Reta plateau slow progress considering switch to tirz for appetite control

Mine from that source is working fine and others report good results too. I tested mine first. Down 30 lb in three months at 1800 calories, current weight 282, age 46. I track carefully and usually round intake upward when I cannot measure. Work keeps me on my feet but I am not doing extra exercise. Everyone responds differently and I lean toward using the lowest effective amount.

Starting BMI of 41 matters because high-dose combos carry risks that only make sense when obesity itself poses bigger health threats. The real value of these meds is appetite reduction so you naturally eat less without constant willpower. Forcing a deficit by tracking alone can work short term but rarely lasts. The better long-term approach is choosing lower-calorie-density foods and avoiding the highly rewarding ones. If response to reta and maybe cagri is weak, other variables are likely at play.

Right after I posted about it the effects finally showed up this week. I took 12.5 mg reta on Saturday and 0.7 mg cagri on Tuesday, heart rate went up for the first time, three pounds came off, and hunger disappeared. Not sure if talking about it helped or if the dose was off. We will see when I repeat it Saturday. This also lines up with opening a new bottle of bac water, though that is probably coincidence.

Fluctuations like that are common. I had month-long stretches with no scale movement while still losing fat, confirmed by measurements. Small syringe errors probably cause the ups and downs in drug effect. If intake stays around the same level that was working before, fat loss is probably still happening even if the scale is quiet.

Before peptides I was still gaining on keto or carnivore while eating less and less. Bloodwork showed low thyroid and low testosterone. Once I ate a steady 1800 calories including carbs the weight finally started moving, then reta sped it up once T3 came back into range. Checking for low T3 could be useful, and older guys should make sure testosterone is high enough to support fat loss.