Stuck at same weight for 2 weeks

[drswole]

type 1 diabetic here. I started taking strictly tirz back in November 2025, 6.5 months ago, so far I've went from 269 lbs. to 216, my current weight. 53 lbs. lost just on tirz. I am on an extremely low calorie & carb diet, I take fiber supplements to get a high amount in, plenty of water, & my blood sugars are like 98% in range always (70-150).

I noticed the past 4 weeks my weight loss has slowed up big time, a few here, a few there. I attend the gym & work out for an hour 5 days a week. I just started a new stack exactly 8 days ago consisting of:

reta - 30 units (3mg) (weekly)

tesamorelin - 10 units (mon-fri)

aod 9604 - 6 units (mon-fri)

5 amino 1q - 6 units (daily)

bpc 157 + tb 500 - 10 units (daily)

mots-c - 10 units (mon-fri)

& then ghk-cu for skin care - 10 units (daily)

with nothing changing other than adding all of these to my weekly 15mg dose of tirz, I didn't lose a single pound last week & remain at 216. I'll be honest - I was shocked & a little disappointed but I know things take time, it's just discouraging with all the work I feel like I'm putting in. My goal weight is 165, & after ½ a year it seems like light years away at this point & I'm trying harder than ever in the gym. I start with weight lifting first for 30 mins, then cardio for 30-45 mins, that's what I've always known helps burn actual fat, lifting then cardio.

Any recommendations from anybody who experienced something similar, please definitely let me know. Maybe add a different peptide? Increase or lower any of my doses? Go harder in the gym? Eat more? I'm feeling lost & need to see some gains here as we all do. Thanks to anyone reading or commenting, I appreciate it so much.

i know too many people that do this, they read all the benefits of each pep, not the sides or negs, and stack them all.. it ends up being too many compounds, your body probably doesnt know what to do. More is not always the right approach.

if weight loss is your goal, stick to reta and tesa, drop the rest. If you have an injury or issue, maybe also do the bpc and tb. AOD is one of those "fat loss" peps which does very little, if anythings (its under debate).

Tesa also will help you build muscle, so although your weight on the scales isnt changing possible body composition changes (less fat more muscle)

Potentially up the reta to 4mg.

once you finish this fat loss phase, maybe do an inflammation reducing and skin repair stage? do cycles of different peps rather than all at once

 

[lastresort]

A research chem vendor I personally know told me AOD is a bunk...I dont know if it works for you ,and it if does, great! But you said you are on the plateau...maybe stop using it?

How much are you eating?

I have cut carb from 300g to 150g ( I am doing some weight training so my PT wants me to stay slightly over the maintenance) and I lost whomping 6 lb in 2 days.

once you finish this fat loss phase, maybe do an inflammation reducing and skin repair stage

I know we are on experimental drug forum and I will sound hypocritial myself since i am on reta, tesamorelin, cjc1295/ipamorelin and BAM 15, but I think we should do a "first line" effect like eating fruits and good skincare.

 

[Brandon556]

Are you sure youre taking the correct amounts? Units does not tell us anything. It just indicates you are inexperienced and dont fully understand how much you are taking.

 

[drswole]

A research chem vendor I personally know told me AOD is a bunk...I dont know if it works for you ,and it if does, great! But you said you are on the plateau...maybe stop using it?

How much are you eating?

I have cut carb from 300g to 150g ( I am doing some weight training so my PT wants me to stay slightly over the maintenance) and I lost whomping 6 lb in 2 days.

I know we are on experimental drug forum and I will sound hypocritial myself since i am on reta, tesamorelin, cjc1295/ipamorelin and BAM 15, but I think we should do a "first line" effect like eating fruits and good skincare.

the issue these days is everyone is after a quick fix, and dont want to do the obvious... cut out seed oils and crap foods, diet properly, up collagen boosting and inflammation dropping foods... but people wont just do that, and even if they do that, they will add the peps, so my suggestion to do them separate is because i know they will still do the peps anyway lol

 

[lastresort]

the issue these days is everyone is after a quick fix, and dont want to do the obvious... cut out seed oils and crap foods, diet properly, up collagen boosting and inflammation dropping foods... but people wont just do that, and even if they do that, they will add the peps, so my suggestion to do them separate is because i know they will still do the peps anyway lol

I am not in position to lecture anyone, but I came here after exhausting every other "clean" option available legally. In fact, my pride took a nosedive when I decided to take ozempic, and later, zepbound when my scale refused to move for 5 months after losing 30 lb by diet and exercise. Hashimoto, insulin insensitivity, and low T are absolute menaces.

But no need to fear seed oils...they are just mom bloggers new weapon of clickbait.

 

[lessthanhalf]

I agree with double checking quantities and posting them.

Just from personal experience with weight loss from 120kg to 65kg in 2012-14 and from 145 to 75 in 2022-23 and 75 to 65 in 2025-26, the scales not changing for 2 weeks indicates essentially nothing. Normal fluid balance changes can easily be plus or minus up to 2kg, so that noise is overlying the actual weight data, possibly even more if weight is not checked at the same time of day etc. And I know that weight can stay constant or go up for at least a month, despite zero change in calorie intake, and zero change to long term weight loss rates.

A true stall in weight loss on GLP's will show weight loss rates gradually dropping off towards zero before it stops, and really needs 4-6 weeks to be reasonably sure it is not fluid based weight variation. A sudden stop in weight loss with no change in calorie intake after less than a year on GLP's at reasonable doses is very unlikely to be a true stall.

 

[drswole]

I am not in position to lecture anyone, but I came here after exhausting every other "clean" option available legally. In fact, my pride took a nosedive when I decided to take ozempic, and later, zepbound when my scale refused to move for 5 months after losing 30 lb by diet and exercise. Hashimoto, insulin insensitivity, and low T are absolute menaces.

But no need to fear seed oils...they are just mom bloggers new weapon of clickbait.

no pride needs to be lost for having some help! Its more the fact most people just want a shortcut pill rather than a hand doing the right thing.

Fixing low T will help with a lot of things, im on around 175mg TRT a week to hold my muscle, and it keeps me at the high level of the ranges, but it keeps my brain functioning, i dont get brain fog, it feels easier to keep pushing when needed.

as for seed oils they are really not good for plaque and calcification of the arteries, omega 6's rather than good omega 3's. and its really easy to add up calories when foods are saturated in it.

BUT saying that, everything in moderation is usually ok.

 

[chonkkk]

6.5 months is 26weeks. It's usually recommended to cut for 16 weeks then eat at maintenance for a few weeks before continuing the cut to prevent a stall out. Eat at your maintenance level for a few weeks and you'll be fine.

 

[woundcarping]

6.5 months is 26weeks. It's usually recommended to cut for 16 weeks then eat at maintenance for a few weeks before continuing the cut to prevent a stall out. Eat at your maintenance level for a few weeks and you'll be fine.

There are 4.33 weeks in the average month, 26 weeks is 6 months or half a year that has 52 weeks.

I’ve never heard of the 16 week cut theory, but eating maintence for a few weeks is a flawless plan to have a few week stall.

 

[5byfive]

6.5 months is 26weeks. It's usually recommended to cut for 16 weeks then eat at maintenance for a few weeks before continuing the cut to prevent a stall out. Eat at your maintenance level for a few weeks and you'll be fine.

Thats really more of how bodybuilders who are trying to get really lean and preserve muscle manage cuts, not how someone who is trying to lose significant amounts of weight would want to do it.

I dropped about 90lbs of fat over around 18 months (although not using a GLP, they were just stating to become a thing) and I had multiple times where weightloss would stall for a couple weeks. It is extremely frustrating but it is a normal part of the process. The body wants to fight losing so much weight but it can only resist the laws of thermodynamics for so long. I agree with those that are pushing back on the aggressive stack, but as fsr as the weightloss goes, I don't think you have an issue. Stay the course.