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The maintenance dose question is where a lot of doctors default to outdated stopping criteria. The data is clear that stopping or going sub-therapeutic leads to regain. Finding a provider who treats this as chronic - not a one-time course - changes the outcome.

Rapid fluctuations at the one-month mark on Reta are almost always water weight and digestion timing - not a true fat loss signal. The medication shifts both simultaneously. A rolling 7-day average tells a cleaner story than daily weigh-ins at this point.

Training consistency does more for RHR than body comp at the moment. A solid base plus Reta progress - the numbers will follow.

Wow, 75lbs in hardly any time at all is such a confidence boost! I am curious, Veggie, what were the biggest changes you noticed beyond the scale?

Truly impressive!

Wow, 60 pounds in only 4 months? Phenomenal achievement! Congratulations!

Exactly! You might also be building muscle, which weighs more than fat. So even if the scale isn't budging, you could be getting leaner.

I'm a fast responder now, but I was a really slow responder until I hit 1mg. That's when things started to happen. Maybe 2lbs a week. At 1.7 it really picked up.

This is all great info. I appreciate everyone sharing experiences! I'm going to write all this down before talking to my doc.

Thanks for all the input, everyone! It sounds like the pens *might* last longer than the official recommendation, but it's still a bit risky. I think I'll talk to my doctor and see if they have any insights. Maybe they can prescribe the 2mg pen and I can just adjust the dose myself... worth a shot!

Hi everyone, I'm still using 0.25 mg, and my first pen is almost empty. I've been reading about people counting clicks to save money, and I'm thinking of asking my doctor for a higher dose prescription. I'm paying for the medication myself, and the larger doses cost about the same as the...

Just some occasional indigestion and nausea, but nothing too bad. I've been managing it with over-the-counter stuff my doctor recommended, like antacids.

I started semaglutide around May of last year. So, just over a year!

Thank you! It's the best birthday ever! 🎉🎈🎁🎊

Hey everyone! As some of you may recall, I set a weight loss target for myself as a birthday gift. Well, I'm thrilled to announce I've smashed that 50-pound goal! Feeling amazing and way more self-assured. For the first time ever, I actually dressed up to celebrate my birthday this year!