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[50ShadesGreyMarket]

I started Aug 6th at 1mg every 4-5 days, averaging 2-3 1mg doses per week up until yesterday when I weighed myself and realized I went from 5’11” 145-150lbs to 132lbs in just under 4 weeks. I’m also on .25 Sema once a week, lost my appetite completely starting the first day, it was mostly due to waves of nausea. I take Ondansetron (Zofran) for the nausea but I had about 4~ days of pure exhaustion which I can’t do anything for. This week I decided to pull back to .5 every 5-7 days and see if that helps with the appetite and the need to take a nap the day after injection. According to my scale BF is 24% but not sure how accurate that is. Hoping to regain appetite enough to get back to 140 lbs, don’t want to lose muscle but exhaustion makes it tough to ride the Peloton even at a low resistance.

Overall my biggest issue is exhaustion and the first week was insane heartburn but that’s better now. I will feel “hungry” once in a while but a few bites of food feels like Thanksgiving dinner. I suggest if you’re going for weight loss, stick with foods that are nutrient dense, avoid useless fats and eat small portions so your body has time to acknowledge that you’re not hungry. If you can’t do cardio get out and walk, fresh air and sunshine will keep your mood up.

 

[kaahhllll]

I started Aug 6th at 1mg every 4-5 days, averaging 2-3 1mg doses per week up until yesterday when I weighed myself and realized I went from 5’11” 145-150lbs to 132lbs in just under 4 weeks. I’m also on .25 Sema once a week, lost my appetite completely starting the first day, it was mostly due to waves of nausea. I take Ondansetron (Zofran) for the nausea but I had about 4~ days of pure exhaustion which I can’t do anything for. This week I decided to pull back to .5 every 5-7 days and see if that helps with the appetite and the need to take a nap the day after injection. According to my scale BF is 24% but not sure how accurate that is. Hoping to regain appetite enough to get back to 140 lbs, don’t want to lose muscle but exhaustion makes it tough to ride the Peloton even at a low resistance.

Overall my biggest issue is exhaustion and the first week was insane heartburn but that’s better now. I will feel “hungry” once in a while but a few bites of food feels like Thanksgiving dinner. I suggest if you’re going for weight loss, stick with foods that are nutrient dense, avoid useless fats and eat small portions so your body has time to acknowledge that you’re not hungry. If you can’t do cardio get out and walk, fresh air and sunshine will keep your mood up.

If you look back through, I dropped 25lbs in the first 3 weeks, all fat according to body comp measurements. I was almost taking in as much protein as I could with minimal fats or carbs, mostly whole foods at around 1600cal/day. No real side effects to speak of at 0.5mg once per week. Even still to this day, no side effects. I will say however, when I was regularly going to the gym I felt much better throughout each day. Isn't 3mg/week kind of high for starting dosing?

 

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If you look back through, I dropped 25lbs in the first 3 weeks, all fat according to body comp measurements. I was almost taking in as much protein as I could with minimal fats or carbs, mostly whole foods at around 1600cal/day. No real side effects to speak of at 0.5mg once per week. Even still to this day, no side effects. I will say however, when I was regularly going to the gym I felt much better throughout each day. Isn't 3mg/week kind of high for starting dosing?

3mg is a little high for a starting dose (but not crazy). I'm more concerned that they are 5'11" and ~130lbs... they don't need to loose weight, they need to workout.

 

[kaahhllll]

3mg is a little high for a starting dose (but not crazy). I'm more concerned that they are 5'11" and ~130lbs... they don't need to loose weight, they need to workout.

I've been seeing a lot of body builders using reta to get a better cut and drop BF% rather than for weight loss due to being overweight. I'm curious if that's what their goal is.

 

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Even assuming an extremely low and stage ready bodyfat, thats a very bad ffmi.

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

Isn't 3mg/week kind of high for starting dosing?

I think the way I worded it was confusing “averaging 2-3 1mg doses per week” meaning 1mg, but spaced 3-5 days apart or so.

Regarding exercise, I spend at least 45 minutes a day on the Peloton and do weight training 3+ days per week. The weight drop was not intentional, hence why I am now at 1mg per week and will lower it if I still have issues with food aversion and nausea. I am not interested in losing any weight at all, I heard about Reta from the Longivity community, more interested in the affects on brain/gut health.

Attached is my current Reta level, I’m going to decrease until I find a sweet spot and dose accordingly.

 

[kaahhllll]

I'm no expert, but for your goal I'd think 0.5mg/7 days would probably be a better starting point for what you're trying to accomplish. Reta is pretty potent stuff. I really haven't experienced any food aversion or nausea, just a general lack of overall hunger. I still experience triggers for needing food, but way less strong than pre reta. I cam also throw food down HEAVY if I am not mindful of it. During my cheat weekend on the 4th, I absolutely devoured half a little caesars pizza in no time because it was convenient and accessible, and I wasnt actively caring about a defecit.

What is that graph/tracker? I'm assuming it considers half life and averages out what you'd expect to still be in your system?

 

[50ShadesGreyMarket]

I'm no expert, but for your goal I'd think 0.5mg/7 days would probably be a better starting point for what you're trying to accomplish. Reta is pretty potent stuff. I really haven't experienced any food aversion or nausea, just a general lack of overall hunger. I still experience triggers for needing food, but way less strong than pre reta. I cam also throw food down HEAVY if I am not mindful of it. During my cheat weekend on the 4th, I absolutely devoured half a little caesars pizza in no time because it was convenient and accessible, and I wasnt actively caring about a defecit.

What is that graph/tracker? I'm assuming it considers half life and averages out what you'd expect to still be in your system?

The chart is Shotsy, I use it for the GLP’s so I can track on the go. I created a tracking chart for the various other peptides I’m on with Excel and PowerBI. I’m on Humanin and Epitalon, both work synergistically with the Sema and Reta so I’m curious if that is partly why I felt the effects on day one even with .2 Sema.

Thanks for the advice on dosing. I have an order arriving today and as soon as I get the endotoxin report back I’ll get a vial filtered and split so I can measure out for .5mg doses.

 

[kaahhllll]

第十四周：

我开始考虑应该制定一个为期六周的剂量调整计划。到目前为止，两次剂量调整都是在六周的时候进行的，而且都是在体重达到平台期或有所增加之后进行的。这周平均摄入了1650卡路里。现在又回到正轨了，我又达成了一个里程碑，已经完成了最初目标的一半！

在停用两周后，我将在周五重新开始使用KLOW和CJC/IPA。我知道这里有些人非常坚持使用生长激素（GH）而不是它们，但我看到了/感觉到了效果。我的膝盖完全没有关节炎疼痛，甚至一次也没有出现半月板卡住的情况。整个关节感觉更好了，也不那么嘎吱作响了。

由于经常出差，而且我是按工时计酬的机械师，我一直没有空闲时间去看医生。但我真的需要去做个化验了。

 

[desinr-gal]

第十一周：

这周又减了4磅，继续服用1.0毫克，但我正在考虑下周再次增加剂量。我一直没什么胃口，但最近感觉饿了不少。我不喜欢这种饥饿感，尤其是没什么好吃的能让我摆脱饥饿的时候。

我女朋友服用复方制剂Sema已经快一年了，减掉了大约70磅。我服用Reta 70天了，用极小的剂量减掉了她一半的体重。我觉得没什么好担心耐受性或疗效的。但是，那个显示每种促胰岛素“效力”的图表又是怎么回事呢？如果Tirz的GLP-1含量远低于Sema，而Reta的GLP-1和GIC含量都远低于Tirz，那么为什么会有人认为使用Reta会导致Tirz失效呢？它们作用于不同的激动剂，这正是不同化合物存在的意义所在。

你用的是哪种树叶鳞片？我的Rhenpo鳞片不太可靠。

 

[kaahhllll]

你用的是哪种树叶鳞片？我的Rhenpo鳞片不太可靠。

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[kaahhllll]

第十五周：

这周进展顺利！又减了3磅，感觉非常好。这周有几天我几乎没怎么吃东西，只摄入了1000卡路里。但除了那几天，平均每天摄入1700卡路里。除了偶尔轻微的胃灼热之外，目前还没有其他副作用。我还没有重新开始KLOW和CJC/IPA的循环训练，休息三周后，将于周五恢复。

我终于注意到肌肉量略有下降，只有1磅。我还没有用三星应用程序确认，但对我来说，1磅肌肉减掉42磅脂肪的比例非常理想。由于工作原因，我一直没去健身房，但这次的进展激励我重新开始锻炼。幸运的是，我从事体力劳动强度比较大的工作，所以身体还不算完全处于休眠状态。

我即将迎来另一个里程碑，我在三星记录中的最低体重是256.5磅，那是2021年6月。当时我完全是通过控制卡路里摄入和健身减重实现的，10个月减掉了20磅。现在看来，我当时的减重成果微不足道，但我当时（现在依然）为此感到无比自豪。

 

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Week fifteen:

Solid progress again this week! Down another 3lbs, and I'm feeling really good. There were a couple days this week that I could barely hit 1000cal, I just truly had zero interest in food. But aside from those, averaged 1700cal. Still not side effects to speak of, other than occasional, very mild heart burn. I still haven't restarted my KLOW, CJC/IPA cycles yet, will continue those on Friday after 3 weeks off.

I did finally notice very minimal lean lass loss at 1lb. I haven't verified with Samsung app yet, but 1lb of muscle to 42lbs of fat is a great ratio to me. I have still been putting off the gym due to work stuff, but this motivates me to return. Luckily, I do pretty strenuous manual labor so I'm not fully dormant.

I am fast approaching another milestone, my lowest recorded weight in Samsung was 256.5 in June of 2021. That was reached with a calorie defecit and gym time alone, but that was 20lbs lost in 10 months. My current progress makes that look so minimal, but I was (and still am) so proud of doing that back then.

You're doing great man, I hope you're taking lots of before photos. This time next year you'll really get a kick out of comparing.

 

[kaahhllll]

You're doing great man, I hope you're taking lots of before photos. This time next year you'll really get a kick out of comparing.

I actually take progress photos weekly on injection days, starting week 6. I didn't think about it before then. Front view, side view, left and right side of face, and scalp. I wanted real tangible evidence of the weight loss, the effect of KLOW on hair and skin, and the effect of MT2 in general. Comparing week 6 to week 15 has pretty noticeable differences.

 

[skeptick]

I actually take progress photos weekly on injection days, starting week 6. I didn't think about it before then. Front view, side view, left and right side of face, and scalp. I wanted real tangible evidence of the weight loss, the effect of KLOW on hair and skin, and the effect of MT2 in general. Comparing week 6 to week 15 has pretty noticeable differences.

Yea, I like it. I'm gonna start a photo journal like I've been keeping a written record of my doses and my weight. Why didn't I think of that??? At my age it gets harder to get multiple brain cells working all at once. ThanX

 

[kaahhllll]

Forgot to post last week and forgot to screenshot the weigh in. Been crazy busy with work

Week sixteen:

Hit another milestone! Lowest recorded weight in the history of my app, came in at 254.0, officially my lowest weight in probably close to 15 years if not longer.

Week seventeen:

Reached another major milestone! Below 250 and a total loss of 50.4lbs. I am seeing a loss of lean mass now, still minimal however. I have returned to the gym a few times and will become more consistent coming up. At this rate I am on track of reaching my goal and should hit 220 by New Years.

 

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Forgot to post last week and forgot to screenshot the weigh in. Been crazy busy with work

Week sixteen:

Hit another milestone! Lowest recorded weight in the history of my app, came in at 254.0, officially my lowest weight in probably close to 15 years if not longer.

Week seventeen:

Reached another major milestone! Below 250 and a total loss of 50.4lbs. I am seeing a loss of lean mass now, still minimal however. I have returned to the gym a few times and will become more consistent coming up. At this rate I am on track of reaching my goal and should hit 220 by New Years.

For comparison, here is my BF loss per month last year on my scale. I'm currently 10.4%BF by Dexa and my scale read low in the beginning and is high now. So I actually lost ~0.8 more per month than the scale shows.

 

[kaahhllll]

For comparison, here is my BF loss per month last year on my scale. I'm currently 10.4%BF by Dexa and my scale read low in the beginning and is high now. So I actually lost ~0.8 more per month than the scale shows.

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Are you saying my BF% is likely lower than the scale is saying? The scale shows 33.5% where my Galaxy watch shows 36.2%. I know they are not going to be super accurate to the real percent, but I can at least see the trend.

 

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Are you saying my BF% is likely lower than the scale is saying? The scale shows 33.5% where my Galaxy watch shows 36.2%. I know they are not going to be super accurate to the real percent, but I can at least see the trend.

No, there is no way to know which way your scale is off for you. My wife's dexa started dead on with the scale and my bf was 8% over the scale. But the trend is important.

 

[desinr-gal]

The thing about body comp percentages is that they are all relative to each other. especially water. If your hydration isn't very consistent the percentages change accordingly. I have seen wild jumps and drops in bfp, just because my hydration was higher or lower at that moment..