Plateau + Pen + Maintenance Calculator

[ishactive18]

Bit of info.
Im 25 - Male 171cm (5'7)
Current Weight 86.6kg
Starting Weight 103kg
Current Dose 3MG - 8th Week on Reta
Daily Calories - 1,200KCAL - 1,400 kcal (Maybe even less)

Ive been losing weight steadily and at a good pace. The past week Ive seen a shift mentally and on the scale too. The scale hasn't shifted. Stuck between 86.2 - 86.6 kg. Im able to eat much more but im not eating as much. The fact im able to eat breakfast the past week is a sign that the food noise has reduces. Not surprised i understand how a triple antagonist works. Im trying a refeed to get the scale moving down but it isn't.

Im using a pen but I have a mental feeling that the pen isn't as potent anymore for me or it has passed its time.

Also how does maintenance calories work. The online calculators are telling me to eat 2000kcal which is crazy to me.

I run 5km - 10km (3 days a week)
Play football for 1.5hrs (2 days a week)
I go to the gym daily and do weights.

Support needed.

 

[HouseCat]

The scale not moving for a week is frustrating but not abnormal. Once you’re stalled for a few weeks (I.e. haven’t lost 1% of your weight in 2 weeks or 2% in 4wks) then I’d start to take worry and take action, but that’s me.

I’m not sure what you mean about pens - it’s the same medicine either in a pen or a vial + syringe assuming you’re the one filtering meds into the containers. You can always change, or if you really want to use a syringe but still have a cartridge in there, you can just use the cartridge like a vial. Good luck!

 

[ishactive18]

The scale not moving for a week is frustrating but not abnormal. Once you’re stalled for a few weeks (I.e. haven’t lost 1% of your weight in 2 weeks or 2% in 4wks) then I’d start to take worry and take action, but that’s me.

I’m not sure what you mean about pens - it’s the same medicine either in a pen or a vial + syringe assuming you’re the one filtering meds into the containers. You can always change, or if you really want to use a syringe but still have a cartridge in there, you can just use the cartridge like a vial. Good luck!

It's been more than a week. Ive been the same weight for 2/3 weeks compared to the weeks before. and the effects or reta dont feel the same anymore. im able to eat more food with no issue.

I think a lot of reta is mental and i battled that for the first 6/7 weeks. Im sure my pen has become a dud now. im switching to vials

 

[BBA1969]

Maybe up your dose to 4mg/week?

 

[BNLFL]

It's been more than a week. Ive been the same weight for 2/3 weeks compared to the weeks before. and the effects or reta dont feel the same anymore. im able to eat more food with no issue.

I think a lot of reta is mental and i battled that for the first 6/7 weeks. Im sure my pen has become a dud now. im switching to vials

You need to move up to at least 4mg.

 

[JohannesSweden77]

Bit of info.
Im 25 - Male 171cm (5'7)
Current Weight 86.6kg
Starting Weight 103kg
Current Dose 3MG - 8th Week on Reta
Daily Calories - 1,200KCAL - 1,400 kcal (Maybe even less)

Ive been losing weight steadily and at a good pace. The past week Ive seen a shift mentally and on the scale too. The scale hasn't shifted. Stuck between 86.2 - 86.6 kg. Im able to eat much more but im not eating as much. The fact im able to eat breakfast the past week is a sign that the food noise has reduces. Not surprised i understand how a triple antagonist works. Im trying a refeed to get the scale moving down but it isn't.

Im using a pen but I have a mental feeling that the pen isn't as potent anymore for me or it has passed its time.

Also how does maintenance calories work. The online calculators are telling me to eat 2000kcal which is crazy to me.

I run 5km - 10km (3 days a week)
Play football for 1.5hrs (2 days a week)
I go to the gym daily and do weights.

Support needed.

Hey man seems like you're doing really good. Congrats! I know the feeling with 2000+ calories and 2,2g protein x your weight. On the glp peptides it's absolute hell and try and hit that but protein shakes and such helps a lot.

 

[Stace_wow]

If you felt the effects of the R before from that same pen, idk how likely it is that the pen has degraded so much it’s no longer working, instead, maybe try titrating up!

It’s not a competition on who can lose the most or suffer the most at the lowest dose, let the GLP work for you. 💕