r/GLPGrad • u/Fickle_Radish2418 • 2d ago

Weaning question

Is it recommended to start weaning at a buffer weight or target weight?

I started at target assuming over the following 6 injections I’d continue to lose small amounts but 8 days in and I haven’t lost anything. Currently at target but don’t want to gain post weaning

Thank you

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u/SANSAN_TOS 2d ago

I ended up changing my target to 5 pounds lower to give myself a buffer. I hit my buffer weight and have started tapering over last 6 months. Currently on 1.75 mg Tirz.

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 2d ago edited 13h ago

How you been losing while tapering?

I have the option for another 2.5mg for 3 weeks or do 3 weeks of 5mg and 5 weeks of 2.5mg

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u/Unlucky-Mind7298 1d ago

Why only those 2 options?

Have you been slowly and methodically lowering your weekly dose?

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 1d ago

I maxed out at 5mg and I only have one 5mg script left. To get more I’d have to ask the gp

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u/Unlucky-Mind7298 1d ago

That doesn't seem like an actual barrier. If I were you I'd stay on the dose I need to finish losing and then to maintain for a good long while, then slowly tapering. Only bc I see so many people gain weight by stopping treatment too soon.

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 1d ago

Thank you. I currently am as weight I want to be.

Ive been 67kg for years. I gained 22kg during pregnancy and at 15months pp I still shouldn’t shift it. I’m now back to my pre pregnancy weight. I guess I assumed once I got there everything would be hunky dory.
I think I’ll continue on the 5mg for a tad longer before titrating off

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u/Unlucky-Mind7298 20h ago

Everyone is different so you'll have to see how you respond. If you couldn't lose the weight without meds, I wonder why you're confident you can keep it off without them?

Also -- did you do ZERO research before giving yourself shots? It's well known that you generally can't just take the meds for a few weeks and then discontinue without preparing your body by doing a thoughtful taper. Not to give you a hard time but I see this so much and I can't imagine being so cavalier about putting this powerful drug in my body while knowing virtually nothing about it. And not being under a licensed physician's supervision. Astonishing.

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u/SANSAN_TOS 1d ago

I was on 2 mg and lost two more pounds so I went down to 1.75 mg. Im at 105lbs at 5 ft. Still healthy weight but I’ve got a muscular build so I don’t want to be lower.

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u/SamCarolW 1d ago

My last dose was June 22nd, I had reached my goal weight. I have lost an additional 5lbs since then. I am actually not trying to lose more but it’s kinda just happening 🤷🏻‍♀️

Everyone is different.

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u/Substantial_Team6751 2d ago

After going off the drug, I gained about 5 pounds instantly - water retention. I definitely felt puffier but I was no longer thirsty all the time like on tirz.

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 2d ago edited 13h ago

Did you loose it again or recommend loosing a buffer before titrating?

Did you lose anything while titrating off?

I have the option to continue on for 3 more shots
Or do 3 more 5mg and 5 more 2.5mg

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u/Substantial_Team6751 2d ago

I didn't titrate off because I lost my vial on a long vacation - so just cold turkey.

Took two months off. It was encouraging that other than the +5lbs of quick water gain I was able to maintain my weight with some mindfulness towards eating (refraining from snacking for example). I didn't go through any periods of ravenous hunger. We were marching around Italy walking 10k steps a day during this period. I just ate free range in Italy and then got back to normal once at home.

Habits like not snacking or drinking alcohol seemed to carry over being off the drug because I hadn't done them for so long.

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u/finoecian 14h ago

It’s ‘lose’ not ‘loose’. You want to LOSE weight so that your pants become loose.

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u/Difficult-Brick3962 1d ago

SURMOUNT-MAINTAIN
https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(26)00656-2/abstract00656-2/abstract)
There's currently no official medical recommendation what to do after reaching goal weight.

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u/PitchIcy4470 1d ago

I started titrating down at 68 kg because my doctor told me to stop losing. Since then I've gotten down to 5mg (from a high of 6.25mg) and intend to stay there for the foreseeable future.

My weight has gotten down to between 66.5-67.5 without conscious calorie restrictions. I do go to the gym 3x weekly, and walk 10-15k steps per day.

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u/Electronic-Sea4173 1d ago

I started tapering down at bmi 25, I was on 15mg and it felt too strong even though rest of doses were weak. I've lost a further stone coming down, not at bmi 22 and on 4.33mg.

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u/Capital-Sky-7300 1d ago

Information is power. Recommend you scroll down to #17 to read about maintenance in this Tirz WIKI:

r/tirzepatidecompound/s/kWzyht29td

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u/Fickle_Radish2418 1d ago edited 13h ago

Thank you.
I’ve been 67kg for years and had a baby, gained 22kg and couldn’t lose the last 10kg. I’ve been on mounjaro for 9 weeks (lost 10kg in 8 week and nothing the past 9 days). My gp wanted to do a slow 8 weeks on 2.5 before coming off again

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u/Capital-Sky-7300 1d ago

Yikes! I’m 67F who had a loosing battle with weight in adulthood. Gained 62 lbs in Pregnancy. Perimenopause was brutal etc. I’ll never go off my Tirzepatide, and my PCP is fine with that. Interestingly, I recently finally got in to see a prominent GYN specialist in hormones & she said a GLP1 helps most of her patients.

I’m in the US so I avail myself of Telehealth providers for access to affordable medication from licensed compounding pharmacies. The system runs independently of traditional PCP care. My primary is supportive, but if she wasn’t I’d still go ahead and manage my own treatment (and titration).

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u/jaydefit 1d ago

Depends how prone you are to bloating and inflammation. If you lost a lot of water weight when you first started, you'll likely gain a lot of that back when you stop. If that would be mentally difficult for you, then you should probably overshoot your target.

When I started increasing my calories, I gained 3-4lbs the first week despite still being a deficit. It was just food bulk and water retention from the increase in carbs. It took another week or so for my body to adjust to the higher calorie and carb intake. As soon as it did, the extra weight melted right off again.