u/callybeanz

A while ago I posted on here about some challenges I was having with weight lifting as a hypermobile person. I only found out about the hypermobility a couple of years ago so it’s been a learning experience in terms of making sense of a lot of things that have been happening with my body (chronic pain and fatigue whackamole!).

Anyway, some of the lovely members of this group offered some very helpful advice, and it prompted me to finally seek out the help of a physio who specialises in hypermobility. After years of broad strokes advice that was only slightly helpful, some of the time, I feel so validated. It’s early days but just having someone be able to identify some of the issues that have been the source of so much discomfort is such a relief. My shoulders and back in particular have caused a lot of problems for me.

Today she told me that my shoulders and ribs are unstable and flaring even just from lying down flat — which I could somewhat feel in terms of how sore I feel just from resting. I’ve been to various doctors, physios and sports rehab therapists who had never thought to check for this, and now I have someone who is actually going to help me try to fix this. I can’t wait to get everything engaging properly so my SI joint pain lessens. I’m excited to have proper ankle stability!

Anyway… thank you r/hypermobility for the nudge I needed to get proper help to feel better 💝

Thought it might be interesting to share a small update on my experience at week 4 on Wegovy. I found these kinds of posts useful and interesting before starting so sharing for others who might be similarly curious/unsure.

I was away on holiday last week, so I was unable to be as rigorous with my tracking etc - which I decided was fine. I ate what I wanted and stopped when I was full, and for the most part felt pretty good. We definitely ate out more and by the end of the trip I was feeling bloated and ready to head home and eat more healthily. Standard stuff but in this case I had eaten less overall and was craving simple, healthy foods far more than normal.

I've decided to move up to 0.5 for my next script, haven't really had any side effects on 0.25 aside from extra fullness and satiety. I'm hoping to keep my weight loss sustainable in terms of my gym performance as I like to lift weights, so don't want to lose muscle quickly. I found that after my third and fourth shots I do still have some cravings - just very mildly and easy to use willpower to make healthier choices.

Maybe the most interesting points to note, at least to me anyway, is that while I have only lost ~6lbs thus far, I can see that my body composition is changing. The scale isn't moving drastically which I'm fine with, but I have more waist definition and a little more muscle definition. I didn't have great expectations of this so it's an interesting surprise! I also have struggled with fatigue for several years and I feel like this has been far less debilitating so far. Also a very unexpected side effect so soon.

Monday I'll be moving up a dosage so hoping for a continuation of all the above. A successful first few weeks!

Hello fellow hypermobile Redditors! Hoping to find out if anyone else has a similar problem to me as I believe it is likely linked to my hypermobility (I can’t really think of another reason!).

I’ve been lifting weights for the past three and a bit years. About nine months in I started having trouble with persistent lower back pain — something I’ve experienced on and off since I was 21 (33 now). Probably started because I was running and shouldn’t have been, combined with starting to do some powerlifting training. Not necessarily bad for everyone but not a good combo for me as my back is my most problematic area.

After a lot of extremely frustrating GP visits and pleading to get a better answer than “well, backs just hurt” I had a physio give me a solid 7/9 Beighton score and tell me that I’m hypermobile. I switched up my training but the problem persisted. More GP pleading later and several empathetic physio appointments (who did a great job advocating for me) I found out I also have spina bifida occulta. Not uncommon but often not something that bothers people. Requires a different training approach to hypermobility though so I’ve been through quite a bit of trial and error to find a good training plan.

The issue that popped up initially and which is possibly flaring again is this weird backslide in my strength. Does anyone else experience this?! It’s really strange, I train consistently but not excessively and yet my strength just seems to reverse despite my best efforts at pacing, nutrition and appropriate rest.

If anyone else does have this issue, have you figured out how best to address it? It’s driving me a bit mad! I feel like I’m treading water over here.

Thanks in advance 🫶🏻

First week in the bag, no side effects - great!

I was curious before starting what the "no food noise" experience would be like for me. I already resistance train and have good knowledge of nutrition and macros - but was really having a hard time sticking to the plan. I suppose by definition that *is* food noise, but I would personally say that what this seems to be enabling me to do is to retain the focus required to stay on track with the nutrition knowledge I have.

Following some health issues my weight has crept up over the last few years, and I'm keen to get my health in order to avoid any further issues in the future. I'm also honestly doing this so that my GP has one less potential thing to point to if my health issues start playing up again. They never blamed my weight, but they dismissed my chronic pain in a variety of other ways so I'm getting ahead of any situation where that can happen again.

I've been aiming for 1500-1700cal daily, 100-120g protein and 30g+ fibre - all of which I've found pretty straightforward to reach. I struggle a little more on days I'm at work as I work shifts which mean that my mealtimes are strange hours, I'm on my feet a lot and working until late night. I'll continue strength training 3 days per week, no changes to that but hoping to see loss stabilise to 1-1.5lb/week as I'm trying to retain strength and muscle as much as I can.

Day 1 weigh-in: 188.0lb (BMI 31.6)

Day 8 weigh-in: 183.2lb (BMI 30.8)

Thought I'd add my two cents since it was interesting to read others' experiences before making the decision to try a GLP-1 myself. Read lots of accounts of people saying they either had no side effects or loads, and many people talking about the food noise going away.

Took my first 0.25 on Monday morning, a bit apprehensively as I was nervous about feeling rubbish at work (I work in a restaurant, not ideal if you feel less than your best). Mondays are a particularly difficult day for me at work in terms of making good food choices as we close the following two days, and usually dinner is whatever (very delicious) food we haven't sold out of. I brought my meal prep and had that, was much easier to make that healthy choice than usual! Hit my macros, and overall found it less of a challenge to stick to my plan.

Yesterday I woke up feeling good, although I slept terribly. According to my fitness tracker I had only light sleep all night, and I could feel it. This wasn't too different from normal as I usually sleep poorly after work (trying to get out of hospitality, my body can't hack it anymore) but this was notably worse. Had some peppermint green tea when I woke up and interestingly found it more enjoyable than normal. It was a choice more out of precaution than anything else - was nervous that coffee would make me feel ill. I felt fine though and followed with a coffee and went on with my day. This morning I woke up feeling similarly but had a much much better sleep.

I've lost and gained weight a few times over in the past six years after a period of mental illness in my early 20s, but my weight has crept up to the low 190s and I'm not keen to struggle through another yo-yo. I've also had some issues with chronic pain, hoping the anti-inflammatory effects will help, plus losing weight gives the GP one less thing to potentially point the finger at if I'm struggling with pain again in the future (it was never tied to my weight gain but my GP hasn't been very helpful in the past).

I think the most interesting thing thus far has been that while my appetite is a bit less, I'm not completely without it and I still look forward to food - which was what I had hoped would happen. I love fitness and cooking, and while I know how to eat healthily and plan nutrition, I've been struggling to stick to the plan. This seems to be making it possible to stay on track, so hoping to cement my healthy habits in place over time.

SW 188 CW 185.8 GW TBD (140? wherever I feel my best!)

Hello r/wegovyuk! Hoping some of you will have some advice.

I’ve been struggling with my weight for the last 10 or so years after a period of mental illness/medication which caused me to develop some unhealthy eating habits and weight gain.

A few years ago I really turned my health around — quit drinking, started lifting weights and generally got myself in a much better position. I had lost around 40lbs and was really fit and strong but a recurring back issue flared up a few years ago and unfortunately I found myself back where I started weight-wise. It’s been very frustrating but I’ve continued my healthy habits in terms of exercise, sobriety and healthier dietary choices. The issue is quantity and I’m also trying to break a pretty epic sugar habit that I developed after quitting drinking lol!

I’m nervous about losing muscle, I’m reasonably strong, and also have some inflammatory minor health issues that have popped up in the last few years alongside the back pain. I train to manage the back issues and know that they are unrelated to my weight as they started and also flared at low weights. Hoping the anti-inflammatory effects will have a positive impact too! Feels like I took ten steps forward with my health and then nine back, with the hardest missing one being weight. I’m very frustrated.

SO I’m wondering, for those of you who already resistance train regularly — how have you found the process of maintaining strength when starting wegovy? Anyone have a similar story they would be open to sharing?

Hello lovely folks of r/landscapearchitecture!

Hoping some of you may have some insight into a potential postgrad and/disciplinary crossover.

I’m currently a mature student studying Interior Design (degree through the architecture school at my uni). Through my studies I’ve felt a pretty strong draw to landscape/urban design and nature more generally, so as I approach my final year of undergrad I’m beginning to more seriously consider either a masters or whether there’s another legit pathway into landscape.

As chance has had it, I’ve also picked up my first freelance role which centres around (indoor) skatepark design. It’s a pilot project which is tied to a much larger outdoor/urban project which is close to kickoff. Yesterday I was at a meeting with the landscape architects, architect, an artist who has been assisting with research, and a politician who is keen to give their political and financial backing to the larger project I mentioned. Very exciting! It was my first meeting with the full team, and my project will mostly be undertaken without any of their major assistance or input. All of that said, it only reinforced my feeling of being quite drawn to landscape and I had some really exciting conversations about collaborative ideas outside of the project itself.

I’m planning to do my final year project and dissertation about place making in indoor skateparks which is partly what brought all this about. That hasn’t started yet of course, but I’m hoping it’ll keep the door open to urban projects in some capacity while also allowing me to explore materiality and design that’s sturdy enough to fit outdoor environments.

Have any of you made this kind of move? Any advice or wisdom you might be open to sharing? I’m conscious that there’s a skill overlap of sorts but the scale and materials in my discipline is really pretty different! Masters in the UK is expensive and I’ve always been on a low income, but I could make it work. I’m not sure how my overall wellbeing would fare with another year or two at arch school haha! But I think that’s true of probably everyone who has gone through it.

I had a search of the sub and didn’t find anything on this — possibly used the wrong search terms though.

Hi r/xxfitness! Hoping some of you will have some advice.

I’m going to be entering my final year of university in September and my course workload is extremely demanding. In my third year I found it almost impossible to continue training consistently, and so am planning ahead for the period of September-May which I have accepted will not really allow for any kind of meaningful training. That said, I don’t want to completely lose all of my strength and progress!

My plan at present is to get my nutrition super dialled in as I think that’s going to be the main thing that’ll allow me to feel reasonably well. Aside from that I’ve been puzzling over whether callisthenics/bodyweight exercises will be the way to go. Or maybe classes at the gym… or perhaps something else that exists on YouTube?

So my question for those of you with really time-pressed schedules is whether you have any favourites that squeeze a meaningful amount into a short time span? Or if you’ve gone through a period in your life that’s been super stressful and short on time, how did you navigate fitness?

I hate having to add this caveat but I’ve had many people compare their own university experiences of x/y/z programme which is known to be super hard — I appreciate that there are difficult courses. This isn’t a question of difficulty but just a truly unmanageable workload. As students we’ve tried querying this but this obviously isn’t the focus of this question. Again sorry to add this but this isn’t a matter of my own time management as all my course mates across years have had the same difficulty so I’m just trying to find my own way through it while maintaining my sanity and a little bit of enjoyment of fitness along the way 🥲😅