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This medication class really does get treated as managing an ongoing condition that needs continuous support. There's not a lot of research into stopping since the assumption is most people won't. Beside the point though. These medications, on top of A1C and weight benefits, do shift hormone...

Just winging dosing without doing the math first is a great way to end up sick. By far the most common mistake with unregulated research compounds is dosing errors, since most people aren't familiar with mixing solutions or calculating concentrations, so being off by a factor of two or ten...

Yes. Skipped exercise entirely when I first started this drug class since exhaustion and rough side effects had me wiped out. Once that settled down, I got serious about training four to five times weekly. Genuinely helps my mental health too.

That's genuinely a great way to look at it. Down around 50lbs here and still hunting for anything that'll help skin bounce back, no luck yet. Time to rethink that whole approach. Appreciate the reply, and congrats again on the progress!

Some say one compound has a gentler side effect profile than another. Currently only on tirz, but the eventual plan is moving over to reta, then bringing back a third compound if food noise returns.

Not yet, but planning to start. Ideally there's about 80 pounds total to lose, but honestly would be thrilled just getting back to losing another 25, roughly where things stood before the regain started on this medication. Completely agree, slower is preferable, but not quite this slow. That...

Really grateful for this post. Grabbed a whole box of chocolate protein shakes, been a fan of that flavor forever but hadn't kept up with drinking them lately. Rough emotional couple of days at the start, mostly exhaustion and barely eating anything. Hunger's crept back somewhat now, but I'm...

Went from a size 12 down to a size 10 in jeans within just a seven-pound range while stalled out! Noticed my body shape shifts the most during these exact stalls and plateaus. :) Never imagined I'd see a size 10 again... ever! Go grab yourself some cute new slacks! Slacks! :)

Speaking of folks who don't know the first thing about their own bodies. My work spans acupuncture on one side and mental health counseling on the other. Quite a few of my clients happen to be taking this drug class these days. When conversations turn to diet, exercise, or how food actually...

Oh wow!!! my best friend started at 313 and now sits at 250 lbs. You're going to come out of this just fine, keep pushing forward and don't give up hope, the weight will start coming off soon

Any chance of seeing a dietician? That's exactly their wheelhouse, especially one who leans anti-diet and focuses on overall health rather than just numbers. Building better habits is genuinely hard, I won't pretend otherwise, but it's absolutely doable and worth putting the effort in now. Just...

Spend enough time reading through this community, or really anywhere peptides get discussed, and you'll notice people mentioning repeatedly that hunger control on reta falls short of what they'd hoped for, pushing them to layer in other compounds or abandon it entirely for something else. One...