SW 226 to CW 142 on Retatrutide - my 6 month progress report

[HormoneHacker]

Started Retatrutide back in November at 226 lbs. I'm 5'11 and was honestly at my heaviest and most miserable. Clothes didn't fit, knees hurt, zero energy.

Current weight is 142 lbs as of this morning. That's 84 lbs gone in about 6 months.

Protocol was simple:
- Started at 2mg, titrated up to 8mg over 12 weeks
- No specific diet, just ate less because the food noise completely disappeared
- Started walking 30 min a day around month 2
- Added BPC-157 at month 3 for some knee pain that was flaring up

Side effects were manageable. Some nausea in the first few weeks, occasional constipation. Nothing that derailed me.

The biggest surprise was how much my relationship with food changed. I used to think about eating all day. Now I just... don't. It's weird but amazing.

Happy to share more details if anyone's starting their own Reta journey.

[BoostBioBard]

84 lbs in 6 months is wild. What dose are you at now and are you planning to come off or stay on maintenance?

I'm about 3 months into Reta myself, down about 35 lbs. The food noise thing is so real - I used to plan my entire day around meals and now I genuinely forget to eat sometimes.

Also curious about the BPC for knee pain. My joints have been aching more since I started losing weight (more movement + less cushion I guess). Worth adding?