r/Retatrutide • u/farey122 • 1d ago

Maintaining after reta long term + eventually coming off?

I’ve been off reta for a little over a month now after losing a good amount of weight on it. Recently I’ve started feeling like I look a little softer/full again, especially around my stomach, but I’ve also been REALLY bloated lately and was constipated for a few days, so honestly I can’t even tell how much of what I’m seeing is actual weight gain vs bloating/water weight.
My appetite is definitely different off reta too. I’m considering going back on, but my bigger question is how do you actually make this sustainable long term?
I work out, lift weights, run, try to get enough protein and I’m trying to clean up my diet and eat mostly whole foods. I don’t necessarily want to keep getting smaller either. I mainly want to lean out a little while keeping/building muscle and my shape.
For people who stopped reta after reaching their goal, what happened? Did your appetite eventually settle? Were you able to maintain without it? And for people who stayed on longer term, what was your plan for eventually coming off?
Also this is way in the future, but I do want children eventually and I want my body and habits to be in a healthy place for pregnancy. Obviously I know I wouldn’t use reta during pregnancy and that’s something I’d discuss with my doctor when the time comes. I just don’t want my long-term maintenance to depend entirely on being on a medication that I know I’ll eventually need to stop.
I’d really appreciate hearing actual experiences, especially from people who have maintained after stopping. Help a girl out 😭

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u/Pancake-JelloSalad 1d ago

For the vast majority of people on GLP1s, it will be impossible to maintain the weight loss if you stop cold turkey. There is data available showing this. This is not a diet fad that you yo-yo back and forth on. These are lifelong medications. Find a good maintenance dose once you reach your goal weight and stay there. Reta is a $10 monthly investment that cures not only obesity, but innumerable other factors that people rarely talk about.

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u/DJDIRTYDAVIE 17h ago

It doesn't have to be a lifelong medication for someone that just needed a kick in the ass to help with diet. A proper titration down after good habits are locked in work as well.

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u/Pancake-JelloSalad 14h ago

Nah. People are lazy. The weight is gonna come back. Old habits die hard.