Reta plateau... what gives?

[plucky_lowkey4599]

Starting at 255 in January and tracking from there gives you a good baseline for before and after the Reta start date. The timing between when you started losing and when you added Reta matters for reading the trajectory accurately. How does the loss pace compare month by month since adding it?

 

[ToneLady]

9 months keto before starting Reta and then adding carbs back based on that advice is a meaningful dietary shift at the start. Under 100g a day is still lower than typical but the full keto restriction plus Reta side effects together can be harder to manage. How are you feeling energy-wise at the current food intake?

 

[curious-peach39]

The 3-year-8-month timeline with multiple plateaus is the more realistic picture of how significant weight loss actually progresses - the straight-line expectation is not how it works in practice, and distinguishing a real stall from a temporary adaptation period requires holding through several weeks before changing anything. How long is the current plateau relative to the ones you pushed through before?

 

[cinnamon-whittleriii]

Getting quicker weight-loss results by combining the two compounds. Hit my first plateau right when I started the third one, lasted about four weeks, then suddenly dropped 16 pounds. Upped my protein and fiber intake along with drinking way more water and tea, and that combination seems to have made the difference.

 

[mellow-lowkey87]

That's genuinely encouraging progress, particularly bouncing back after the regain following your procedure. Plenty of people would've given up mentally once they climbed back past 300. Sticking with it and getting down to 275 is a real accomplishment.

Interesting point about the delay too. Seems like a lot of people describe that same 'nothing for weeks, then a steady drop' pattern once enough of the third compound builds up in their system. And honestly, part of what's remarkable is just how forgiving it lets your eating be next to what older methods demanded. Protein, hydration, and electrolytes all sound dialed in on your end, which is probably helping keep lean mass intact as the pounds keep falling.

 

[tryagain_ish]

Started the third compound last September. Began at 128 kilos. Now sitting around 105. Counting calories, adjusting every six to eight weeks. But starting January, progress slowed to a crawl. Honestly that's always been my pattern though. I've got very young kids plus a job. Exercise stays optional for me, though I keep my meals healthy and prioritize protein. Definitely moving around a lot more chasing the kids these days compared to before.

 

[Fox_BTW808]

Getting a real handle on what's happening would take knowing your overall health picture, age, height, and roughly your build, muscle mass changes this equation significantly, along with whatever target you're aiming for.
Based on what you've shared, starting around 110 kilos with things clearly stalling out this past month, yet total loss sitting near 23 kilos across roughly seven months, that's genuinely substantial, close to twenty percent, above the typical range for that amount of the third compound. The recent stall might just reflect fluid retention shifts, a plotted graph would help clarify, but it reads more like a gradual slowdown than a sudden halt. So this is likely a genuine plateau at your current level. What's your typical daily intake look like? Any recent changes there? How hungry are you feeling lately? Staying physically active? Dropping 23 kilos naturally cuts your energy requirements noticeably, simply from carrying a smaller frame with fewer calorie-burning tissues, more so right now than from long-term adaptation to eating less. Meaning identical intake produces a smaller shortfall than it once did.
Given you're asking, sounds like you're still aiming to lose more. Any additional si