Another week has passed. I have noticed this week that my hunger levels have increased. My meals are starting to look kind of “back to normal”. They were never huge, but I am clearing everything on my plate and enjoying it a bit too much. I plan to take a 7.5mg dose of Mounjaro this week to see if increasing the dosage slightly has any effect on my appetite suppression.
I am in no hurry to reach the “finishing line”. I recognise that there will never be an end to remaining mindful about what I consume and keeping track of my calorie intake if I want to maintain my weight loss. That is the reality of being a very short, not very mobile older woman.
It’s not a vanity thing; I want to be lighter. I accepted in my twenties that my body shape precludes me from being an “ideal shape”. However, I do want to preserve my good health at a time in my life when the likelihood of avoidable conditions is increasing.
It’s (thankfully) been a quieter week in terms of socialising and eating out. We arranged to attend a charity fundraising quiz at a local Cuban restaurant/bar. We were raising funds for PACT (Parents and Children Together).
“PACT changes lives by building and nurturing adoptive families and empowering women, children and parents to rebuild after trauma and embrace a positive future.
Established in 1911, PACT is now one of the UK’s leading charities in its field and is dedicated to finding secure and loving families for children waiting to be adopted, continued support through therapeutic services, supporting and empowering women facing multiple disadvantages and the recovery of children affected by domestic abuse.”
The theme of the evening was our town, Reading. The Quiz Master was Terry from Terry’s Reading Walkabouts, and he and his wife had set the questions. I hoped that we might have an advantage, my partner and I being lifelong residents of the town. Our team came in a respectful joint 4th place (out of approximately 15 teams), so we were pleased with that.
The food we ordered sadly didn’t match the ambience of the evening or the excellent company. We were served dry (chicken), which lacked identifiable flavours. My radish salad helped to add some crunch and colour. The spicy rice may well have been a microwaved rice pouch! Ah well…. The purpose of the night wasn’t eating a lovely meal, which was just as well! I enjoy these reminders of why eating out isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.
My car took a trip to the garage this week, as it has developed an issue with the power steering. Sadly, my usual garage was unable to identify or resolve the problem and advised that it be booked in to the main dealership. It’s booked to be with them over two days this week, so we’ll be grounded. Well, at least in terms of driving anywhere…
If you’d like to watch my latest YouTube video update, you can view it here! Here are a couple of comparison pictures, taken six weeks apart—definitely less of a tyre around my middle. I’m going to be doing my measurements this week, so I will share them with you next week!
My weight this week:
400g (approximately 1lb), current weight 61kg, down 10.4kg from my starting weight on 2nd June 2025. Just 4kg away from my target weight.
BMI down from 35.3 to 30.2.