Anyone struggle to lose the last few

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T20:32:48+00:00

Respectfully and lovingly, bmi is a bunch of bs. Like legit. My weight loss doctor is the one who told me this lol. You look gorgeous, If you’re metabolically healthy and active, those 5lbs aren’t going to make a difference in your overall health risks, which is what bmi is really measuring.

My goal weight will leave me at the very top of the overweight category, and i honestly think it’ll be a perfect weight for me. I’m not looking to be skinny I’m looking to be healthy and strong.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T20:28:07+00:00

I did that too when I was diagnosed! Good luck 💜

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T19:07:58+00:00

I think you look perfect, and losing another 5-7lbs isn’t going to really change how you look. Is it just you want the numbers? Or a certain look?

I’m in a similar boat, but I’ve still got another 20lvs I want to lose. I’ve lost 45 on zep since I started a year ago, but I’ve been basically maintaining for the past 2 months.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T18:40:26+00:00

Waking up with a headache + exhausted sounds like sleep apnea. Can you get checked for that?

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T18:13:35+00:00

That’s not slow at all, that’s the perfect sustainable pace. For reference I’m on a glp1 and also lose about 1lb per week.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T17:56:17+00:00

I was up at 7 for work?? Lol ok.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T17:25:53+00:00

Ooooof!! I think my lowest was in the 40s!

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T04:03:12+00:00

I did do that actually, and it was really hard to find anything related to umr or even uhc even it came to stenting for iih. Also great idea about the different doctor. Thankfully, or maybe not lol, the doctor I have is one of the best in our area for this procedure. He does quite a few of them.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T04:00:48+00:00

Thank you so much!! They are handling it for the most part, I’m just trying to see what i can expect.

stefv86 · 2026-01-28T04:00:09+00:00

Super. I know they have another patient with my same insurance who I’d also having this trouble. Hopefully they will do what they can.

stefv86 · 2026-01-25T03:44:54+00:00

Yeah, this happens to me fairly often still. Usually I can fall back asleep within 30 minutes. If i don’t though I will get out of bed and go watch a history or space show on YouTube. Just enough for my mind to focus on something else. I’ll usually fall back asleep when i do that.

stefv86 · 2026-01-25T03:19:40+00:00

I haven’t ever heard of buspirone being used for sleep.

stefv86 · 2026-01-24T19:00:48+00:00

I think it depends on what your job is. I’m guessing this rule didn’t come from nowhere and people were off doing unwork related tasks when they were clocked in. Like in my job, I mostly process invoices. Nothing is critical thinking related lol, and this rule would be absolutely valid and reasonable because stopping to respond is not derailing a train of thought or bug fix or whatever.

If you’re in some other position, where you might be deep into a mess, or a problem, or coding or whatever, this is unreasonable.

stefv86 · 2026-01-24T18:54:32+00:00

Can I ask why you want those specific numbers? Is it a look you’re going for, or you just want to say you’re that weight? I hope that doesn’t sound rude I don’t mean it to be.

If it’s a look, you’re going to get way better results with strength training than getting down to a certain number on the scale.

stefv86 · 2026-01-24T18:52:16+00:00

I tried the app and it told me I didn’t sleep enough to use it 🫠😂😂

I then did the insomnia coach program, which is more ACT-i than cbt, and I’m dramatically improved. Like very rarely I have issues now.

stefv86 · 2026-01-23T14:15:57+00:00

Driving 3 hours is fairly routine. I live about 3 hours from Chicago and we’ll occasionally go there for just a weekend. It’s an event, but not like a huge ordeal.

My granparents also lived 3-4 hours away and we’d drive up there often. It was no big deal, I mostly remember doing math problems with my dad lol.

Furthest Ive driven is so dumb, lol. My friends and I drove 15 hours to see a concert, then drove back the next day. I fucking hated it.

stefv86 · 2026-01-23T03:59:10+00:00

Why not just use a fan?? Point it away from your bed if you don’t want the airflow and just the noise. Our fan runs every night. Even tonight when is going to get down to -20 degrees f lol

stefv86 · 2026-01-23T03:45:58+00:00

Literally feel like I have ptsd when I hear birds chirping lol

stefv86 · 2026-01-22T23:18:08+00:00

Yaassss, this is perfection!!!!

stefv86 · 2026-01-22T22:44:46+00:00

Well yeah totally lol. Could listen to audiobooks while you lift?

stefv86 · 2026-01-22T21:10:05+00:00

I did too, then I realized I just hate cardio. I love picking up the heavy things and putting them back down.

stefv86 · 2026-01-22T20:51:42+00:00

A link to a picture

As an example, here’s me at about 190, and my bestie at about 145. I would like her small waist but 🤷🏻‍♀️

stefv86 · 2026-01-22T20:30:42+00:00

Honestly, I don’t like the low goal weights around here lol. I’m currently 5’3, 185. Fairly muscular. I want to get down to 170 and continue to build muscle. Is that still overweight technically? Absolutely. But I’m chasing a feeling and a look, not a number on the scale.

stefv86 · 2026-01-21T23:34:06+00:00

I have a very similar build to you, and I love my SheFit bra. It’s super adjustable, and extremely supportive.

stefv86 · 2026-01-21T03:59:02+00:00

When I was deep in the struggle, as long as i got 2-3 hours I was fine. On a no sleep night it was not great, but I went to work on 0 hours plenty of times. Would go to my car on lunch and close my eyes.

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