Shot o’clock! Just took my 6th dose of reta. I was pretty hungry yesterday, but honestly that’s expected sometimes. Didn’t cave though because the mission is bigger than cravings. Good health matters more. I can confidently say adding this to the toolbelt with a balanced diet, gym, and good sleep has been an absolute game changer. -Patient023 #Retatrutide #GLP1 #WeightLossJourney #Reta #Patient023

💉 Phase 3 Retatrutide Clinical Trial Patient 💉 4mg 📅 Day 75 📊 SW: 332 → 302 📉 Officially 30 pounds down!! 📉 9.0% of my starting body weight gone!!!! 🏀 Shot #11. The Finals MVP Jalen Brunson shot! Small, clutch, and it keeps showing up when it matters 😂 Week 11 starts now. Let’s keep stacking wins! 💉 Patient023

🍺 Found some old Whoop data from the last time I drank: ❤️ Hangover RHR: 91 📉 HRV: 17 🔋 Recovery: 13% 😴 Sleep: 29% My body: 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 It’s wild what you convince yourself is normal when you’re doing it every weekend.

💉 Phase 3 retatrutide patient. Week 11 starts tomorrow. Currently on 4mg of reta. 🧠 Biggest lesson so far: The results aren’t coming from one big change. They’re coming from dozens of tiny ones. 🏋️ Adding weight to the bar. 🚶 Walking faster on the treadmill. 🥦 Swapping lower-volume foods for foods that keep me fuller. 🥝 Adding gold kiwi. 💊 Keeping the supplements that help. Cutting the ones that don’t. This week I’m looking at my diet again to see if I can save calories anywhere without sacrificing protein or performance. Small adjustments. Then watch the data. That’s what’s working for me. 🇲🇽 Mexico on Friday. 💉 Shot #11 tomorrow. Let’s have a week we’re proud of!

🥩 Need some help from the protein experts. 4mg of reta has me hovering around 2100-2300 calories per day. The problem: I’m consistently coming up about 20g short on protein. Not looking for another protein shake. What are your favorite low-calorie ways to sneak in an extra 20g of protein? Always looking to improve.

🧠 My hot take: The first month on reta felt like somebody unplugged my brain, rewired it, and plugged it back in. The first couple weeks? 😴 Tired 🍔 Food was meh 🎮 Hobbies were meh 🍺 Drinking was meh Everything was just meh. Then something weird happened. The energy came back. The hobbies came back. The enjoyment came back. The only things that didn’t seem to come back were the bad habits. Was that just me? Or did anyone else experience something similar?

🧠 Mental update while being on Reta The weight loss has been great. But a strange part of this journey has been what happens when you stop numbing yourself. For years I distracted myself with food, alcohol, isolation, and whatever else would help me avoid dealing with things. Then one day it felt like I woke up. And waking up has been weird. I find myself looking at my life differently. Looking at the things I built while I was numb. The things I ignored. The things I allowed. The things I lost. I have regrets. But I also have a lot of gratitude. I’ll randomly walk outside and think: “Damn it’s a good day to be alive.” And actually mean it. I find myself looking at my dad and realizing he’s getting older. Thinking about how fast time moves. Thinking about how none of us are here forever. That thought used to scare me. Now it mostly reminds me not to waste the time I have left. I’m not who I want to be yet. But at least I’m awake now. 💉 Patient023

🧠 The glucagon receptor is actually what made reta so interesting to me. Most people talk about appetite suppression. As an obese guy with high blood pressure I wasn’t just thinking about eating less. I was thinking about: 🔥 burning more energy 📉 reducing body fat ⚡ improving metabolic health (So far BP: 152/93 → 135/85) The idea of a drug that could help me eat less AND potentially increase energy expenditure caught my attention immediately. Whether that translates into better real-world results is still being studied. But from day one, that’s what made reta stand out from the other GLPs to me. Not just less food. A different approach to the entire energy equation.

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🧠 Something I found interesting in my Retatrutide trial paperwork: The same symptom can mean a lot of different things. 😵 Dizziness • 💧 Dehydration • 🍬 Low blood sugar • 📉 Lower blood pressure 😴 Fatigue • 🥩 Poor nutrition • 💧 Dehydration • 🏋️ Poor recovery 🤢 Nausea • 🍽️ Eating too much • 🚫 Not eating enough • ⏳ Food sitting in your stomach longer ⚡ Weakness • 🥩 Not enough protein • 💧 Not enough fluids • ⚖️ Electrolyte imbalance

🧠 The GLP side effects nobody really warned me about: 🥇 Grieving the old version of yourself 🥈 Feeling like you woke up after years on autopilot 🥉 Losing your excuses 4️⃣ Getting your time back 5️⃣ Watching impulse die 6️⃣ Realizing boredom was pretending to be hunger

🧠 Watching My 600-lb Life: People see the food. I see the coping mechanism. Most of the stories start the same way: Loss. Trauma. Abuse. Neglect. Chaos. Then years later everyone focuses on what they’re eating. What’s interesting to me about GLPs is they can strip away some of those coping mechanisms surprisingly fast. Not just food. 🍔 Food. 🍺 Alcohol. 🎰 Gambling. 📱 Endless scrolling. The stuff you used to run to when life got hard. And when those things lose their grip, you’re left with a question: Now what? I think that’s why some people struggle so much emotionally in the beginning. It’s not just weight loss. Sometimes you’re losing a survival strategy you’ve been using for years.

🧠 If I could restart reta at 300 lbs knowing what I know now: 🥩 Prioritize protein. 🌾 Prioritize fibre. 💧 Buy electrolytes immediately (@sportdrink duh) 🍚 Stop being scared of carbs. 📋 Have a meal plan before your first shot. 📊 Track EVERYTHING. The biggest lesson? Your hunger cues are going to change. Learn the difference between: 🍔 hunger 😴 fatigue 💧 dehydration 🤔 boredom The more data you have, the easier it is to make adjustments. 🎯 Don’t just take the shot. Have a plan.

💉 Shot #10. Still haven't been cut off 🍻 💉 4mg retatrutide 📅 Day 64 📉 8.2% body weight gone 🏋️ New goal this week: Turn the weights up. I've been conservative in the gym because I wanted enough gas in the tank to finish every workout. Now I feel like I'm leaving gains on the table. 📈 Time to find out what happens next. 🔒Locked in!

Walking to my fridge on Tuesday morning to take my retatrutide

🤔 Question for the researchers in here: As reta doses go up, the glucagon receptor gets turned up more too. For those of you on higher doses did you notice any changes in how you fueled yourself? More carbs? Better recovery? Different energy levels in the gym? I’m not asking because I think glucagon magically needs carbs. I’m asking because as the dose goes up, I’m wondering if fueling and recovery become more important than they were at the lower doses.

💉 Week 1 on 4mg after spending 8 weeks on 2mg: First 2 days felt like the suppression dial got turned to max. I’d eat something small and feel like I just crushed an XL pizza 🍕 Then my body leveled out. Now suppression feels stronger than 2mg, but manageable. Main things I’ve noticed: • Eating slower is non-negotiable • Eat too fast and I feel like I’m going to explode • Minor nausea about 30 minutes after meals. Nothing crazy, but definitely noticeable • Week average RHR is up about 2 BPM. Nothing concerning, but something I’ll be monitoring 👀 • Sleep has actually been great this week 😴 I've had green recoveries every day. So far, so good. Feels like 4mg came in loud, then settled into what it needed to be.

🥣 This yogurt bowl has become a cheat code for me. Every morning: • 3/4 cup Greek yogurt • 1/4 cup peanut butter dark chocolate granola • 50g berries • 2 tbsp chia seeds • 2 tsp pumpkin seeds • 5g raw honey 431 calories 29g protein 13g fibre Tastes delicious and this thing jump starts my GI system like nothing else.

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🧠 One thing I didn’t expect with reta: By week 2 I was having a full blown identity crisis. My life revolved around: 🍔 Eating 🍺 Drinking 🎲 Chasing the next dopamine hit Then all of a sudden I didn’t really want to do those things anymore. I spent a weekend almost grieving the old version of myself. Sounds dramatic, but that’s how it felt. The weird part? I thought I’d slowly ease my way into making better choices. Nope. That happened FAST. Then Monday came and I basically said: Alright. If my old habits aren’t coming with me, let’s lock in. That was the moment everything started changing.

🧠 One thing I've really come to appreciate about this community: Everyone has something to teach. Different doses. Different experiences. Different mistakes. Different wins. I've been soaking up a ton of knowledge from you guys and I'll keep doing it. Feels like we're all trying to figure this thing out together and ultimately chasing the same goal: A healthier, happier life. I hope this page can be a place where people feel comfortable sharing their experiences too.