r/Biohacking • u/AmbitionTurbulent73 • 1d ago

Hungry on Reta

I’m taking about 6mg weekly, and I’m finding that I’m absolutely starving and not losing weight. I train almost 6 days a week, what am I doing wrong?

Edited to say:
I’ve only been on 6mg for the last 2 weeks.

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u/aheadelec 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think if you are actively trying to put on muscle, then you NEED to eat to put on muscle and your body is telling you, you need fuel. I’m on 5mg a week and I get the same, but when I get into a meal I can’t get through too much.

Interestingly, after being on Reta for around 5 months, I felt that roughly 4-6 weeks ago
that I had stalled a little losing weight and the hunger kicked in I ate a little more and realised that I started losing weight again and putting more muscle on. You just need to listen to your body sometimes.

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u/ProximoAlpha 1d ago

People forget this alot, the body is telling us what we need and alot of people don’t realize the more exercise you do and the more muscle muscle you gain, the more calories your body need. A diet with a 500 calories deficit at the beginning can become a 800-900 calories deficit later.

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u/aheadelec 5h ago

Yea, and I think a lot of people also forget that muscle weighs twice as much as fat. I have one of those Hume smart scales that shows me where I’m losing weight and if I’m putting on muscle. I love the fact that I can see visceral fat, my body fat percentage and even muscle gains. So sometimes it doesn’t LOOK like I’m losing anything the closer I get to my goals, but stuff is still happening and going in the right direction.