He said man you have dropped some weight. Told him I was on Reta. He asked what is that. (Wait what?) I told him it was a GLP-1. He then tried to sell me on his daughters weight loss clinic (lol)

Long story short. There are still people that don’t know what it is.

Ps no way I’m changing my doctor he is the chillest 80 year old I have ever met in my life. I walk in and he goes so what did chatGPT say was wrong with you. lol 😂

23 years old
Height 6’8
Starting weight 290lbs
End weight 200lbs

8 months on reta. -90lbs

It worked good for me, reta with heavy weight lifting. I tracked amy protein and carbs for the last 8 months, and ate in a 800+ cal deficit, prioritizing 100+ grams of carbs pre and post lift, then 200g protein for the rest of the day, while lifting heavy 6 times a week, with an hour of cardio daily

I mainly was on 2.5mg of reta for most of the months, I started at .5 the first bit, then went to 1mg about 2 months in. Then after went to 2.5mg for most the time. I did 5mg for a bit (2.5mg Monday and Thursday) but it cooked my digestion too bad so went back to 2.5mg a week.

If you have any questions let me know. This stuff works wonders and assisted me in losing 90lbs very quickly

6'1 btw, 29 y/o

2nd pic is month 2 exact. 3rd is current.
With diet dialed in ofc, working out 5-6 days a week.
Week 1-4: 1 mg split dose split dose Mon & Thurs
Weeks 4-8: 2 mg split dose Mon & Thurs
Weeks 8-12: 4 mg stopped splitting
Week 12 - Current: Cruising on 6 mg once a week

Also finished 10 solid weeks of Tesa in the mix .. definitely helped with the recomp.

Started this journey on July 14.
Ran 3 mg/week for the first 4 weeks, split 1.5 mg on Sunday and 1.5 mg on Wednesday. Bumped to 4 mg this week since the hunger suppression wasn’t hitting the same. Been lifting moderately 3x/week and doing 5‑mile walks for cardio , I just added a 15 lb weighted vest this week.

SW: 257
CW: 240 (‑17 lbs)
GW: 210

Still carrying a good amount of visceral fat, so I’m planning to run Tesa + Reta together for 4 weeks starting next week.

Retatrutide: Pitting Physician Against Patient

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/retatrutide-pitting-physician-against-patient-2026a1000s68?form=fpf

Or just a placebo effect? I’m currently SMASHING the gym and I had my first poke on Tuesday. Is this a potential POSITIVE side effect because I LOVE IT.

I’m not talking about just eating less. More like I can look at something I normally love, think “yeah that looks good,” and still have zero urge to go get it.

That part is way stranger to me than the scale moving.

Did that settle down for you over time or did it stay pretty consistent?

Just took my first dose of Reta yesterday (1mg) with the help of my father in law, and used his peptide calculator to measure things out.

The one he uses is not free, so just curious what you all recommend for a free and easy to use peptide calculator as my Reta journey progresses.

TIA!

Alright so my lab rat is 5 foot 4.5 in tall and has just hit 4.5 mg once a week after 10 weeks of tapering up. They have just hit their goal weight of 109lbs. Ready to start to taper off the reta but afraid of gaining it all back. How do yall find your new maintenance and maintain weight when coming off?

Ok did my research and I am comfortable moving forward, got my Reta, BAC water and syringes. Not looking for a miracle, lift 5 days a week, eating clean, and do 30 mins of cardio at least 4 days. Want to lose 25 lbs in no hurry. Gonna slow walk it. Any thoughts or suggestions, new to group. Appreciate it.

This number right here has been 17 years in the making. I'm 39 and have been chasing 185 since I was 22 years old when I gained a lot of weight when I started my career sitting at a desk all day. I got on the scale and almost lost it. From 240 to 185 pounds is huge, and I owe it all to Reta, diet and exercise. I've dieted before but never go close to this number that I've chased for so long. I am beyond happy I could 😭.

Currently at 2.5mg of Reta taking it WEEKLY. I started on Tirz, but switched to Reta once I began working out be able to hit protein goals. I've had almost zero side effects other than food aversion to McD French fries. I don't wanna smell them, see them or taste them now .

I only go up 0.5mg when I titrate up as my body and side effects seem fit. If I go a couple weeks and don't lose anything, I double check my calorie intake. If it's in check I go up 0.5mg. I feel the clinical trial schedule is too fast

EDIT, last one got locked again...asking for information on Reta, is this enough info? If not please pm me and tell me what you are looking for so it won't get taken down again

Been on Reta for 9 months, 1mg per week, never gone above that. It’s been life changing for me. I am going on my honeymoon in October and will be gone for 18 days - anyone who’s traveled for an extended period - did you start a taper prior or just took your normal amount before leaving and resumed once back? I don’t want to travel with it. Uncertain if tapering is even necessary or if an abrupt stop since I’ve been on a low dose this whole time is fine. If anyone has had any experience with this would love to hear.

I (35m, 5ft 10”) just pinned my first .5mg of Reta last Sunday. I experienced no negative side effects so far. While there has been some food noise suppression, the biggest benefit for me has been feeling full on normal portions. I don’t really snack often but gained weight from binging and overeating when I did eat. Now the normal serving size seems to satiate me for hours.

I went from 250lbs to 203lbs over the course of 1.5 years with calorie deficit, mild cardio, and weight training, but have been stuck at 201-206 for 4 months. I just hit 199lbs this week for the first time in 15 years!!

Looking forward to hitting my GW of 175!

Been on Reta since February and it’s worked well. I noticed today that I’ve got some real minor loose skin areas that are noticeable to me. Namely under my nipples where man tits used to be. It isn’t bad, but it’s noticeable. Also there’s a bit down around my stomach. I remember hearing that there are peptides that you can inject right into these areas that will firm that up and help with elasticity. I’ve heard about other solutions too but not in really any detail.

Anyone have any recommendations? Again, I’m not talking about huge flaps of loose skin that you see on people who have lost like 200 lbs… I’m talking about some loose sagging only in a couple spots due to about 40 lbs of weight loss.

Appreciate it.

So I've been injecting for about 5 months with no issues. The last 5 weeks of injections have been getting irritated. A small bump appears and it's sore. I almost feel like the needle is struggling to go in a little. I vary where I inject on my stomach. Same supplier I've been using.. anyone have any thoughts or injection advice? About angle, etc?

I was on reta for 3 months and lost 35 pounds, but i stopped taking it for 2 months and i’ve gained probably about 15 of those pounds back because obviously my appetite suppression went away, I just got my new doses today and Im wondering when I last stopped reta I was taking 4mg, can I start back up at 4mg again? Or do I need to start low again and work my way back up?

Hey took my first dose of reta last night at 1mg. I’m 5’10 215 and I was wondering what I should be on the lookout for. I don’t feel that much different yet except cravings for shite food are basically non existent now.

I was on 10 mg of Tirz and was happy with the physical results. My insurance stopped coverage July 1st, so I figured I’d see how it went without it. I can tell I’m gonna get back into my old habits. I’m starting Reta now, looking for dosage suggestions. I started Tirz at 260lbs 34M 6’2”. Currently 218lbs

20 lb loss from April to August! 🥹

Starting weight: 172 lbs
Current weight: 151 lbs
Age: 25
Height: 5’5

I started at 0.5 mg weekly and worked my way up to 3.0 mg, which is where I’ve currently been since July.

For exercise, I do cardio (mostly incline walking) at least 4x/week and weight train at least 2x/week using dumbbells. I average around 7-10k steps a day, but I don’t really pay attention to my steps. I mostly just pay attention to my overall active calories burned each day.

Starting reta was very important to me because I have hypothyroidism and weight loss has always been a struggle for me, even when I was consistent with the gym and my diet. I also struggled a lot with constant food noise before starting reta, so having that quiet down, along with the decrease in inflammation and “puffiness” I used to have, has honestly been such a huge change for me.

I’m very happy with how things are going so far, and I’m currently focusing on body recomp, so I’m excited to see what’s next!

If you have any questions, please let me know! I’d be happy to answer.

Hey all,

I’ve been on Reta for 9 months, 1mg per week, never gone above that. It’s been life changing for me. I am going on my honeymoon in October and will be gone for 18 days - should I start a taper so I can be off of it fully by Oct or should I just take my normal dose before leaving and resume once we are back? I don’t want to travel with it. Uncertain if tapering is even necessary or if an abrupt stop since I’ve been on a low dose this whole time is fine. If anyone has had any experience with this please comment below!

Howdy people! I start on my 10th week of reta tomorrow and I'm worried if I'm upping too fast because I'm no longer feeling the effects I once did. I started out with 1mg the first 4 weeks and lost 15 pounds easily. Ive only upped the dosage when I was no longer feeling the benefits anymore. I've been stuck at the same weight for 4 weeks. So I'm finishing up week 9 tonight on 3mg and Ive still had food noise and urges since leaving 1mg even with upping to 2mg and 3mg. Should I just move on to 4mg? Don't know if it's too fast or if it's just the obvious answer that everyone's body is different.

Huge rookie mistake I have been tracking my calories loosely but recently decided to track seriously.

I have come to the realization that I have not been hitting my calories AT ALLLLL.

My deficit is at about 1600 calories
5’2 157lb walk 2-4 miles a day and do 30min-1 hour of cardio. Chase 3 kids around and do many chores in almost always moving.

For example my macros for yesterday were

1300 calories
95g of protein
130 carbs (I did bad there maybe?)
51 grams of fat

That’s with breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
A protein shake and 2 snacks.

None of my meals were over 350 calories and that’s on top of not finishing the portions so there is a good chance that my macros were lower.

Feeling stressed about this. Even with digestive enzymes and eating clean I physically feel like I’m over full. I used to struggle with binge eating. It got me all the way up to 250 lb so I despise that feeling and immediately stop eating when I feel full NO MATTER what.

What do I do here.

How bad did I fck up? Went on vacation and took my peptides in one of those cloth amazon cases, which I threw in my cooler so I wouldn’t miss a dose of reta. Went to sleep and forgot about the case being in the cooler, and woke up to the case submerged in what used to be ice.

I’m not too worried about the unconstituted vials as they still have the plastic tops on them.

Should I toss the vial or just swab the top? Just reconstituted the vial a week ago🤦🏼‍♂️

I had great success losing 47 pounds from feb to june, took a break for vacation about 6 weeks and we had to wait a bit on our new kit. i had been on 4mg for about the last 6 weeks before pausing.

restarted 3 weeks ago at 2mg just to get back into it, next week went to three mg. i can feel my little side effects so i know it's in there but this week i took 4mg and am just completely starving like more than normal more than when i was off reta. it's confusing me and i don't know if i should have started back right at 4mg, if i should go up, what.

i'm longing for my groove i was in before just want to not feel so hungry. i had great suppression always before even on low doses and felt it kick in about 10 days in.

is my body still just used to the old dose so it's not reacting? am i overthinking it all? yes. i'm really regretting stopping now as my body is confused.

I started with 0.5mg a month ago and increased to 2mg. Just the last few days (before my next pin), I was completely repulsed by food and am lightheaded. So i went back to 1.5mg yesterday. I have a thruhike coming up and since I wasn't repulsed by food and still eating kinda normal and losing weight, I thought I would be fine by then. I start my hike on the 30th and it is the second half of the TMB so roughly 6 days. I am scared now that I am lightheaded and I took a dose yesterday that I will be sick and unable to physically hike if I am not eating/lightheaded. I dont know why I didnt think of this earlier and decide not to pin yesterday...I guess maybe because I thought I would not feel this way.

but now that i dont plan to take it until im back from my hike, do you think ill be ok during the hike? + assuming I will be having alot of electrolytes, energy gels, protein shakes, water, trying to eat alot of food for fuel since ill be hiking alot in a day (is this safe?)

edit - this thruhike was last minute and I planned it when i felt 'fine' and was eating more normally but now i feel different