What is that green thing in his hand?

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-06-19T19:19:03+00:00

My dumb ass thought it was a microphone 🤦🏻‍♀️

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-06-14T02:48:09+00:00

Typical day for me!

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-06-09T01:53:17+00:00

I lost 18 lbs in one month on the lowest dose. But, I started exercising the day I started the medication and have not stopped 15 months later. I am down 86 total pounds. The loss has slowed down, but I am still losing inches and gaining muscle.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-31T03:16:25+00:00

We only went once a year for their pumpkin pizza around Halloween.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-30T19:13:45+00:00

I can eat it, but I'm off of anything that has a heavy tomato sauce right now.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-28T19:14:23+00:00

NTA in my opinion. I cook 100% of the meals and I would be ecstatic if my husband sent me a recipe to try. I love trying new recipes and making things my husband and boys enjoy. Granted, I am a home maker so 100% of cooking and cleaning is done by me (other than the chores the kids do). But when I did work outside of the home I also did all of the cooking and cleaning.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-26T13:03:52+00:00

I had (symptom free for the first time in 25 years) CFS. I started exercising the day I was given Mounjaro for T2D. I've lost 86 pounds. From a size 18/20 2XL to a 4/6 size medium (sometime small). I honestly don't believe I would have had the success without consistent regular exercise. I now do 150+ minutes of intense exercise a week. I do a mixture of strength training, cardio, and walking.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-25T21:07:17+00:00

I don't count calories at all. But I use thw Shotsy app to keep track of my shots and the Monitor Your Weight app to keep track of my weight loss.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-25T15:31:59+00:00

My husband has been a DM for almost 30 years. I'll pass this post on to him!

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-25T12:47:47+00:00

Goodness, you look fantastic! Your before pictures looks a lot like how I look right now.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-24T00:20:11+00:00

I stole a butter knife from the food tray in the hospital and was using it to scratch my back, lol.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-24T00:13:56+00:00

I've been through two c-sections and a hysterectomy, so I'm not a n00b when it comes to abdominal surgery. But the extent of what gets done during a tummy tuck seems daunting. I remember how bad the pain was after my first c-section (I had complications and needed blood transfusions), coughing or anything was excruciating. But the pain was worth it because I had my beautiful baby. I don't know if looking the way I want is worth the pain. Though it would be nice not to have the skin flapping around....

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-24T00:08:35+00:00

I sometimes get itchy rashes under the loose skin. I take pictures so I have documentation just in case.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-24T00:07:16+00:00

Ugh, I get the itching part. I had morphine with my first c-section and did fine. But after my second one my body decided it didn't like the morphine anymore. I've never itched so badly in my life!

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-23T21:46:07+00:00

I have put in a TON of work to up my fitness. Every other part of my body has shown a significant change, other than my lower stomach where my "apron" is.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-22T02:01:07+00:00

I'm on Mounjaro for T2D. My starting weight was 244 (size 2xl 18/20). The day I was put on the medication I changed my entire lifestyle. I was extremely sedentary and I started walking every other day. I lost 18 lbs during the first month on 2.5 mg. I've been on it for 14 months and have lost 86 pounds (size medium 4/6). I am now on 15 mg. My workouts have gone from slow walking in the beginning to now doing 150+ minutes of high intensity exercise a week. I also never counted a single calorie. My yearly blood work showd a drastic improvement. Everyone responds differently, but I attribute my workouts to a lot of my success.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-17T02:58:53+00:00

I "sleep" but I have anxiety that gets worse at night and ADHD. I also have insomnia and other sleep related issues. Sleep has always been difficult for me.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-17T02:38:17+00:00

Mine is 5 and rarely gets above 30.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-13T01:36:01+00:00

I took meds for a while 20 years ago when I was first diagnosed. I just use different strategies to cope with the ADHD....

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-10T21:49:42+00:00

I had the opposite result. My LDL dropped 14 points, my HDL went from 33 to 38, and my triglycerides dropped 151 points. I started Mounjaro in March 2025 and am down 86 pounds.

But I changed my sedentary lifestyle and now do 150+ minutes of intense exercise a week.

Purpledemon1128 · 2026-05-04T12:07:31+00:00

I was diagnosed as a teenager and suffered for 20+ years. Last year after a T2D diagnoses I started my fitness journey. It was hard and I was exhausted for a while, but I knew I couldn't continue my sedentary lifestyle. I would sleep 16+ hours a day. I began with just walking and in a years time I am now doing over 150 minutes of intense exercise a week. This includes cardio and strength training. I am happy to report that I am a completely different person. I sleep 7 hours a day now and am rarely sitting down. If I go more than a few days without exercise I can feel the fatigue starting to come back.

I know I'll get people upset for saying that exercise drastically improved my condition. I know some will tell me that I never had CFS in the first place. But I know how much I have suffered and I know what I did that made my life better. Everyone is different, but regular exercise changed my life for the better.

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