I’m a petite woman struggling with my weight in NYC
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I’m a petite tiny woman from NYC that suffered from overweight and obesity for several years due to my health condition, PCOS. I decided to get on tirzepatide (Zepbound) in October 2024, and I had lost over 30lbs by July 2025. Unfortunately, my insurance stopped covering for Zepbound and I had to switch to semaglutide (Wegovy) in August of 2025. Since on wegovy, I lost a measly 8 lbs.
I still need to lose the last pesky 18lbs.
I discovered retatrutide through sheer algorithmic chances on tiktok. And through TikTok, I decided to research this discovery on Reddit. Reddit led me through a rabbit-hole and Twitter and YouTube, which led me to this website! I am really excited to read through this forum and find a community from non-judgmental and like-minded people.
After hundreds of hours worth of research, I'm putting in my order this week!
Next month, I have my cousin's engagement party to attend in Atlanta, and I will have to do a solo dance performance. I have to now. The pressure is really on to look my best since this will be professionally filmed.
I hope to lose at least 8 lbs to reach my goal in mid May with Reta.
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1 gram of Protein per lb of body weight 100lbs=100grams of protein
-breakfast egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup egg whites
-1 protein shake 30grams protein
-lunch 6oz white fish /cod, green beans/broccoli
-1 protein shake 30 grams protein
-dinner 6oz white fish/cod, green beans/broccolijust eat this every day and go slow with the reta!
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1 gram of Protein per lb of body weight 100lbs=100grams of protein
-breakfast egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup egg whites
-1 protein shake 30grams protein
-lunch 6oz white fish /cod, green beans/broccoli
-1 protein shake 30 grams protein
-dinner 6oz white fish/cod, green beans/broccolijust eat this every day and go slow with the reta!
@brandenscheidecker couldn't agree more. Low and slow.
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1 gram of Protein per lb of body weight 100lbs=100grams of protein
-breakfast egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup egg whites
-1 protein shake 30grams protein
-lunch 6oz white fish /cod, green beans/broccoli
-1 protein shake 30 grams protein
-dinner 6oz white fish/cod, green beans/broccolijust eat this every day and go slow with the reta!
@brandenscheidecker said in I’m a petite woman struggling with my weight in NYC:
1 gram of Protein per lb of body weight 100lbs=100grams of protein
-breakfast egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup egg whites
-1 protein shake 30grams protein
-lunch 6oz white fish /cod, green beans/broccoli
-1 protein shake 30 grams protein
-dinner 6oz white fish/cod, green beans/broccolijust eat this every day and go slow with the reta!
Solid advice! Thank you so much for this!
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@brandenscheidecker couldn't agree more. Low and slow.
@Randy said in I’m a petite woman struggling with my weight in NYC:
@brandenscheidecker couldn't agree more. Low and slow.
I did it! I just put in my first order of Reta from Southern Amino! They have the best deals and the best COA I've seen so far, and I searched tons of vendors. Souther Amino seems to be the best option all around in terms of price and quality!
I will take my first shot next Thursday. Tonight, I will take my final shot of Wegovy then start my journey with Reta!
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I hear the food noise/apatite control is a lot stronger with wegovy then reta.
When I started my rat on reta I gave him 2mg, for the first 4 weeks, then 3mg for 2 weeks, and then 4mg for 4 weeks. I have heard of people splitting there first week 1 mg on Sunday and 1mg on WedMy Rat got a 30mg bottle that I added 3ml of bac water to make the math easy 1 unit equals 1 mg
If I bought a 10 mg bottle I would pry add 1 ml of bac water so my rat gets a smaller shot 1mg per 10 unit that way. -
I hear the food noise/apatite control is a lot stronger with wegovy then reta.
When I started my rat on reta I gave him 2mg, for the first 4 weeks, then 3mg for 2 weeks, and then 4mg for 4 weeks. I have heard of people splitting there first week 1 mg on Sunday and 1mg on WedMy Rat got a 30mg bottle that I added 3ml of bac water to make the math easy 1 unit equals 1 mg
If I bought a 10 mg bottle I would pry add 1 ml of bac water so my rat gets a smaller shot 1mg per 10 unit that way.@brandenscheidecker from what I've heard I am to understand the GLP part is 1/4 that of Tirz but the GIP bit is 9x stronger nvm the glucogon i recon they activat you metabolism but require you eat more to feed it, i guess it works IDK for certain. i did a Reta to suplement my Mounjoro half a week counter to the tirz with mininal dosing but as i was on both i cannot speak on the appitite supression. I am letting the Reta Clear out before i experiment withe supplementing my Tirz with the Cagri. will keep y'all postes as to how it goes/
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Update: I received my Reta in the mail! I'm so excited! I will be taking my first shot next Thursday!
@MeraNaam I bought many times from Southern Aminos. They have been good and I like how they print the exact purity and actual fill amount. So remember 99% purity only, when reconstituting use Pfizer’s Hospira pharmaceutical grade bac water. Filtering your research peptides is good practice, especially into a pen cartridge which makes it so quick and easy once it’s loaded.
You are going to be awesome in Atlanta!!! -
@MeraNaam I bought many times from Southern Aminos. They have been good and I like how they print the exact purity and actual fill amount. So remember 99% purity only, when reconstituting use Pfizer’s Hospira pharmaceutical grade bac water. Filtering your research peptides is good practice, especially into a pen cartridge which makes it so quick and easy once it’s loaded.
You are going to be awesome in Atlanta!!!@beachfun said in I’m a petite woman struggling with my weight in NYC:
@MeraNaam I bought many times from Southern Aminos. They have been good and I like how they print the exact purity and actual fill amount. So remember 99% purity only, when reconstituting use Pfizer’s Hospira pharmaceutical grade bac water. Filtering your research peptides is good practice, especially into a pen cartridge which makes it so quick and easy once it’s loaded.
You are going to be awesome in Atlanta!!!Thank you so much Beachfun! I literally purchased form Southern Amino too!! Once I saw the COA with recent date and nearly 99.9% purity, I jumped on the opportunity!
And yes, my BAC water is also from Pfizer Hospira.
As for the Peppen pen cartridge, I opted to use the AutoEject El pen, using the 10 unit syringes. I chose that since my boyfriend uses it for his Zepbound vials and it works quick and easy for him.
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Congratulations on the progress you've made already! Losing 30+ lbs with PCOS is a huge achievement.
If you're interested in learning more about the different approaches to medical weight loss, I found this resource helpful because it brings together information on GLP-1 therapies, treatment options, and related topics in one place:
https://peptides.io/goals/weight-loss/
Wishing you the best with your journey and hope you crush that dance performance in Atlanta!
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Reta is the king. Make sure you are eating enough or you will stall out. You also need to be in the gym doing resistance training b/c muscle loss is a real concern. Secondly, if you want to look your best get some GHK-Cu and also buy the topical. My GF uses both and the results after 5 weeks are pretty impressive. Her skin looks great.
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1 gram of Protein per lb of body weight 100lbs=100grams of protein
-breakfast egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/2 cup egg whites
-1 protein shake 30grams protein
-lunch 6oz white fish /cod, green beans/broccoli
-1 protein shake 30 grams protein
-dinner 6oz white fish/cod, green beans/broccolijust eat this every day and go slow with the reta!
@brandenscheidecker Right
@myranaam I will just piggy back that prefer good fats over grainy carbs. Outwardly it may look like a mozzarella cheese snack pack has more fat than some rice. But the former won't shoot up your blood sugar compared to rice.
If your insurance covers — nowadays many do for a dirt cheap copay — get Continuous Glucose Monitor (Freestyle Libre 3 plus) and closely track how different foods affect your blood sugar. Do that for 3 months at least. It opened my eyes about how different foods affected me.
All the problems your mentioned have close connection to insulin resistance and blood sugar spikes.
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