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I started Reta in January with 0.5 mg. Worked it up to 3 mg during the months to finally start losing a little. The side effects were occasionally horrible, but went away during the weeks.
Initially I only had the sides, without desired effexts. After I reached 3 mg, and also added MOTS-C, I started losing. However, now at 3.5 mg, which I reached a week ago, I find it impossible to get even a very minimal amount of protein.
Normally I would get about 150 g per day, which covers my LBM in kg twice generously (with some extra grams to spare). I've been having appetite problems for years, so before Reta I had to rely heavily on protein shakes because often I couldn't get more than one normal sized solid meal a day, plus a small dose of carbs before lifting. I've been trying to get three solid meals instead of shakes, and managed to do so for a while, but it was hard and then I found myself unable to eat that much again. Using plenty of protein shakes, I was able to get around 150 g per day.
Now on this dose of Retatrutide, I have a strong aversion to most proteins, and barely reach half my goal since getting between 3-3.5 mg. Just thinking of my usual protein rich food makes me queasy, and I started hating the taste of the protein shakes I used to like.
So, all in all, Reta is making me eat way less healthily than I used to. I can barely force down some protein, but I can eat other stuff, like desserts, which I normally wouldn't. I never had problems retaining muscle, I was even gaining muscle when I had to take a break from tranining and was inactive for years, because if my body is left to its own devices, I gain a lot of weight, and according to measurements, some of that weight (about 35%) ended up to be muscle, while being fully inactive. But nowadays I started worrying about my muscle mass if I go on like this. I don't like not getting enough protein, it goes against how I've been living for decades.
How the hell are people getting enough protein on Reta? I tried to force down a decent amount of protein last week, and was rewarded with the old horrible gastrointestinal sides. So not only it's making me loath it, it even takes revenge if I still force it and try to get over 100 g. I try to add small amounts of protein shake throughout the day to avoid the sides, but that leaves me with a bad taste the whole day. This past week it started affecting my energy levels as well, but that might have been the weather.
I wish there was a new generation peptide which skips the delayed gastric emptying and appetite killing part, and just does the rest.
Initially I only had the sides, without desired effexts. After I reached 3 mg, and also added MOTS-C, I started losing. However, now at 3.5 mg, which I reached a week ago, I find it impossible to get even a very minimal amount of protein.
Normally I would get about 150 g per day, which covers my LBM in kg twice generously (with some extra grams to spare). I've been having appetite problems for years, so before Reta I had to rely heavily on protein shakes because often I couldn't get more than one normal sized solid meal a day, plus a small dose of carbs before lifting. I've been trying to get three solid meals instead of shakes, and managed to do so for a while, but it was hard and then I found myself unable to eat that much again. Using plenty of protein shakes, I was able to get around 150 g per day.
Now on this dose of Retatrutide, I have a strong aversion to most proteins, and barely reach half my goal since getting between 3-3.5 mg. Just thinking of my usual protein rich food makes me queasy, and I started hating the taste of the protein shakes I used to like.
So, all in all, Reta is making me eat way less healthily than I used to. I can barely force down some protein, but I can eat other stuff, like desserts, which I normally wouldn't. I never had problems retaining muscle, I was even gaining muscle when I had to take a break from tranining and was inactive for years, because if my body is left to its own devices, I gain a lot of weight, and according to measurements, some of that weight (about 35%) ended up to be muscle, while being fully inactive. But nowadays I started worrying about my muscle mass if I go on like this. I don't like not getting enough protein, it goes against how I've been living for decades.
How the hell are people getting enough protein on Reta? I tried to force down a decent amount of protein last week, and was rewarded with the old horrible gastrointestinal sides. So not only it's making me loath it, it even takes revenge if I still force it and try to get over 100 g. I try to add small amounts of protein shake throughout the day to avoid the sides, but that leaves me with a bad taste the whole day. This past week it started affecting my energy levels as well, but that might have been the weather.
I wish there was a new generation peptide which skips the delayed gastric emptying and appetite killing part, and just does the rest.