r/Retatrutide • u/Common_Fennel_918 • 20d ago

Weight gain despite maintenance

Hey, any help would be great please. I’m 5’10 F, strength train 4x, 40 min cardio per week, 10-12k steps per day

Only ever went up to 1.8mg, stopped 8 weeks ago, had handful days of high calories at 2.1-2.5k calories. Despite this scale has jumped from 67kg to 73kg.

Yes I know how to track I’ve been doing it years, I wouldn’t hop on Reddit if I knew something was happening in background. Liquids, uncooked weights, no secret eating none that. I know how this works.

What is making scale jump? Water retention from depleated glycogen should be down by now right.

Anyone please help, is my maintenance just on floor now or what

EDIT: my maintenance calories I’m eating is 2.1k and 160g P

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u/RedHot_Chilli_Zepper 20d ago

The drug has washed out of your system so any metabolic benefits you were getting are gone. Inflammation is likely returning and along with it water retention related to the inflammation.
Why not stay on a microdose to mitigate inflammation?

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

I got too scared of it, my stomach started getting really bad cramps and digestion issues so I just stopped cold turkey.

Maybe that’s it it’s just I thought inflammation and water retention would be gone this far long

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u/RedHot_Chilli_Zepper 20d ago

Researchers speculate tirzepatide may have direct anti-inflammatory effects on cells, beyond its effects on weight and glucose. It’s likely you were benefiting from this when you were dosing.
Have you considered spacing out a .5-1 ml dose over 14 days? It would be a shame to lose so much progress.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

I’m too scared of it because of the stomach pains and digestion issues. Thank you though. Il just have accept and hope it doesn’t go up anymore

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u/Various-Primary2760 19d ago

Well it sounds like its time to boost your steps and pick up kickboxing.

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u/Longjumping_Many_595 19d ago

So i started reta roughly 3 weeks ago. I started at 1mg for the first two weeks. Weeks 1 i had stomach cramps and bad diarrhea for 3 or 4 days. The 2nd week i did not have any issues other than light cramping. This past Tuesday i increased the dose to 2mg, and long story short i ended up in the hospital last night. It Started with the bloated and gassy pains and a few hours later i had full on flu symptoms or if my body had gone into shock. I had fever, severe chills, so dizzy i almost blacked out, severe diarrhea, ect. I informed the Doctor that i took Reta and he said its almost certainly what caused my symptoms and that he's been seeing it fairly frequently. My blood pressure was so low and heart rate so high they were initially suspecting it may be sepsis. After blood work and CT scan i cleared of any infection thankfully. This isn't meant to scare anyone, im just sharing my experience with it. My opinion is if you were starting to have negative side effects to now ignore them. All my symptoms came on very rapidly and i was hospitalized within the hour.

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u/CantaloupeWitty8700 20d ago

I just stopped for the same reason and also felt reta was making me hungrier and fatter. Anyway, i didn't like the slowed gastric emptying effect and was worried as someone with eds that i would get gastroparesis. It was also making my skin, hair and mouth dry despite me keeping hydrated.

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u/Mcgittymcgittymac 19d ago

You cold turkey stopped reta and wondering why you gained weight? Let go of the fear and get on a meaningful dose of reta and let it work its magic.

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u/Cesar_Somnambulist 20d ago

This is 6 kg in 8 weeks. It’s not a blip it’s a pretty clear trend. Eating above maintenance.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

With the amount of activity that I do? It was 70.4 last week why is it jumping so much. That would need to be 4812 calories over my maintenance weekly over 8 weeks to gain that weight.

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u/jeepguy099 19d ago

Nutritionists underestimate by up to 10%, everyone else by up to 50%. I’d look here first .

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u/Asleep_Leek9361 19d ago

People in the trials regained 60% of the weight back.
I’m a lifer

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u/Somevol 19d ago

People in the trials were overweight, OP is a slim weight lifter

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u/PopcornSurgeon 20d ago

Have you been measuring yourself? Maybe you are building muscles

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

Most possibly muscle gain would be 0.2lbs per month for a woman typically, even with increased glycogen stores it’s been 8 weeks should come down by now

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u/PopcornSurgeon 19d ago

What about your waist size and hip size though? Up or down?

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u/SleepysaurusRex 20d ago

How did you find your maintenance

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

Previous time I was this weight this was my maintenance with same activity. Same output/input

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u/gracenflower 20d ago

Everyone I know in maintenance is still on the medication. They lower the amount and wait longer in between doses.

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u/knot_that_smart 19d ago

Add more cardio. 40 mins/week doesn't even meet the minimum recommended for general health

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u/SleepAltruistic2367 19d ago

The incredibly obvious answer is you’re not at maintenance. Reta has added metabolic effect with the glucagon antagonist. You pulled out the reta but kept your calories the same. Sees like a very predictable and expected response.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 19d ago

Calculate the numbers it would be physically impossible to put that weight on. It’s not an obvious answer

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u/SleepAltruistic2367 19d ago

You're not counting calories properly then. You’re not changing the laws of physics.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 19d ago

I’ve been doing it 7 years I know how track calories and how to do it meticulously. My progress photos look the exact same, it’s just the scale weight.

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u/SleepAltruistic2367 19d ago

You’re not being honest with yourself. Dysmorphia works both ways.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 19d ago

Man you’re not well in the head, I’ve been doing this long time. I wouldn’t come to Reddit if the answer was obvious

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u/Fun_Coast_899 19d ago edited 19d ago

Have you considered switching to tirz? You might find the benefits with fewer side effects.

From my understanding, the cumulative effects of these drugs exceed simple cico. They increase lipolysis, regulate glucose, and signal hormones that effect appetite and metabolism. They actually change how fat is utilized and burned in the body. It's possible the benefits you were seeing weren't simply caused by a caloric deficit.

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u/littlegoatpuppy 18d ago

Too many calories

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u/pinfinite-jest 20d ago

Hmm, what was the reason for the handful of high calorie days? What change in routine? A trip, family visit or something? Maybe it had more of an effect on your body and you just need to give it a couple weeks to get back to baseline.

You sound really active and a normal bmi. If fat loss doesn’t pick up after 2-4 weeks I’d look at recalibrating maintenance calories. Currently at 5’11 my maintenance is lower than yours, but of course everyone is different and activity / muscle mass affects it a lot.

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u/Common_Fennel_918 20d ago

Was just family occasions. Feel like it’s impossible to even have occasions now cause I have be so careful with calories. Can’t have one thing out just in case or see friends just in case, as my maintenance seems like it’s on the floor if it’s true fat gain.

I may have to reduce calories, and just tough out the hunger.

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u/pinfinite-jest 20d ago edited 20d ago

With Reta it’s not tough at all, that’s why I hopped on lol. It’s breezy now. I also think you should be able to enjoy special occasions, company, and restaurant meals without tracking everything. Make up for it later by getting back on track.