Gaining on Reta

@sueobrien11 wrote:

Tonight will be my 6th shot of Reta. I started at .5 for 2 weeks then went up to 1 for the last 3 weeks. After the initial Water weight fell off after changing my diet which was about 8 pounds, I hav...

I wouldn’t worry too much about a small weight swing like that. A couple pounds up or down can easily be water, sodium, digestion, bathroom timing, hormones, fasting, or your body rebounding after something like colonoscopy prep. That doesn’t automatically mean fat gain.

One thing that really helps is keeping weigh-ins consistent. I’d weigh once or twice a week, first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom, before consuming any fluids or food, and as close to naked as possible. Also, try to weigh on the same day in relation to your shot each week, because I’ve noticed the first few days after a shot can sometimes show more water loss, then the scale can normalize later in the week. An impedance scale that syncs to your phone can also be really useful. They’re not perfect, but they help you watch trends instead of reacting to one random weigh-in.

Also, just from personal experience, 1 mg is still a pretty mild dose with Reta. I don’t think a lot of people feel the fuller effects at that point yet, especially with the extra mechanisms Reta has compared to standard GLP-1s. In my experience, the more noticeable range tends to start around 2 mg, and a lot of people seem to find the 2 mg to 5 mg range to be where it really starts showing itself. Everyone is different, though.

A common gradual approach I’ve seen people use is something like:
0.5 mg for 2 weeks → 1 mg for 2 weeks → 2 mg for 2 weeks → 3 mg for 2 weeks, and then continuing slowly only if needed. But I personally wouldn’t move up just to move up. If you’re losing consistently, getting appetite control, and feeling good, there may not be a reason to increase yet. I’d only even consider moving up if hunger suppression isn’t there, the effects aren’t noticeable, or the weight trend truly isn’t moving after giving it enough time.

Not medical advice at all — just personal experience and what I’ve noticed from others. I’d focus more on the trend over a few weeks than one weigh-in.