Beyond the Scale: What Has Reta or Tirz Changed for You?
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@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 
@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
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@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 Yup, not to mention, the money saved on future lifelong prescription meds — statins, insulin, BP meds, the usual American healthcare cocktail.
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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!
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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!
@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!"
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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
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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.
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@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.)
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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. -
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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
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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 Ozempichttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl2sb8r17UU&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D&ra=m
@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.
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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 Ozempichttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl2sb8r17UU&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D&ra=m
@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.
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@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
@Mr-Smurf I get what you mean. I think the part that would mess with me is realizing how much differently people treat you while knowing you’re fundamentally the same person underneath.
Going from invisible to visible that quickly has gotta be a mind play. Me too 37 down from 262 in 3 months.. wierd -
@Juliano546 Yup, not to mention, the money saved on future lifelong prescription meds — statins, insulin, BP meds, the usual American healthcare cocktail.
@pep_researcher Absolutely.
The upfront cost starts looking a lot different when you consider the potential long-term health benefits. Obviously none of us can guarantee which medications we’ll avoid down the road, but improving weight and metabolic health now certainly seems like a pretty damn good investment in the future. -
@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!"
@pep_researcher Peps and ChatGPT are pretty much all I talk about nowadays
Getting older but somehow feeling newer.I also get a kick out of the “but is it FDA approved?” crowd. I’m not against FDA approval by any means, but I also don’t treat it as the sole measure of whether something is worth researching. Plenty of things we’ve been exposed to through our food supply were permitted for decades before concerns or regulations changed. I’d rather read the research, understand the risks, and make informed decisions than blindly assume approved = harmless and unapproved = dangerous.
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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
I’m more of a “go by feel” person, but the deeper I get into this the more I realize a simple log would probably be useful
. Especially when you start adding multiple peptides, supplements, diet changes, etc. Otherwise when something improves you’re sitting there wondering which of the 6 things you changed deserves the credit. Tracking sleep and protein alongside everything else is a solid idea. -
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.
@atlas01 Now THIS is exactly the kind of unexpected benefit I was hoping people would share. The “vice noise” being turned down along with food noise is fascinating. Going from a daily drink to every other weekend is a hell of a change too.
RIP Elden Ring though
that one might be an adverse effect. -
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
That’s another interesting one. It’s not just resisting Coke—you actually prefer the replacement now. Between this and the gaming/alcohol comments, the reduction in “vice noise” might be one of the more interesting patterns coming out of this thread.Still punching darts though
can’t win ’em all. I know my lady quit smoking on tirz which led me to quiting a couple weeks later. Tried cold turkey like her horrible idea I had to wien to win. I feel you gotta take it in steps if your down to that predominant addiction and off others thats a win. I moved 
️ for a bit ill tell you daily use does nothing good been using cartalax to heal the nose. Quit before glp just got so sick of not being able to breath and sleep proper. Won't ever touch it again thats how sick I am of it -
@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.
@ResearchCat I know exactly what you mean
It’s wild how fast that whole narrative shifted. Once GLP-1s made weight loss realistically achievable for a lot more people, suddenly plenty of people who had embraced being bigger chose to lose the weight. Funny how quickly times change when the tools change.And the Sydney Sweeney comment
“happiest of married men, don’t see the appeal… but I do like the car.” That was some elite-level plausible deniability right there Dude, even then the whole Jean's commercial debacle. Everyone is a bit to serious, especially when most play follow the leader.
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The biggest change for me has been the amount of women, even married women, who have come on to me. Never in my life have I experienced that before. I am a single 40 something year old so I am available and now comfortable putting myself out there and for the past year or so have been enjoying meeting and dating several women. It feels nice to be wanted and desired by the opposite sex, but it has also come with the realization that I am especially attracted to toxic women and relationships which hasn’t been good for me either.
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@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
Divorce too? Damn Retas changing the world
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