Reta progress after 2 months

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First pic was back on December 9th, weighing in at about 283lbs. The second is from Feb 9th, and I'm down to 258! I'm taking 3mg of reta every 3 days right now. I split the doses initially to try and avoid major side effects, and it's worked fine so I kept doing it as the dose went up. Grateful for this forum for helping me find good sources that didn't break the bank. I've also been on 140mg/week of TRT for a bit now. Started BPC-157 and TB-500 at around the same time as the Reta too. It's made a huge difference with an old achilles injury I've been dealing with for years. It still flares up a bit, but it's nowhere near as bad as it was. Just switched to KLOW recently, hoping it'll help with skin elasticity as I lose more weight.

My diet's been pretty consistent. I've really cut back on beer, only having a couple per week, and I'm eating clean protein and veggies like 90% of the time. Had a few cheat meals here and there (especially around Christmas, New Year's, and the Super Bowl), but I've managed to stay on track mostly. I take a fiber supplement, electrolytes, and drink tons of water every day which I think has helped me dodge any real nasty side effects. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of this goes!
 
I'm eating pretty well most days, focusing on healthy stuff like lean proteins and veggies. There have been a few cheat days where I ate pizza or something more carb-heavy, like on Super Bowl Sunday. I've been trying to limit those to only once every 2-3 weeks. Some mornings I don't feel hungry, so I just have an electrolyte drink and black coffee and fast until lunchtime.
 
You're doing great, man! It looks like your stomach's shrinking the most, or at least at the same rate as everything else. I started reta on December 7th and lost 20lbs by mid-January, but my stomach is still kinda big. I even got down to 168, which is lighter than I've been since high school, and I'm 54 now. I'm thinking about trying Tesa, since it supposedly targets the belly. Keep up the good work!
 
For those not feeling the full effects of retatrutide, especially younger users like the 21-year-old mentioned on the other forum, consider that dosage and frequency matter. 500mcg every three days isn't the same as 1mg once a week. More frequent injections, maybe twice a week, and titrating the dose up until you feel appetite suppression, can be effective. Also, always rule out underdosing or counterfeit products.
 
Also, echoing some sentiment from the other forum, younger individuals should really explore lifestyle changes before resorting to medications like retatrutide. It's often better to optimize diet and exercise first, if possible.
 
Seven months in and my routine is pretty set. Wake up, weigh myself on body comp scale, then eat. After breakfast all my numbers from scale, sleep tracking, and devices sync. I look at sleep and new numbers and that determines what workout I'll do later.
 
How long after you started HGH did you notice effects? Just started and curious since I read it takes six to twelve months for real changes.
 
25 lbs in 2 months from 283 is a strong early response - the first 8 weeks on Reta often produce more than the monthly average because the metabolic rate shift and fluid reduction front-load the early numbers. 258 gives you a data point to calibrate against the next 8 weeks, which tend to show whether you're in the higher responder range or the average range. Keeping protein high while the loss is fast matters for the composition outcome at the end of the arc.
 
25 lbs in 2 months on 3mg every 3 days is a solid Reta pace - that dosing frequency gives a smoother release curve than weekly injections, which reduces the peak side-effect window. Starting with split doses to build tolerance was the right call. The question once progress slows is whether to adjust dose or frequency: every 3 days at 3mg leaves room to move to 4.5 or 6mg without changing the schedule, or tighten the frequency slightly. Either works - depends on how you're tolerating the current protocol and what rate you're targeting.
 
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