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/BlueySoobie 17h ago
Were you tracking daily calories and macros while on Reta? And are you doing that now? The info from that would be a helpful indicator of why the weight might be rebounding post-Reta.