of pocket, calories counting, weighing food, and working out 5 times per week. Logically I know I just need to keep going but emotionally I feel defeated and feel like giving up because it doesn't feel rewarding yet.

Sighs, I just needed somewhere safe to vent because these thoughts are playing over and over again in my mind. 😔

Thanks for reading..

Edit: Thank you everyone for all of your kind words, support, and advice. Dealing with the emotional side of my weight loss journey was more challenging than I realized. I've made an appointment to see a therapist. You are all so great. I really like this community.

I feel stupid saying this but I have weird feelings about my new eating habits. I track every calorie. Roughly 1600-1700 . I am eating enough protein, fiber, and drinking about 120 oz of water. I'm not hungry at all but I feel like I'm missing something. Maybe I'm just missing food. For many years food was a friend, a reward, a comfort, and something to look forward to. This sounds pathetic but I felt like this was a safe space to talk about this. I don't know why I'm feeling like this all of a sudden .

Anyone else ever feel like this?

Just what the title says. Okay y'all. I have never been able to sit in a chair, cross my legs and put socks on LOL. I have had to sit on the floor bend, stoop, and do all kinds of gymnastics to get socks on in the past LOL. And would be winded afterwards. But today I sat in a chair, crossed those legs and put those socks on effortlessly.

These little things really do matter! 🧦

Today I took my first dose of 5 mg and I don't know exactly what I was expecting. I guess I thought I was going to fall out in the floor after the shot LOL. But nope I'm here trucking along going about my day normally. Appetite suppression is definitely in full effect and very similar to what it felt like when I took my first dose of 2.5 which is great but I'm fine. I scared myself for absolutely no reason.

I just want to thank each and every person here that offered me encouragement when I was contemplating increasing my dose. Your support along with my doctor really helped me make the best decision for the next step in my journey.

My doctor and I have decided to increase to 5 mg. I've been on 2.5 mg for 3 months and the weight is progressing but very slow. Y'all I am so scared 😂. I don't have anyone else to talk to about this. So far I've only had very mild side effects which I've been able to easily manage and now I'm scared that with a higher dose things are going to get bad 😬. Any support and encouragement you have about your journey increasing doses will be helpful.

Thanks y'all! this community is great!