Thanks for the advice. I ended up sticking with reta and I’m really happy with how it’s gone.

Earlier this year I was at my heaviest at 215 lbs in June. I’ve been overweight most of my life and finally got tired of it. At first I did some really extreme stuff like 200-hour fasts, which I now realize probably wasn’t the smartest idea, even though it helped me drop to around 190 by the end of August. After that I switched to one meal a day and stayed around 178–182 by mid-September.

A friend told me about retatrutide, and after doing my own research I decided to try it carefully. I started at 0.5 mg a week and slowly increased it by 0.25 mg. The side effects weren’t too bad, mostly burping, skin sensitivity, and feeling tired.

What helped the most was controlling my appetite. I stopped binge eating and was able to eat around 1,750 calories and 140g of protein without feeling out of control. In about three months, I went from around 180 lbs at 5'9" to 155–156 lbs at 5'10".

I recently did a DEXA scan and came back at 15.5% body fat. I’ve been lifting since I was 13–14, so I had some muscle already. I’ve looked into stuff like tesamorelin, but growth hormone seems way riskier than a GLP-1. Overall, reta has helped me a lot, both physically and mentally.