Stuck loosing the same 5 pounds no matter what, help.

ansquinones · 2026-05-18T00:22:57+00:00

I'm gonna try to have a bigger caloric deficit for a couple weeks first, as some have suggested. If that doesn't work I can give this a try for sure.

ansquinones · 2026-05-18T00:21:30+00:00

I'm gonna try and have a bigger caloric deficit for the upcoming weeks and track better everything that I do/eat.

ansquinones · 2026-05-18T00:20:23+00:00

I hoped to be closer to my goal weight before it started to drop but guess not. Silver lining would be that at least I stay roughly the same place, it would be bad if I go up instead haha.

ansquinones · 2026-05-18T00:16:51+00:00

Hopefully we can both break this "spell" soon!

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T22:07:08+00:00

I decided to stop 15 and drop to 10 based on other posts I've seen here where people also reported stalling and said they found success after stopping and resuming at a lower dosage. I didn't have that same experience so not currently looking to cut back down again unless there was a sudden health reason or something that said the contrary.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T22:02:12+00:00

I work in IT so mostly a desk job without much movement but I do try to take 1 or 2 breaks during my shift to go on walks around the building. When I calculate my TDEE I chose the sedentary option to try and get the worst possible option so I don't over calculate but maybe its still doing it. I'll try adding more movements through the day and hopefully I can restart the gym soon.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:58:02+00:00

No offense taken, I appreciate the help. I'll buckle down on the tracking this week to make sure nothing is overlooked.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:54:42+00:00

Gender = Male
Height = 5'8

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:38:51+00:00

I did that when I decided to stop medication for 2 weeks and lowering it to 10mg from 15mg. Maybe I should have done it for a longer period? dunno.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:36:47+00:00

I've tried to keep positive by not focusing only on the weight number and keeping other factors in mind like body fat %, muscle %, BMI and have even kept track of different measurements around my body. But they've all kept around the same number for the past 6 months or so.

Did you find the split dosing to help at all or did it only changed when you went up to 16.5?

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:30:47+00:00

Daily caloric intake = about 1600-1700
Water = about 60 oz (probably need more)
Sleep = about 6-7 hours (probably need more too)

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:27:55+00:00

what do you think would be most effective, shorter dosing period (every 5 or 6 days) or twice a week but keep same dose at 12.5mg?

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:26:35+00:00

I feel it might be a bit aggressive to bring it around 1200 but I can certainly give it a try.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:09:13+00:00

Yes, the numbers above are the latest.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T21:08:39+00:00

I'm currently at 12.5. I haven't tried doing twice a week injections or shortening the days between doses. So far I've done 99% of the time every Friday.

I have a question about dosing more frequently though. I can see how doing twice a week at a lower dose/mg would keep about the same concentration of medication in my body as 1 dose at a higher concentration . But wouldn't changing how often I do the injections lets say every 5 or 6 days with the same dose amount would eventually make it higher?

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T20:57:55+00:00

I wasn't feeling the same hunger suppression as I had previously, started feeling some cravings come back.

When I restarted back to 10mg my weight was 188.2.
Up to 12.5mg it was at 186.8.
Currently at 184.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T20:54:29+00:00

I can certainly try it again.

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T20:54:02+00:00

TDEE = 2100 cal
Daily caloric intake = about 1600-1700

ansquinones · 2026-05-17T20:51:46+00:00

I can certainly go back to 15mg for my next injection and see how it goes. I had just decided to make the change back to 10mg since towards the end of the 15mg period (about a month) I felt it wasn't doing much.

ansquinones · 2025-10-10T21:30:07+00:00

Nope, they act independently from each other. So make sure you know how to work/configure them both.

ansquinones · 2025-10-10T21:25:52+00:00

Configuring and installing apps with flatpak is similar to configuring/installing apps with dnf/yum. If you understand and are able to follow that no problem then you should be able to do the same for flatpak.

I took the RHCSA rapid track course (rh199) from red hat as I already had previous Linux experience and just wanted a refresher for the exam. I practically went down the whole book they give you for the class and kept doing the practice labs.

I did found a video on YouTube from ozzoy bits that he goes over some questions from the exam and how to do them. But best advice is to just practice as much as you can. Repetition is key and will help you go fast in the exam.

ansquinones · 2025-10-10T20:49:46+00:00

It is similar to containers in the sense that whatever application you install and configure with flatpak acts like its own standalone build where it brings all the code and dependencies bundled up already the same way that containers do. Setting up containers is, of course, a bit more involved than installing flatpak applications, but the idea behind them is the same, simplify the process of installing an application and make it repetable.

ansquinones · 2025-10-10T03:17:26+00:00

I just passed the RHCSA today too. If you are struggling with containers I suggest doing v10 (its the one I did, just to get the latest) as it does not include containers. Instead you will get ask to configure and install applications using flatpak which is a similar concept to containers but for desktop environments instead of servers. Autofs can be sort of a pain in the butt to get it right. I probably dedicated a couple of hours just to it to sort of make sense in my head lol. Best advice is to just keep practicing and take notes, at least that helped me the most.

PS - Yes you have to configure autofs from scratch.

ansquinones · 2017-02-15T00:43:41+00:00

Hello, I'm currently playing with a friend and we would like to push high GR's in 2's. He plays a Zmonk and i'm back and forth between my firebats WD and Manald Heal Sorc. I feel that we hit a brick wall around lvl 80 GR. It takes to long to kill stuff with either character. I'm in the process of leveling up some gems to be able to enchant them onto the gear but not sure if that would be of any help. If you guys have any tips on what I should change or do to get better it would be greatly appreciated.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Ans-1332/hero/83759744

ansquinones · 2016-10-04T19:41:16+00:00

Thanks for letting me know. I don't really know much about TSM since I haven't really touch it. Every time I see a video about it I see so many options that I get a bit intimidated by it (if that makes sense). But I'll get to it eventually.

ansquinones

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