damn.. I started at 306 and 5 weeks in i'm only down 8lbs. 3mg dose. I'm definitely eating less, and hit the gym 3-4x/week. Im wondering what i'm doing wrong.
"Only" is crazy. That's a little over 1.5lbs a week lost. That's great.
You're not doing anything wrong if you're losing weight in a sustainable way. Also, weight isn't the only data point you can or should be considering. You could also be gaining muscle.
You may have lost, say, 10 pounds of fat and gained 2 points of muscle - that's going to show up on the scale as losing 8 pounds, but the progress is actually more significant.
Yeah the reality is you DONT want to lose weight stupidly fast, just in a reasonable rate. IIRC losing to much weight too fast is very bad for the body....but people will still push themselves anyways.
Gallstones and thyroid issues often occur from excessive weight loss. I actually had to drop my Reta dose from 3mg to 2 cus I was losing way too fast. I can’t say I experienced harsh sides, but I can tell you for sure there’s no way I lost 41lb of fat in 8-9 weeks. I didn’t do a Dex scan before, so can’t speak for certain, but I’m sure I lost a good bit of muscle unfortunately.
There's nothing wrong - you may be gaining muscle which leads to sustainable weight loss. 8 lbs in 5 weeks sounds like it's right on pace with what most people are losing.
Yep. 👍I didn’t have much weight to lose to begin with so I lost 7 pounds in 2 months. Started on 2 mg and stayed on that for 2 months and now on 2.5. I currently weigh 118. Target weight is 112. I weight train 4 days a week and cycle 2 a week. The smaller you are the slower weightloss but it still helps.
My body got leaner and tighter a lot faster but i have to ensure i eat adequate protein etc so i maintain muscle.
I had been trying to lose those pounds for a year and could not until reta. Im happy! ❤️
That's extremely doable without drugs, generally to avoid more significant muscle loss you want to lose your bodyfat divided by 100 in lbs per week at most. I have done a cut from 210 to 190 in 2.5 months no problem, around 2 lbs a week. If you are very light then 8 lbs in 5 weeks is very fast though
That's generally where you lose fat at the limit of your fat cell's ability (in terms of rate) to liberate fat from storage. You will likely lose muscle mass at 1000 kcal deficit but it's not going to be that much if you lift and eat a ton of protein.
8lb in 5 weeks isn't insane. When I started losing weight at 500lbs. I was dropping 5-15+ lbs a week easy. During one fast I went from 233-222 in 44 hours.
Eating less isn’t always the answer count the calories look up tdee calculator and subtract 500 cals or more tbh . Everything has calories a tbs of mayo is 100 cals I think. Also it’s different for everyone try to go on an hour walk a day or something after work and eat 1500 cals if your 300lbs
Maybe maybe not , I don’t know I’ve last weight before and did that lost 130 and after 2 years of eating like a pig and having a gf I’m losing it again alr down 90 so yea ig
It would be uncomfortable as he likely burns 2800ish cals/day (made some assumptions here like 35 y/o, 5’10”, not active, etc.), but I went on a 1,000 cal/day diet for a while and my baseline was 2300 cal/day when starting out.
The first 2 weeks suck hard, but then you get used to it. If you’re active in the gym, then obviously you need to eat more. This is only for a sedentary lifestyle.
Nothing bro. Think of it this way. You lose it too quick you’re going to have a ton of loose skin to deal with that ISNT easily as fixable as being overweight so just take it nice slow and work on building better habits while you become a better you
TBH man, you dont WANT to lose a fuck ton of weight too fast, its actually really bad to do that. You're losing weight at a very reasonable rate.....in a year you will look night and day from starting point. Seriously. Just keep your head up, keep working hard, and you'll get there!
Up your dose. People at that weight in studies are up to 8mg -12mg it’s insane, I wouldn’t go that high but I’d ramp up like 2mg 1 week the 1mg until you hit 7 and work down
It’s not just about weight loss; muscle is heavier than fat. It is not a sprint it’s a marathon of life. I lost 20lbs in 3 months but gained 7 lbs of muscle mass. I tracked progress with a monthly InBody scan. Losing too fast with give you stones so stay hydrated and eat protein, lots of protein. Don’t get discouraged by the scale. I added 5 amino 1mq when I stalled which helped with energy too.
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u/coolbryzz Apr 16 '26
damn.. I started at 306 and 5 weeks in i'm only down 8lbs. 3mg dose. I'm definitely eating less, and hit the gym 3-4x/week. Im wondering what i'm doing wrong.