Beyond the Scale: What Has Reta or Tirz Changed for You?

Juliano546

20 lbs in 4 months is awesome, congrats!

I’m also with you on there being benefits beyond weight loss that make me interested in what long-term maintenance might look like. I’m particularly curious to see what the research eventually tells us about Reta as more data becomes available.

And a biological age of 55 at 68?! I’d be pretty damn happy seeing that come back on my bloodwork .

Why not attempt to live longer and stronger while here for ourselves and the ones we love. Great work brother!!

jackiee

@Juliano546 said:

@jackiee I can imagine that would be a hard position to decide from. Short of engorging yourself for several months just to justify using it, I would definitely consider the method NobleOne mentioned.

I’ve seen similar approaches throughout different forums. Maybe not exactly three times a week, but people adjusting based on how their body responds, which I think is really the best approach. I’ve seen people mention going as low as 0.5 once weekly.

Obviously, I can’t tell you where the threshold for benefit would be. With it being longer-acting and building in your system over time, I would assume a lower dose could still potentially provide some of the desired benefits as it accumulates.

Trust me, I can still eat if I truly want to I just usually end up regretting it that evening when I’m trying to sleep.

The .5mg per week is kind of what i was considering.

HockeyRat

@jackiee You could try adding a Ghrelin agonist like Ipamorelin or MK677. I initially started Reta and Tesamorelin at the same time then swapped the Tesa for CJC/Ipa and my appetite it coming back. I still have decent control and ability to tune out food noise but I can eat if I want to.

pep_researcher

Tirz introduced me to Rita. Quest to possess Rita, opened the wonderful world of peptides that I was completely unaware of, and I met BPC, TB, KPV, Tesa, Survo, Cagri which all caused some dip in my bank balance but I'm sure that was covered by the lowered grocery, restaurant, and dessert bills.

EXTROPIAN

I don't use my belt buckle to cover my unbutton pants.
My eating habbits are more refined where every bite counts in quality over quantity.
Considering grocery prices. You save because you eat less.
You will start to detox
Season allergies gone.
Good health snowballs

Mr Smurf

I went from being invisible, to somewhat visible

Juliano546

@pep_researcher I can relate to this one. My wife started on tirz which eventually led us to Reta that was definitely my gateway into the peptide rabbit hole too. One minute you’re researching weight loss, next thing you know you’ve got a fridge full of “research” and a browser history that needs explaining. At least we’re saving on groceries right that is true

Juliano546

@martinmarin #1 alone is a win. But “healthy snowballs” is probably the biggest one. one positive change starts feeding into another. Eating less, caring more about what you do eat, feeling better, moving more… it really does start to compound.

Juliano546

@Mr-Smurf “Somewhat visible” is still a hell of an upgrade! We’ll take the win. Funny how losing weight can change not only how you feel, but how the world seems to interact with you too. Im a loud person so its hard to miss me. Must be the italian in the blood hands and raised voices with a whole lot of joking, makes me hard to miss

Mr Smurf

@Juliano546 oh absolutely. The world treats you way different even though its fundamentally the same person in the skin sack. Im not mad at it. Its biology to the core the fittest and finest are ones most likely to breed. This all happened so fast i havent even processed what to do with it yet lol

pep_researcher

@Juliano546 Yup, not to mention, the money saved on future lifelong prescription meds — statins, insulin, BP meds, the usual American healthcare cocktail.

damic

Was just telling someone the other day, I don't change, the vision I see outward is the same, however what people see is different, they look, treat you different. Its crazy concept. Reta for 3mo now, down 37lb. I think the biggest change I've experienced outside the weight loss, is the mental change of making decisions. It is way easier to pull the trigger on something I would have thought about for a lot longer. Which in itself changes life. Bank account feels the easy decisions, not only with peptides but other things too. Wonderful time to experience these things! Thanks for the info this community provides!

pep_researcher

@damic Yeah and without going in RUO details, I've been open about GLP benefits and changes to my diet to the extent of refusing dinner invites if the hosts mock my choices and force me to eat their crap.

I've noticed that some people are genuinely curious and admire, others struggling themselves but who don't want to change, parrot misinformation to cause fear and discouragement... not that I care anyway. I just laugh in my mind thinking "You have NO IDEA what you are missing!"

riverbirch88

watching this thread with interest since the appetite side of things is what people talk about least. the routine stuff that helped me early on was tracking protein intake and sleep alongside everything else, otherwise it's hard to tell what's actually doing what. curious whether others keep a simple log or just go by feel

atlas01

Tirzepatide helps me keep the vice noise quiet, in addition to the food noise.

I cut down from having a drink daily to MAYBE one drink every other weekend.

I stopped a vicious Elden Ring addiction

Now I can focus on work, social life, and my training with full intent.

ResearchCat

@atlas01 Nice work on the game. I also finally dropped a game I was spending way too much time and money on. Between the food, the booze, and the gaming, even if i spend $3k/month on peptides, I am coming out way ahead.

(Though credit where it is due, there was a lot of prayer involved as well.)

STATIEEIGHT

Funny you mention gaming - I’m not really a gamer but have played a shitty phone game I started playing with my kids 10+ years ago - haven’t played it for 6 months now.
Other one is Coke - rarely touch it now - it’s been replaced by electrolytes not because I have to - I actually prefer it now.

Still punch darts as hard as ever though.

STATIEEIGHT

PS
Interesting Rogan podcast with a bit of this stuff in it “How Ozempic is rewiring the economy” Victoria’s Secret share prices up 300% because of Ozempic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl2sb8r17UU&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D&ra=m

ResearchCat

@STATIEEIGHT Divorce rates too. and the Booze economy is tanking. Overall, this should be an absolute win for humanity. But it will definitely be disruptive. And the gatekeepers and statists are not going to go quietly into the night.

ResearchCat

@STATIEEIGHT Yeah, I’m replying twice. I was watching Dumpster Fire with Bridgett Phetasy the other night and she was reminding us of COVID times when they were trying to sell the world on the idea that (I don’t want to be mean) 400 lbs in a thong was hot. Almost all of those ‘models’ are size 12 or smaller now. But at least now we have Sydney Sweeney, though as the happiest of married men, I don’t see the appeal. I do like the car.

We have lived/are living through some truly stupid times.