Reta newbie here - anyone else?

Hong Kong Yanpep International
Kicked off MJ back in July 2020. Because supply was so tight, my doctor ramped my dose fast just so I'd stay on whatever I could actually source. Reached 15mg within roughly eight months. Needed to shed over 100 pounds at that point. Lost 40 the first year, then absolutely nothing for over a year. Picked intermittent fasting back up after that and dropped another 20. Now stuck again. Just found out about Reta and I've got an appointment lined up to look into the compounded route. Hoping it kicks things loose again. Still have at least 40 to go. Fingers crossed it breaks through this MJ wall.
 
Hit 8lb gone by week 3, and just wrapped week 5 sitting at 15lb total. Pretty consistent trajectory for me so far, though I started super conservative at 1mg and climbed half a milligram every couple weeks. Everyone's path looks different though, and honestly I credit a lot of my results to overhauling what I actually eat. Reta's definitely handling the hunger side well at this point too.
 
Five weeks into reta at a small weekly amount and just crossed into the normal BMI range. Dealing with a disability and a mostly sedentary lifestyle, so there's still real progress needed. Belly fat's the main concern right now. Just joined a local recreation center and starting resistance training plus pool sessions going forward.
 
Do you all suggest or have you tried microdosing? Say 0.25mg weekly. I dont have much to lose (about 15 lbs) but Ive heard reta has other benefits and that microdosing is the approach. Apologies if thats a silly question, Im brand new to this topic.
 
A video by a physician explains Reta dosing, grounded in what the trials showed, really well. Your mileage will vary with body and goals, naturally. Not started myself; my plan is to climb to 8mg across 4-6 months. 80 lbs is my target loss.
 
My reta start was 01/26, bloodwork in Feb and June. Up to roughly May I microdosed, until it dawned on me that there was more to this than shedding weight, and escalated from 1.5mg weekly. Currently at 6mg a week, keen to see how the next labs look. Fingers crossed.
 
47M, 5-10. Before reta: 258 down to 218 across about a year. On reta: 218 to 195 in eleven weeks. Aiming for 175-180, maybe even chasing abs in the upper 160s (I've reached that weight before). I'm at the fun part where each few pounds looks different. Wonderful stage. Four mg weekly, shouldn't need more at this rate.
 
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