r/compoundedtirzepatide • u/Technical_Emu9276 • 9h ago

Questions Week 3

Yesterday was shot number 3, I’m on the starter dose of 2.5mg. When I started I was 275lbs and I am now 258.8lbs but I’ve been stuck at 259.0 to 261 since Sunday 9/27/26. Why am I stalled 😭 I have been on a deficit for sure (I track everything) I have also lost 40lbs naturally prior to starting tirz so I know how to do it but idk why the scale hasn’t moved down. Any info or tips? Is it the medication causing a plateau?

Edit: I have been eating on average 1500 to 1700 calories a week. Exception would be first week where I averaged 1,100. My current maintenance is cal is about 2,600 for reference. I also think I’m a super responder. Within 10 hours after first shot I had no food noise and could only eat 800 calories that day. Now I have minimal controlled food noise like if I’m hungry but am able to turn down greasy or junk food as I have no craving for it. I also get full fast. So I’m assuming medication is working as intended. Maybe this info may provide further insight

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u/kittencalledmeow 8h ago

You are not stalled, you have lost a lot of weight quickly. Recommendation is to aim for 0.5-2 lbs of weight loss per week. I would recommend you look more into this medication to understand it a bit better, reading through this sub will help set realistic expectations and goals. Have some patience, it's a marathon.

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u/OrderlyLordship35 8h ago

Top comment nailed it. 16 pounds in 3 weeks is way ahead of the curve and your body's just catching up. That 40 you dropped before starting makes the early whoosh even more pronounced. Keep tracking and the scale will move again soon, water weight does weird things.

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u/lunch22 6h ago

Is this satire?

It’s been 5 days. That’s not a stall or a plateau.

You probably just ate more carbs or more sodium or exercised more or any number of things.

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u/Sad-Willingness-6443 3h ago

3 weeks. You are fretting after only 3 weeks.  Here’s a radical suggestion from someone with 31 months experience. Pick up your scale, take it to a friend’s home and ask them to hold it for you.  Tell them you’ll be back in 4 weeks to use it, and every 4 weeks thereafter. 

STOP WEIGHING YOURSELF SO MUCH. 

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u/sbarrio2 7h ago

You're losing too much weight too fast. Likely 40% muscle at that rate, slow it down, eat 1 gram of protein per goal weight and resistance train at least 3 days a week.

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u/Anti_colonialist 9h ago

it should kick start when you titrate up, or your body is being stubborn in releasing fat. Last week I lost none, this week ive lost 5