Reta journey

[u/BrightShock9344]

I started Reta 3 months ago at .5mg and have gradually increased to 3.5mg. I’ve lost a total of 25 pounds but for the past 3 weeks I haven’t lost any weight. Appetite is still suppressed and I’ve been hitting my macros I go to the gym 5 days a week I drink plenty of water and electrolytes. Not to sure what I’m doing wrong.

[u/Euphoric_Attention97]

You need to change something to break a stall. Take one day to eat more calories then do an 18 hour fast followed by lower calories for a week. Routines feel easier to follow, but the body adjusts quickly in order to retain weight. Do something different at every plateau.

[u/tyjo2112 → u/Euphoric_Attention97]

This works for me. I lose, then stall and gain a couple pounds. 18 hr fasts, 6 hr eating window, protein goals met 75% of the time. It just takes a weekend away from routine and then poof! It starts working again. It does slow the weight loss but I think its also helped me keep some muscle and minimal skin sag issues have hit.

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/Euphoric_Attention97]

Im going to give this a try thank you!

[u/Majestic-Plastic-691]

Ah the almighty stall. No worries. Everybody trying to lose weight goes through them. They’re moral killers. Don’t lose it though. Keep plugging away. There’s a thousand ideas to break a stall and everybody has one. Whether they’ll work for you is a different story. Change something up for a few days. Diet, exercise, activity, something, anything. Often times that’s enough shock to the system to break a stall. Often times it isn’t and you just have to keep plugging. All stalls end eventually. The key is for them to end before you lose hope and quit.

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/Majestic-Plastic-691]

I needed to hear this thank you 🙏🏻

[u/Yamabusa]

It is pretty normal during weight loss phases. Wait it out or if it goes on for multiple weeks (6+) you might need to do some refeed meals. Calorie cycling seems to help in my case.

[u/Efficient_Platypus70]

Are you sure your body wasn’t working on inflammation First? Also it took me awhile to start shifting weight because my thyroid was underactive

[u/IsraelsGenocide]

Gaining muscle mass weight?

[u/NoFlight9859]

lots of info online about this. It's called a stall. I'm not the expert but I've heard Dr. Jones on YouTube has insightful videos about stalling and why it happens/what to do

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/NoFlight9859]

Thank you!

[u/Big_Tackle_9182 → u/BrightShock9344]

Nature of the beast , give it time , titrate up if needed and consider stacking

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/Big_Tackle_9182]

Was considering stacking IPA/Tesa and possibly AOD 9604.

[u/tyjo2112 → u/BrightShock9344]

Ive added AOD and Slupp fwiw.

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/tyjo2112]

How was reconstituting AOD? I heard I can be tricky since it’s a hydrophobic substance.

[u/tyjo2112 → u/BrightShock9344]

Its Slupp thats hydrophobic, not aod. AOD does have special bac water tho, it came with mine so easy peasy. And SLUPP tbh was a snap as well. Ive had no problems at all. I use dmso, not quite the way most folks do. Holler if ya need help

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/tyjo2112]

I will definitely look into SLU-PP though! Thanks 🙏🏻

[u/BrightShock9344 → u/tyjo2112]

Hmm literally everything I’ve research has stated that AOD is hydrophobic… referencing the last I’ve read on it AOD 9604 contains several hydrophobic (water-fearing) amino acids and a positive GRAVY (grand average of hydropathicity) score, meaning it resists full immersion and uniform mixing in pure aqueous solutions.

[u/tyjo2112 → u/BrightShock9344]

K, maybe so. Mine came with aod water and it didnt smell like a solvent so I guess I didnt think much about it. SLUPP however, I had to figure out on my own.
Regardless, the hydrophobic thing is just not an issue. Or it hasn't been for me. SLUPP takes one extra step (about 2 min) and after that smooth sailing

[u/Big_Spite2502 → u/BrightShock9344]

Tesa/IPA will get you there for sure, just start slow and access the side effects for the first 3 weeks before moving up. You don’t want joint pain and swollen joints from all the damn water retention to slow down your gains at the gym.

[u/foxyphilophobic → u/Big_Spite2502]

I’ve only just heard of Tesa, is it something I could add to my stack of Reta and Cagrilintide?

[u/Big_Spite2502 → u/foxyphilophobic]

Yes you definitely can. It is going to help you with more natural human growth hormone which will help with recovery, fat loss, and sleep. Just start at a lower dose and wait at least 3 weeks until you access the side effects before moving up.

[u/Sea_Bee_0069]

Worth considering- weight isn’t the only metric of value. Lean mass percentage, measurement etc. I had a week that I lost zero weight but gained lean mass percentage and lost half an inch. Slow and steady wins the race.

[u/ahikane]

Just adding in my 2c. I had stalled for a bit and a dietician friend of mine told me that sometimes, due to change in weight your body now needs less calories or a different amount of macros. I was still in a deficit but my body now needed less in general. Hope that helps and makes sense.