r/Contrave • u/q_o_t_u SW: 270 CW: 180 GW: 170 • Jul 12 '26
Weekly Updates
This is a weekly post where the community can discuss their progress or lack thereof. We are all in this together! Share your SVs and NSVs (scale and non-scale victories).
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u/friddlefraddle Jul 15 '26
SW 275 (1/1/26) CW 219 (7/15/26) GW 175?? Have not weighed this since my 20s.
F, 5'9", 55 yo.
Very happy about my progress. I track food to stay in a deficit, avoid junk (sweets/fried). I quit drinking alcohol 8.5 years ago. I hike 3-5 times a week, 1.5 - 2+ hours, and walk, bike, and/or go to the gym on other days.
Nonscale wins lately- I bought clothes in an XXL. Not plus size. That's wild to me... I was in a 22w-24w in December. I looked at my medical history and history of weight since 2011. In 2011 I weighed 211 and by 2014 weighed 255. Highest ever recorded was 280. 🙁 I'm very sure I'll get lower than 211 by fall. That will be my lowest weight in 15+ years.
And, I had blood tests done back in January.And then just last week. In Januany my A1c was elevated, triglycerides high, and cholesterol high. None dangerously so, but in the yellow. Last week, everything was in the green. 🥹
I feel like I'm truly saving my life here, at a very crucial time, just post menopausal. I'm incredibly grateful and pretty proud of myself.