#weightloss progress

30 Weeks on Wegovy

After 30 weeks on Wegovy, I’m currently on the 1.0 mg dose, and my weight loss has plateaued. My plan is to be more mindful of my eating habits - focusing on increasing protein and water intake while reducing carbs and sugar.

Tried on a few pairs of pants that I had been ecstatic to fit into a few months ago, because weather is cooling down a bit so thought I might actually want to wear them again. Figured they'd be loose on me, but, I mean, wtvs, right?

They're absolutely unwearable. Hanging off of me like bags. In retrospection, I should have expected that but they're not the kind of models that require a tight fit so I thought "How bad could it be?"

Yeah, so I gave them to my sister...

I then put on the pair of jeans that I have been wearing recently instead - it's the smallest size pair that I had left from my past. In my adult life, even when I had great (temporary) successes with weightloss, I never needed anything smaller than them. And they fit, of course. But... also already kinda loosely.

It's funny, because I have obviously been working for this and was aiming to get here, but I guess a part of me never really expected to? I hadn't really thought about needing to buy new clothes at some point because in the back of my mind I thought the old stuff and the stuff I bought as "aspirational" clothes would be enough.

August 8th, 2024 and August 5th, 2025

40.4 kg down.

12.7 fat percentage points lower.

If my scale is to be believed, went from visceral fat level 10 to level 4.

Feeling healthier and fitter in so many ways.

Feeling more confident and happier in so many ways.

It's not just the weightloss that brought these changes. I've worked hard on improving myself in other ways too. So no, shedding the weight in itself doesn't magically make everything better. But for me personally, it was an enormous part of this journey and I won't downplay it.

Looking at before pictures immediately makes me remember how it felt to have that weight on my bones, the sluggishness and heaviness in all my movements and the sickly, weakened way I felt inside. I am not going back to that. I just refuse.

I used to avoid mirrors. I’d brush my teeth looking down, refuse to check my outfit, and skip any store with dressing rooms. Seeing myself felt like punishment.

Because the reflection didn’t lie. It showed me everything I didn’t want to see—the weight I couldn’t lose, the failure I couldn’t hide.

Friends would say “Just love yourself.” But how could I love a body that betrayed me at every turn?

I tried every diet. Starved myself. Pushed myself to exhaustion. Nothing worked for long. I felt like my body was mocking me.

My confidence was gone. My social life dried up. I stopped dating. Stopped dreaming.

It wasn’t just about weight. It was about believing I deserved good things.

Then I learned about this forgotten protocol people once used to help their bodies release stubborn fat.

It wasn’t about deprivation or punishment. It was about balance. Trust.

I started doing it quietly. A small change in my daily routine that signaled to my body it didn’t have to hold on so tightly.

And over time? I noticed shifts I didn’t think were possible. My cravings eased. My energy felt stable. My body felt lighter—not just on the scale but in the way I carried myself.

And one day, I looked in the mirror and didn’t flinch. I actually smiled.

If you’re tired of hating your reflection, please know it doesn’t have to stay this way.

Guess who's down 25 lbs!

that's just this recent journey. From my heaviest, I'm down 44 lbs.

Only 18 lbs until my next goal. And if I don't look too weird (I have a big head and big ass lips) then I'll aim to lose another 20.

Average weight: 87.1kg(192.4lbs) down 2.8kg(6.2lbs) Average daily steps: 15734 down 1036 Average daily calories burnt: 2883 kcal down 105 kcal Average RHR: 73bpm up 2bpm *sigh*

Daily step goal ✅

Daily stretching ✅(AM: 24/30, PM: 26/30 so gets a pass I think)

Daily sleep routine ✅(AM: 26/30, PM: 25/30 is acceptable for now)

Weekly 4 workouts ✅ (18/18, usually just perfunctory, short ones but the showing up and forming the habit counts this time)

Daily reading ✅(30/30)

Daily learning ✅(30/30)

Daily creative time ✅(28/30)

Weekly fast ✅

No screens before sleep.

No more exercise 2h before sleep.

The progress was smaller this month as an average, but it feels okay for me. I did hit all my goals though, even if some are a bit iffy. The last two I added to keep in mind next month in addition to the others, because I didn't track it properly this time. And I definitely will not be as lenient on myself re: exercise in May.

All in all: a good month, let's continue.

There's a few things to look forward to in May. My birthday on the 2nd, for example, even if I don't really celebrate it.

In the beginning of the month I will be moving back to my own apartment after 1.5 years away, which is yes please. There's quite a lot I have planned that's connected to this, but I'll see what works out and what doesn't.

I am hoping/expecting to reach healthy BMI (insert all the usual disclaimers about BMI being crap), and I have a celebratory "reward" in mind for that, which is pool and sauna membership. Gym goes in that package too, but I am very much "I'd rather do it at home" person, so idk how much use I'll make of that.

Speaking of which, I will have my treadmill back too, so I'll try to properly start up running again.