I don't think your logic is flawed. What I've been reading is people sometimes start low, eval how effective the dose is, eval side effects if any and then adjust from there?FreshAndEasy said:
My lips are also dry as well, and I think what's going on is because of the calorie deficit daily, I get cold pretty fast and easily now. So I think it might also be happening to you as well that the cold is the reason why we are so dehydrated and lips getting dry and ashy feeling everywhere. Im constantly applying lotion now.kobeanbry24 said:
I've just started but my experience is that I feel warmer but not hot. I'm not sure it's dehydration at this point because my pee has been hay colored which means I'm properly hydrated. I'm also applying lotion and lip balm twice a day.Crowreap said:
haha for real! its a good problem to have dw you're gonna get there eventually. as you said consistency is key.birdwhacker said:Consistency is key. I haven't really lost anything this last week because my appetite has been getting the better of me, and I don't have access to a gym so I rely on cardio alone to push it along. I also have an extremely unfulfilling personal life and am unemployed; the earlier progress and the current plateau can both be attributed to this in a way, lol.
That's a problem I wouldn't mind having.
I think appetite suppression was the best for me around the 3 week mark, at 2.3mg per week.
Starting weight was 236, current weight is around 217. 6 foot white male. Goal weight is 185, but when I get closer to 200 or the appetite suppression wears off I'm going to have to rethink my approach and gain access to a gym. I'm not a particularly motivated individual and I have poor self control, so this is all pretty difficult.
Thanks for asking me about my favorite topic
I don't know what's going on with me then because my pee is clear, so I am drinking quite a lot of water, but my throat and tongue and all that, it gets very dry if I stop drinking water for like 10 or 20 minutes, so I'm like constantly sipping throughout the day. So maybe I am hydrated water-wise, but there must be something else. But this only started happening after I started reta.kobeanbry24 said:
Cold is not necessarily a side effect of reta, it is a side effect of a calorie deficit. So before I started using reta, I would still get cold. And it's because I only eat one meal a day. So near the end of the day is when I eat, and that's when I am the coldest. But cold is even worse on reta for me right now because I'm in a bigger deficit.IMT11 said:
Reta is definitely not for me or not made for someone like me, but I am using it to get absolutely shredded and maybe maintain that look year round. And I'm already extremely lean and cold basically 24/7. And when you're that lean, hunger is inevitable. But right now, on reta I feel zero hunger, zero cravings. So, I don't think I will stop, and I will probably be maintaining 1 mg a week for the rest of my life, unless I need to titrate up, which I don't think so, because I've been on 1 mg since four weeks ago. So I see really no point in stopping, because once you reach your goal weight and desired look, and you're also still pretty much keeping up that lifestyle of eating good, and working out. Then why stop? And a lot of people I've read and watched a lot of videos say once they get off of reta, the appetite is no longer being suppressed, they get hungry, and I don't want that at all. So this is more of a, like a longevity thing. And I still can eat on reta, just not as much as I used to. So I think for like maintenance and longevity purposes, you most likely will need it forever. And if you get off of it, then you will feel hungry and may drift back to your old weight.JCO79 said:
I'm glad I'm choosing to go low and slow. Going to bump up my 2x a week dose to .7 tomorrow.anonpep said:
My HR went up 4-6 bpm from 70-72 on Reta. Currently on 8mg. I check when I got up, 68 bpm and 100% O2.kobeanbry24 said:
