Has anyone hit their goal weight and tapered off retatrutide?

Cycling doesn't fit with these medications. Both reta and tirz provide meaningful health benefits separate from the weight loss itself. The better approach is to lower the dose gradually and remain on something like 0.5 mg or another low amount on an ongoing basis.

I'm roughly 15 pounds from a 100-pound total loss. I had already dropped to 5 mg but raised it back to 8 mg recently to finish off the last stubborn areas around my belly and back. Once I hit goal I intend to settle at 5 mg of tirz each week.

I'm still not fully comfortable with the idea of staying on these medications long term. When I reach my goal I'll ease the dose down, perhaps a bit past target, then stop and see how I handle things without it.

It surprises me how uncomfortable some people are with taking a medication that clearly improves their health, especially when so many other supplements and prescriptions are used routinely, sometimes with little or no benefit. For me this feels comparable to a multivitamin, except the positive effects are obvious. The cost is also less than some other supplements I take that don't do much.

I've hit my final target and am now lowering the dose for maintenance. I was up to 12 mg and am currently at 6 mg. I'm trying to find the right level that holds my weight steady while keeping the other benefits that matter almost as much.

Oh, I didn't realize that. I was only using it to lose weight. That's really interesting! Not sure about sharing links here, but I came across an article that relates to what you're saying.

Weight reduction occurred more rapidly than expected. Rather than decreasing monthly in the same manner I increased, the pounds continued to drop. I exceeded my target by eight pounds, leading me to reduce the amount every fourteen days. Strong hunger control persists, and Reta has consistently performed well for me. Two normal meals per day is my routine. I adjusted to six milligrams recently, so time will tell. Stopping there might be necessary, or reducing further to four could happen.

Imagine some magical being popping up before those treatments existed, like an idle make-believe sorcerer, and offering me lasting slimness. The requirements would involve an easy weekly shot done at home indefinitely, with the thinness vanishing if I ever quit, plus handing over a monthly fee forever. Accepting the deal would happen right away, since waiting through the whole pitch before shouting my agreement would be the toughest part.

Suppose a person adjusts one element to hit a lasting target such as dropping pounds then halts the adjustment what follows for that target dropping pounds does not count as an endpoint for most people usual habits around food and movement seldom deliver big reductions and almost never hold them steady these substances appear to deliver those reductions and hold them steady without end from what shows up unless use ends if use ends the pounds come back and later rounds with the substances may deliver weaker results along with smaller gains from the same work keeping that work going stays tough across long stretches.

I had prior experience with a similar compound before starting this one toward the end of last year. I reached a moderate dose and kept it steady for quite a while since it worked well enough and supported ongoing fat loss without needing an increase. That level suited me for around five months. Only lately did I test a higher amount just to check my tolerance. Turns out I react strongly to it. I ended up dropping more weight than intended, which is the truth even if it sounds unusual. Side effects showed up too. Beyond holding at what feels like the right balance for me, I have looked into ways to add back some body mass with an emphasis on muscle. Maybe combining these at reduced levels could help. Perhaps adding another option into the mix as well. It has been an interesting process overall.

I began taking reta during a fat loss phase and dropped thirty pounds across three months. That progress has reached its limit without harming my lifting results at the gym. I'll slowly reduce the amount to point two five milligrams each week from the one milligram level I'm on now, continuing that way for a few months before quitting altogether. With plenty kept in reserve I can resume later if needed.

Dealing with excess weight as a long-term issue, not focused on getting ripped or shedding a few kilos ahead of an event. I accept that this medication will be part of my routine indefinitely. It's normal for people to stay on treatments permanently when managing things like hypertension, high lipids, or sugar imbalances, but when it comes to body weight, they often assume the drug can stop after improvement. Diet alone could address those issues in theory, though everyone knows most people won't stick with it successfully. Being overweight qualifies as a chronic illness that calls for pharmaceutical help in the majority of cases. This has nothing to do with having no discipline or failing at self-restraint.

People get put off mainly because it arrives via needle, stirring up all those unpleasant mental links from muscle boosters, athletic cheating, vein shots and the scary tales connected to them. But once you accept this amounts to nothing more than an administration technique, just like gulping oversized capsules containing a plant from another continent that claims to enlarge male anatomy by a couple inches, the key difference is this version actually succeeds.

This thread gave me some useful info. Taking my current dose after dropping 45 pounds with about 50 still ahead. Haven't decided on any way to stop yet. Still I get in plenty of workouts these days. Moving feels simpler without the extra weight around. I actually enjoy hitting the gym more now. Planning to pick up ideas from everyone here. Staying on it long term works for me.

Study results plus online user stories point to fast weight comeback once treatment ends. The bigger issue comes with starting over, since the earlier strength fails to restore things properly.

After hitting my target weight, I'm now in my second week without the medication. It's been nice having my usual resting pulse rate again. The urges to eat haven't returned like they used to, and I'm paying closer attention to what goes on my plate. Probably because I put in a lot of effort studying how to keep the pounds off and remain active, those previous patterns just haven't crept in.

Roughly two years back my situation lined up with yours. At 168 cm my scale reading fell from 68 kg to 56. The peak amount I ever used reached just 2.5 mg of Reta. After landing at 56 kg I began stretching the time between my shots to every two weeks. After that I eased the amounts down bit by bit. These days, two years on, I run a three- or four-week stretch of 1 to 1.5 mg weekly about every eight weeks or when my body signals it, and the weight has stayed off.

Right now I'm facing a tough choice. Today I hit the target weight I've been aiming for, but I'm not prepared to shift into keeping it steady yet. Over the past nineteen months I've dropped ninety pounds already, so pushing for a full hundred seems worth doing. Once that new stuff arrives I'll begin using it and can think about this again at that point.

Evidence from research supports this beyond personal accounts. Starting and stopping doesn't help matters, and alternating between those options seems to raise comparable concerns based on user reports. I don't get why people resist seeing this for ongoing management of persistent issues like blood sugar problems or elevated pressure.

I've reached my target and switched to keeping things level with a reduced amount every five days after the peak of twice as much on a three-day cycle. My weight hasn't shifted over the last three months.

Why the switch to T ?

Congrats!

Over the next couple of months, I intend to discontinue Tirz. Weight loss continues even with the 2 mg upkeep level, and appetite stays absent on day six or seven. For nearly a month, I've maintained a daily fast between 10 at night and noon. Maybe I've grown accustomed to the hunger by now. The rest of the time, my meals provide adequate nourishment, though sugar is avoided and carbs plus fats remain minimal.