Yay! I’m hungry!

[Nopenada]

Me: Short middle aged female on TRT for the last four months and on a stack of Reta, Tesa, Ipa, and KLOW for the last two months. Starting weight was 116lbs, down to 110lbs, which was goal.

I’ve been worried because I didn’t want to lose a lot of weight and I work out, both running and lifting. I am also interested in the blood sugar, anti-inflammatory, etc. other effects of Reta. My workout performance has been tanking because of lack of food, even though obviously I’ve been losing weight because I couldn’t bring myself to push more than about 600 calories a day.

So now was the perfect timing for me to lose the “all food is gross” feeling from Reta! I’m hungry now but have absolutely no desire for sugar. I want to eat baked potatoes/sweet potatoes, my protein shakes, apples with peanut butter, salads with grilled chicken, and basically anything fresh and unprocessed.

It’s like the Reta flipped a switch. I’m still on my regular 1mg twice a week dose but now hungry! Nothing I want to eat is going to cause me a bunch of weight gain and being able to eat is going to help my work outs. Like my body and the Reta figured out my typical energy expenditure and is adjusting accordingly. Really cool!

 

[Zydeceltico]

tarting weight was 116lbs, down to 110lbs, which was goal.

You took reta to lose 6 lbs?

 

[mainefungi]

You took reta to lose 6 lbs?

You just read my mind...

 

[Nopenada]

You took reta to lose 6 lbs?

I took Reta to lose the last impossible 6 pounds. At my height, if I do everything right, I can usually lose a quarter to a half a pound a week. Started out at 127 at the end of June and fought my way down the old fashioned way.

But beyond the weight loss, I have a weird unidentified blood sugar issue, as well as some general inflammation that is probably tied to something autoimmune and I wanted to see if Reta could help. I’ve tried having these issues investigated but because I am not diabetic and wasn’t overweight the doctors just shrugged and told me that if they looked into it more then whatever they did find wrong with me would probably require pills to fix that would then make me fat. You know, typical standard of health care scenario for women in the U.S.

 

[jungletech]

A lot of the photos I've seen of women on Reta are too skinny to look healthy imo. Seems risky because it's so strong. I'm glad you are eating again. Maybe a different glp-1 would be better for maintenance.

 

[Nopenada]

A lot of the photos I've seen of women on Reta are too skinny to look healthy imo. Seems risky because it's so strong. I'm glad you are eating again. Maybe a different glp-1 would be better for maintenance.

Current BMI is 20. I think I’m alright. 😂

 

[myopicmystic]

I don't know about the anti inflammatory effects of reta but I know tirz is being studied for it. However, appetite suppression tends to run higher on tirz than reta.

Are you planning on staying at 1mg indefinitely or taper down that you've met goal? I know there is a connection with chronic undereating and increased inflammation so I wouldn't want your appetite suppression to come raging back.

 

[Nopenada]

I don't know about the anti inflammatory effects of reta but I know tirz is being studied for it. However, appetite suppression tends to run higher on tirz than reta.

Are you planning on staying at 1mg indefinitely or taper down that you've met goal? I know there is a connection with chronic undereating and increased inflammation so I wouldn't want your appetite suppression to come raging back.

Good question! I just got to my goal so I intend to play it by ear. If I am able to eat without “sugar noise” at 1mg twice a week, then that is what I’ll do. But my original plan was to drop to .75mg twice a week and see how that went.

Right now I feel like I’m in the zone and kinda don’t want to mess with anything. But if my weight drops any lower (aside from expected water weight when my Tesa cycle ends) I’ll definitely be backing off. I’ve got the TRT going for me, so the plan is lots of protein and lifting so future weight gain is muscle.

 

[390120]

How about KPV?

 

[Nopenada]

How about KPV?

That’s in the KLOW. I expect I’ll stay on KPV and GHK-cu on an ongoing basis as well.

 

[390120]

That’s in the KLOW. I expect I’ll stay on KPV and GHK-cu on an ongoing basis as well.

Oh sorry I missed that, I’m waiting to try KPV but my vendor is waiting for more stock, excited to try it