Stagnation

[emerald]

Hi I'm posting this to talk about my experience as a fairly new user of Reta. I've been on Reta for 4 weeks now and haven't moved the scale much at all. I maybe lost 3 pounds over this period. I feel like I'm constantly starving myself yet lossing nothing I started with 1mg and have been going .5 up every 2 weeks and its helped a bit with the hunger. I got it before I joined this forum so lowkey it might be boof but I'm trying to see if anyone has any advice on actually loosing weight using Reta. Trust and believe I've been reading around on this forum for a week or two and have picked up some things just was looking for some personal feedback.

 

[Blueeyedme]

I’ll let the more experienced Reta users chime in, but you are 4 weeks in on a starter dose. You did 1mg x2 and 1.5mg x2 and now at 2mg? Is that correct?

 

[Calm Logic]

To increase the dose smoothly yet aggressively, you can split the new dose (like 4 mg) to twice a week (like 2 mg every 3.5 days).

Personally, I think it's often a disservice to start reta so low at 0.5 mg, since that can actually increase appetite for some. And, as said above, 2 mg is for adjusting to reta, not miraculous weight loss.

If you are still running low on reta supply, a reliable domestic option is somewhere in the reviews section.

 

[Builderman]

I think the biggest thing for Reta is that it is not like other glps. You can still overeat on reta. Dont just assume because you’re on Reta it’s taken all of the work out of losing weight. Still count your calories and eat clean, it doesn’t matter if you are on 12mg of Reta, if you are not in a calorie deficit, you won’t lose weight.

At the end of the day, 3 pounds is still 3 pounds, good job! It’s not a staggering amount but you are also still adjusting to the medicine at a low dose. If I followed you correctly, you are only at 1.5 mg which means you are still below the starting dose for what the clinical trials did.

 

[RJ760]

Are you doing anything other than taking Reta? Macro tracking, cardio, eating less, strength training, etc….all things you could/should be doing in conjunction with taking this to optimize weight loss. Just as you can over eat you can also under eat and train your body to rely on 1200 calories a day to the point your metabolism slows. I’d aim for a 300-400 daily deficit from whatever your current baseline is.

 

[lessthanhalf]

At most after 4 weeks, you are at the start dose for reta 2mg/week. It is completely normal for a large percentage of people to have zero response to that dose, and not responding to such a low dose really does not mean anything other than maybe you are not a super responder or super sensitive to side effects. You need to increase the dose if you want it to work.

 

[emerald]

I’ll let the more experienced Reta users chime in, but you are 4 weeks in on a starter dose. You did 1mg x2 and 1.5mg x2 and now at 2mg? Is that correct?

Yea thats what I did I saw on reddit that it was recommended to reduce side effect plus I only have a 10mg.

 

[emerald]

From what Ive gathered from what yall have suggested is to go up to a higher dose. I will do that as soon as I order a new kit. Also didn't realize under eating was a problem (yesterday I ate like 2 pieces of toast and 2 glasses of milk) so I will try and fix that. Thank you everyone who has responded so kindly 🙂

 

[emerald]

Actually one more question I have like 5mg left and was planning on ordering on Wednesday and I typically pin on Sundays how should I use it in regards to running out?

 

[Gr33dyOctopus]

You are literally taking a baby dose and wondering why your weight loss is so slow!!! My advice is bump up your dose and then if that doesnt work, get rid of your garbage reta and get some good stuff

 

[Monjay]

When I first started Reta, I was only running 1mg/week and it hit me pretty hard right away. My appetite was gone, I got full from small meals, and I was losing around 1kg per week. The thing is, that only lasted until about week 4. After that, the hunger started creeping back in and the food noise became pretty noticeable again.
I then bumped the dose up to 2mg/week, and the effects came back almost immediately. My appetite dropped again and the weight loss picked up. From my experience, it seems like after about 4 weeks my body starts adapting to a given dose (although I know everyone's different), which is why increasing the dose seemed necessary.
That said, I don't really want to keep pushing the dose higher and higher. I'm currently at 6mg/week, and personally I'd rather not go above 8mg. Right now I'm considering taking a month off completely and then restarting at 1mg/week to see if I can regain sensitivity and get the same appetite suppression back.

 

[eidos]

From what Ive gathered from what yall have suggested is to go up to a higher dose. I will do that as soon as I order a new kit. Also didn't realize under eating was a problem (yesterday I ate like 2 pieces of toast and 2 glasses of milk) so I will try and fix that. Thank you everyone who has responded so kindly 🙂

Not eating enough can become a long-term problem. To create a pulse, I now stick to one injection every 7 days. It’s more comfortable to have two or three days at the end of the cycle when I can have a good dose of protein and some healthy fats without them staying in my stomach too long.

 

[Calm Logic]

Right now I'm considering taking a month off completely and then restarting at 1mg/week to see if I can regain sensitivity and get the same appetite suppression back.

It doesn't work that way. People just gain weight in the interim, or at best maintain for some of that time. And you are restarting with zero GLP in your system, so you are still behind when you restart, at least in a way. The whole "reset your receptors" thing is mostly bro science.

 

[Monjay]

It doesn't work that way. People just gain weight in the interim, or at best maintain for some of that time. And you are restarting with zero GLP in your system, so you are still behind when you restart, at least in a way. The whole "reset your receptors" thing is mostly bro science.

So you don't think taking a month off and restarting at 1–2 mg would really help? Would it make more sense to just keep increasing the dose to 8 mg/week and then go up to 12 mg/week after 4 more weeks? I'm trying to figure out which approach is more effective in the long run.

 

[Imfrijole]

You really need to spend more time on these forums.

Go to 2mg, that is literally what Eli Lilly started there test subjects on. Stay on 2mg for 3 weeks. If your losing on 2 mg stay on it longer. Once you plateau, move up to 3 mg, again, stay on that at least 3 weeks before moving up more. If you losing on it stay with it. Rinse and repeat…
Keep in mind that If you’re losing a lb a week, that is fine. You don’t want to drop too fast, it not good for you.
Reta, basically just makes you feel full faster, its not really an appetite suppressant, use that knowledge to fill up on better quality foods, good proteins, good carbs, fruit etc. if you do that, you wont feel the need for salty and sweet stuff as much. Reta will regulate your blood sugar and also make you burn calories while sleeping.
It is not a race, go slow, be safe and results will come

 

[dailychemicals]

When I first started Reta, I was only running 1mg/week and it hit me pretty hard right away. My appetite was gone, I got full from small meals, and I was losing around 1kg per week. The thing is, that only lasted until about week 4. After that, the hunger started creeping back in and the food noise became pretty noticeable again.
I then bumped the dose up to 2mg/week, and the effects came back almost immediately. My appetite dropped again and the weight loss picked up. From my experience, it seems like after about 4 weeks my body starts adapting to a given dose (although I know everyone's different), which is why increasing the dose seemed necessary.
That said, I don't really want to keep pushing the dose higher and higher. I'm currently at 6mg/week, and personally I'd rather not go above 8mg. Right now I'm considering taking a month off completely and then restarting at 1mg/week to see if I can regain sensitivity and get the same appetite suppression back.

Three was a research a while ago that showed clearly that there is no chance to reset the sensitivity to GLP-1 - taking a break may actually harm your GLP-1 sensors and you will probably have to restart even at a higher dose once finished😉

 

[BNLFL]

To increase the dose smoothly yet aggressively, you can split the new dose (like 4 mg) to twice a week (like 2 mg every 3.5 days).

Personally, I think it's often a disservice to start reta so low at 0.5 mg, since that can actually increase appetite for some. And, as said above, 2 mg is for adjusting to reta, not miraculous weight loss.

If you are still running low on reta supply, a reliable domestic option is somewhere in the reviews section.

Everything said here is correct. Baby dose. Go to 2mg for 4 weeks, then 4 mg and go from there.
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So you don't think taking a month off and restarting at 1–2 mg would really help? Would it make more sense to just keep increasing the dose to 8 mg/week and then go up to 12 mg/week after 4 more weeks? I'm trying to figure out which approach is more effective in the long run.

Nope, won't do a thing. You do need to monitor these doses. Start at 2mg for 4 weeks. Every dose I've done is 4 for 4 weeks, some that were working good, I did 6 weeks. I'm currently at 9mg. Typical dosing schedule by E Lilly is 2mg, 4 mg, 6mg, 9mg and finally 12mg. All 4 weeks of each.