Blitziod
GLP-1 Apprentice
I’d like to lose another 10 pounds so between 182-187. I fluctuate 5 between weighing. Then I’d like to start working on getting back some lost muscle mass.
High-Dose Tirz Weight Loss
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iamiPAC
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CONGRATULATIONS on your amazing transformation. You should be proud!DwightTheDelight said:
Calm Logic
GLP-1 Specialist
Blitziod said:
As you may know, reta is popular among the Meso/bro crowd for maintaining muscle while losing weight. This is because they can eat more on reta.
I wouldn't increase the tirz. I would just wait it out longer or stack with survo.
The problem with switching to reta is very possible/probable weight gain during the switch. That is why I am stacking with survo now. So I am on "ghetto reta" like at least a few others here.
Another option is stacking any GLP with cagri. One problem with cagri is very possible fatigue, which is not good for muscle growth. I haven't tried cagri or reta yet, even though I have both.
Blitziod
GLP-1 Apprentice
What’s survo ? What’s ghetto Reta ?Calm Logic said:
Calm Logic
GLP-1 Specialist
Survo(dutide) is a GLP that activates GLP-1 and glucagon. There is a survo subforum here for more info about it.
Ghetto reta usually refers to stacking tirz with survo, as the combination hits the same three receptors as reta. Mazdutide with tirz is also seen as ghetto reta for the same reason.
The other reason I like ghetto reta is that the transition to reta may be easier, like helping with lowering the dose of tirz before switching.
Ghetto reta usually refers to stacking tirz with survo, as the combination hits the same three receptors as reta. Mazdutide with tirz is also seen as ghetto reta for the same reason.
The other reason I like ghetto reta is that the transition to reta may be easier, like helping with lowering the dose of tirz before switching.
FlowerFairy
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Congrats!!DwightTheDelight said:
Airborne Daddy
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I'm down with anything says ghetto.... what's good ma boi?Calm Logic said:
DwightTheDelight
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I appreciate the kind words from everyone.
It's been a few months since I began slowly increasing days between shots. I'm now at 15 mg per 7 to 8 days, which is down from 15 every 4 to 5 days at my peak. I will continue increasing days between shots or lowering the dose as the next year wears on and hope to be off all shots at this point in that year or at least be less dependent on them.
I have no problem with anyone who wants to continue taking these meds after maintenance, but I mainly just want to see if I can maintain without any help...a kind of personal discipline test. I am also curious if sensitivity to the medicine will increase after taking a long break, back to how they felt when we all first began taking them.
Fat has continued to slowly come off, after a bit of a hiccup in July, where I gained weight for the first time during a monthly weigh in, and now sit at a 222lb loss for a perfect 50% body weight reduction since beginning in Dec 2023.
Recently, I have begun increasing protein intake and am shooting for a minimum of 100g per day while still keeping my carbs high and fat low most days. Muscles are responding really well to this change and more intense weight lifting sessions. Average calories are sitting right at 2k/day.
I'll keep updating this thread with any important information, successes or failures, as I try to come off these shots.
It's been a few months since I began slowly increasing days between shots. I'm now at 15 mg per 7 to 8 days, which is down from 15 every 4 to 5 days at my peak. I will continue increasing days between shots or lowering the dose as the next year wears on and hope to be off all shots at this point in that year or at least be less dependent on them.
I have no problem with anyone who wants to continue taking these meds after maintenance, but I mainly just want to see if I can maintain without any help...a kind of personal discipline test. I am also curious if sensitivity to the medicine will increase after taking a long break, back to how they felt when we all first began taking them.
Fat has continued to slowly come off, after a bit of a hiccup in July, where I gained weight for the first time during a monthly weigh in, and now sit at a 222lb loss for a perfect 50% body weight reduction since beginning in Dec 2023.
Recently, I have begun increasing protein intake and am shooting for a minimum of 100g per day while still keeping my carbs high and fat low most days. Muscles are responding really well to this change and more intense weight lifting sessions. Average calories are sitting right at 2k/day.
I'll keep updating this thread with any important information, successes or failures, as I try to come off these shots.
DwightTheDelight
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Might as well leave a progress photo here too. Anyone who says my face isn't real is just a flat out hater....
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ZuZuPetals
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Absolutely incredible work! At what point did you begin shortening the period between doses? Also, I'm surprised by the macros. My knowledge on this is about a mm thick, though. Can you help me understand the rationale behind high carb, moderate protein, and low fat?
iamiPAC
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BRO! Amazing arms!DwightTheDelight said:
DwightTheDelight
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ZuZuPetals said:
Honestly, just experimenting. I feel the best with these macros and it doesn't feel like I'm dieting most of the time anymore.
Initially, not only was I very low in calories for the first year, I was very low protein, in an attempt to see if it would limit how much loose skin I was going to be stuck with. The idea is that if you don't give your body the protein it needs, it will start recycling protein from from itself and hopefully a lot of that would be from the skin that is no longer necessary. Risky, but I didn't care. I was willing to lose muscle in attempt to lose that excess skin.
I can't fully know how much it helped, if at all, but I'm down 230lbs and only have loose skin on my stomach - which you can see through my shirt on the photo above.
Now I'm hovering near 2500 calories a day and above 100 grams of protein. I have successfully regained all of the muscle I lost during my experiment. I'm still losing weight very slowly and am still increasing the days between shots. I'm up to 1 shot every 12 days.
Also, I think I began shortening the time between the shots near the first year mark.
Sasquatch
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Congratulations Dwight!
After 7 months, I'm on a 100 day plateau and just jumped up to 12.5mg tirz. The way the weight dropped off the first few months, it makes me impatient. "The waiting is the hardest part."
After 7 months, I'm on a 100 day plateau and just jumped up to 12.5mg tirz. The way the weight dropped off the first few months, it makes me impatient. "The waiting is the hardest part."
DwightTheDelight
GLP-1 Enthusiast
Sasquatch said:
I appreciate it.
7 months is no joke, good job staying on for that long. I avoided the scale except when I went to my doctor's appointments. That little number is important, but it isn't the the only thing that matters during this process and for how often it refuses to cooperate, I think can we over value that importance a bit. Keep fighting and trying to improve in other areas if you can - athletic performance, flexibility, etc
DwightTheDelight
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For anyone who is interested in this thread, I thought I might give a short update.
Still very slowly losing fat while increasing strength - down 235lbs/52% overall loss and nearing a normal BMI for the first time in 13 years, while continuing to my lower my tirz dose frequency.
I'm on brand zep and to avoid any potential insurance objections, I'm still using 15mg shots while just increasing days in-between shots - currently down to one shot every 14 days. I will consider lowering to 12.5mg and beyond soon though.
Still very slowly losing fat while increasing strength - down 235lbs/52% overall loss and nearing a normal BMI for the first time in 13 years, while continuing to my lower my tirz dose frequency.
I'm on brand zep and to avoid any potential insurance objections, I'm still using 15mg shots while just increasing days in-between shots - currently down to one shot every 14 days. I will consider lowering to 12.5mg and beyond soon though.
I appreciate the update(s), keep them coming! I just recently entered "overweight" territory (from Obesity 3) and stretched out my 15mg dose to 9 days feeling fine on Day 9. The next week was awful and it felt like the old days to make a long story short. My question is if you're finding a way to manage the feelings/cravings/noise of the old days while stretching out your dose, or if you're still getting the help you need from the med while stretching? I've gained a few pounds and I'm in a bit of a panic. And the fuc*ing holidays don't help. Just went to 15mg at 5 days to recover. Going to do that for a couple of weeks and then move it back to weekly if all goes well. I'm cool with where I'm at (starting to get comments about looking too thin from my family, at 5'7" 185 <insert eyeroll>) but I'd like to drop another 15-20 and most importantly, maintain!!DwightTheDelight said:
Insidehorror
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I am happy for you to have that reaction to a low dose. God knows I wish I did but I am on private prescription of mounjaro and felt 0 effects until I hit 12.5mg. some people are more sensitive to medication than others.
DwightTheDelight
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cldfront said:
Congrats on the weight loss! That's really awesome.
It has felt rough at times, but that was even happening randomly when I was taking Tirz every 4-5 days. It just felt like I was going to keep finding a reason to increase the dose or add different meds even near maintenance, ya know?
Some weeks have been harder than others, but not impossible. Some have felt easy too. When hunger ramps up, I might take in some extra low calorie junk for a day or two and ramp my calories up without losing complete control. During that time, I might eat and drink more of the things I don't normally have around the house - a couple energy drinks, pretzels, sugar-free pudding etc - all low calorie, but because I don't keep them in the house normally, it feels special to go get it and usually does this trick.
I've calculated my maintenance to be somewhere around 2,600 calories and even if I go up to 3000 for a day or two, I wake up the next morning feeling like I didn't cheat as long as I don't lose control and binge like I used to. This makes it easier for me to hop right back on and keep making progress.
With that being said, I'm actually going to pause reducing my dose any further until the holidays pass and then start back up. I'm still in control, but it's been harder since Thanksgiving and I want to enjoy some meals with the family after really pushing it for the past 2 years. That is important too. We have to learn how to be able to enjoy some food without hating ourselves afterwards. When I start dose reduction again after New Years, I'm going to slow this whole process down even more and stretch it out through all of 2026. No point in rushing unless you can't afford it.
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