Stagnation

[homey_justhere]

Sharing where things stand as a newer reta user. Four weeks in now and the scale barely budged, maybe three pounds total this whole time. Feels like constantly restricting myself yet seeing basically nothing to show for it. Started at a low dose, bumping up incrementally every couple weeks, which has eased hunger somewhat. Got started before actually finding this community, so admittedly might not have approached things the smartest way, but hoping someone has genuine advice for actually seeing results on reta. Been reading through past discussions here recently and picked up a few things already, just wanting some direct personal feedback now.

 

[mellow-plugging96]

Great to hear it, three weeks into my own reta run, started at 1mg weekly, now sitting a bit above one and a half milligrams, and today marks the first day the food noise has fully gone quiet. Glad I eased in slowly, had a few side effects early on.

 

[peppymiso12]

People reporting loss right at 0.25 tend to get overrepresented in these discussions honestly. Wouldn't count on seeing real movement in the first ten weeks. Great if it happens, but nothing wrong if it doesn't either.

 

[salty-granola37]

Four days in and nothing noticeable yet for me. From what I've read, it can apparently take one to four weeks before any effect shows up. Will update again in a few weeks.

 

[recomp-later71]

Totally get that 4lb feels small when others claim 40lb in the same window. But when it comes to shedding weight, slow and steady genuinely wins out, since fast loss tends to drag along hormonal and metabolic side effects of its own.

Also, curious, would those 4lb have disappeared over two months without reta anyway? Asking because it eventually clicked for me that although the scale didn't move during my six months on reta, it also didn't climb, and I'd been steadily gaining beforehand.

That said, like others pointed out, you're still running a fairly modest amount. I'd hold off rushing the dose up just to chase quicker numbers. Maybe try climbing to 2 mg and holding there for four weeks like the trials did, then reassess from there. Good luck.

 

[crankySprocket26]

Totally relate to this. My expectations shot way up seeing all my friends turn into super responders on Reta, basically off their tirz entirely now. Guess I need to work on patience with myself; my toxic trait is bailing the second something doesn't click instantly or come easy. Really just wanted some encouragement and people to vent to about sticking with this instead of throwing in the towel.
With Reta specifically, I eased into the starting amount slowly because other medications I take already mess with my heart rate. Hoping to push the Reta dose up again sometime this week, since I've been stuck at this same number for half a year regardless of the Tirz.

 

[sage-steeper]

recomp-later71 Same thing here. Barely losing anything over 10 weeks now. I began at 1mg for 3 weeks, then 2mg during 5 weeks, and pinned 4mg for the second time this past sunday. Weight lost so far, 5-6kg, is a bit visible but nothing like what other people show, considering im 1.75m tall, 110kg now, and eat about 1800-1900cal a day, plus i lift heavy 3-4 times weekly. Maybe i undereat, but i cant, since hunger suppression is the one thing about reta that definately works. Shouldnt the glucagon side of reta add more effectiveness though? No idea what im doing wrong. Maybe someone can explain?!

 

[perkycoasting60]

i've had slow weeks where the scale never moved, don't be discouraged. if you barely feel the effects, you might just need a higher dose. all the best!

 

[argyle]

Same boat here: nine weeks on Reta, roughly 9 lbs lost in all. Weeks 1-8 gave me only about 4 lbs, so I kept asking myself where I was going wrong. Last week, after upping my dose, about 5 lbs finally dropped. The noise around food has essentially vanished and my hunger dropped a lot, so progress finally feels real. Forum therapy it is lol. And best wishes to the person finishing their last treatment, awesome news.

 

[hummus-runner]

Same place here. Someone more experienced explained here that the effect did not vanish, our systems and the peptides simply settled into a balance at the lower weight. You did not bounce back to your old weight, right? This is the weight for your current intake, burn and peptides. Change something more and see where it goes. I am thinking about stacking Cagrilintide or Reta as my next step.

 

[espresso_wk1286]

There's exactly zero actual research backing the oversaturation idea, that's pure bro-science territory. No reason to assume you're some special exception to it either. Your body is absolutely going to fight back hard after a loss like that, it reads it as famine, because bodies are dramatic by nature, built purely for self-preservation. Agree with everyone else here, bump the dose, and double check your activity and calorie numbers actually match your new weight. I'm in my own rough stall right now too, 55 pounds down with still a way to go. Trying to stay patient while I wait on a batch of sema coming in as an add-in before I give in and try reta.

 

[Emmacrandall]

Just bump the dose up, reta really does work, my own 60 pounds down is proof of that. Where did you begin dosing wise, and what size increases were you doing every four weeks?