After Reaching Your Goal Weight: Cold Turkey or Maintenance?

[Monjay]

After reaching your target weight, did you stop using it cold turkey, or do you plan to continue taking it long-term as maintenance?

This is actually something I've been thinking about a lot. I'm not sure whether I should just quit cold turkey once I reach my goal weight, or gradually taper down to the lowest effective dose and stay on it long-term for maintenance.

 

[BNLFL]

I'll do maintenance, as I'm damn close to my target weight How long have you been on whatever you're on. What are you on, and what dose, and much weight have you lost?

 

[Flash-BCR]

After reaching your target weight, did you stop using it cold turkey, or do you plan to continue taking it long-term as maintenance?

This is actually something I've been thinking about a lot. I'm not sure whether I should just quit cold turkey once I reach my goal weight, or gradually taper down to the lowest effective dose and stay on it long-term for maintenance.

I am getting close to a goal weight. My maintenance plan is to stay near my dosing level and just eat more. If the stomach is doing too much gastric push back, I will adjust down to find a balance that just puts me at a neutral caloric intake that is neither too much, nor too little...I don't plan to ever quit GLPs...

 

[tcpnomad]

Don't most people have to stay on a maintenance dose for life?

 

[BNLFL]

I am getting close to a goal weight. My maintenance plan is to stay near my dosing level and just eat more. If the stomach is doing too much gastric push back, I will adjust down to find a balance that just puts me at a neutral caloric intake that is neither too much, nor too little...I don't plan to ever quit GLPs...

I don't think I can eat more at this dose, 9mg. Maybe dropping to 6mg, and see what happens. It'll be a experiment. I'm like 5lbs away, and tossing this around.

 

[Flash-BCR]

Don't most people have to stay on a maintenance dose for life?

The ones who are successful not having their weight rebound on them do...

 

[Flash-BCR]

I don't think I can eat more at this dose, 9mg. Maybe dropping to 6mg, and see what happens. It'll be a experiment. I'm like 5lbs away, and tossing this around.

I just had a weight conversation this morning with, "she who must be obeyed"...I mentioned I am almost below 200lbs now and she assumed I would stop there...My goal weight has always been 190 so that I have plenty of buffer so that I never go over 200 again. Thus the plan of staying on GLPs...10 years ago, I came back from 2 1/2 month backpacking adventure at 170lbs and she repeated she doesn't want to be with a 'skinny man'...so she's worried my well known obsessions are just for a weight loss spiral down...I have explained it is all about being a healthier old man and all that good goes with that...but I am sure she is keeping an eye on me... 😎

You are probably right about not being able to eat more without coming down on dose, but I don't want weight to start being a run away truck heading downhill (or uphill as the case may be)...without tirz/reta pressing firmly on the brakes...👍

 

[Monjay]

I'll do maintenance, as I'm damn close to my target weight How long have you been on whatever you're on. What are you on, and what dose, and much weight have you lost?

I think I'm still a long way from that point since I still have about 44 lbs to lose to reach my ideal weight. I've been on Reta for 12 weeks now and I'm currently at 6 mg. My plan is to increase to 8 mg next week.

So far, my progress has been pretty decent even though my workouts haven't been very intense. I've gone from 249 lbs down to 231 lbs.
The reason I'm thinking about this is because I recently watched a local podcast where they claimed that once you start using Reta, you basically have to stay on it for life. They said that stopping cold turkey could really mess up your metabolism. I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it definitely got me thinking. What's your take on it?

 

[BNLFL]

Don't most people have to stay on a maintenance dose for life?

I plan on it.

 

[GrandmaJ]

After reaching your target weight, did you stop using it cold turkey, or do you plan to continue taking it long-term as maintenance?

This is actually something I've been thinking about a lot. I'm not sure whether I should just quit cold turkey once I reach my goal weight, or gradually taper down to the lowest effective dose and stay on it long-term for maintenance.

I am 17 pounds from my goal but still only at 5mg tirz. I don't plan to ever stop taking it. It helped so much with inflammation and stomach issues pretty much from the first week. If I continue to lose past my goal, I will just increase what I am eating or if I am not able too, I will go down in dose until I stop losing but don't gain. I expect at least 4 months of trail and error to figure it out. Wish I had a more scientific answer.

 

[bay_area_schizo]

I just had a weight conversation this morning with, "she who must be obeyed"...I mentioned I am almost below 200lbs now and she assumed I would stop there...My goal weight has always been 190 so that I have plenty of buffer so that I never go over 200 again. Thus the plan of staying on GLPs...10 years ago, I came back from 2 1/2 month backpacking adventure at 170lbs and she repeated she doesn't want to be with a 'skinny man'...so she's worried my well known obsessions are just for a weight loss spiral down...I have explained it is all about being a healthier old man and all that good goes with that...but I am sure she is keeping an eye on me... 😎

You are probably right about not being able to eat more without coming down on dose, but I don't want weight to start being a run away truck heading downhill (or uphill as the case may be)...without tirz/reta pressing firmly on the brakes...👍

she who must be obeyed 🤣 assume you're referring to the spousal unit 😄

 

[bay_area_schizo]

with the way my fat ass likes to eat I'm prepared to rock some maintenance dosage for life

 

[Monjay]

with the way my fat ass likes to eat I'm prepared to rock some maintenance dosage for life

So far, Reta has been working really well for me. Not only has it helped with fat loss, but I've also noticed something unexpected. I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but my brain fog has pretty much disappeared since I started taking it. I feel much more productive and motivated compared to before, when I was constantly dealing with brain fog and had very little motivation to get things done.

 

[Whiynot20026]

I have a plan. I’m down 30lbs in 9 weeks. It’s going fast. I’m 220 as of today. 190 is my thought of goal but as I said before I want to see my abs. Not 8% abs. More like 15% abs. I don’t want to ever be over 5MGs a week in any commination of weight loss drugs . I plan on being on less in maintenance. If I have to be over 5MGs I could reconsider just being heavier. I’m not rigid on this. It’s just a plan my wife and I have been discussing since we started. I have got to know many of you here in the forum and I see the doses your on so i’m pretty sure we will be the same as you. At this point GLPs are a tool and it’s a very small part of my journey. Hard work, dialed in eating and rest are way on top of my weekly injections.

Bill

 

[BNLFL]

I just had a weight conversation this morning with, "she who must be obeyed"...I mentioned I am almost below 200lbs now and she assumed I would stop there...My goal weight has always been 190 so that I have plenty of buffer so that I never go over 200 again. Thus the plan of staying on GLPs...10 years ago, I came back from 2 1/2 month backpacking adventure at 170lbs and she repeated she doesn't want to be with a 'skinny man'...so she's worried my well known obsessions are just for a weight loss spiral down...I have explained it is all about being a healthier old man and all that good goes with that...but I am sure she is keeping an eye on me... 😎

You are probably right about not being able to eat more without coming down on dose, but I don't want weight to start being a run away truck heading downhill (or uphill as the case may be)...without tirz/reta pressing firmly on the brakes...👍

Ah yes, the war dept. Mine says "how much more are you going lose" all the time. I keep telling her I'm going to wind, and I will. I've lost 50lbs, and want 55lbs. I'm keeping her on it, and likely moving her to 10mg after the 4th week at 9mg. She needs way more than me, but seem to "cheat" on food and rum. Whatever, she's stubborn and will not weigh herself, and I tell her I have no way to track your progress. I don't want to know here weight, just if she's lost a pound or two, or gaining. It's like battling a HOA.

I think I'm still a long way from that point since I still have about 44 lbs to lose to reach my ideal weight. I've been on Reta for 12 weeks now and I'm currently at 6 mg. My plan is to increase to 8 mg next week.

So far, my progress has been pretty decent even though my workouts haven't been very intense. I've gone from 249 lbs down to 231 lbs.
The reason I'm thinking about this is because I recently watched a local podcast where they claimed that once you start using Reta, you basically have to stay on it for life. They said that stopping cold turkey could really mess up your metabolism. I'm not sure how accurate that is, but it definitely got me thinking. What's your take on it?

Yeah, you have a ways to go. FYI, I averaged 2.2lbs a week for example. Are you staying on your doses for 4 weeks, then bumping up? I personally don't think you have to stay on it forever, but most of us don't want to bail on it, watch the weight creep back up. I don't think I could do with diet alone, and really never had. Getting away totally is possible in my opinion. Most of the Reta will be totally gone out of your system in 30 day, at least that's what I've seen from some of the smart guys on here. Keep it up, you're doing great.

 

[BNLFL]

So far, Reta has been working really well for me. Not only has it helped with fat loss, but I've also noticed something unexpected. I'm not sure if anyone else has experienced this, but my brain fog has pretty much disappeared since I started taking it. I feel much more productive and motivated compared to before, when I was constantly dealing with brain fog and had very little motivation to get things done.

Oh, it's helped me with BP, cholesterol and A1C.

I have a plan. I’m down 30lbs in 9 weeks.

That's 3.3lbs/week. A little too fast from what they say.

 

[Monjay]

Yeah, you have a ways to go. FYI, I averaged 2.2lbs a week for example. Are you staying on your doses for 4 weeks, then bumping up? I personally don't think you have to stay on it forever, but most of us don't want to bail on it, watch the weight creep back up. I don't think I could do with diet alone, and really never had. Getting away totally is possible in my opinion. Most of the Reta will be totally gone out of your system in 30 day, at least that's what I've seen from some of the smart guys on here. Keep it up, you're doing great.

Thanks, I really appreciate the support.
Yeah, my plan is to stay on each dose for about 4 weeks. If I start hitting a plateau or my weight loss slows down too much after that, then I'll bump the dose up.
Right now, I'm mostly relying on a calorie deficit. I'm not doing much intense exercise yet—no weight training and I'm not even consistently hitting 10,000 steps a day.
Starting next week, though, I'm planning to get more serious with my workouts. I'm also thinking about adding MOTS-c to my stack at 3 injections per week to see if it helps with my overall progress.

 

[BNLFL]

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Right now, I'm mostly relying on a calorie deficit. I'm not doing much intense exercise yet—no weight training

Same. I haven't done much exercise, but just started messing wit some dumbbells. I'm up there a bit in age compared to a bunch of others here.

 

[indolent]

It's not a surgical procedure. It's just a short-duration workaround for the body's failure to do its thing properly. A failure that used to occur rarely in people, but has reached epidemic proportions almost globally. So yes, we'll all need to stay on it or its improved future versions.

I liken it to eyeglasses vs LASIK. Except even obesity surgery doesn't provide the one-and-done cure that LASIK can (presbyopia nothwithstanding).

Hopefully one day the underlying problem will be identified so that people can avoid developing this issue in the first place.