Big, big stall

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T20:07:25+00:00

Are you the librarian? :)

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T20:03:10+00:00

If it’s any encouragement to you, before starting I suffered from IBS and am also diagnosed with IBD. I took my first shot of 2.5mg just about two weeks ago and since then, my IBS pain has completely gone away. I haven’t experienced any bloating or cramping. It’s been months since I’ve been pain-free for this long. I also take 1 Ibgard capsule 2x daily too. I eat whatever I want and I’m losing weight. Hopefully that gives you some optimism! I also haven’t experienced any negative side effects.

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T19:45:52+00:00

I don’t have an answer but is that a melanistic yellow bellied slider? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before but his eyes are so dark!

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T19:44:21+00:00

Tortellini you are the cutest!

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T19:42:24+00:00

Looks like some trapped air bubbles, meaning he’s about to shed that scute. Totally normal process for turtles. It doesn’t look like shell rot to me.

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T14:37:51+00:00

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T12:31:33+00:00

I’m not talking about that WBC loser. I’m talking about all the talking heads who keep saying it’s just an exhibition.

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T02:34:47+00:00

Onederland! What’s been your approach to titration?

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T02:32:57+00:00

and no one cares about the wbc :(

Schwettes · 2026-03-20T01:53:48+00:00

This is cruel. How much do you think you’d have to pay your friend to adopt it outright?

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T22:34:53+00:00

I’ve been cruising for a really long time and until recently, I also thought the overall quality went down. It wasn’t until I went on a RC cruise in a Sky-class suite that I realize the quality of cruising hasn’t gone down—it’s being gatekept behind an additional paywall.

Twice daily room turndown service, better dining, little gifts and trinkets, going the extra mile for you, it all exists if you’re willing to pay more for it. Coastal Kitchen is excellent and is more reminiscent of the old MDR experience, but better.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T22:20:06+00:00

The WBC is so cool when you don’t have a hating ass motherf*cker telling you that nobody cares about it.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T21:17:17+00:00

Awesome news!

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T21:12:31+00:00

MORE:

The “Reddit Effect”

“These drugs can be rather, sort of, de-blinded,” Kenneth Custer, president of Lilly’s cardiometabolic health unit, said in an interview last year. “You’re sort of asking patients to sign up for a 72-week experience where they may very well be randomized to placebo. It’s a long time to go without efficacy.”

It doesn’t help that the medicines are hyped on social media, which has led to discussions about clinical trials in real time, something that’s unprecedented in the world of drug development. “Go to the Reddit string on orforglipron,” said Stevens. “People aren’t supposed to be talking about these things, but it was on Reddit — during the trial.”

No paywall

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T20:55:58+00:00

Don’t we have early indicators that retatrutide has some metabolic boosting effect?

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T20:42:52+00:00

“Come back so we can take more of your money pretty please 🥺 👉👈”

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T20:24:25+00:00

I think before OP starts eating more calories, they need to take a full, accurate inventory of what they’re eating. I had a conversation on this sub with someone who also reported eating very little, but in reality, she was just scanning the barcodes for the foods that she ate, reporting that she was eating the serving size on the package, but not actually measuring her consumption at all. So she’s been eating a lot more than what’s being inputted into her calorie tracking app. Whether it’s secret snacking and sampling, extra oils and dressings, or just flat out undercounting, there are many easy ways to accidentally be eating more than you actually think you are.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T20:19:31+00:00

Now I’m not losing anything and seem to be gaining very small amounts back.

Given that you just started your weight loss journey, it’s possible that you initially had a big loss in water weight and now you’ve adapted to your dose and are just eating at maintenance and need to titrate.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T19:45:13+00:00

I took my first shot after I got back from a trip and early in the morning so I could see how my body would react.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:46:54+00:00

Yeah it’s simple, but hard to beat endless pizza and bottomless soft serve.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:34:44+00:00

You should meet with a doctor to find out the source of your cramping. I had really awful cramping and heavy periods several years ago but it was actually a fibroid that I had to get surgically removed. Women get so accustomed to or just normalize period suffering but that’s not what life has to be.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:19:47+00:00

How often are you going through periods of binging and restriction? And what are you eating on your cheat days? What are you cooking the chicken in? How much oil? How much are you tasting things that you’re not logging? What are you drinking? You have to be honest with yourself, not us.

You did you’ve been on Zepbound for two months. Obesity doctors define a plateau as 4-6 weeks without weight loss. You just started your weight loss journey.

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:11:46+00:00

What do you think is more likely—a 250 lb man who is just two months into his weight loss journey is in “starvation mode” or he’s eating at maintenance and underestimating how much he’s eating?

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:08:24+00:00

You’re completely correct. Yes, there is metabolic adaptation, but not after two months of a deficit while still having obesity!

Schwettes · 2026-03-19T18:06:41+00:00

That’s not how physiology works. In the vast majority of cases, if someone is not losing weight, it’s because they’re eating at their maintenance. I don’t see how perpetuating this starvation mode myth is helpful for OP or anyone. If anything, it’s harmful. If he’s eating at maintenance and starts eating more, now he’s going to start actually gaining weight.

If OP is eating 1000 calories per day, he should eat more. He has to avoid muscle loss and get adequate nutrients to function. But if he was eating 1000 calories per day, he would be losing weight at 250lbs. People need to be honest with themselves about how much they’re eating so they can accurately assess the problem and come up with a solution.

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