Gained all the weight back. Anyone else?

[Toadcircuit]

Regaining 10 slowly with new muscle from lifting is barely worth mentioning. Most people would kill for that outcome. You're doing fine.

 

[steppedup_update]

When you got to 5mg and gained back, how much came back? That timing must have been discouraging.

 

[rusty_climber]

Lost 100 the hard way, gained 80 back. Lost 50 more, gained 30. Finally figured out this is the only path that sticks permanently and keeps T2 off the table. Worth it.

 

[FWIW]

Microdosing to maintain rather than stopping is the underused option - full therapeutic dose isn't required to slow regain.

 

[Shot_FTW]

The regain after stopping is the consistent finding across GLP-1 trials - the medication suppresses appetite while active and that suppression ends when the medication does.

 

[tinyonhold54]

The 'cheating' criticism almost always comes from people who haven't dealt with the kind of metabolic resistance that makes standard approaches fail. 30 lbs since October on Reta is real progress and the bloodwork improvement is the part that matters long term. The people who regain after stopping aren't failing - the medication was managing something the body can't maintain on its own.

 

[Bobby_2006]

Counting calories and finding what actually works long-term is a real lesson that doesn't always come through until after the GLP-1 chapter. The 80 lbs in 18 months in the OP is remarkable and the not-quite-done piece is familiar. What did the calorie tracking reveal that the medication was masking before?

 

[indigostaying]

You can't just power through metabolic dysfunction with willpower alone, that approach won't hold up. Basically burned through a bunch of money there. And when you eventually try restarting after regaining everything, it'll likely work less effectively too.

 

[ProudLemur]

Mostly they don't manage it. It's either stay on it long term or watch the weight return. That's really the point of it, treating obesity as a condition, not just a quick fix for a handful of pounds.

 

[homey_runner]

I'm a blunt guy, honestly. Started at 37 percent. And here's the thing, once obesity's shown up in your medical chart even once, it sticks with your history permanently. Losing the weight doesn't erase the underlying condition.

 

[tryingtoprogress14]

Have to respectfully push back on this 'get off the GLP-1' plan. Obesity works a lot like hypertension or depression in that it's a long-haul health condition many people end up needing ongoing medical support to manage.

 

[tealonpause30]

Sounds a little like you might be searching for an excuse to quit the medication honestly. If that's the case, that's totally your call to make, staying overweight is a valid choice too. No judgment here.

 

[needsmoresteady35]

Immunity to this drug class isn't really something that happens. What's more likely going on is your body adjusted last time around and hasn't fully reset yet. After stopping for two months the receptors sit somewhere between fresh and fully adapted, so give it three to four weeks after starting again before expecting to feel much of anything. And that eight pound bounce back is mostly fluid and stored glycogen returning, not genuine fat regain, so don't count that against yourself. I'd hold at 1mg for a solid month before calling it a bust. How far along are you since restarting?