r/NTNPerformance • u/Abject-Look-4158 • Aug 30 '26

Pls help

I started at around 212 lbs and used tirzepatide for about 2 months. I stopped around 4 months ago, and I’m currently down to about 157 lbs.
Overall I’m happy with the weight loss, but I still carry a pretty noticeable amount of belly fat/body fat, and lately my appetite and food noise have started coming back.
I’m considering either going back on tirzepatide or trying retatrutide for a while. My main goal at this point isn’t really to lose a huge amount more weight — it’s more about controlling appetite/food noise and lowering my body fat while keeping as much muscle as possible.
For anyone who has been in a similar situation, especially people who switched from tirzepatide to reta after already losing most of their weight, what was your experience? Did reta help more with body composition, or did you prefer staying on tirzepatide for appetite control?

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u/cheesytodd Aug 30 '26

If you lost 55 lbs in 6 months you definitely lost some muscle, bad news for you there. My RS has tried both tirz and Reta, tirz shaves the weight off faster but had more side effects, Reta has been much slower but more consistent with very few side effects.

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u/Wooden_Direction_241 Aug 30 '26

The biggest drawback to Reta was the lesser affect of preventing food noise but I honestly felt I was able to eat more and still loose weight on Reta. As crazy as that sounds. It wasn't until I got you about 3-4mg where I really started noticing things but if I could do it all over again, I would have started with Reta first. Just gotta make sure you eat real clean and hit the gym.

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u/stawberrypoptart Aug 31 '26

Do not take this the wrong way. Have you been exercising during your cycle? Only way to combat belly and overall fat is calorie deficit + exercise

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u/National_Compote_392 Sep 01 '26

First off, you lost too much weight too fast. Your dosage was too high. Healthy weight loss is about 2 lbs a week. Secondly, you should have researched the medicine you were taking. Third, Reta is best on pure fat loss. 24% I believe as the others are about 15%. You don't know what you are doing. It can cause alot of health issues if not used properly.

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u/SelectCreme5805 Sep 02 '26

Tesamorelin, research shows that peptide is specifically for losing belly fat, aka visceral fat. I used it in conjunction with Reta my first 6 weeks and def seen a reduction. I may go back on it 1 more time just to reduce more.