Retatrutide stagnating after 3 weeks?

You are mistaken. It doesn't quiet food noise as effectively as tirzepatide or semaglutide, so anyone coming from those might feel let down. For most people without prior GLP-1 use it still provides enough suppression.

What does pinning mean? Bill

I gave myself the shot by pushing the syringe plunger.

I'm going to try that, but at this stage Tirz seems cheaper and more reliable if the main goal is hunger suppression.

Depends on your goals. Trials show greater average weight loss on retatrutide.

None of the trial participants were anywhere near 12% body fat. @dondada109 How long have you been in a deficit?

I have to look into stacking both properly because I read that Reta's glucagon effect only kicks in at higher doses starting around 6 mg and 1 mg is basically

like for 3-4 weeks now

That's correct. I overlooked that detail. I haven't gone through them, but I wonder if any low-body-fat people were included in the TRANSCEND-T2D-1 trials.

I understand the research focuses on heavier individuals, yet that doesn't seem connected to my situation here. The way it affects hunger signals and cravings ought to function identically regardless. Weight percentage only matters if progress had stalled, which isn't happening. Weight is dropping steadily and I'm consistent about hitting protein targets. The real problem involves those cravings and appetite returning sooner than anticipated. Away from any plan, it's simple for me to consume thousands of calories daily, since I'm someone with a big appetite by nature and I truly enjoy eating.

Okay, then diet fatigue isn't the issue. 6000 kcal? Sounds like you're not eating clean. Hitting 6k on junk food is easy, but keeping or going below 12% body fat requires changing the diet. I doubt you could reach 6k on just oatmeal, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and meat or fish. It's a tough truth, but very low body fat and loving food don't mix. Sacrifices are required.

If hunger suppression is the priority, Tirz is definitely stronger. I stack both with a 3.5-day offset at T 5 mg plus R 4 mg. Once my Cagri arrives I'll test the Reta-Cagri combination. Has anyone tried that?

I'm in a deficit now so I'm at 2000 calories and checking weekly whether to drop further or hold. I'm just saying I can handle large volumes of food in general. Clean food doesn't always satisfy that volume craving. Right now I'm eating only clean; my treats are whey with berries in low-fat Greek yogurt for the sweet tooth, though sometimes a stroopwaffle or whole bag is needed.

With this particular mix, what kind of effects are you noticing? Have there been any unwanted reactions? I'm curious in a serious way about how your digestion is holding up, because I'm concerned I might struggle to have regular movements when using similar amounts together.

Welcome to the low body-fat club. The only way to stay there is to treat food as fuel instead of something to enjoy. Your gastronomic life will suffer from now on. No more stroopwafel for you. If you don't have a specific goal like a competition or photoshoot I wouldn't even bother—it's not worth it. On a more helpful note, try tirzepatide or reta plus cagrilintide if you need hunger suppression. When you really want to get shredded you might as well consider stronger compounds.

6000 calories—that was literally me before reta because I hit the gym twice a day. I started reta four weeks ago and think I'm in the same situation. I don't know my exact body-fat percentage but the scale says 10.6 percent, though I'm not sure how accurate that is. I'm extremely lean and trying to get even leaner. I've been eating 1500 calories since starting reta, but my experience has been the opposite of yours. I'm on 1 mg every week, never hungry, always feel bloated on an empty stomach, and never crave anything. As soon as I start eating, within ten minutes or just a few bites I'm completely full, and after finishing a meal it feels like I ate a lot even though the calories are low. My suggestion is to eat very voluminous food. For me the problem is the reverse—I need to eat small volumes to hit calories because every day is a hassle and I have to force food down.

It's really crazy how different people react to different substances.

I haven't run into any troublesome effects yet. Nothing resembling queasiness, loose stools, exhaustion or the like. Digestion does slow a bit, but it stays manageable when I keep up with produce and fluids. Letting that slide makes daily stuff tougher. You could say I picked up the lesson through rough experience.

My height comes to 1.82 meters, and my scale currently reads close to 74 kilograms while glycogen sits low. Reaching roughly 10 percent body fat should put me near 71.5 kilograms in that same depleted state. Replenishing the stores afterward would leave me around 76 kilograms at about 10.5 percent body fat, based on what I've seen before.

Have you checked what size he wanted? This situation is giving me an odd feeling....

Yeah that checks out when using those languages but feels off once switched to English for sure lol

Hey... size matters.

Im 5’9” and 128 lbs.

I understand the pins and needles feeling relates to how glucagon works in Reta. This happens to me whenever I take four milligrams. That whole six milligram idea could just be something made up online. Regardless, I reached my target body mass quite quickly and experienced the tingling, quicker pulse along with impressive fat drop. Started at two hundred sixty two and ended at one hundred ninety.

Twice is the only time I've felt that prickly sensation on my skin, right after the initial injection of half a milligram, and then again shortly after reaching about one and a half milligrams altogether. These days I'm dosing two milligrams every three days, which adds up to roughly four point six six milligrams weekly. Everything else feels fine except my appetite is gone and food moves through me really slowly haha

It's impossible for me to consume that many calories daily without gaining fat. I don't believe claims like that hold up. My plan is to get my body fat percentage below ten percent first, then start a controlled bulk afterward. Since I have decent muscle mass already, I don't consider myself skinny. To me, skinny means either having minimal muscle at a low body fat level, appearing frail, or weighing little and looking slim in outfits while carrying excess fat, similar to the skinny-fat look.

That remark wasn't aimed at any one person in particular. You're clearly not slim, which I accept. Body fat readings come across quite differently when comparing someone who's naturally lean against someone who's muscular, even at identical scale numbers. My question didn't come out right the first time. What I meant to ask those who began very heavy, dropped a massive amount, hit their target, and are now fine-tuning their shape is how they handle meals and what they picture ahead. Are they still using the substances to hold on to appetite control, or have they moved into an all-or-nothing frame of mind? Are they thinking about eventually dropping them for plain nutritional support, or do they expect to stay on them forever? I'm wondering about my own later years. Could I just keep going without end, or might I get fixated on chasing a look that stays out of reach by always wanting one more improvement? The broad health upsides from these substances are clear, yet some accounts leave me uneasy when people stack five, six, seven, or even more to manage, block, or boost different effects.

For those who carry less body fat this compound seems to hit a bit differently. Early on I noticed a touch of appetite but that faded completely after several weeks while I stayed at the same weekly amount now reaching the ninth week. About seven days back I added the other one on top and the effect stands out sharply. Appetite stays gone yet the feeling of being satisfied has jumped way up leaving me full from morning to night. I see why combining them makes sense since they hit separate routes both slowing how fast the stomach empties and boosting that full sensation so they work nicely together.

It seems the mix suits you well. From what I've seen, those pairings suit people who aren't carrying much extra weight, particularly when keeping amounts small. But with the first one alone, things went differently for me—I started feeling much more hungry as weeks passed. Eventually, food occupied my thoughts nonstop, day after day. My weight stayed exactly the same even though the appetite grew stronger. Maybe the extra hormone effect was overwhelming. So I'm planning to lower the first and raise the second to locate my ideal balance.

This mix hits the perfect balance for my needs. These medications seem particularly effective on people who aren't carrying much extra weight, since smaller amounts mean the substance spreads more intensely relative to total body size. I had the same idea regarding increasing the amount of reta, as that boosts the glucagon part, leading to higher energy use and thus more appetite that fights against the benefits from the other two receptors. It feels odd and backwards because the point of using reta is to drop pounds without feeling hungry, yet too much of it activates glucagon excessively and hunger returns. That's the reason the one milligram level suits me so nicely, with no appetite or desires at all, and although glucagon is active it's not excessive so hunger stays away while fat keeps coming off steadily each week. It really is an ideal middle ground.