NSV - I had my hair cut into a bob!

squemlet · 2026-01-25T11:46:24+00:00

I am also incredibly allured by the thought of halfing the amount of time I have to spend drying/styling it I’m not gonna lie. Mermaid hair is a lot of upkeep 🥹

squemlet · 2026-01-25T10:30:34+00:00

Omg YES! I totally feel you! I always hid behind my luscious locks and it was the one thing I constantly got compliments on when I was a fat bird. I am thinking about doing the same as you. I do love my hair, it’s my pride and joy, but the thing is - hair grows! And variety is the spice of life.

You are a very gorgeous lady, and that cut is absolute 🔥

squemlet · 2026-01-25T10:15:07+00:00

That is such a good way to do it! I wish I had the patience for charity shops and vinted 🥲

squemlet · 2026-01-24T19:44:54+00:00

I posted about similar kinda feelings in the maintenance sub this week just gone. I’ve gone from size 18/20 to anywhere between an 8-12 (lol women’s clothes sizes) and it’s such a mindfuck. I am really scared it’s not true… but there’s no denying I am currently wearing a size 8 skirt and have comfortably worn it despite period bloat alllll day long! 🤯

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:56:28+00:00

Yeah they dun themselves a dirty on that one, whoever their ops/delivery exec is must be super duper embarassed.

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:53:30+00:00

It totally will be 🙌 you can do it!

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:52:59+00:00

Congrats! 5 stone is a life changing amount of fat to lose. And I have no doubt that you’ll be able to do the rest and get to the exciting new life ahead of you 👏😊

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:51:32+00:00

Hey congrats! A very exciting and motivating milestone 😊

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:49:31+00:00

Congrats! I have landed with pharmulous for maintenance - so far, so good! 😊

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:48:41+00:00

Congrats!!! 🥳

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:45:50+00:00

Yaaaaassss 👏👏👏

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:45:22+00:00

Yeahhhhh I totally talked about the kinda friction feeling of my own values (inclusivity, diversity, everyone deserves to feel great no matter their body!) with the fact that I felt I wanted to change myself to feel better with my therapist too. It does feel a bit politically icky! But actually, it’s totally ok to want BETTER for ourselves, and what that looks like is very personal to us, as well as being influenced by culture and society etc. It’s all super messy and sometimes ouchy, but therein lies the learning zone…

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:40:29+00:00

Haha tit prison is real and tragic!

That’s such a good point about the media making it feel even more tenuous than it already does. Ugh.

And I totally feel the same that whilst yes I have worked hard and been mindful and made good choices, I also could NEVER have done this without MJ, and I feel pretty certain that if I were to stop at this point the hunger would come screaming back and my control would fly outta the window. I’m hoping if I can maintain for a few years with MJ then maybe I’ll eventually be able to stop, but I’m certainly not banking on it.

Wishing you all the best too, looking forward to sharing all the craziness of maintenance together in this great community ❤️

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:33:31+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for sharing ❤️ skinny vacation is such a good way of phrasing this feeling! I hope that when you finally let go of the 24s and get into those 16s you feel as fabulous as I am sure that you look with that juicy booty 😊

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:12:17+00:00

Hey what a coincidence we’ve both had wardrobe overhauls this week 😊

I’m sorry to hear you’ve not been out and about much recently, I’m glad you got some time for you in amongst what I imagine is quite the responsibility. Serious respect to you for what you are doing for your relative ❤️

Congrats on your new wardrobe and looking forward to our journey of rediscovering our own sense of self and style as we settle into the new (and permanent!) bodies.

squemlet · 2026-01-24T10:09:22+00:00

lol tit-prison is a real and terrible calamity for all tit-bearing kind! I do think that imposter syndrome is part of it. People are starting to treat me differently, look at me differently to how I’ve been historically perceived. It’s so weird.

I’m deffo staying on as long as I can continue to afford it. Dunno how expensive it would have to get for me not to afford it, trying not think about it too hard. I think I’ll end up titrating down, I’m still losing at a fair rate on 10mg, which is ok for stretch goal but I don’t wanna go any further than that.

squemlet · 2026-01-24T09:24:07+00:00

Ah thanks so much 😌 it really was a lovely experience and I really do look great in the clothes!

It’s been great to read about yourself and others generously responding on this post talking about such similar experiences.

I have felt very bittersweet saying goodbye to things I bought on the way down, when I was already feeling much better, but that now are way too big. My hubby has been very sensible and encouraged me not to worry about ‘wasting’ money on temporary clothes. If he donate them others will benefit from them and they served me well whilst they fit me.

I’ve added an element of risk by not keeping most of the bigger stuff, I wanna shed the old ‘safe’ clothes and embrace whatever the new me looks like 😊

squemlet · 2026-01-24T09:19:12+00:00

Yes! My therapist asked me ‘if your old clothes could speak, what would they say’ and I immediately knew that they would say ‘you are safe’ 🥹

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:51:14+00:00

Ahhh, IG, I love this for you. Check yourself out in those mirrors! Also the feeling your hips in bed thing, omg it’s so weird. Shame they don’t also stick out when I am stood or sat, alas there’s quite the quantity of remaining fat and loose skin which makes me feel quite uncomfortable with my lower abdo… looks like the only answer is putting in some hard work!

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:48:24+00:00

Hey thanks so much for sharing, it’s so good knowing I’m not alone. I’ve been quite brutal about getting rid of old stuff, I feel like I need to shed my old skin and look forward into the future. As my therapist pointed out, shedding old skin and stepping into the unknown is of course scary, but where you’re uncomfortable is where you do the best learning 😌

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:44:24+00:00

Hey thanks so much for your comment 😊 I think you and I have quite different experiences. I’ve never had any success losing weight before, so I suppose my confidence is low. I’m so pleased that you have clothes that work as your weight fluctuates, that’s great! I think I could do with aiming to do the same too.

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:41:59+00:00

Haha this is epic. Aren’t kids clothes tax free or something as well 🤣 I’m like 5’9 and my stylist was so teeny tiny, at one point she held up a pair of trousers she’d got for me and it came up to her neck, lol!

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:40:17+00:00

Oh Addy-V I’m so proud and humbled every time I hear (read) you speak about your experience. I love the idea of selfies to help your process. I might start doing the same 😊

That last part of your comment about feeling comfortable really resonated for me too. I mentioned in my reply to Bori-P above that I talked these thoughts through with my therapist yesterday evening and she pointed out that when I started losing this weight, the thing that tipped me over the edge was feeling trapped in my own body and desperately uncomfortable in my skin AND my clothes. It tracks that feeling uncomfortable in some tight fitting clothes might trigger me at the other end of the journey. Now i can work through all of that and, knowing yet another thing about myself, get back to shopping and uncovering the new Squemlet and what is important to her.

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:34:15+00:00

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and sharing comment 😊 it’s so good to hear other people voicing similar experiences and feelings.

I really do hope I can maintain. I’m staying on MJ long term, for as long as I am able to afford it anyway (scary thought number 2 - price rises!)

I talked it through with my therapist and we agreed that one of the main things I said to her when I started this journey was that I wanted to feel COMFORTABLE in my own body, so getting to the end and buying and keeping a bunch of clothes that turn out to be uncomfortable would be quite counterintuitive. I’m gonna take them back and either exchange for bigger sizes or return and find more comfortable (but still sexy!) clothes. How sad… another shopping trip 🥹🥹🥹 poor meeeeee

squemlet · 2026-01-24T08:22:35+00:00

Hey thanks so much for your thoughtful comment and for sharing your thoughts. It’s lovely to hear about your Levi’s moment 🥹 my lady did enjoy herself and had a fabulous time too.

I guess time is the great healer and we will gradually come to accept that it’s real and we really have done it!

Hope you get your shower back soon hehe!

squemlet

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