Slow digestion – Managing capacity & Exercising

[birdwhacker]

So reta slows my digestion to a crazy extent, especially the day after dosing. I dose every three days to manage appetite, honestly I should have started on tirz lol.

I try to do a lot of running. How do you manage your stomach capacity when it comes to exercise?

I can still run if I drink a whey shake early in the morning, but if I eat a full sized meal I can't really run for at least 2 hours after and sometimes 3. And god forbid I drink too much water with my meal or take psilium husk.

What strategies do yall have for managing liquid and solid intake but still being able to exercise?

 

[xbigshot123]

Learn to exercise in a semi-fasted state.

I work out at 5am so I used to just go for quick carbs pre workout, but I can't even handle that anymore. Thankfully on reta, I am still digesting some late night oatmeal and protein w/ added fiber when I wake up in the morning, so my lifts have continued to slowly improve while I've dropped quite a bit of weight.

 

[birdwhacker]

Learn to exercise in a semi-fasted state.

I work out at 5am so I used to just go for quick carbs pre workout, but I can't even handle that anymore. Thankfully on reta, I am still digesting some late night oatmeal and protein w/ added fiber when I wake up in the morning, so my lifts have continued to slowly improve while I've dropped quite a bit of weight.

I have no problem exercising in a fasted state! But I'm meant to be hitting 150g of protein a day and around 1500 calories.

If I had access to a gym I would probably be able to eat more lol

 

[thisaccountisntme]

Liquid calories ... shakes, clear protein, soups, etc

I work out fasted at 5:30am and have a protein shake when I get home. Today was job day so I could only cope with some chicken soup at lunch time... managed a small evening meal. Tomorrow will be similar, but I should back to normal eating over the weekend.

 

[anhydrous]

It was not easy for me to balance the two especially early on. I felt like I’d have to not eat 6 hours before exercise otherwise it would be a really half assed workout. I had a lot of those for the first 2-3 months.

 

[birdwhacker]

It was not easy for me to balance the two especially early on. I felt like I’d have to not eat 6 hours before exercise otherwise it would be a really half assed workout. I had a lot of those for the first 2-3 months.

How much are you down now, may I ask? I just moved into week 5 and started 2mg every 3 days. I lost 12lb the first 3 weeks, and the scale lied to me and said I lost nothing last week.

 

[anhydrous]

How much are you down now, may I ask? I just moved into week 5 and started 2mg every 3 days. I lost 12lb the first 3 weeks, and the scale lied to me and said I lost nothing last week.

Down 30lbs since Jan 7th. Currently using 1.5mg twice a week. I had previously titrated up to two weeks at 4mg weekly but it was fucking me up so I decided to skip a dose and reset.

 

[xbigshot123]

I have no problem exercising in a fasted state! But I'm meant to be hitting 150g of protein a day and around 1500 calories.

If I had access to a gym I would probably be able to eat more lol

Yeah it's just not an easy thing to do when your appetite goes to zero

I now have an aversion to a few of my previous high protein go-to's and can't even manage to finish a protein shake or bar

Personally, the easiest way for me to get some sort of calories (protein/fat/carb) pre or post workout has been Fairlife chocolate milk.

 

[birdwhacker]

Yeah it's just not an easy thing to do when your appetite goes to zero

That's crazy to hear! Here I am wanting to stack cagri or tirz because I have no problem eating huge meals lol. The problem is getting the right protein to calories ratio without going over calories, but while eating real food instead of protein powder!

 

[bbbilly]

what dose are you on? have you considered lowering your dose? i mean, if you are doing good with your goal then by all means keep it up. but if you are really struggling to get down everything you want/need to get down you could lower your dose just a little so you can eat better, and in turn you will be able to go on your runs better and maybe perform a little harder in turn burning a little extra to compensate?

 

[birdwhacker]

what dose are you on?

I just went to 2mg every 3 days, up from 1mg. So ~4mg weekly.

I need it for the appetite suppression. This dose feels pretty effective. Basically I just have to budget space in my stomach lol, I'm having less trouble now. It just sucks when I want to do a lot of running but I need to eat solid food. Trying to maintain a stiff deficit while still hitting the low end of protein goals.

 

[jason370]

Drink am coffee, lift run stretch, eat (protein shake), then actually eat a couple hours later.

 

[bbbilly]

I just went to 2mg every 3 days, up from 1mg. So ~4mg weekly.

well that's what i mean, so you doubled your dose and are having a hard time getting your food goals and running goals. we have all the freedom in the world on these grey peptides, you could could easily do like 1.75mg/3days and get better performance. or stick to 2mg but stretch it to like every 84 hours (3.5 days) to find a more comfortable balance.

im not on reta because im a triz lover and im only doing 1.25/8-9days depending how i feel. gives me the feeling of the hunger starting to creep back in, and the contrast to REALLY feel the suppression for a few days after my shot.

play around with your dose and timing schedule. this is your lab rat, test stuff out and see whats the best setup so you get as many of the things you want like your appetite suppression AND your running performance. who knows maybe 1mg/2days could work since you said it slows your digestion down alot.. keep your blood concertation pretty high but your overall dose still relatively the same. only one way to find out!

 

[birdwhacker]

well that's what i mean, so you doubled your dose...

All good points.

I would have rather started on tirz, but reta was what was available at the time. I'll likely introduce cagri at some point.

I increased my dose by 2mg rather than 1mg because that's what trial data showed to be most effective for weight loss, and as far as I can tell this whole shindig is time sensitive. I'm not injecting myself with garbage from China so that I can lose a pound a week, ya know?

1mg every two days isn't a bad idea either, hell. I like your style.

 

[thedrifter]

Learn to exercise in a semi-fasted state.

I work out at 5am so I used to just go for quick carbs pre workout, but I can't even handle that anymore. Thankfully on reta, I am still digesting some late night oatmeal and protein w/ added fiber when I wake up in the morning, so my lifts have continued to slowly improve while I've dropped quite a bit of weight.

Oatmeal has been the answer for my constipation since I started on Reta 3 weeks ago.

Learn to exercise in a semi-fasted state.

I work out at 5am so I used to just go for quick carbs pre workout, but I can't even handle that anymore. Thankfully on reta, I am still digesting some late night oatmeal and protein w/ added fiber when I wake up in the morning, so my lifts have continued to slowly improve while I've dropped quite a bit of weight.

 

[thedrifter]

Sorry I set my phone down in the middle of replying and I got this doubling effect when I picked it back up?

 

[birdwhacker]

Sorry I set my phone down in the middle of replying and I got this doubling effect when I picked it back up?

Can edit posts for a while after posting, with the 3 dots on the bottom left of the post.

 

[thedrifter]

Thanks for the tip, I just edited for practice, haha

 

[itsmenotyou]

Yeah it's just not an easy thing to do when your appetite goes to zero

I now have an aversion to a few of my previous high protein go-to's and can't even manage to finish a protein shake or bar

Personally, the easiest way for me to get some sort of calories (protein/fat/carb) pre or post workout has been Fairlife chocolate milk.

Im feeling the same - thought of a protein shake makes me 🤮...

 

[gimmeshelter]

I weight lift 3-4 times a week and roadbike cycle 2-3 times along w dog walks. I aim for 2k cals a day or less. Most of my meals are smaller and spread out . no large meals anymore. Did that once and felt like crap for 24 hrs. Lots of protein, lots of protein shakes. For weight lifting I just take in a little honey or other glycogen source about 90 min beforehand. for cycling, few small snacks within 2 hrs. U will figure it out !