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I took 9 mg this morning. Think so? The trial showed 39 percent of people lost at least 30 percent and 24 percent lost at least 35 percent.…

I raise my reta dose according to how well I tolerate sides, whether weight loss stays between roughly 0.9 and 1.1 percent per week, and wh…

When someone sits at twelve percent body fat I'm wondering what goal they're actually chasing.

The area under the curve stays the same either way. Splitting might let someone go higher with smaller peaks and fewer sides. It could also…

At 68 weeks the numbers were 26.4 percent at 9 mg versus 28.7 percent at 12 mg. That is diminishing returns rather than a true plateau. Hig…

That is not accurate.

What is your current weight and what goal are you aiming for with this medication?

Short version: if you keep weighing yourself, pay attention to hunger and intake, and don't let anxiety take over, actually lowering the do…

How quickly did the scale move for you?

Those aren't huge numbers. Right now I expect to cut my dose by about a third once I reach maintenance. We'll see how appetite responds, bu…

Maybe don't overthink it. How do you actually feel? 1300 calories at 170 lb isn't automatically too low for a cut. That's roughly the defic…

Trying to find a maintenance dose while you still want to drop another 6 percent of body weight feels mixed up. My approach assumes the dos…

The ability to hold a large deficit without much effort can produce more muscle loss than ordinary dieting. The medication itself does not …

There are roughly 4.33 weeks in a month so 26 weeks is six months. Never heard of the 16 week cut rule, but a short maintenance phase is a …

Why split the draws? Did you pay for everything upfront or in two parts? With my membership the draw and order fees are covered. I've gone …

I judge increases by keeping sustained weekly loss around or below 1.1 percent. With a large total to lose I expect to need a higher dose d…

I increase when loss stays under about 1.1 percent per week and sides plus other markers stay acceptable. I have missed no work days from s…

You do not see meaningful plateaus in my data. With a large amount of weight still to lose, staying low and slow can waste time. The trials…

I have not stalled. I have increased based on how well symptoms are tolerated and on measurable markers. The main temporary plateaus have c…

My loss has been steady across doses and as weight has come down; there has not been one clear tipping point where efficacy suddenly change…