Skinny fat and Reta - keep going?

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Where people run into trouble is not trusting the process itself. Running 2mg for the first four weeks is the standard starting point for obese patients, and that's not purely about limiting side effects, it's also about metabolic stability. Jumping in high doesn't actually get you more benefit from reta overall. What it does get you is stronger appetite suppression, which might show maybe 2-3 percent extra weight loss early on purely from glycogen and water shedding, but stretched across a full 12 weeks it won't add up to more total weight lost, and what does come off skews less toward actual fat compared to titrating up gradually.

On the flip side, keeping the dose low for an extended stretch won't get you those metabolic shifts either, the ones people are actually chasing with reta in the first place.
 
Hey there, how's it going!
70 lbs gone in eight months is genuinely incredible work. Sounds like reta's really clicked for your body, especially given you're still seeing results even after dialing back from 12mg to 10mg. Adjusting the target from 200 down to 190 says plenty too.

Once your body starts feeling better, your whole mindset shifts along with it. You're nearly there now. Crossing the finish line strong while keeping it sustainable is really the whole win here!
 
Honestly the number on the scale doesn't matter much to me since my BMI's always read high even at my leanest. Body fat needs to drop under 10 percent, which puts my actual target somewhere below 250 lbs. Started reta four weeks back around 279, currently sitting near 273. Also added a moderate growth hormone dose alongside reta at the same time, which is causing some water retention. Training heavy every single day, roughly 21 sets, plus an hour of cardio. Only up to a moderate reta amount so far.
 
With rapid weight loss you'll certainly likely lose muscle like that. I'm on TRT, gh and lift daily with 21 heavy sets, then 1-2 hours of cardio. Nine weeks in I've dropped 27.4lbs and actually gained a little muscle, though that isn't common among most users. Another 10-12lbs off and I'll be showing a complete six pack, since I'm getting shredded even at 251.4lbs. Heavy lifting seems to complement Reta really well, though I'm sure 225mg Test Cyp weekly plus 5.5ius of gh a day probably play a part too.
 
Reta was the first thing I ever tried. Not that I'm heavy at all, yet I tried it at the very start of my peptide use and the weight dropped fast, faster than I expected and probably faster than healthy, even at a low dose. Lean turned into very lean. Another peptide with an instant, noticeable kick: IGF-1 LR3, since it works instantly. I use it for short stretches under 6 weeks and have really good workouts when I pin it pre workout.
 
Reta at goal weight: it turns on your background, in my view. Lifelong weight problems make a strong case for continuing. If it's recent and tied to specific lifestyle issues, better eating and exercise might hold the weight off as long as the habits last. With a starting BMI of 36.5, that's significant obesity with likely long-term health consequences should it stay or come back. If you've always been obese, I'd keep the amount that got you there, since odds are very good you keep it off and long-term health improves rather than suffers. If that idea bothers you, taper very gradually while watching how weight and appetite react, or come off and see. Be ready to restart or raise the dose if weight climbs, it's much less work to act before piling on a lot.
 
dozydabbler Yes, until I reached my goal. I slowly stepped my maintenance dose of Reta down from 10mg to 4mg. Food became unrestricted for me and I kept dropping weight I didnt want gone, probably fat from the waist and love handles, at least that's what the mirror says. The loose skin is the downside, though.
 
From what I've seen, training while on Reta, you don't lose muscle. My time on it totals 10 months, and for roughly 6 of those I've run 12mg, the top studied dose. I had DEXA scans at 2, 6 and 9 months. DEXA isn't super accurate, but results range from unchanged to roughly 1-3% up. Some muscle may have disappeared right at the start (months 1-2), though it doesn't feel that way. The numbers aren't exact, yet they show direction. During this stretch about 30kg (66lbs) has come off. I train 4-5 times weekly; each session has serious resistance work and 2-3 of them feature big compound lifts (deads, squats). I've noticed no loss of strength.
 
Same here, skinny fat is real and genuinely unhealthy. Im losing weight fine on this, but past a point losing more wont improve how I look. Body stays soft and the belly stays put since its high fat, low muscle, fat leaves everywhere else first so arms and legs look thin while the belly hangs on. The fix is lifting weights every single week, indefinitely, not my rule, just how it works when genetics wont let fat go elsewhere. Youve got to build muscle to raise your metabolism, otherwise you end up too skinny, still soft, with a BMI of 20 and hating how it looks. Youre not alone, ive been lifting three times weekly, muscle takes a while to show up but its coming along. Expect something like eighteen months to lose the weight, then another year building muscle. Better to start early.
 
Definitely aiming to drop at least 10kg. Figured I'd need tesa to tackle the stubborn fat, but turns out staying consistent at the gym alongside Reta might be enough on its own.
 
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