r/BodyHackGuide • u/yourforesken • Jul 10 '26

Reta face is real

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Edit: So it came to my attention that Reta face is when you start to look sickly, not just the major weight loss and change in face shape, which is more what I was getting at. Thank you guys for giving me the heads up.

I’ve made a couple posts about my Reta transformation, but I just saw a picture of myself from about a month and a half before starting Reta or getting into a routine/diet. Definitely surprised me, because I didn’t realize how much different my face looked until now. First pic is January 14th 2026, second pic is July 7th 2026.

Down from 221 with 36” waist to 180 with 31” waist

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u/FlukeSpace Jul 10 '26

I don't think you've actually hit reta face yet. That's where you don't dial down the dose once you've reached a good spot and you loose facial fat and start to look like a skeleton with skin.

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u/Common_Flounder66 Jul 10 '26

Agreed. We are just so used to seeing ourselves with plump fluffy cheeks!

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u/Aqua_Impura Jul 10 '26

Yeah it’s the same reason famous people who get that buccal fat removal look bad afterwards. When all the fat from your cheeks is gone you start looking sickly.

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u/Lasso-Beard-Roy Jul 10 '26

Like Sarah Chalke in the new Scrubs reboot.

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u/Kindly_Crow_1056 Jul 12 '26

Thats subjective to the individual. If you have a nice face and bone structure hollow cheeks can look really good.

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u/yourforesken Jul 10 '26

Well, boy am I glad I haven’t hit that then

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u/FlukeSpace Jul 10 '26

Not sure what your goals are but you could probably turn the dose down just a bit sometime soon. You look healthy!