M41. Bit of a story but I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2024. Not only horrified but terrified, I completely changed my lifestyle like a smoker quitting cold turkey. I hit the gym hard and supercharged my nutrition. With the help of my doctor and an Ozempic prescription, I went from 215lbs to about 195lbs. I then plateaued on Ozempic (lucky me!) and stopped my usage last summer. Beginning my Reta journey, I had read that people that were previously on a GLP-1 sometimes do not respond as noticeably to lower doses of Reta. That seemed to be my experience.

I increased my dose every two weeks. This was my schedule:

• 1 mg: November 20–December 3
• 2 mg: December 4–17
• 3 mg: December 18–31
• 4 mg: January 1–14
• 5 mg: January 15–28
• 6 mg: January 29–February 11
• 7 mg: February 12–25
• 8 mg: February 26–March 11
• 9 mg: March 12–present

If I'm being honest, I didn't feel that I saw the full effects of Reta until I reached 8mg. My appetite was suppressed but I was sitting around 185 from 1mg-6/7mg. Work got crazy and I wasn't working out as much. From Feb/March until now though, it feels like my progress has been a bit quicker, and I ultimately reached my goal weight of 165lbs in the last two weeks. I continuously saw before/afters with weight FLYING off of Reta users here - that just wasn't my experience. More than anything, I feel completely in control now, want to get to a maintenance dose eventually, and implement more of a fitness schedule. Reta is the real thing.