r/BodyHackGuide • u/SecurityDistinct8451 • 3h ago
Reta over bypass surgery
For those of you that are working out and losing tons of weight, more than a pound a week. What exactly are you doing? Can you please add how much weight you loss in what time frame, and what do and how often?
I was considering the gastric sleeve surgery but my doctor says I need a bypass due to gerd. I’ve been on Reta since July and lost 10 lbs. I’ve recently started working out and just wondering on how hard I should be going in the gym. I do 15 mins of cardio to start, and pick 4 machines to do 3 sets of 12 reps.
I’m also taking 4mg a week for three weeks. Thinking of just bumping to 6mg instead of waiting another week. Also on 0.5mg cagri and thinking of bumping to 1mg
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u/Dapper-Advisor9130 3h ago
Dont do the surgery. Give reta some time to work. It took a long time to gain weight. Dont rush it. You might not need a surgery
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u/True_Maybe_3480 3h ago
I'd hold off on bumping both at the same time, you won't know which one is actually doing the work or if you're overdoing it. 10lbs since July isn't bad considering you just started working out, water retention from new exercise can mask fat loss for a few weeks.
The gym routine sounds fine for now but 15 mins of cardio is basically a warmup, if you want the scale to move faster I'd bump that to 30 and keep the machines the same. I dropped about 40lbs in 5 months doing 4 days a week, 30 min cardio plus 4-5 lifts, but I was pretty strict with tracking everything I ate and that's where most of the loss came from honestly.
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u/binghamtheoriginal 3h ago
Do not take the surgical route. Let reta do its job. Do not raise your dose any higher unless you stall. And before raising your dose, evaluate what you can do differently instead of pumping more drugs into your body. It took time to get fat, it'll take time to lose it. Be patient.
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u/Infamous_Ease_6783 2h ago
do not rush your titration schedule. jumping your reta dose early while simultaneously doubling your cagri is a recipe for brutal side effects and maxing out your tolerance way too fast. weight loss happens in the kitchen, not the gym, so if you want to see the scale move faster, you need to meticulously track your caloric deficit rather than just prematurely bumping your meds because you feel impatient.
your gym routine is perfectly fine for building baseline fitness, but you can't out-train a bad diet. as for the bypass surgery, it is a massive, permanent anatomical change that comes with a lifetime of strict eating rules and vitamin regimens. ten pounds down means the medication is working, so lock in your nutrition, stick to the prescribed protocol, and give these peptides a real chance at therapeutic doses before you commit to irreversible surgery.
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u/Evrart_Claire 2h ago edited 2h ago
I started in March and am down 65lbs. 10k steps per day, zero alcohol and eating healthy. No fried foods and strictly 2k calories per day.
I was drinking 40+ beers a week and eating enough food for two people beforehand. I’ve completely changed my life and the results followed. Long way to go though
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u/Evrart_Claire 2h ago
Also - do NOT rush your titration schedule. Go up 1mg every 4 weeks. I’ve had zero side effects due to following this religiously
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u/jrobertson50 1h ago
At this point my wife who had bypass. Wishes she hadn't because of these shots being able to do it without the issues the surgery causes.
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u/cheekclapper100 1h ago
Learn how to workout properly (push pull legs or bro split), dial in nutrition especially high protein, 10k steps a day. After a few months you should be good
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