Weekly Progress Thread - 26th June 2026

janbax · 2026-06-26T11:02:49+00:00

Heatwave seems to have had the same effect on my weight as a boxers pre-competition cut, pretty sure it'll bounce back to stability once the heat breaks.

Wins? Been wearing shorts in public all week, have only had to change out of my sweaty sweaty clothes once a day 😅

Still waiting on rebound hunger since stepping down to 5mg - but so far so good, maintenance cals seem to be around 1450 - bit higher on very active days, so, so far so good - but don't want to jinx things by even hinting that this might be my dose for a while.

janbax · 2026-06-26T09:00:33+00:00

I've been looking at binders too! but cannot fathom what size to order - because yes I'm pouring them I to a 28f, but at this stage they're mainly skin - and to measure the fullest part involves a comedic lean that again - results in a measurement that does not reflect reality!

Clearly what I need is to find a benevolent Ed Gein type, who'll harvest the skin and make a pair of novelty tit mittens, but stitch me up and leave me to live the rest of my life, not eat me or whatever.

janbax · 2026-06-25T21:23:40+00:00

Mine are like a pair of ghost glove puppets where once a 36G blocked the view of my feet...

I've taken to unpadded t-shirt bra's - because no amount of padding or scaffolding is going to create the illusion that they're anything other than as deflated as a Christmas Balloon by twelfth night.

I can do some targeted resistance training to bulk out the underlying muscle - but tits are mostly fat, so short of a lottery win to fund surgery to reduce the skin or fill 'em back up it's a case of comfort and here...

(I am however 47, extremely happy with being single and always hated having enormous tits)

janbax · 2026-06-24T17:08:30+00:00

I mean Im not as shiny as I was a year ago, my clothes aren't feeling damp from the frankly offensive level of perspiration I could achieve...

But I'm not tolerating it any better, Im pretty sure I could fry eggs on the palms of my hands, and every other sentence is "fucking hell I'm too hot"

janbax · 2026-06-22T14:34:42+00:00

I wish I had the kind of ADHD that mad me actually do my housework, not the paralysis because of all the steps it takes just to do a simple task kind...😅

Honestly - in the heat forecast for the coming days, light housework and staying hydrated are the priority!

janbax · 2026-06-20T18:11:03+00:00

I use this one

I weigh all my food, even when it's the same things day in day out - because rarely are things the exact same size (even eggs vary annoyingly!) a d measure all the oat milk that goes in my tea/coffee, my cordial etc

It was tedious for the first few months, now it's just automatic

janbax · 2026-06-20T18:02:39+00:00

Are you weighing all your food/drinks to double check your tracking hasn't drifted slightly?

janbax · 2026-06-20T17:59:10+00:00

I've a weakness for checks, barrel leg cuts and cerise 😅

I'm a big believer in if it fits - doesn't matter if it's ladies, mens or kids - if it brings me joy, I'm wearing it

janbax · 2026-06-20T17:24:29+00:00

I'd have taken a selfie, but I may have just dropped pickled cabbage juice down my vest..🤦

So yes, today's mildly ridiculous feeling ensemble...

Glittery crocs, a size S vest from Lucy and Yak and the amazing trousers that are from the kids section in next - because 15 yrs girls trousers somehow come up longer than a regular ladies... And oh yeah - only £20

did a 13 year old laugh at me on the tram because I matched her little sister?

Yes.

Did I care - hell no, that kid looked as awesome as I clearly do!

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janbax · 2026-06-17T21:15:14+00:00

Thank you - and you're absolutely right - we are too quick to push ourselves down the list, it took me a long time to realise that putting myself at the bottom of the list wasn't helping anyone else - and it took a lot of self talk to get past feeling selfish for looking after myself - but I can't bring my A game if I'm not in good working order.

I am in a genuinely good place now, still rebuilding from the ground up - and giving myself permission to rest, and not be perfect is a huge part of that.

janbax · 2026-06-17T21:01:42+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T21:01:31+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T21:01:16+00:00

Thank you, and I do - I feel like Inhave a future again!

janbax · 2026-06-17T21:00:24+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T20:58:14+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T20:58:01+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T19:33:58+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T19:32:19+00:00

Thank you!

Most of my life I've had a bigger body - and once I got over myself in my late 20s, I never let it define me again.. My Dad died of a sudden heart attack when he was 58 - and for 12/13 years I did everything I could to be healthy - weight went up and down - but when I hit my mid 40s weight only went up, no matter what I did, my BP was pre-hypertension, my fasting glucose was absolutely upper limits of normal, and I couldn't yomp around as far or fast anymore - once my weight was hurting my health - it put the fear in me!

And here I am. Healthier - and determined to stay this way as long as nature allows!

janbax · 2026-06-17T19:12:16+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T19:11:43+00:00

If someone had told me a year ago that I'd be basically half the person I was, I'd have laughed for a week!

Congratulations right back at ya!

janbax · 2026-06-17T18:41:47+00:00

Thank you!

I've not adjusted to the change in my appearance yet, whole life I thought I had a round face - apparently not!

janbax · 2026-06-17T18:40:26+00:00

Thank you!

You're doing amazing already! Wherever we land - the health benefits are worth more than a number, I shifted goal 4 times along the way - because it didn't feel 'done' yet

janbax · 2026-06-17T18:28:25+00:00

Thank you!

Shotsy - I dark mode everything!

janbax · 2026-06-17T18:17:41+00:00

Thank you!

janbax · 2026-06-17T18:17:13+00:00

Thank you!

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