After Reaching Your Goal Weight: Cold Turkey or Maintenance?

[randompersonrandom]

My husband always asking when I'm going to stop losing weight. He tells me I should stop now. Ummm no! I'm not even under 200 pounds yet. I think he wants to keep me heavy so no man will look at me.

That thing with loved ones trying to tell people to stop when they're not yet at a healthy weight is so wild. It didn't happen to me with anyone inner circle, but a few (well-meaning, not mean spirited) coworkers were alarmed and said it, and of course my aunt is pretending to be concerned. Weight loss in others really freaks people out.

 

[BBA1969]

I've had a tendency toward bad habits my whole life. It was really great to discover that Tirzepatide and Retatrutide don't just help control my hunger, but they also take the edge off a few of my other vices.

Right now, I still have about 20 kilos (which is roughly 44 lbs) left to lose. Once I get close to my goal weight, I'm going to try to adjust my dosages so I can find a maintenance equilibrium.

And of course buy enough stash to last me a decade 🥳

 

[TeresaHip]

I will always take tirzepitide. I'll work out the maintenance dose when the time comes. It has helped me in so many areas. It's helped my sleep apnea to the point I will most likely stop my CPAP, my lupus is in remission because it helps with inflammation, I am no longer considered a diabetic it's completely under control, BP is normal I'm down to one med from 3, my anxiety and depression are so much better I don't think about people staring because I don't weigh 398 pounds anymore, just so many areas it's helped me get a life beyond stuffing my feelings.
Plus I remember when I went off of ozempic because insurance wouldn't pay for it for a few months. I gained back 30 pounds before I find grey.
Tirzepatide has truly been a life changing miracle for me! Not once have I thought about doing crazy stuff because life was so lousy.

 

[BNLFL]

That thing with loved ones trying to tell people to stop when they're not yet at a healthy weight is so wild. It didn't happen to me with anyone inner circle, but a few (well-meaning, not mean spirited) coworkers were alarmed and said it, and of course my aunt is pretending to be concerned. Weight loss in others really freaks people out.

My wife is like that, but tell her I'll back down soon. I'll run into people I haven't seen in a while and some ask if I'm sick. I just say I'm dieting.

 

[Sasquatch]

Indeed the human mind is fascinating. They're still figuring out what triggers it. (Case in point) I miss Gin! I think I'm going on a hiatus (again) Enjoy myself in ways that aren't entirely healthy. I'm gonna be dead a long time so . . . . I recon in the coming years they'll come up with new and better shit.

 

[skaylife]

Makes sense. I imagine the best way to go about this is to titrate down gradually (similar to titrating up) - and at the point the weight starts going up, just go back to the last dose that worked. It may even make sense to try this every so often, just to hunt down the current working minimum dose. The lucky ones may even be able to go down to zero!

Thanks for contributing mate. I did not think of titrating down, because I am already at 2mg/week tirz. My start dose was 2.5mg. But I can also try titrating down per .5mg. Have a few weeks more to go with my belly fat. Then I will give it a try.

 

[tcpnomad]

Thanks for contributing mate. I did not think of titrating down, because I am already at 2mg/week tirz. My start dose was 2.5mg. But I can also try titrating down per .5mg. Have a few weeks more to go with my belly fat. Then I will give it a try.

Wow - you lost all your weight at 2.5mg?! That's great.

 

[anhydrous]

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 want you to skip a shot, which will result in 2 weeks off. Report back to us with your findings. Food gradually started sounding a whole lot better and my interest in food just kept growing and growing until it was time for my next shot.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

I'm a lifer. Once I hit my goal weight, I intend to adjust to find the sweet spot to keep me there. I'm also T2 in remission. Since my pancreas is damaged, my a1C will likely creep up as I age. Maintenance dosing should also help to keep that in check even though I eat as though diabetes is not in remission. I was consistently 5.5, 5.6. Now, 5.4 and lower.

 

[skaylife]

Wow - you lost all your weight at 2.5mg?! That's great.

Not true. My start dose was 2.5mg. After 4 weeks titrated to 5mg and stayed at 5mg through whole journey. I am at 2mg maintenance dose since 4 weeks ago. Lost 28kg in 36 weeks. Experienced a few plateaus. But did not titrate higher. Each time responded back after a few weeks. I think it was needed for my body to get used to live with that weight.
SW: 102kg
CW: 74kg

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

I'm titrating down from 5mg to 2.5mg...but I'm still losing, which is alarming my husband as I approach the 130s...finding that sweet spot is an adventure.

 

[UghItsStupidNIHateIT]

I am planning on staying on it for the foreseeable future, although I don’t know at what dose. I’m currently stocking up 🤷‍♀️

 

[SVT810E]

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...

The obvious answer here is to lift weights until you’re both as lean as you want and still 200 lbs.

 

[Flash-BCR]

The correct answer here is to lift weights until you’re both as lean as you want and still 200 lbs.

That's what I am thinking....Reaching goal weight is just getting to a place where I need to take stock of my 190lb body and improve that without really going up or down in weight. I have always been a hiker and I'd like to get back into that for legs and cardio. I have been doing walks but we have mountains near by that I need to work back up to...I also have a gym in easy walking distance that I am going to get a 'Silver Sneakers' membership paid through medi-care...and I do have a dumbell rack 5lb thru 20lb that lives in the closet next to my 'brand-new 2 cu ft peptide chest freezer' that in today... 😎 So yeah, top of mind will be fitness....👍

 

[JohannesSweden77]

Very interesting thread I recognize myself in so many of your thoughts and actions. I'm about 10kg/22lb from my goal weight. it changes from time to time though as I get closer to it. For me I was dead set on just go cold turkey when I reach it but that have changed back and forth but now I realize I won't be able to just quit if I want to keep all the benefits I have got from Tirz.

The biggest change for me was when I stopped just doing some cardio and started lifting weights. I'm not saying everyone needs to be a bodybuilder but when I felt and saw my body starting to change and muscles coming I knew I needed to stay on something whatever it's Tirz or reta or another one or all of the above. Having the slower metabolism, the hunger suppression, Blood Sugar Control, Systemic Inflammation reduction, Cardiovascular Protection etc.

Sorry if this is not making any sense but I got really emotional reading all your posts and thoughts started to form in my own head about the journey so far and what's to come.

 

[randompersonrandom]

My wife is like that, but tell her I'll back down soon. I'll run into people I haven't seen in a while and some ask if I'm sick. I just say I'm dieting.

My team at work says (gently) that I look a little older now that I'm thin, but the fact that I've also gone blonde and started wearing short dresses and always have a tan from bicycling makes me look "like you're gonna go to highland park, marry an eighty year old billionaire, and spend all day sneaking up on him and yelling BOO," which they're not actually wrong about. I LOOK like a rich older woman in this current era somehow; probably because I look 45, slim, and carefree, which are all kind of hallmarks of being rich.

 

[chest rockwell]

for those of us that have lived with food noise issues our whole life, maintenance may be the best choice for life. If you quit cold turkey and have to get back on the plan later.... it has been proven the meds don't work as effectively as they once did.