Help! I lost too much weight

[tubby]

Aside from the question you asked, I can tell you that whatever decision you make, you should consult with a half-life calculator in executing whatever plan you come up with. Just as dose escalation can lead to counter-intuitive amounts of the drug in your body, dose de-escalation also does that.

For example, let's say you decided you wanted to cut back from 3mg/week to 1.5mg/week. The actual process to do this would be to skip your next weekly dose and then start taking 1.5mg two weeks after your last dose. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it would allow you to reach your new equilibrium within a single week rather than slowly getting there over a month.

 

[desinr-gal]

You know, I personally have been lucky; all living blood-relations I have left who are close to me are great cheerleaders, and my own circles are full of the best, most supportive people in the world. I even have some friends who are super into body acceptance and philosophically opposed to weight loss in general who are nevertheless pleased for me and supportive of me doing what I want (though we both work to be careful in how we talk about it, because neither of us is interested in annoying the other). But since I'm "out" about Tirzepatide, and to a degree, "out" about grey, EVERYBODY on Tirzepatide tells me all about their situations. That's cool, but holy hell. The stories I hear about family and spousal struggles coming from women who are just trying very hard not to have a heart attack or just see how the "standard size" crowd lives, and I'm just over there trying to keep a neutral, pleasantly interested face when on the inside I'm SCREAMIN.

This is exactly why I have told only one person IRL. Most of my friends would be judgmental about it. So now I just have you wonderful people to talk about it with <3

Today, drumroll please.. I tried on a dress I loved from almost 30 years ago, and it fit!!

And it looks really good! (except for my bat wings, so, off to the gym!!)

 

[randompersonrandom]

This is exactly why I have told only one person IRL. Most of my friends would be judgmental about it. So now I just have you wonderful people to talk about it with

 

[agussie]

Sorry for the dramatic intro but I really need some advice. I started on reta 8 months ago with a starting dose of 0.5mg and today I’m at 3mg. I’ve lost about 30lbs but have lost a lot of what made me, me. My thighs and glutes have always been on the fuller side and they’re now completely flat. I thought I took a very slow approach, and no one would notice, but today my mom told me she’s worried something’s wrong with me and my husband also chimed in that he thinks I’m too frail now. For context, no one knows I’m on reta and I want to keep it that way. Also, I’ve been consistently working out for 8 years almost 5-6 days a week and I’m continuing to do that. I noticed I’m not lifting any heavier, but I’m also not lifting less than I’m used to. Therefore, I don’t think it’s muscle loss. All that said, I want to gain 10lbs back and wondering what’s the best way to do that.

Do I:

1) Stop taking reta for a couple of weeks? OR

2) Drop down to half the dose and go down to 1.5mg?

I don’t know what’s the best route. Any help would be much appreciated!

Not sure what your non pep supplement load looks like but if you’re not using creatine, it may help your lifting progress. And strongly agree with a lot of the above. Most of my older family wouldn’t know healthy weight if it bit them. The dexa scan is a great place to start

 

[desinr-gal]

So happy for you, dg! You're such a lovely person, I'm glad you're getting something like this that brings you joy!

Awwww thank you! same to you!