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Same pen as you here, over in the UK. Have to screw a fresh needle on each time. I'm at 7.5mg now and only really started dropping weight once my dose climbed. Don't lose hope yet.

the intentional no-grazing structure is the part that maintains the deficit without counting calories - if the only food going in is at deliberate meals and snacks rather than ambient picking, the medication's appetite suppression can do its job between those windows. protein at every eating...

Non-responders at the lower doses are definitely a thing. A lot of people don't feel anything until 7.5 or 10mg. Getting to 10mg through insurance sounds like good timing. Are you feeling any appetite changes at all, or has it been basically nothing so far??

The 1.4mg pen-click option sitting between 1.0 and 2.0 is worth knowing about if the dose needs adjusting before committing to the full step up. 8 lbs in the first week at 0.25 is a strong early signal - some people maintain that pace through the lower doses before needing to increase. What does...

Getting prescribed when you have clear clinical indicators like PCOS and the doctors are still pushing back is incredibly frustrating. What did the conversation with your doctor look like and what finally got them to agree to prescribe? The OP's PCOS result is exactly the use case the medication...

The muscle loss profile on Reta tracks with deficit rate, not medication-specific mechanism - the glucagon component doesn't add the protective effect that was initially claimed. Starting at 270 and down 74 lbs, the composition outcome at this pace follows resistance training frequency and...

The mirror always lags behind the pants - self-perception updates last.

Patent expiry makes generics viable within 1-2 years - sema's patents roll off 2026-2027.

Woah, is that really you? You look like you've turned back the clock!

I have been lifting! I need to get enough protein but I'm struggling with that at the moment. I'm on Mounjaro and really enjoying strength training. Any tips would be appreciated!

People can't understand situations they've never been in. And yeah, they're judgmental. It's not a willpower thing, she's just ignorant. I'm ok with being on MJ forever because my body wasn't built for this modern lifestyle.

This medication has proven to me that the idea of willpower being the key to weight loss is a scam. It just shuts off the cravings. Fighting hormones is a lost cause.

Hit my goal at 10mg in one year—lost 50 lbs, waist went from 38 to 34 inches. A1C is 5.4, all labs look good. But I've lost muscle and I'm borderline anemic now. Wife wants me on maintenance. What's the best way to step down? Should I go back to 7.5?

Heard something similar on a podcast too—that weekly dosing lets your body reset the receptors, helps the dose work better longer. Makes sense to me. Anyone else notice a real difference between weekly shots versus dosing every few days?

bought some ghk-cu powder and hyaluronic acid serum to mix myself. took 1g powder, dissolved in 2ml distilled water seemed fine. added to the ha serum and shook for 10 minutes. next day everything settled to the bottom. gotta shake hard to mix it back up. any tips to keep it suspended better? or...