What Percentage of Body Weight Have You Lost?

[latviantower]

35% (273 -> 177) in 12 months. 15 mg tirz. At 5’11”, the government’s BMI chart now shows me out of the “overweight” range for the first time in 40 years. That was always my goal - just not sure I ever believed it could happen!

(Yes, I know the BMI standard is inherently flawed, but still….)

 

[Zydeceltico]

35% (273 -> 177) in 12 months. 15 mg tirz. At 5’11”, the government’s BMI chart now shows me out of the “overweight” range for the first time in 40 years. That was always my goal - just not sure I ever believed it could happen!

(Yes, I know the BMI standard is inherently flawed, but still….)

Congrats!!

 

[Glowworm]

25% fat loss since March. 210 > 159. Started on Tirz for a couple of months and then switched to Reta. Now my husband can't keep his hands off me. 🤣

 

[desinr-gal]

How do you feel microdosing or multi dosing works relative to once weekly? Notice better results? I’ve been feeling like day 4 or so I feel noticeably hungrier and only on week 2.5 of 2mg

This is what I do, and it works well. No side effects and its stable. Others have said it didnt work as well for them. I keep checking a GLP plotter that's online, and it shows large distinct peaks and valleys on the once a week dosage schedule, and a higher over all shape with much smaller peaks and valleys for the more frequent dosing, even at lower doses, since they build up.
How your body reacts though is the question.
I have lost 10+% of body weight since May, staying at low doses..Others following higher doses have lost much more. That is on track with studies.. But at my age, I want to keep as much muscle and bone as I can, so I am intentionally going slow.

 

[Morbius]

I got a DEXA scan today! I checked Groupon last night, and found one near me for $67 with immediate openings.

Overall it was much more interesting and valuable than I had anticipated. The guy who went through the results seemed very knowledgeable, and my finely tuned BS and woo-woo detector did not go off. No one tried to sell me supplements or more scans.

Even though I "hit my goal" by breaking into the normal BMI range -- which I always knew was naive and probably not the end -- I am still 33% body fat!! My Tanita scale thinks I am half of that. I knew it was likely to be wrong, but wow. (It varies a lot day to day too so I don't know that it is even useful for tracking changes.)

The counselor explained the visceral fat results to me. Despite my "healthy" BMI I am in a higher risk bracket based on visceral fat surface area. He suggested a next target weight that might get my VAT down into the statistically safer range. That is exactly the kind of guidance that I was hoping to get.

My lean muscle distribution (ALMI score) is also somewhat below where it should be. This was basically a quantitative confirmation that yes, I am not eating enough protein, and no, I am not exercising enough. I knew this, but now I have a number.

If you do not know how to interpret all the numbers yourself, the quality of the counsel you get is a big part of the value in the scan. I was lucky to find a good clinic.

If you like knowing things and not guessing at things, I would encourage anyone to get a scan when they hit an important milestone. It could really help you make plans.

Now, which peptides reduce visceral fat...

 

[latviantower]

Tesamorelin (“Tesa”), brand name Egrifta, prescribed for HIV patients with abnormally high VAT. Recommended protocol 4 mg daily, 5 days on, 2 off, total run of 26 weeks. Requires 5 kits (10 mg vials) to run that routine.

 

[Zydeceltico]

Tesamorelin (“Tesa”), brand name Egrifta, prescribed for HIV patients with abnormally high VAT. Recommended protocol 4 mg daily, 5 days on, 2 off, total run of 26 weeks. Requires 5 kits (10 mg vials) to run that routine.

yep - Tesamorelin - although 2mg (instead of 4) 5 on and 5 off has worked wonders for RS's VAT. YMMV

 

[GLP1Pharmacist]

yep - Tesamorelin - although 2mg (instead of 4) 5 on and 5 off has worked wonders for RS's VAT. YMMV

Keeping it off after stopping on need on going use?

 

[Morbius]

I knew someone would have the info. 🙂

 

[mystery_user_no_9]

Keeping it off after stopping on need on going use?

Good question. The people in the study put the fat back on, but they have a disease that effects fat distribution, so hardly typical.

I have not seen any good evidence on what happens with normal people, let alone normal people on GLP1s.

But I can say that i have the body of 30 years ago from 3 months of GLP1s and Tesa.

 

[Zydeceltico]

Keeping it off after stopping on need on going use?

We'll be researching that soon enough. Extensive anecdotal reports strongly suggest that VAT will return without ongoing use.

RS has a family history of cardiovascular disease and complications.
Also a familial history of aberrant cholesterol issues (HDL too low and LDL too high despite very healthy diet and exercise). Current labwork unfortunately reflects this anomaly in RS. Excess VAT increases risk of both.

Given these factors, we are considering and accepting that - exactly like a diabetic will always be on insulin - RS may very well be cycling tesa and tirz - as well as a potential statin if the new PCP has her way - for the forseeable (and remaining) future.

It's slightly less about weight and body comp than it is for overall health and prominent risk factors for my RS.