Another week has flashed past — honestly, where does the time go?

Our building work has been going full steam ahead, and thankfully, the weather has been kind to us. It’s been mild and mostly dry, which has worked in the builders’ favour. The team arrive every morning around 7.30am, breaks for their early lunch at 10.30am (yes, really!), and finishes up by 3.30pm — just as it’s starting to get dark. It’s a good routine and doesn’t interfere too much with our evenings.

This week I took my jab as a split dose — 5mg on Thursday and 7.5mg on Sunday — because the appetite suppression was starting to wear off. It’s such a weird feeling when those old thoughts about food and eating start to return. It always reminds me just how much I don’t miss them!

Away from all the drilling and dust, I’ve been working on something much more creative — a new YouTube series! I’m planning a collection of short videos that narrate and illustrate my 13-year weight-loss journey. The first one went live yesterday and looks back over my childhood, exploring how my impairment shaped my relationship with food and body image. It covers the period from my birth right through to 2012 — the first fifty years of my life!

Future videos will dive deeper into specific topics such as calorie counting, life events that could have easily derailed me (but didn’t!), exercise, and my experience of excess skin removal.

I’d love it if you could take a look at the video, leave me a comment on YouTube, and give it a thumbs-up if you enjoy it. Your feedback really means a lot — and it helps me know what you’d like to see next.

Meanwhile, on the Mounjaro front, things are still moving in the right direction. I’m continuing to fine-tune my doses and listen carefully to my body. It’s fascinating to see how my long-term journey – from years of calorie counting to now – is evolving with this new chapter. Every week feels like a small but meaningful step forward.

Weight this week:  59.3kg (about 9st 4.7lbs)

Last week 59.5kg (about 9st 5.2lbs)Loss: 200g (about half a pound)

Weight to lose: 2.3kg (about 5lbs)